🚀 Project Ideas
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Summary
- A web‑based drag‑and‑drop editor that lets non‑programmers construct CEL expressions visually, test them against sample JSON, and export the final expression.
- Provides instant feedback, syntax highlighting, and a library of common predicates (date checks, path prefixes, auto‑expiring grants) to reduce the learning curve.
Details
| Key |
Value |
| Target Audience |
DevOps engineers, policy writers, and product managers who need to write CEL for Kubernetes CRDs, admission policies, or IAM rules. |
| Core Feature |
Visual composition of CEL expressions, live preview, sample data testing, and export to code snippets. |
| Tech Stack |
React + TypeScript, Monaco Editor, Node.js backend for expression validation, Docker for sandboxed evaluation. |
| Difficulty |
Medium |
| Monetization |
Revenue‑ready: SaaS subscription (tiered by number of policies and API calls). |
Notes
- HN commenters lament the steep learning curve: “I’d love if languages like Scala, Swift or F# had something like Cel but running at compile time.” The visual builder removes that barrier.
- Practical utility: teams can prototype policies quickly, catch errors before deployment, and onboard new team members without deep CEL knowledge.
Summary
- A runtime library and API that statically analyzes CEL expressions to estimate execution cost, enforces configurable time/memory limits, and guarantees termination within those bounds.
- Addresses concerns about “CEL is computationally limited” and “no guarantee to terminate” by providing measurable safety guarantees.
Details
| Key |
Value |
| Target Audience |
Kubernetes operators, CI/CD pipelines, and security teams that embed CEL in production workloads. |
| Core Feature |
Static cost estimation, sandboxed execution with enforced limits, and integration hooks for policy engines (OPA, Kyverno). |
| Tech Stack |
Go (native CEL runtime), Rust for sandboxing, gRPC API, Docker for isolated execution. |
| Difficulty |
High |
| Monetization |
Revenue‑ready: Enterprise licensing with per‑policy usage metrics. |
Notes
- “IshKebab: … you want guaranteed to terminate in finite but possibly arbitrarily large time.” The estimator turns that into a concrete metric.
- Discussion highlights the need for “safe sandboxed python execution engine” – this library offers a comparable solution for CEL with lower overhead.
Summary
- A command‑line tool and library that translates Rego policies into equivalent CEL expressions, and provides linting, best‑practice suggestions, and migration guidance.
- Helps teams move from OPA/Rego to CEL without rewriting policies from scratch.
Details
| Key |
Value |
| Target Audience |
Teams currently using OPA/Rego who want to adopt CEL for Kubernetes validation or IAM. |
| Core Feature |
Two‑way conversion (Rego → CEL, CEL → Rego), linting for idiomatic CEL, and a migration checklist. |
| Tech Stack |
Python 3, ANTLR for parsing, Jinja2 templates for code generation, GitHub Actions for CI integration. |
| Difficulty |
Medium |
| Monetization |
Hobby (open source with optional paid support). |
Notes
- “talideon: … Rego (in the form of OPA) gets used quite a bit for complicated access control logic, while CEL gets used in places where we need simpler logic.” The converter bridges that gap.
- Practical utility: reduces friction for teams that want to experiment with CEL while keeping existing Rego policies intact.
