tbls

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tbls

tbls is a CI-Friendly tool for document a database, written in Go.

Key features of tbls are:

• Single binary
• Document in GitHub Friendly Markdown format
• CI-Friendly

Usage | Sample | Integration with CI tools | Installation | Database Support

Usage

$ tbls
tbls is a tool for document a database, written in Go.

Usage:
  tbls [command]

Available Commands:
  diff        diff database and document
  doc         document a database
  help        Help about any command
  lint        check database document
  out         analyzes a database and output
  version     print tbls version

Flags:
  -h, --help   help for tbls

Use "tbls [command] --help" for more information about a command.

Document a database schema

tbls doc analyzes a database and generate document in GitHub Friendly Markdown format.

$ tbls doc postgres://user:pass@hostname:5432/dbname ./dbdoc

If you can use Graphviz dot command, tbls doc generate ER diagram images at the same time.

Sample document and schema.

NOTICE: If you are using a symbol such as # < in database password, URL-encode the password

Diff database schema and document

tbls diff shows the difference between database schema and generated document.

$ tbls diff postgres://user:pass@hostname:5432/dbname ./dbdoc

Notice: tbls diff shows the difference Markdown documents only.

Integration with CI tools

1. Commit document using tbls doc.
2. Check document updates using tbls diff

Set following code to your-ci-config.yml.

$ tbls diff postgres://user:pass@localhost:5432/testdb?sslmode=disable ./dbdoc

Makefile sample is following

doc: ## Document database schema
	tbls doc postgres://user:pass@localhost:5432/testdb?sslmode=disable ./dbdoc

testdoc: ## Test database schema document
	tbls diff postgres://user:pass@localhost:5432/testdb?sslmode=disable ./dbdoc

Tips: If the order of the columns does not match, you can use the --sort option.

How to specify DSN and Document path

1. Command arguments

$ tbls doc my://root:mypass@localhost:33306/testdb sample/mysql

2. Use .tbls.yml or set --config option

Put .tbls.yml on execute directory or specify with the --config option.

YAML format is follows

---
dsn: my://root:mypass@localhost:33306/testdb
docPath: sample/mysql

---
dsn: my://${MYSQL_USER}:${MYSQL_PASSWORD}@localhost:33306/${MYSQL_DATABASE}
docPath: sample/mysql

3. Envirionment

$ env TBLS_DSN=my://root:mypass@localhost:33306/testdb TBLS_DOC_PATH=sample/mysql tbls doc

Add additional data (relations, comments) to schema

To add additional data to the schema, add settings to .tbls.yml or --config like YAML file (relations, comments)

Lint database document

To check database document, add settings to .tbls.yml or --config like YAML file (lint)

Installation

$ go get github.com/k1LoW/tbls

or

$ brew install k1LoW/tap/tbls

Database Support

• PostgreSQL
• MySQL
• SQLite