dynamic-tables 0.2.0

A dynamic table creation and management library for PostgreSQL

Dynamic Tables (Python)

A Python library for dynamically creating and managing PostgreSQL tables based on input data.

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🚀 Features

• Automatically creates tables based on incoming data.
• Supports dynamic naming conventions.
• Provides easy database connectivity with PostgreSQL.
• Includes helper functions for querying and deleting tables.

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📥 Installation

1️⃣ Install via GitHub (Recommended for Development)

Clone the repository and install in editable mode:

git clone https://github.com/scottrodeo/dynamic-tables-python.git
cd dynamic-tables-python
pip install -e .

2️⃣ Install Directly via pip

The package is available on PyPI, install it with:

pip install dynamic-tables

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🏃‍♂️ Running the Example

1️⃣ Quick Run (Without Installation)

Run the example script directly:

python3 examples/example.py

💡 This works because the script dynamically adjusts sys.path.

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📌 Example Usage

Once installed, you can use dynamic_tables in your Python scripts:

from dynamic_tables import DynamicTables

# Initialize the dynamic table manager
tables = DynamicTables()

# Configure dynamic table properties
tables.set_table_prefix("dtbl_")
tables.set_columns("domain TEXT, category TEXT, lang TEXT")
tables.set_dynamic_column("domain")

# Insert dynamic data
tables.input("wikipedia.org", "cats", "en")
tables.input("wikipedia.org", "dogs", "en")

# Show all tables
tables.show_tables()

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🛠️ Available Functions

Function	Description
set_columns("name TYPE, age TYPE")	Define table schema
set_table_prefix("prefix_")	Set a custom table prefix
set_dynamic_column("column_name")	Set the column that determines dynamic table names
input(value1, value2, ...)	Insert a new row dynamically
show_tables()	List all dynamically created tables
show_columns("table_name")	Show column details for a specific table
show_columns_all()	Show column details for all tables
select_table("table_name")	Retrieve all rows from a table
delete_tables()	Drop all tables matching the prefix
create_table("table_name", [("column1", "TYPE"), ("column2", "TYPE")])	Create a table dynamically
insert_data("table_name", {"column1": value1, "column2": value2})	Insert data into a specific table
get_tables()	Retrieve a list of all tables in the database
get_columns("table_name")	Retrieve all columns for a given table
get_table_rows("table_name")	Retrieve all rows from a table
connectHC("dbname", "user", "password", "host")	Connect using hardcoded credentials
connectJSON("config.json")	Connect using credentials from a JSON config file
connectENVS()	Connect using environment variables
connection_open("dbname", "user", "password", "host")	Open a PostgreSQL database connection
connection_close()	Close the database connection
status()	Show the current configuration status
show_db()	Display the connected database name
setup_logging(level, log_to_file)	Configure logging settings
change_log_level("LEVEL")	Change the logging level at runtime
show_version()	Display the current version of the library

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⚡ Development

Running Tests

Run the test suite:

pytest tests/

Linting

Ensure your code follows best practices:

flake8 dynamic_tables/

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! To contribute:

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

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

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🌎 Links

• GitHub Repository: Dynamic Tables (Python)
• Issue Tracker: Report Issues

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🚀 Happy Coding!