Databases¶
Why do we use “databases”?¶
We use database to store data while we run the tests. When globally talking about databases, we are indirectly talking about the following subsystems.
- Autocontinue
- InactiveDB
- Mining
- WhoisDB
Warning
There is a different about what we are talking here and the --database
argument which only enable/disable the InactiveDB subsystem.
How do we manage them?¶
They consist of simple JSON files which are read and updated on the fly.
Warnings around Database (self) management¶
Warning
If you plan to delete everything and still manage to use PyFunceble in the future, please use the --clean-all
argument.
Indeed, it will delete everything which is related to what we generated except things like the whois database file/table which saves (almost) static data which can be reused in the future.
Actually, deleting for example the whois database file/table will just make your test run for a much longer time if you retest subject that used to be indexed into the whois database file/table.
Databases types¶
Since PyFunceble 2.0.0
(equivalent of PyFunceble >=1.18.0
),
we offer multiple database types which are (as per configuration) json
(default), sqlite
, mariadb
and mysql
.
Why different database types?¶
With the introduction of the multiprocessing logic, it became natural to introduce other database format as it’s a nightmare to update a JSON formatted file.
Indeed in order to write or use a JSON formatted database, we have to load it and overwrite it completly. It’s great while working with a single CPU/process but as soon as we get out of that scope it become unmanagable.
How to use the sqlite
format?¶
Simply switch the db_type
index of your configuration file to sqlite
. That’s it.
How to use the mysql
or mariadb
format?¶
- Create a new user, password and database (optional) for PyFunceble to work with.
- Create a
.pyfunceble-env
file at the root of your configuration directory. - Complete it with the following content (example)
PYFUNCEBLE_DB_CHARSET=utf8mb4
PYFUNCEBLE_DB_HOST=localhost
PYFUNCEBLE_DB_NAME=PyFunceble
PYFUNCEBLE_DB_PASSWORD=Hello,World!
PYFUNCEBLE_DB_PORT=3306
PYFUNCEBLE_DB_USERNAME=pyfunceble
- Switch the
db_type
index of your configuration file tomysql
ormariadb
. - Play with PyFunceble!
Note
If the environment variables are not found, you will be asked to prompt the information.