rustbright

Brightspace UI (specifically for TAs) written in Rust.

Resources

• Gtk-rs
• Gnome design repository
• Gtk-4 docs
• Brightspace API documentation

Design

Inspired by Gnome's design principles.

Authentication

flowchart LR
    A[Login] --> B[Headless Browser] --> C[Brightspace]
    C --> D[2FA] --> B --> E[Cookies]
    
    style A fill:#006FBF,color:#fff
    style C fill:#DC002D,color:#fff
    style D fill:#0095E9,color:#fff

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Mockup

Application Flow

flowchart LR
    A[Cookies] --> B[API] --> C[Parser] --> D[GTK UI] --> E[Grading] --> B
    
    style D fill:#0095E9,color:#fff
    style E fill:#E87511,color:#fff

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Main UI Mockup

UI Styling

View course content, grades, and assignments in a user-friendly interface.

Colors

Fonts

Font Name	Usage
Cantarell	Primary font for headings and titles (faithful to Gnome)
Roboto	Secondary font for UI elements and buttons

Very modern design!

File Structure

src/
├── main.rs          # Main entry point
├── auth/         # Authentication logic
|  ├── mod.rs
|  └── login.rs
├── api/          # API interaction
|  ├── mod.rs
|  └── client.rs

TODOs

• Review assignments and grades (maybe outside of scope for now)
• Actually implement shit