An open source CLI wrapper for dbt/git that aims to increase DX for Analytics Engineers.

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Features
• Installation on Unix Based Systems
• Usage
  • Commands
• Development
  • Code Structure
  • Dependencies
  • Tools
  • Development Setup
• Roadmap
  • Project
  • CLI
• License

Features

• Improved Developer Experience (DX) for Analytics Engineers using dbt
• Simple interface to interact with version control
• Slick Interactive TUI (Terminal User Interface)

Installation on Unix Based Systems

To install dg, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/cognite-analytics/dbt-go.git
   cd dbt-go

2. Build the project:

   make

Usage

To use dbt-go, run the following command from the root of your dbt project:

dg

Commands

info Show additional developer information about dbt-go.

ls List changed files on the current branch.

vc Interactive Git Experience.

Development

Code Structure

cmd/ - Core CLI Commands
git/ - Reusable Git Functions
style/ - Color & Styling Definitions

Dependencies

Go modules:

• github.com/spf13/cobra
• github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea
• github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss
• github.com/TheZoraiz/ascii-image-converter

Tools

• Git
• dbt

Development Setup

• Install Go (version 1.23 or later).
• Clone the repository and navigate to the project directory.
• Build and install the project using the provided Makefile.

Roadmap

Project

• add issue template
• add pr template
• add CI testing
• add CD pipeline
• define release schedule
• figure out contributor agreement, currently using GPL3 license

CLI

• git
  • add merge resolution TUI to simplify merging main in to a feature branch before pushing to remote
• dbt
  • Add commands to parse and run changed models instead of relying on dbt's graph operations
  • CI commands to simplify and stream line models triggered in CI and the CI process
  • add modules for specific adapters such as BigQuery, Snowflake
  • dbt secure (run DCL,IAM,etc seperate from transformation commands)
• gh
  • integrate gh cli to take advantage of it's auth/features

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. See the LICENSE file for details.