Rapid: SQLAlchemy to React form

A DRY method to turn SQLAlchemy entities (models) into React forms.

Proof of concept: rapid on Github

Projects Needed

• SQLAlchemy: SQL Toolkit and Object Relational Mapper (ORM)
• Marshmallow: (de)serialization and validation
• Marshmallow-SQLAlchemy: auto-generates Marshmallow schemas from SQLAlchemy entities
• JSON Schema: is a vocabulary that allows you to annotate and validate JSON documents.
• marshmallow-jsonschema: translates marshmallow schemas into JSON Schema Draft v4 compliant jsonschema
• react-jsonschema-form (live playground): builds HTML forms out of a JSON schema

Customization / Bugs

1. Required fields should not permit empty string
2. marshmallow-jsonschema creates incompatible JSON schema for integers
   • bug report
   • quick fix
3. Form field names aren't pretty, use better titles.

Known Issues

• marshmallow-jsonschema can't handle Enums
• react-jsonschema-form will handle nested records, but not clear how to get a Parent/Child relationship through our SA/marshmallow stack so that works.