Feature Request: Comprehensive Export/Import Functionality for Table Management

[mrchypark]

Feature Request: Comprehensive Export/Import Functionality for Datalake Table Management

Overview

First and foremost, thank you for your incredible work on the seafowl project. Your efforts in managing table information using SQLite are truly appreciated. To further enhance the project's capabilities and support continuous table creation and read-only service operations, I'd like to propose a new feature: comprehensive export and import functionality for table information.

Proposed Feature

The feature would consist of three main components:

1. Full Non-System Table Export/Import:

   • Export all table information from SQLite, excluding system tables.
   • Import this information, including updates to existing tables.

2. Individual Table Export/Import:

   • Allow export and import of information for specific tables.

3. Schema-based Table Export/Import:

   • Enable export and import of all table information within a given schema.

Use Case

This feature would greatly benefit users who need to:

• Continuously create and manage tables in one environment.
• Import these tables into a separate read-only service environment for operational use.

Potential Implementation

While I understand that the specifics of implementation would be up to the project maintainers, some initial thoughts include:

• Utilizing SQLite's built-in backup functionality for full database exports.
• Developing custom SQL queries to extract and insert table information for more granular operations.
• Implementing a flexible file format (e.g., JSON or CSV) for exported data to ensure compatibility and ease of use.

Benefits

1. Enhanced data portability between different seafowl instances.
2. Simplified management of development/production environments.
3. Improved support for backup and restore operations.
4. Greater flexibility in table management across different use cases.

Conclusion

I believe this feature would significantly enhance seafowl's utility and appeal to a broader range of users and use cases. I'm excited to hear your thoughts on this proposal and would be happy to provide any additional information or clarification if needed.

Thank you for considering this feature request, and for your continued dedication to the seafowl project.