Thread: Using GIT to caught delta between database versions

Using GIT to caught delta between database versions

From
Łukasz Jarych
Date:
Hi Guys,

how use git to catch delta between database versions? 

As version i will do schemas. 
So we have version one, finishing it, and this version should be put in GIT. 
And created schema for the version. 

Which formats i should use? 

pg_dump creates only binary files? (i should use text file here). 

Best,
Jacek 

Re: Using GIT to caught delta between database versions

From
Adrian Klaver
Date:
On 06/13/2018 10:42 AM, Łukasz Jarych wrote:
> Hi Guys,
> 
> how use git to catch delta between database versions?

Use sqitch?:

https://sqitch.org/

> 
> As version i will do schemas.
> So we have version one, finishing it, and this version should be put in 
> GIT.
> And created schema for the version.
> 
> Which formats i should use?
> 
> pg_dump creates only binary files? (i should use text file here).

It will create text files, that is actually the default:

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/10/static/app-pgdump.html


-F format
--format=format

     Selects the format of the output. format can be one of the following:

     p
     plain

         Output a plain-text SQL script file (the default).

> 
> Best,
> Jacek


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Re: Using GIT to caught delta between database versions

From
Łukasz Jarych
Date:
Hi Adrian,

thank you . 

why i should use sqitch or any other software to catch the delta? 

When i will export plan-text SQL , git should catch delta automatically? 
Can you please explain it?

Best,
Jacek 



2018-06-13 19:47 GMT+02:00 Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>:
On 06/13/2018 10:42 AM, Łukasz Jarych wrote:
Hi Guys,

how use git to catch delta between database versions?

Use sqitch?:

https://sqitch.org/


As version i will do schemas.
So we have version one, finishing it, and this version should be put in GIT.
And created schema for the version.

Which formats i should use?

pg_dump creates only binary files? (i should use text file here).

It will create text files, that is actually the default:

https://www.postgresql.org/docs/10/static/app-pgdump.html


-F format
--format=format

    Selects the format of the output. format can be one of the following:

    p
    plain

        Output a plain-text SQL script file (the default).


Best,
Jacek


--
Adrian Klaver
adrian.klaver@aklaver.com

Re: Using GIT to caught delta between database versions

From
Adrian Klaver
Date:
On 06/13/2018 11:13 AM, Łukasz Jarych wrote:
> Hi Adrian,
> 
> thank you .
> 
> why i should use sqitch or any other software to catch the delta?
> 
> When i will export plan-text SQL , git should catch delta automatically?
> Can you please explain it?

You are correct Git will catch the changes in the plain text files.

What is nice about Sqitch and similar tools is they offer additional 
functionality, such as deploying to different servers(production, dev, 
testing, etc), declaring dependencies between changes, rolling back 
individual changes, etc. To get a sense of what is possible take a look 
here:

https://metacpan.org/pod/sqitchtutorial

I have found it very useful. It comes down to individual preference.

> 
> Best,
> Jacek
> 
> 
> 


-- 
Adrian Klaver
adrian.klaver@aklaver.com


Re: Using GIT to caught delta between database versions

From
Łukasz Jarych
Date:
thank you Adrian,

Best,
Jacek 

2018-06-13 21:09 GMT+02:00 Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>:
On 06/13/2018 11:13 AM, Łukasz Jarych wrote:
Hi Adrian,

thank you .

why i should use sqitch or any other software to catch the delta?

When i will export plan-text SQL , git should catch delta automatically?
Can you please explain it?

You are correct Git will catch the changes in the plain text files.

What is nice about Sqitch and similar tools is they offer additional functionality, such as deploying to different servers(production, dev, testing, etc), declaring dependencies between changes, rolling back individual changes, etc. To get a sense of what is possible take a look here:

https://metacpan.org/pod/sqitchtutorial

I have found it very useful. It comes down to individual preference.



Best,
Jacek





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Adrian Klaver
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