tap-mysql

tap-mysql is a Singer tap for MySQL.

Built with the Meltano Tap SDK for Singer Taps.

The primary advantage of this version of tap-mysql is that it emphasizes and completes the LOG_BASED replication method, whereas other variants have buggy or incomplete implementations of such. Other advantages include inheriting the capabilities of a tap built on the Meltano Tap SDK.

Configuration

Accepted Config Options

Setting	Required	Default	Description
host	True	None	The hostname of the MySQL instance.
port	False	3306	The port number of the MySQL instance.
user	True	None	The username
password	True	None	The password for the user
custom_streams	False	None	An array of customized streams to use.
stream_maps	False	None	Config object for stream maps capability. For more information check out Stream Maps.
stream_map_config	False	None	User-defined config values to be used within map expressions.
flattening_enabled	False	None	'True' to enable schema flattening and automatically expand nested properties.
flattening_max_depth	False	None	The max depth to flatten schemas.
batch_config	False	None

A full list of supported settings and capabilities for this tap is available by running:

tap-mysql --about

custom_stream configuration

Custom streams are defined in the custom_streams configuration option. This option is an array of objects, each of which defines a custom stream. Each custom stream object has the following properties:

Property	Required	Default	Description
name	True	None	The name of the custom stream.
db_schemas	False	[]	An array of schema names of the MySQL instance that is being queried. The same query will be run against each schema.
sql	True	None	The custom sql query to use for this stream. If provided, the string {db_schema} will be replaced with the schema name(s) from the db_schemas property.}`
primary_keys	False	[]	The primary keys of the custom stream.

Configure using environment variables

This Singer tap will automatically import any environment variables within the working directory's .env if the --config=ENV is provided, such that config values will be considered if a matching environment variable is set either in the terminal context or in the .env file.

Source Authentication and Authorization

Usage

You can easily run tap-mysql by itself or in a pipeline using Meltano.

Executing the Tap Directly

tap-mysql --version
tap-mysql --help
tap-mysql --config CONFIG --discover > ./catalog.json

Developer Resources

Follow these instructions to contribute to this project.

Initialize your Development Environment

pipx install poetry
poetry install

Create and Run Tests

Create tests within the tests subfolder and then run:

poetry run pytest

You can also test the tap-mysql CLI interface directly using poetry run:

poetry run tap-mysql --help

Testing with Meltano

Note: This tap will work in any Singer environment and does not require Meltano. Examples here are for convenience and to streamline end-to-end orchestration scenarios.

Next, install Meltano (if you haven't already) and any needed plugins:

# Install meltano
pipx install meltano
# Initialize meltano within this directory
cd tap-mysql
meltano install

Now you can test and orchestrate using Meltano:

# Test invocation:
meltano invoke tap-mysql --version
# OR run a test `elt` pipeline:
meltano elt tap-mysql target-jsonl

SDK Dev Guide

See the dev guide for more instructions on how to use the SDK to develop your own taps and targets.