Announcing Genie Builder, a no-code plugin to quickly build web GUIs & dashboards

PharmCat · November 24, 2022, 9:08pm

Great work!

I think no-code editor not recognize upload forms like this:

<%     uploader(label="Upload Dataset", :autoupload, :multiple, accept=".csv", method="POST", url="http://localhost:9101", fieldname="csv_file")     %>

essenciary · November 25, 2022, 8:07am

It should… All no-code gets converted into low-code API calls. What error are you getting?

PharmCat · November 26, 2022, 4:36pm

When I put in builder (to app.jl.htm), I get the result bellow. On site it look fine.

essenciary · November 27, 2022, 1:04pm

Yes, that’s to be expected. The code between <% %> is run on the server and the no-code editor does not know how to handle it. You can put it inside a div to have it constrained to a container. Once we’ll have a proper no-code uploader component we’ll use that and it will look nice.

MilesCranmer · November 27, 2022, 6:45pm

Hey @essenciary, This is awesome, thanks for posting it!

I was wondering if you know if it’s possible to host a Genie server in a HuggingFace space?

HuggingFace for those who don’t know is a way to freely host in-browser demos of ML models – the popular example being stable diffusion: runwayml/stable-diffusion-v1-5 · Hugging Face. It’s nice because it lets you hosting arbitrary interactive code with a complex environment and backend, so people can try out your model in-browser without you needing to host the server yourself.

Now, the unfortunate thing is that their spaces API is largely Python: Spaces. I’ve tried to set up a Julia demo in the past on it: PySR - a Hugging Face Space by MilesCranmer (a live demo of PySR - the PyJulia frontend of SymbolicRegression.jl), but it was super hacky and only worked sometimes. I basically wrote a thin Gradio frontend which would execute system commands to install Julia command and then the packages I need. However, the current demo started segfaulting so I just gave up.

However, seeing how mature Genie.jl is makes me wonder whether it’s possible to run a Julia server directly within HuggingFace’s stack, rather than try to interface through PyJulia. Most people don’t know how to host a server themselves, but can put together a script and push it to a git repo - which is pretty much all you need to define a HuggingFace space.

They do have docs on hosting custom HTML here: Static HTML Spaces as well as custom Python: Custom Python Spaces. One could probably run a full Julia runtime behind the scenes, given they let you use large PyTorch transformers. Maybe worth a shot? HuggingFace is such a valuable resource in ML (and non-ML demos too) that it would be awesome if there was a way to host Julia code on it - maybe Genie makes this possible!

Cheers,
Miles

essenciary · November 28, 2022, 10:07am

@MilesCranmer Excellent idea, thanks for sharing! Don’t have an answer right now but I’ve added it to our todo list to investigate

PharmCat · November 28, 2022, 5:29pm

Hi!

Try to understand how to link file upload and ReactiveModel and can’t found docs about @handlers macro (0 docs found). It is very difficult to search solution in examples… For my case, I have upload route

route("/", method = POST) do
  files = Genie.Requests.filespayload()
  if length(files) == 0
      @info "No file uploaded"
  end
  return "Upload finished"
end

Than I want to make something with this files inside model:

module App
  using GenieFramework
  using CSV, DataFrames
  @genietools
  export AppModel
  @reactive mutable struct AppModel <: ReactiveModel
    df::R{DataFrame}
  end
 # do something with files, parse them, and put in model.df... 
  @handlers begin
    @out message = "Hello World!"
    @onchange isready begin
      @show "App is loaded"
    end
  end
  @page("/", "app.jl.html")
end

how to link them without make file on disk…

When I use part from example:

route("/", method = POST) do
    model = AppModel |> init |> handlers
    # Somecode...
end

I have:

┌ Error: 2022-11-28 21:15:03 UndefVarError: __model__ not defined

essenciary · November 28, 2022, 7:06pm

I’ll write a snippet and share.

hhaensel · November 30, 2022, 11:34am

I revamped the event handler that @wildart added to include event info.
With this we can easily build a file upload:

using Stipple, StippleUI, Stipple.ReactiveTools
using CSV, DataFrames

const UPLOAD = "upload"

write(joinpath(pwd(), "test.csv"), "a,b\n1,2\n10,11")

# do something with files, parse them, and put in model.df... 
@handlers begin
    @out message = ""
    @private df = DataFrame()
    @out table = DataTable()
    @onchange isready begin
        @show "App is loaded"
    end
    @onchange df table = DataTable(df)
end

@event :uploaded begin
    for f in event["files"]
        f["__status"] == "uploaded" || continue
        filepath = joinpath(pwd(), UPLOAD, f["fname"])
        message *= f["fname"] * ":<br>first line: " * readline(filepath) * "<br><br><br>"
        if endswith(filepath, r"csv"i)
            df = CSV.read(filepath, DataFrame)
        end
        rm(filepath)
    end
end

@event :clear begin                                                                                                                                                 
    model.message[] = ""                                                                                                                                              
    println(event)                                                                                                                                                    
end

function ui()
    [
        uploader("Upload files", url = "/upload" , autoupload = true, :multiple,
            @on(:uploaded, :uploaded, "for (let f in event.files) { event.files[f].fname = event.files[f].name }")
        )

        card(class = "q-mt-lg q-pa-md text-white",
            style = "background: radial-gradient(circle, #35a2ff 0%, #014a88 100%); width: 30%",
            [
                cardsection(Stipple.Html.div(class = "text-h5 text-white", "Upload logs"))
                separator()
                cardsection(span(v__html = :message))
            ]
        )

        btn(class = "q-mt-lg", "Clear Log", color = "primary", @on(:click, :clear))

        table(class = "q-mt-lg", :table)
    ] |> join
end


@page("/", ui)


route("/upload", method = POST) do
    files = Genie.Requests.filespayload()
    upload_dir = joinpath(pwd(), UPLOAD)
    mkpath(upload_dir)

    for f in files
        filepath = joinpath(upload_dir, f[2].name)
        write(filepath, f[2].data)
        @info "Uploading: " * f[2].name
        # if no model context is necessary, the data can be loaded here
        if endswith(filepath, r"csv"i)
            df = CSV.read(filepath, DataFrame)
            @info df
        end
    end

    if length(files) == 0
        @info "No file uploaded"
    end

end

up()

It’s also up on StippleDemos.
Note that you have to use the Stipple#master until we release the next version…

EDIT: Latest change supports field usage without preceeding model. and succeeding []. Manual addressing of the model now needs to be preceeded by __model__, e.g.
__model__.message[!] = "Shush!"
for silent, i.e. non-notifying, updates of a field. This is analogous to the usage of @onchange

anoojpatel · December 27, 2022, 7:15pm

I just built a quick demo to run a Genie webapp in Huggingface Spaces demo using Docker spaces! Genie.jl on HuggingFace Demo - a Hugging Face Space by nooji

I’m currently working with the team to figure out how to leverage gpu docker images as well, so we can host demos that can leverage GPUs. I think they just need to enable this on the infra-side when building and running the images.

MilesCranmer · January 15, 2023, 9:39pm

Awesome! I’m excited to see where this goes

essenciary · March 23, 2023, 5:34pm

Hi everybody! Super exciting and important update!

We’ve released the private beta version of Genie Cloud, the no-code platform to quickly build and deploy Genie web apps.

For more details check out the announcement thread here: Announcing Genie Cloud (Private Beta), the no-code platform to quickly build and deploy Genie apps

Learn more and register for a free account here: https://www.geniecloud.io/

Watch a demo video: Genie Cloud Demo - YouTube

Pere · April 18, 2023, 3:51pm

Hey everyone! We’ve released Genie Builder v0.3, an improved version of our no-code UI builder. Key updates include:

Side-by-side app preview for seamless development
Quick app export via download button
Enhanced tooltips to better understand component properties

GB v0.3

You can download or upgrade Genie Builder via VSCode to run it locally:Genie Builder - Visual Studio Marketplace

OR Sign up for a free Genie Cloud account for a managed version with one-click deploys: https://www.geniecloud.io/

1153dent · May 16, 2023, 9:43pm

Hi there @essenciary
congrats on this launch and we know you will be successful especially as we watched one of the best pitch videos we have seen. informative and provocative.
well done all.

vtomar · September 21, 2023, 10:58pm

I haven’t been able to install GenieBuilder. I get the following error:
I get the following error:

Pkg.add(url = “GitHub - GenieFramework/GenieBuilder.jl”)
Cloning git-repo https://github.com/GenieFramework/GenieBuilder.jl.git
Updating git-repo https://github.com/GenieFramework/GenieBuilder.jl.git
Resolving package versions…
ERROR: Unsatisfiable requirements detected for package Temporal [a110ec8f]:
Temporal [a110ec8f] log:
├─possible versions are: 0.5.0-0.8.1 or uninstalled
├─restricted by compatibility requirements with HTTP [cd3eb016] to versions: uninstalled
│ └─HTTP [cd3eb016] log:
│ ├─possible versions are: 0.6.10-1.10.0 or uninstalled
│ └─restricted to versions 1 by GenieBuilder [c9453c14], leaving only versions: 1.0.0-1.10.0
│ └─GenieBuilder [c9453c14] log:
│ ├─possible versions are: 0.15.12 or uninstalled
│ └─GenieBuilder [c9453c14] is fixed to version 0.15.12

I have uninstalled Temporal but I still get the same error. What is going on?

I have also posted it as a separate thread but haven’t received any response. Hence posting here.
GenieBuilder unable to install package - General Usage / Performance - Julia Programming Language (julialang.org)

TheLateKronos · September 22, 2023, 7:13am

The issue is being duscissed at the original seperate thread.

essenciary · May 20, 2024, 4:45pm

After many months of work, I’m super excited to bring some great updates: we have released v1 of Genie Builder, now available in the VS Code marketplace.

Key features include:

No-code UI builder: drag & drop and easily configure 70+ web components
Rich charts configurator to customize your data visualizations in a few clicks
Theme editor to make your data apps look professional quickly
AI Assistant to build UIs from scratch, style your app, etc.

Check this video for a quick overview.

Check out the full announcement here on Discourse for more details.

Looking forward to hearing about your experience!

juliohm · May 20, 2024, 6:15pm

Congrats @essenciary and team! Genie is getting better and better over time. We need to give it a try again sometime soon. Will contact you when that happens.

Pere · June 25, 2024, 3:40pm

Hi everyone! Today we’re introducing Genie Builder Lite – A Free Plan Designed for All Julia Hobbyists!

Turn your Julia code into an interactive web application with Genie Builder, Julia’s premier low/no-code data app builder.

Features:

Experience full Pro functionality for the first 14 days with access to over 70 drag & drop UI components and plots.
After the trial, continue building with a core set of 20 essential components.

Perfect For:

Julia hobbyists eager to build simple dashboards and data apps efficiently with Genie Builder’s no-code UI editor. No need to code the UI of your app!

Get Started Now:

Install the Genie Builder extension in VS Code, create your account, and start building: Genie Builder - Visual Studio Marketplace
Check our pricing page to explore upgrade options for individuals, teams, and educational licenses: Genie Builder Pricing - Genie Framework - Build Data Apps in Julia

Pere · October 16, 2024, 8:21am

We’ve had quite a few Julia users reach out for help turning their notebooks or technical code into web applications, so I thought I’d post here as well to keep everyone updated.

If you’re looking to transform your Julia code into a web app, we can do it for you quickly and at a competitive price. We’ll also show you how to build and maintain your apps using Genie Builder, so you can continue developing your applications with ease.

Contact us via this form for more info: Form