FormID Database Manager

FormID Database Manager is a desktop application developed using Avalonia that provides a robust and user-friendly interface for creating SQLite databases that store the FormIDs and their associated EditorID or Name value (if any) from Bethesda game plugins.

Supported Games

• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (LE, SE, SE GOG, VR)
• Enderal (LE, SE)
• Fallout 4 (including VR)
• Starfield

Features

• Automatic game detection from directory structure
• Plugin list loading with filtering and selection
• Batch processing of plugins into a SQLite database
• Import from pipe-delimited FormID text files (plugin|formid|entry)
• Update mode to replace existing plugin entries
• Progress reporting with cancellation support

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Technical Overview

Framework and Technologies

• C# / .NET 10.0
• Avalonia UI 11.3: Cross-platform desktop UI framework
• Mutagen: Bethesda plugin parsing library
• Microsoft.Data.Sqlite: SQLite database access
• xUnit + Moq: Testing framework

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• .NET SDK 10.0 or later

Build

dotnet build "FormID Database Manager.slnx"

Run

dotnet run --project "FormID Database Manager"

Test

dotnet test "FormID Database Manager.Tests"

Publish

dotnet publish "FormID Database Manager" -c Release -r win-x64

This produces a self-contained, trimmed single-file executable.

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Project Structure

• FormID Database Manager/: Main application
  • Program.cs — Application entry point
  • App.axaml / App.axaml.cs — Avalonia application core and styles
  • MainWindow.axaml / MainWindow.axaml.cs — Main UI window
  • ViewModels/ — MVVM view models
  • Services/ — Business logic (database, plugin processing, game detection)
  • Models/ — Data models
• FormID Database Manager.Tests/: Unit, integration, UI, and performance tests
• FormID Database Manager.TestUtilities/: Shared test fixtures, mocks, and builders

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow the steps below to contribute:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create your branch (git checkout -b feature/new-feature).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m "Add new feature").
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/new-feature).
5. Open a pull request.

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License

This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License. Feel free to use, modify, and distribute the code as needed.

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Acknowledgements

• Avalonia UI for providing the framework to build a cross-platform desktop application.
• Mutagen for Bethesda plugin parsing.

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Contact

For inquiries or support, please contact me at evildarkarchon@gmail.com.