In my opinion, psql is the "perfect" terminal database client. It's fast, has the ability to easily switch between wide and narrow row formats, and has commands for the things I do frequently.
I have often wanted psql to work with other databases, because the other CLI clients are either bare-bones, or just plain unusable.
Hi - this sounds really interesting. If the author sees this - would you consider putting some non-technical features in the list? "cross-platform" and "zero dependencies" are great, but those aren't really helping me decide whether I might benefit from giving this a spin.
From skimming the rest of the readme, I kind of think this is meant for "visually navigating tables in a database, as read-only operations." But I may very well be wrong. A summary of the actual use cases would be very helpful!
I'm not going to justify how much I support FOSS to you. I was sharing my opinion on how I feel about these things. Maybe some devs won't overreact and will take that feedback into consideration, one way or another.
Neat! I use mycli as my default repl but this looks nice for "discovery", being able to see the table list in the sidebar and check the schemas quickly. The area where mycli shines is the fantastic query autocomplete, built in less paging, lots of configuration and saved queries for quick access.
I have often wanted psql to work with other databases, because the other CLI clients are either bare-bones, or just plain unusable.