Awesome Gleam

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• Libraries
  • Ansi
  • CLI
  • Cryptography
  • Databases
  • Data structures
  • Date and Time
  • Email
  • Erlang/OTP
  • Error handling
  • File IO
  • Generators
  • HTTP
  • HTTP clients
  • HTTP servers
  • JSON
  • Language Developement
  • Logging
  • Machine learning
  • Mimetypes
  • Parsing
  • Protocols
  • Science
  • Templating
  • Testing
  • Text and numbers
  • Validation
  • Websockets
• Templates
• Projects
  • Compilers
  • Programming Challenges
  • Web applications
• Tools
  • Editor support
• Resources
  • Websites
  • Courses
  • Social Media

Libraries

Ansi

• dahlia-lib/dahlia - a simple text formatting package, inspired by the game Minecraft.
• Willyboar/colours - a Library for adding colours in Terminal

CLI

• tynanbe/shellout - A Gleam library for cross-platform shell operations.
• tanklesxl/glint - Gleam command line argument parsing with basic flag support.

Cryptography

• gleam-experiments/crypto - A Gleam library for the BEAM cryptography functions.

Databases

• massivefermion/gleam_mongo - A MongoDB driver for Gleam.
• gleam-experiments/pgo - Use PostgreSQL databases with PGO.
• lpil/sqlight - Use SQLite databases with esqlite.

Data structures

Libraries that define generic data structures for use in Gleam projects.

• gleam-lang/bitwise - Bitwise operations on integers.
• gleam-lang/stdlib - Core data structures and types for Gleam.
• massivefermion/ranger - Create ranges over any type!

Date and Time

Libraries for handling date and time

• massivefermion/birl - Date and Time handling for Gleam

Email

Libraries for sending email.

• lpil/gleam_sendgrid - A client for the SendGrid transactional email API.
• lpil/zeptomail - A client for the ZeptoMail transactional email API.

Erlang/OTP

Libraries for working with Erlang and OTP.

• gleam-lang/gleam_erlang - Bindings to common Erlang/OTP types and functions.
• gleam-lang/otp - Write fault tolerant multicore programs with Erlang/OTP.
• midas-framework/beam - Interoperating with specific functionality in the Erlang runtime (BEAM).
• gleam-experiments/otp_code - Work with Erlang code at runtime.

Error handling

Libraries for working with errors and computations that can fail.

• gleam-experiments/snag - A boilerplate-free ad-hoc error type.

File IO

• gleam-lang/erlang - Gleam's Erlang library contains a module for working with files and directories.
• bcpeinhardt/simplifile - Simple file operations for Gleam that work on all targets (Erlang/Node/Deno)

Generators

• mrdimosthenis/minigen - A library for generating random data in the Erlang ecosystem, written in Gleam.
• massivefermion/blah - fake data generation for gleam.

HTTP

• gleam-lang/http - Types and functions for HTTP clients and servers!

HTTP clients

Libraries for making HTTP requests.

• gleam-lang/hackney - Bindings to Hackney, the simple Erlang HTTP client.
• gleam-lang/httpc - Bindings to Erlang's built in HTTP client, httpc.
• cobbinma/gleamql - A simple GraphQL client.
• Nicd/finch_gleam - Bindings to the Finch Elixir HTTP client.

HTTP servers

Libraries for serving traffic over HTTP.

• gleam-lang/cowboy - A Gleam HTTP service adapter for the Cowboy web server.
• gleam-lang/elli - A Gleam HTTP service adapter for the Elli web server.
• gleam-lang/plug - A Gleam HTTP service adapter for the Plug web application interface.
• megapctr/gleam_cors - A CORS middleware for Gleam.
• rawhat/mist - A pure Gleam HTTP server with WebSocket support

JSON

• gleam-lang/json - Work with JSON in Gleam.

Language Developement

• lpil/glance - A Gleam source code parser, in Gleam!
• DanielleMaywood/glexer - Gleam lexer implemented in Gleam!
• Willyboar/glove - A library to generate QBE IR code

Logging

• defgenx/glog - A Gleam implementation of an Erlang logger inspired by the Logrus API.
• johnbjrk/glimt - A Gleam logging library with support for custom dispatchers/serializers.

Machine learning

• mrdimosthenis/gleam_synapses - A lightweight library for neural networks.
• mrdimosthenis/emel - A simple and functional machine learning library for the Erlang ecosystem

Mimetypes

• davecaos/benetnasch - Benetnasch a mimetypes library for Gleam.

Parsing

Libraries for parsing different kinds of data.

• delucks/pathlib - Manipulate Unix-style filesystem paths.
• sporto/gleam_codec - Build codecs (encode and decode) to transform data structures between Gleam and Elixir.
• hayleigh-dot-dev/gleam-nibble - A string parsing library heavily inspired by elm/parser.
• sporto/gleam_qs - Parse and work with query strings.

Protocols

• bwireman/gleam_pb - Protobuf support for Gleam.
• massivefermion/gleam_bson - BSON encoder and decoder written in Gleam.

Science

• nicklasxyz/gleam_stats - A Gleam mathematics and statistics library that is JavaScript and Erlang compatible.
• tynanbe/argamak - A tensor library for Gleam's Erlang and JavaScript targets.

TCP/SSL

• rawhat/glisten - A pure Gleam TCP/SSL server library

Templating

Libraries for rendering strings from templates.

• gleam-experiments/bbmustache - Gleam bindings to the bbmustache templating library.
• michaeljones/matcha - Templating system where the templates are transpiled to Gleam modules.
• hayleigh-dot-dev/gleam-lustre - A framework for building create web apps – powered by Gleam and React.
• Nicd/glemplate - A simplistic Gleam template engine.

Testing

Projects for testing Gleam code.

• lpil/gleeunit - Gleam bindings to the Erlang EUnit test framework.
• inoas/glacier - Gleam incremental interactive unit testing.

Text and numbers

Libraries for parsing and manipulating text and numbers.

• greggreg/pretty_print - An implementation of Christian Lindig's "Strictly Pretty" pretty printing algorithm.
• rvcas/ids - A library for generating unique ids such as a cuid or UUID.
• sporto/gleam_string_builder - A library for building and formatting strings.
• defgenx/gxid - A library for generating xids
• johnbjrk/gap - A library for comparing strings/lists, creating structured diffs and visualizing the differences
• Nicd/glentities - HTML entity encoding/decoding.

Validation

• sporto/gleam-validator - A library for validating custom types.

Websockets

• lpil/nerf - Gleam bindings to gun, the Erlang HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2 and Websocket client.

Templates

Serverless

• nicklasxyz/gleam_openfaas - Gleam function templates to be used with the serverless framework OpenFaaS.
• nicklasxyz/gleam_openwhisk - Gleam function templates to be used with the serverless framework OpenWhisk.

Projects

Compilers

Compilers for Gleam and compilers written in Gleam.

• gleam-lang/gleam - The Gleam compiler.
• gleam-lang/example-lisp-interpreter - A toy Lisp interpreter in Gleam.

Programming Challenges

• tanklesxl/gladvent - An Advent of Code runner for Gleam, targeting Erlang.

Web applications

Web applications written in Gleam.

• gleam-lang/example-echo-server - An example Gleam web application.
• greggreg/gleam_todo - A serverside only implementation of Todo MVC written in Gleam!
• QuinnWilton/gleam-chip8 - A CHIP-8 emulator built with Gleam and Phoenix LiveView, playable here.
• toranb/elixir-gleam-match - A game built with Gleam and Phoenix LiveView.
• rawhat/spades - A multiplayer card game with a Gleam backend and React front-end

Tools

• tynanbe/rad - A flexible task runner companion for the Gleam build manager.
• inoas/glychee - A simple Gleam benchmark runner which wraps Benchee for the heavy lifting.

Editor support

• gleam-lang/gleam.vim - Gleam support for Vim/Neovim.
• gleam-lang/gleam-mode - An emacs major mode for the Gleam programming language.
• gleam-lang/vscode-gleam - Gleam support for VS Code.
• digitalcora/sublime-text-gleam - Gleam support for Sublime Text.
• sbdchd/neoformat - A Vim/Neovim plugin for formatting code with support for gleam format.
• itsgreggreg/language-gleam - Gleam language support in Atom.
• DannyLettuce/gleam_gedit - Gleam syntax support for Gedit (and other GtkSourceView editors).

Resources

Websites

Websites with Gleam related content.

• gleam.run - Gleam's website and introductory guide

Courses

• Exercism's Gleam track - Crowd-sourced code mentorship. Practice having thoughtful conversations about code.

Talks

• Introduction to Gleam - Harry Bairstow
• Distributed music programming with Gleam, BEAM, and the Web Audio API - Hayleigh Thompson
• I learned Gleam in a week. Here's how it went - Theo Harris

Social Media

Twitter

• #gleamlang hashtag
• @gleamlang - The official twitter account.
• @louispilfold - The creator of Gleam.

Reddit

• r/gleamlang