gceditor

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gceditor is a client/server application for creating a persistent data of an application (config/model). It can generate json, c# files for the model which makes it very useful for c#-based applications/games.

The application is written in dart (flutter) and contains both the backend and frontend logic. The client is available as a native desktop application and a web application.

It does not require to setup any complex environment because it stores data in json files so it should fit small and medium projects.

Main Screen

Features

• C#, JSON generators produce files that can be imported and parsed in c# environment as simple as

	GceditorJsonParser.Parse(
		_getConfigText(),
		JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<GceditorJsonParser.JsonRoot>,
		new ConfigRoot()
	);

• All vital data types are supported, including simple types, reference types, enums, lists, sets, dictionaries
• A lot of useful helpers: Find with advanced settings, pin items, problems view.
• Possibility to undo any action.
• All generated classes are partial. They can be expanded if needed.
• Classes support inheritance.
• Clients establish socket connection with the server which guarantees high responsiveness of a client to the changes made by other clients.
• Shortcuts for git commit and push for saving the progress.
• History of made changes that can be used to reproduce the changes in other branches.
• Possibility to run the application in standalone mode – perfect for solo developers.
• Copy/paste data rows, including interacting with external spreadsheets applications via Clipboard.
• Available as both standalone application and web application (client mode only)
• Config files created by gceditor are ready to use with Unity.
• Git-friendly generated JSON and c# files
• Full set of cli arguments
• Client application is available for Windows, Linux, macOS, Web
• Server mode is available for Windows, Linux, macOS

Screenshots

Usage

Binaries from the Releases section

Latest binaries are available in Releases section here https://github.com/kennelken/gceditor_fl

From the source code

To build the application from the source code you need:

• Install flutter from https://docs.flutter.dev/get-started/install
• Build the project with the following commands from the corresponding OS:

	// windows
	flutter config --enable-windows-desktop
	flutter build windows --release

	// linux
	sudo apt install clang libgtk-3-dev ninja-build -y
	flutter config --enable-linux-desktop
	flutter build linux --release

	// macos
	flutter config --enable-macos-desktop
	flutter build macos --release

	// any OS
	flutter build web --release

Download this app source code on GitHub

https://github.com/kennelken/gceditor_fl