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butterdb is a Python ORM for Google Drive Spreadsheets.

Project description

butterdb
========

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`Documentation`_ | `butterdb on PyPi`_

butterdb is a library to help you work with Google Spreadsheet data. It lets you model your data as Python objects, to be easily manipulated or created.

How do I use it?
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.. image:: http://i.imgur.com/h75z1k6.png

::

import butterdb
import json

# For getting OAuth Credential JSON file see http://gspread.readthedocs.org/en/latest/oauth2.html
# Ensure that the client_email has been granted privileges to any workbooks you wish to access.

with open('SomeGoogleProject-2a31d827b2a9.json') as credentials_file:
json_key = json.load(credentials_file)

client_email = json_key['client_email']
private_key = str(json_key['private_key']).encode('utf-8')

database = butterdb.Database(name="MyDatabaseSheet", client_email=client_email, private_key=private_key)

@butterdb.register(database)
class User(butterdb.Model):
def __init__(self, name, password):
self.name = self.field(name)
self.password = self.field(password)

users = User.get_instances()

marianne = users[1]

print(marianne.password) # rainbow_trout

marianne.password = "hunter2"
marianne.commit()


How do I make instances?
=================

::

bob = User("bob", "BestPassword!")
bob.commit()


Where do I get it?
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``pip install butterdb``

Simple as that?
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Yep! butterdb is a simple interface around `gspread`_. Just .commit() your objects when you want to update the spreadsheet!

How do I run the tests?
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`nosetests`

What works?
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* Store data in Google Spreadsheets (the cloud!!!)
* Models from classes
* Fields as attributes. decimals, ints and strings only (as far as I know)
* Commits
* Mocked unit tests, mock database
* Arbitrary cell execution with `=blah()` (free stored procedures?)
* Auto backup/bad patch control

What's missing?
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* Spreadsheets must exist before connecting
* References
* Collections
* Customizable fields
* Customizable table size (arbitrarily hardcoded)

Feedback
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Comments, concerns, issues and pull requests welcomed. Reddit /u/Widdershiny or email me at ncwjohnstone@gmail.com.

License
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MIT License. See LICENSE file for full text.

.. _Documentation: http://butterdb.readthedocs.org
.. _butterdb on PyPi: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/butterdb
.. _gspread: https://github.com/burnash/gspread

.. |Build Status Master| image:: https://travis-ci.org/Widdershin/butterdb.png?branch=master
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:target: https://travis-ci.org/Widdershin/butterdb




History
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0.1.0 7/3/14
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* First release on PyPI.

0.1.1 7/3/14
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* Converted readme to rst from md

0.1.2 7/3/14
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* Included HISTORY.rst in package build

0.1.3 7/3/14
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* Model.field no longer requires name to be specified. Attribute name will be used if none is provided.
* Model no longer needs to have id as a keyword argument, or call super in init
* Tests now use pep8 asserts

0.1.4 7/4/14
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* Renamed project to butterdb

0.1.5 12/6/15
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* Use OAuth instead of now deprecated simple login (thanks to @julierae!)
* Fix a bug in get_instance that broke modifying fields (thanks to @dequis!)

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