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Question: Creating a provider without an access to DB

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Description

Hi, thanks for the lib, looks great!

One question: it is possible (or can it be possible) to instantiate providers without requiring to have an access to DB?
Give them a schema file, or somehow similar?

This would allow building in CI easier, more reproducible builds, etc...

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by tracing provider creation and the requested schema-file alternative, then clarify the expected CI and build workflow with maintainers. Done requires a defined approach for evaluating providers without database access and reproducible coverage for the chosen input.

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Assessment

Tech stack
fsharp, sql
Domain
database
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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