PatternSoft

Desktop software for designing and adapting sewing patterns: a pattern repository, parametric design (FreeSewing), and visual pattern drawing with grading.

Features (planned)

• Repository: Local library of patterns with metadata, search, and organization
• Size adaptation: Generate or grade patterns to multiple sizes
• Parametric: Use FreeSewing designs with your measurements; generate all sizes
• Visual: Draw pattern pieces on a canvas and apply grading rules

Tech stack

• Desktop: Tauri 2 (Rust + system WebView)
• Frontend: React, TypeScript, Vite, Tailwind CSS
• Parametric engine: FreeSewing (@freesewing/core and designs)
• Data: SQLite (repository metadata), JSON project files (visual patterns)

Prerequisites

• Node.js 20+ and npm
• Rust (for building the Tauri desktop app): rustup

Development

npm install
npm run dev        # Vite only (browser)
npm run tauri dev  # Tauri + Vite (desktop window; requires Rust)

Build

npm run build
npm run tauri:build

On Windows, this produces:

• Standalone executable: src-tauri/target/release/patternsoft.exe
• Installers: src-tauri/target/release/bundle/ (e.g. msi/ and/or nsis/)

Tip: npm run version:check verifies package.json, src-tauri/tauri.conf.json, and src-tauri/Cargo.toml all share the same version.

GitHub Actions builds

• CI artifact build: runs on PRs and pushes to main via .github/workflows/build-windows.yml and uploads the .exe + installers as workflow artifacts.
• Release build: push a tag like v0.1.0 to trigger .github/workflows/release.yml, which builds and attaches the .exe + installers to a GitHub Release.

Project layout

• src/ — React frontend (UI, views, components, hooks)
• src-tauri/ — Tauri Rust backend (commands, file I/O, future native logic)
• docs/ — Architecture and data model documentation

See docs/architecture.md and docs/data-model.md for design details.

License

MIT (or as specified in the repo).