Overview
Simple and lightweight data managment framework powered by FastAPI and Vue3 Vuetify all-in-one.
Integrated with SQLAlchemy. Inspired by Django Admin and DRF.
Some call it heavenly in its brilliance.
Documentation work in progress
Brilliance Admin provides
A quick way to create a data management interface using:
- Admin page - endpoint with a prebuilt SPA frontend Vue3 + Vuetify
This endpoint can be added to any ASGI compatable backend. For existing project or standalone admin app. - API to fetch the UI JSON schema
- API methods for that UI to work with (to read and modify data)
Key ideas
- API Oriented
Data generation/updating API separated from rendering fontend with zero hardcode, this makes it possible to have a single frontend with multiple backend implementations in different languages and makes test coverage easier. - Rich visualization
Providing rich and convenient ways to display and manage data (tables, charts, etc) from any data source. - UI JSON Schema
Represents the data describing the structure of entire admin panel UI.
You only need to specify what should be rendered. The frontend will display it and automatically request data from the backend for rendering or updates. - ORM
Automatic generation from ORM for schema UI frontend and backend methods for CRUD operations. - Minimal boilerplate
Focused on simplified, but rich configuration.
Features
- Tables with full CRUD support, including filtering, sorting, and pagination.
- Ability to define custom table actions with forms, response messages, and file downloads.
- Graphs via ChartJS
- Localization support
- Adapted for different screen sizes and mobile devices
- Auth via any account data source
Integrations:
- SQLAlchemy - schema autogeneration for tables + CRUD operations + authorization
Planned:
- Dashboard features
- Role-based access permissions system via interface
- Backend interface for storing and viewing action history in the admin interface
- Nested data support for creation and detail views (inline editing), nested CRUD workflows
- Django ORM integration
- Support for Oauth providers
Comparison of Similar Projects
The project closest in concept is React Admin.
It is an SPA frontend that store the schema UI inside and works with separate API backend providers.
The key difference of Brilliance Admin is that its all-in-one.
It is more focused on rapid setup for data management, without the need to work with frontend configuration, while it still available.
Comparison of Similar Python Projects
| Criterion | Brilliance Admin | Django Admin | FastAPI Admin | Starlette Admin | SQLAdmin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base framework | FastAPI | Django | FastAPI | Starlette | FastAPI |
| ASGI compatible | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rendering model | Prebuilt Vue 3 + Vuetify SPA + Jinja2 | Server-side Django templates | Server-side Jinja2 templates + Tabler UI | Server-side Jinja2 templates + Tabler UI | Server-side Jinja2 templates + Bootstrap |
| Frontend architecture | Separate frontend (SPA) | Classic server-rendered UI | Server-rendered UI with JS interactivity | Server-rendered UI with JS interactivity | Server-rendered UI |
| Data source | Any source + SQLAlchemy | Django ORM | Tortoise ORM | Any source + SQLAlchemy, MongoDB | SQLAlchemy |
| Multiple databases per model | Yes | Database routers | No (global engine) | Yes (session per ModelView) | No (single engine per Admin) |
| Schema generation | User-defined format | From Django models | From ORM models | User-defined format | From SQLAlchemy models |
| Async support | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| API-first approach | Yes | No | Partially | Partially | No |
| Built-in Localization | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |