This function will take an SQL file with DDL instructions for MySQL and convert it to a JSON file that can be used to create collections in Appwrite.

This gonna help you to use your existing database model, or DDL script, to create collections in Appwrite.

At the moment it converts tables, columns, primary keys and unique constraints. Also NOT NULL as required fields, also supports numeric types, strings, enums, and dates.

At this moment, collections_id will be the same as the table name in lowercase, and collection_name will be the same as the table name in uppercase.

Just put your SQL file in the sql folder and run the function. The output will be a JSON file in the json folder with the same name as the SQL file.

You can also modify DB_ID constant in main.py to change the id of the database in the JSON file.

Just open a terminal inside the folder and run:

python main.py

Expected format (ALTER TABLE if present, will be ignored):

CREATE TABLE `CITIES` (
  `id_city` INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
  `city_name` VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL
);

CREATE TABLE `PERSONS` (
  `id_person` INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT,
  `person_identification` VARCHAR(30) UNIQUE NOT NULL,
  `person_identification_type` ENUM ('CITIZEN', 'FOREIGNER_ID', 'PASSPORT') NOT NULL,
  `first_name` VARCHAR(30) NOT NULL,
  `middle_name` VARCHAR(30),
  `last_name` VARCHAR(30) NOT NULL,
  `second_last_name` VARCHAR(30),
  `phone` VARCHAR(30) NOT NULL,
  `email` VARCHAR(50) UNIQUE NOT NULL,
  `address` VARCHAR(30) NOT NULL,
  `birthdate` DATE,
  `registration_date` DATETIME NOT NULL,
  `id_city` INTEGER NOT NULL,
);

There is already an example inside the sql folder. It's a file with the DDL instructions. If you run the function, you will get a JSON file in the json folder with the same name as the SQL file.

To create the database model I have use this website dbdiagram.io. It's a great tool to create database models and export them to SQL files.

You can upload existing models to the website or create your own. Then you can export the model to a MySQL script and use it with this function.

• Convert DDL to JSON
• Add support for MySQL
• Convert single primary keys to indexes
• Convert single unique contraints to indexes
• Not null as required fields
• Enums supported
• Support all datatypes
• Suport composite primary keys
• Suport composite unique contraints
• Add support for other databases
• Add support for Appwrite relationships