Show HN: TableCraft – Stop burning AI tokens on table boilerplate

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4 months ago

Hi HN, I kept using AI to generate the same data table code for every project — filtering, sorting, pagination, search, export. Same prompt. Same 200+ lines. Same debugging.

So I built TableCraft, a Drizzle ORM-powered table engine:

- Auto-generates columns from your database schema - Server-side filtering, sorting, pagination - Global search across specified columns - Date range picker with smart detection - CSV/Excel export - Column visibility, resizing, URL state sync - Role-based access control, soft delete support - TypeScript type generation via CLI

Backend (Hono/Express/Next.js/Elysia):

``` const users = defineTable(schema.users) .hide('password') .search('email', 'name') .sort('-createdAt') ```

Frontend (React):

``` <DataTable adapter={adapter} /> ```

Adapters available for Hono, Express, Next.js, and Elysia (Bun).

Looking for contributors interested in building Vue and Svelte support.

GitHub: https://github.com/jacksonkasi1/TableCraft Docs: https://jacksonkasi.gitbook.io/tablecraft

Would love feedback from the community!