Show HN: Barfi – Python flow based programming with GUI

by krishadi • 4 years ago

35 12 4 years ago

What? Another flow based programming library for Python?

Yes.

All the FBP libraries out there for Python need to be run as a self contained application. They are not components that could be integrated into your existing data workflows. Barfi, on the other hand can be integrated. At the moment it has a Streamlit component that you can use in your Streamlit apps.

Currently, I am working on a Jupyter notebook widget.

srvmshr2• 4 years ago

Looking pretty good for real! Also doesn't seem to have a ton of dependencies, so maintenance should be easier.

I think Barfi can be a good aid to kids & beginners, and you should probably position it that way. The UI reminds me distinctly of Labview - with the virtual I/O pins having little 'bubble-heads' and action definition within the block.

krishadi5• 4 years ago

The idea definitely was to make the complex programs we write in Python more accessible to a larger audience who typically don't program or know Python. So, they can play with it.

Something I am trying to explore is a visual tool to build ML models.

srvmshr2• 4 years ago

I think Sony DL studio is something along those lines. Just drag & drop blocks to create models.

Kerbonut• 4 years ago

Reminds me of node red. For prototyping I definitely enjoy cobbling together something using jupyter notebooks and wouldn’t mind playing around with barfi.

krishadi5• 4 years ago

If you want some specific blocks made for you, just raise an issue and I'll get to it :)

holografix• 4 years ago

Having recently been exposed to Unreal Engine’s Blueprint system of visual programming I am bullish on their re-emergence.

Would love to give this a go

krishadi5• 4 years ago

Would love to hear what you think about it, and what can be done to improve it :)

gourabmi• 4 years ago

Detour - The README says that the frontend of Barfi (Also, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barfi ) is made using BaklavaJS. This is so adorable!

krishadi5• 4 years ago

OP here. :D

What Barfi and Baklava as sweets have in common is that they are made to be served as small Blocks.

tardismechanic• 4 years ago

Side note: Its (most probably) pronounced burr-feee, a South Asian sweet dish: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barfi

Not, you know, the other way...

airbreather• 4 years ago

I would like to be able to trunk connections.

krishadi5• 4 years ago

Could you be more specific as to what you want to implement?

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