GreptimeDB commandline utilities

[v0y4g3r]

Like MySQL's mysqldump/mysqlcheck, we need to provide a set of executable utlities for functionalities like:

• WAL dump & repair @v0y4g3r
• Read manifest file of tables
• Backup database
• Import data in bulk load manner
• ...

[waynexia]

Import data in bulk load manner

This should be a normal function of DB I think

[sunng87]

Consider implement it as subcommand of gtctl.

@zyy17 I think we do need a subcommand system in gtctl to support various domains of task:

• kubernetes management
• db management
• cloud management

[zyy17]

@sunng87 What you mention above is also the design goal of gtctl. The DB can provide the fundamental mechanism that @v0y4g3r mentioned above and gtctl can integrate it in a more operator-friendly way. For convenience, the related binary utilities also can implement in greptimedb(maybe can share the same crate implementation), but such utilities are only for database developers.

[tisonkun]

Move to Ideas until we have more concrete proposals.