An old-school terminal-based inventory management system built with Rust and Cursive.
cursive Version

🖥️ Text-based User Interface (TUI) Inventory System

📚 GitHub Repository

This project is an experiment in building a Text User Interface application using the Cursive library — a powerful TUI framework for Rust. Inspired by classic terminal apps, it offers a practical solution for managing a simple inventory of products with full keyboard interaction.

Ideal for Rust learners and enthusiasts exploring terminal UI development.

⚙️ Tools & Stack

Tools

Rust Version cursive Version Build Status

✨ Features

  1. Create and Save Items

    • Define product type
    • Set quantity
    • Input price per unit

  2. Display All Items

    • View inventory in a structured list
    • Automatically calculate total price and sales tax

  3. Delete Items

    • Remove an item by specifying its ID

  4. Local JSON-based Database

    • Persistent storage using a flat file database

    • File path defined as:

      const FILE_PATH: &str = "products.json";

🖼️ Demo

📦 Installation & Run

  1. Clone the Repository

    git clone https://github.com/maltsev-dev/inventory_system_app
cd inventory_system_app

  2. Build the Project

    cargo build --release

  3. Run the App

    cargo run

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License — free to use, modify, and distribute.