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Implement a CKAN plugin for database table creation

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Description

When writing a CKAN extension, new database tables are often required, which involves bypassing the toolkit and creating the models yourself, and installing them either with a paster command or at startup time during config.

It would be nicer if CKAN had a plugin that could be implemented and have the tables created by a ckan paster command (paster db install-plugins?).

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Research direction

Start by reviewing how CKAN extensions currently create database tables, including the toolkit, paster commands, and startup-time configuration described in the issue. Determine the plugin interface and command behavior needed for table creation, then define completion around a working CKAN paster command that installs tables for participating extensions.

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Assessment

Domain
databases
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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