Formae
Release notes for formae: new features, breaking changes, and bug fixes.
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What is Formae?
Formae is a CLI-based infrastructure resource management platform for provisioning, monitoring, and managing cloud resources at scale. It provides inventory management, deployment planning, and change simulation capabilities with support for multiple storage backends and cloud provider plugins.
Formae pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Formae pros
- Optimized performance in large environments with fast resource inventory loading via indexed lookups
- Comprehensive visibility into all changes during apply/destroy operations with full plan display
- Customizable CLI theming with built-in themes (quiet, rich, colorblind) and light/dark mode detection
- Multi-storage backend support (Postgres, Aurora, SQLite, MSSQL) with cross-stack dependency tracking
Formae cons
- Breaking schema changes require manual updates to PklProject dependencies between versions
- Requires additional configuration for custom themes and appearance settings via TOML files
- Past issues with resource state accuracy during cancellations suggest ongoing stability improvements
Frequently asked questions about Formae
What storage backends does Formae support?
Formae supports Postgres, Aurora, SQLite, and MSSQL as storage backends for resource datastores.
How does Formae handle large environments?
Formae uses lazy-loading for resource properties (fetching full details only when needed) and indexed lookups for dependency scanning to optimize performance at scale.
Can I customize the CLI appearance?
Yes, Formae includes built-in themes (quiet, rich, colorblind) and supports custom themes via TOML files, with configurable light/dark appearance modes.