football.db Quick Starter Datafile Templates

football.db quick starter datafile templates - worldcup.db, euro.db, england.db etc.

Usage

Use the sportdb new <name> command to build yourself a copy. Example:

$ sportdb new eng2024-25

Will run the following steps:

Step 1: Download eng2024-25.rb Datafile (from GitHub) to your working folder as ./Datafile
Step 2: Run the sportdb build command
- Step 2.a: Download all datasets listed in the Datafile as zip archives (from GitHub) to ./tmp
- Step 2.b: Create the "empty" database, that is, table structure, indexes, etc. (schema)
- Step 2.c: Read in all datasets from the zip archives in ./tmp (no need to unpack)

That's it.

Appendix

Q: What's `sportdb`?

sportdb is a command line tool that lets you read datasets (e.g. leagues, clubs, match schedules, etc.) in plain text into your SQL database of choice (e.g. SQLite, PostgreSQL, etc.). To get a list of all commands and options type:

$ sportdb help

Resulting in:

SYNOPSIS
    sportdb [global options] command [command options] [arguments...]

VERSION
    2.0

GLOBAL OPTIONS
    -d, --dbpath=PATH - Database path (default: .)
    -n, --dbname=NAME - Database name (default: sport.db)
    --verbose         - (Debug) Show debug messages
    --version         - Show version

COMMANDS
    new, n        - Build DB w/ quick starter Datafile templates
    build, b      - Build DB (download/create/read); use ./Datafile - zips get downloaded to ./tmp
    serve, server - Start web service (HTTP JSON API)

MORE COMMANDS
    create        - Create DB schema
    download, dl  - Download datasets; use ./Datafile - zips get downloaded to ./tmp
    read, r       - Read datasets; use ./Datafile - zips required in ./tmp
    logs          - Show logs
    props         - Show props
    stats         - Show stats
    test          - (Debug) Test command suite
    help          - Shows a list of commands or help for one command

`new` Command

NAME
    new - Build DB w/ quick starter Datafile templates
SYNOPSIS
    sportdb [global options] new NAME

EXAMPLES
    sportdb new eng2024-25
    sportdb new eng

`build` Command

NAME
    build - Build DB (download/create/read); use ./Datafile - zips get downloaded to ./tmp

SYNOPSIS
    sportdb [global options] build

EXAMPLES
    sportdb build

`serve` Command

NAME
    serve - Start web service (HTTP JSON API)

SYNOPSIS
    sportdb [global options] serve

EXAMPLES
    sportdb serve

License

The datafiles are dedicated to the public domain. Use it as you please with no restrictions whatsoever.

Questions? Comments?

Yes, you can. More than welcome. See Help & Support »

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football.db Quick Starter Datafile Templates

Usage

Appendix

Q: What's sportdb?

new Command