jsontographql option for data appending

[ptrobert]

JSON2GRPAHQL TOOL Currently either overwrites the table or throws table existing error.

Can we change the behaviour to start appending the data to existing instead of table existing error

[phoenikx]

I haven't contributed to Hasura before. But I want to start. Can I take up this bug?

[coco98]

@phoenikx Absolutely, thanks for helping out :)
@wawhal Any guidelines for how to go about this?

From a DX standpoint, if the table structure hasn't changed, it would be ideal to upsert data with on_conflict: ignore.

[wawhal]

Hey @phoenikx!

Currently, we just check the existence of the table with that particular table_name in the information_schema. To implement this feature, you would want to:

1. Check the entire configuration of the table
2. If the configuration of the table matches that of the table inferred from the json schema, insert its data with on_conflict: ignore
3. If the configuration is different, throw the overwrite error

If you need any more help, send a message on the contrib channel on our Discord server.
Once again, thanks for showing interest in contributing to Hasrua GraphQL Engine :)

[marionschleifer]

@phoenikx have you made any progress on this issue? Please let us know if you need any assistance from our side 🙂