Ability to pass a URI to the CLI tools
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Description
Thread: https://mastodon.xyz/@Profpatsch/114083481108799334
Goal is to support something like:
sqlite-utils query foo.db?inmutable=1 "select * from bar"
Might need a --uri option?
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the sqlite-utils query CLI entry point and review how it currently accepts database paths. Use the issue's foo.db?inmutable=1 example to determine the expected URI handling, then verify that the query command accepts the URI form without breaking ordinary paths.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python, sqlite
- Domain
- cli, databases
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100