Released Command Palette for Liam ERD

In liam-hq/cli v0.7.0, we added a command palette feature to Liam ERD. You can search for tables and execute various commands with Ctrl + K. This is especially useful when working with large schemas containing many tables, providing instant access without manually scrolling or browsing.

Use one of the following keyboard shortcuts to open the command palette:

• Windows and Linux: Ctrl + K
• Mac: ⌘ + K

For example, try opening this Langfuse ER diagram with 50 tables and press Ctrl + K.

Why We Needed a Command Palette

As application development progresses, it's common for database tables to exceed 100. While Liam ERD's strength lies in displaying over 100 tables as an ER diagram, finding the target table becomes challenging in such large diagrams.

Although you could use the browser's Ctrl+F (Cmd+F) to search, the search result highlights didn't align with Liam ERD's design, making the experience unsatisfactory.

While we provided existing interactive features like pan, zoom, and filtering, they had limitations when directly searching for specific tables.

Basic Usage

1. Open the command palette
2. Type the table name or part of it in the search field
3. Browse results displayed in real-time
4. Select a table using keyboard navigation or mouse click

The search supports fuzzy matching, so you don't need to type table names exactly. For example, typing "user" will find tables like "users", "user_roles", "user_profiles", etc.

For detailed usage instructions, please refer to the official documentation:

Command Palette

liambx.com

Delightful Search Experience

When designing the command palette, we defined a "delightful search experience" with these elements:

• Fast completion: Display and filter results without waiting time
• Fastest table access: Users can reach their target table as quickly as possible
• Zero learning curve: Reproduce the familiar operation feel from other tools

In other words, we aimed to "search for tables at the speed of thought."

Please Give It a Try

Currently, we provide table name search, but we're working on developing column and index search, as well as command execution features beyond search functionality.

The feature is still in its early stages. Please share your feedback at GitHub Discussions #646.

• Liam ERD: https://liambx.com
• GitHub: https://github.com/liam-hq/liam
• Documentation: https://liambx.com/docs/