Conductor

A web-based, drag-and-drop UI builder for creating simple frontend applications backed by REST API endpoints.

Designed for IBM Concert Workflows / Rapid Infrastructure Automation, but backend-agnostic — any system that exposes HTTP/REST endpoints can be used as an integration target.

Overview

Visual Editor — drag-and-drop canvas for placing and configuring UI components
JSON Editor — direct access to the canonical project definition
Preview Mode — run the application as an end user
REST Proxy — server-side proxy for API calls; secrets never reach the browser
AI Assistance — IBM Bob / watsonx can generate and refine project configurations

Repository Structure

conductor/
├── frontend/          # React + TypeScript UI
│   ├── public/
│   └── src/
├── backend/           # Node.js + Express + TypeScript API
│   └── src/
├── docs/              # Project documentation
│   ├── REQUIREMENTS.md
│   ├── ARCHITECTURE.md
│   ├── NICE-TO-HAVE.md
│   └── BUILD_AND_TEST_PLAN.md
├── examples/
│   └── project-definitions/
├── docker-compose.yml
└── README.md

Local Development

Prerequisites

Node.js 20+
npm 10+

Frontend

cd frontend
npm install
npm start
# Runs on http://localhost:3000

Backend

cd backend
npm install
npm run dev
# Runs on http://localhost:4000

The frontend development server proxies /api/* requests to http://localhost:4000.

Docker

docker-compose up --build
# Frontend: http://localhost:3000
# Backend:  http://localhost:4000

Documentation

Document	Description
docs/REQUIREMENTS.md	Full product requirements
docs/ARCHITECTURE.md	Technical architecture
docs/NICE-TO-HAVE.md	Future enhancements
docs/BUILD_AND_TEST_PLAN.md	Incremental build and test plan

Stack

Layer	Technology
Frontend	React 18, TypeScript 5
Backend	Node.js 20, Express 4, TypeScript 5
Database	SQLite (MVP)
Deployment	Docker Compose, NGINX/reverse proxy

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