papacore

Papacore

A framework to assist in the development of components for the Datacore platform in Obsidian.

Status

🚧 Work in Progress - This package is currently under active development.

What is Papacore?

Papacore bridges the gap between modern web development and Obsidian's Datacore plugin. It allows you to write Datacore components using familiar tools and workflows:

• TypeScript + Preact: Write type-safe components with full IDE support
• Tailwind CSS: Style your components with utility classes
• Hot Reloading: See changes instantly in Obsidian
• Component Stories: Preview components in isolation
• Modern Tooling: Code completion, linting, type checking

Installation

npm create papacore@latest
# or
pnpm create papacore@latest

CLI Commands

papacore init [project-name]   # Initialize a new project
papacore dev                    # Build + watch + install to vault
papacore build                  # Build once
papacore config                 # Configure vault path
papacore scan                   # Scan vault for dependencies
papacore generate-icons         # Generate icon definitions
papacore build-css              # Build CSS only

Development

This package is built with TypeScript and uses:

• Commander.js for CLI
• Babel for code transformations
• Chokidar for file watching
• Tailwind CSS for styling

Building

pnpm install
pnpm run build

Testing locally

node bin/papacore.js --help

License

MIT