OpenWorkflow x PocketBase

Ideal pair for a minimal workflow backend and dashboard. PocketBase is "an open-source backend in 1 file", running on sqlite with a single Go executable. The OpenWorkflow spec provides the missing background job/queue piece.

The PocketBase client can be extended to implement the OpenWorkflow backend:

import PocketBase from "pocketbase";
import { OpenWorkflow } from "openworkflow";

const pb = new PocketBase("http://127.0.0.1:8090");
const ow = new OpenWorkflow({ backend: pb.workflows });

const sendWelcomeEmail = ow.defineWorkflow(...)

pb.workflows

pb.workflows is a full implementation of the OpenWorkflow backend interface.

SQLite backend schema

Workflows are backed by the PocketBase .sqlite database using the same schema as @openworkflow/backend-sqlite, allowing interop.

Admin dashboard

PocketBase ships with an admin interface (frontend SPA). It can be extended to include a Workflows interface for monitoring workflows, pulling data from the OpenWorkflow client over HTTP:

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