BatchTube — Tauri Desktop App

Architecture

batchtube-tauri/
├── src-tauri/          # Rust/Tauri shell
│   ├── src/main.rs     # Spawns Python backend, manages window
│   ├── Cargo.toml
│   ├── tauri.conf.json
│   └── icons/          # App icons
├── backend/            # Existing Python FastAPI app (unchanged)
│   ├── api_server.py
│   ├── worker.py
│   ├── database.py
│   ├── extractors.py
│   ├── config.py
│   ├── web/            # Frontend HTML/CSS/JS
│   └── batchtube-server.spec  # PyInstaller spec
├── .github/workflows/  # Cross-platform CI/CD
│   └── build.yml
├── package.json
├── rollback.sh         # Revert to NSIS installer if needed
└── README.md

How It Works

1. Tauri starts → spawns batchtube-server sidecar (PyInstaller bundle)
2. Rust polls http://localhost:8765/api/health every 500ms
3. When server ready → shows webview window loading http://localhost:8765
4. User sees the existing BatchTube web UI inside a native window
5. On close → Tauri kills the sidecar process

Build

Prerequisites

• Rust (stable)
• Node.js 22+
• Python 3.11+
• PyInstaller: pip install pyinstaller

Development

# Start Python backend first
cd backend && python api_server.py &
# Then start Tauri dev mode
npm run dev

Production Build

# Bundle Python backend
cd backend && pyinstaller batchtube-server.spec
# Build Tauri app
npm run build

Cross-Platform (CI/CD)

Push a tag v1.x.x to trigger GitHub Actions build for:

• Windows (.exe + .msi)
• macOS (.dmg — Intel + Apple Silicon)
• Linux (.AppImage + .deb)

Rollback Plan

If Tauri build fails at any point:

bash rollback.sh

This reverts to the v1.0-pre-tauri git tag. The original NSIS Windows installer remains at BatchTube App/BatchTube-Windows-Build.zip.

Pricing Integration

License validation happens at app startup via http://localhost:8765/api/license. ThriveCart webhook at https://n8n.intentures.org/webhook/thrivecart handles purchase events.

Tier	Price	Limit
Free	$0	5 videos/batch
Creator	$9/mo	100/day, 1080p
Pro	$19/mo	Unlimited, 4K
Lifetime	$97	Unlimited, 4K