redis-gui-foundation/plans/2026-03-28-hac-18-typed-inspector-panels.md

HAC-18 Typed Inspector Panels

Date: 2026-03-28 UTC Owner: Senior Frontend Engineer Issue: HAC-18

Goal

Ship one more visible desktop feature slice without waiting on GUI screenshot capture or AppImage validation.

Selected Scope

• upgrade the inspector for non-string Redis values from raw JSON text to structured read-only panels
• keep the existing string edit flow, TTL actions, and error notice foundation unchanged
• stay within the current read_redis_value contract and avoid backend expansion
• add minimum frontend tests around the new structured presentation mapping

Non-Goals

• no delete execution
• no backend contract changes
• no packaging or screenshot evidence work in this heartbeat
• no full redesign of the existing desktop shell

Verification Plan

• pnpm --filter @redis-gui/desktop test
• pnpm run desktop:build

Expected User Impact

• operators can scan hash/list/set/zset/stream payloads directly in the inspector without mentally parsing raw JSON
• the read-only boundary for non-string types remains explicit, but the viewing experience becomes materially more usable