datasette-explain
Explain SQL queries executed using Datasette
Installation
Install this plugin in the same environment as Datasette.
datasette install datasette-explain
Usage
The plugin adds JavaScript to the query editor page which will constantly update the page with information gained from running EXPLAIN QUERY PLAN queries against the entered SQL.
This may result in an error message, or it may show the query plan along with any tables used by the query.
Demo
You can see this plugin in action on datasette.simonwillison.net.
Development
To set up this plugin locally, first checkout the code. Then run the tests using uv:
cd datasette-explain
uv run pytest
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