Zero Models, Infinite Possibilities

Most CMS platforms come with opinions. They give you users, pages, posts, media libraries - all pre-built, all rigid. RocketCMS takes a different approach: you define everything.

The Philosophy

Architecture Overview

RocketCMS is built on proven Rust infrastructure:

Defining Schemas in JavaScript

Schemas are defined using Strapi-compatible JavaScript files. This was an intentional choice - it makes migration from Strapi trivial and gives users a familiar syntax.

// schemas/article.js
module.exports = {
  kind: 'collectionType',
  collectionName: 'articles',
  info: {
    singularName: 'article',
    pluralName: 'articles',
    displayName: 'Article',
  },
  attributes: {
    title: {
      type: 'string',
      required: true,
      maxLength: 200,
    },
    slug: {
      type: 'uid',
      targetField: 'title',
    },
    content: {
      type: 'richtext',
    },
    published: {
      type: 'boolean',
      default: false,
    },
    author: {
      type: 'relation',
      relation: 'manyToOne',
      target: 'api::user.user',
      inversedBy: 'articles',
    },
  },
};

Dynamic Schema System

When RocketCMS starts, it:

1. Loads schema files from ./src/schemas/*.js
2. Executes them through the QuickJS engine
3. Parses the output into internal Rust structures
4. Generates migrations for any schema changes
5. Creates API routes automatically

Current Implementation Status

Working API Routes

The server now generates these routes automatically from schemas:

Roadmap: What's Next

Technical Highlights

// Execute DDL dynamically
db.execute(Statement::from_string(
    sea_orm::DatabaseBackend::Sqlite,
    "CREATE TABLE users (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, name TEXT)"
)).await?;

// Query with dynamic results
let results = db.query_all(Statement::from_string(
    sea_orm::DatabaseBackend::Sqlite,
    "SELECT * FROM users".to_string(),
)).await?;

Development Status

Why This Approach Matters

Traditional CMS lock-in comes from their pre-built assumptions. By making everything user-defined, RocketCMS achieves: