Deeb Dive – Issue #2

Quick picks for indie devs highlighting tools that make you smile.

👋 Hello All! Thanks for joining in for round two of Deeb Dive.

This is your weekly dispatch exploring personal dev projects, indie tools, weird libraries, and the creative chaos behind building something just for yourself — or your dream that might scale to millions.

Let’s dive in. 🌊

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Tool of the Week: Wrkflw

🔗 https://github.com/bahdotsh/wrkflw

wrkflw is a terminal-based tool for validating and running GitHub Actions workflows locally. It gives you an interactive TUI for exploring, testing, and debugging workflows without having to push changes to GitHub.

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What You Can Use It For

Quickly validate workflow syntax and catch errors before pushing.
Run workflows locally using Docker, Podman, or native emulation.
Debug failed jobs with preserved containers.
Test workflow changes in a sandbox environment.

Package Spotlight – VelvetIO

🔗 https://github.com/hunter-arton/velvetio

VelvetIO is a sleeker, smarter Rust crate for crafting CLI tools—eliminating the slog of stdin().read_line() and manual parsing. It offers type-safe input, built-in validation, user-friendly errors, and even form-builder support—all with zero dependencies for lean builds.

What You Can Build With It

Interactive data-collection wizards — prompt users for names, numbers, confirmations, and parse everything into the correct data types effortlessly.
Complex multi-field forms — group multiple related inputs (like username, password, email) using its form-builder feature to streamline your flow.
Input-validated CLI tools — with smart validators and clear error messages, you can ensure users give the right kind of data (e.g. a positive integer or valid boolean).
Lean, fast utilities — because VelvetIO is dependency-free, your binary stays compact and compiles quickly—perfect for distribution or embedded environments.

Dive Deeper

🔗 Kick start your next CLI with this starter repo using Clap and Deeb

Want to whip up a Rust CLI that remembers stuff without wrestling databases? This “Deeb CLI Starter” kit pairs Clap for easy commands with Deeb for instant data persistence—so you can skip the setup drama and get straight to bossing your CLI around.

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Thanks for diving deep,
— Nick