airflow-variable-json-viewer 0.1.0

Apache Airflow plugin for viewing and editing variables with JSON display

airflow-variable-json-viewer

An Apache Airflow plugin that adds a dedicated page for viewing and editing variables with JSON value display.

Features

• 📋 View all Airflow variables in a list
• ✏️ Edit variable values with JSON pretty-printing
• 📁 Import variables from variables.json file (from AIRFLOW_HOME)
• 🔒 Display variable encryption status

Compatibility

• Apache Airflow 2.8+
• Python 3.8+

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Installation

Option 1: Manual copy to plugins folder

1. Copy the variable_json_viewer/ package to your Airflow plugins folder:

   $AIRFLOW_HOME/plugins/variable_json_viewer/
   ├── __init__.py
   ├── plugin.py
   └── static/
       ├── index.html
       ├── app.js
       └── styles.css
   

2. Restart Airflow (webserver and scheduler).

Option 2: Installation via pip

pip install airflow-variable-json-viewer

After installation, restart Airflow — the plugin will be automatically discovered via the airflow.plugins entry point.

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Usage

After installation, a new menu item "Variables JSON Viewer" will appear in the Airflow navigation menu under the Admin section.

The plugin is available at:

http://<your-airflow-host>/variable-json/

Import from file

Place a variables.json file in the AIRFLOW_HOME directory:

{
  "my_variable": "some_value",
  "another_variable": {"key": "value"}
}

Then click the "Import from file" button in the plugin UI (if available) or use the API endpoint.

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Project Structure

airflow-variable-json-viewer/
├── variable_json_viewer/       # Plugin Python package
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── plugin.py
│   └── static/
│       ├── index.html
│       ├── app.js
│       └── styles.css
├── pyproject.toml
├── README.md
└── LICENSE

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License

MIT