No objection to SQLLine printing some helpful instructions, as long as there is a way for more advanced users to turn it off.
I can’t think of a mechanism in SQLLine to run a startup script, but there probably is one. > On Feb 6, 2020, at 1:55 AM, Vladimir Sitnikov <sitnikov.vladi...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> If you notice anything weird let me know. > > Thank you. > > --- > > I recently found that ./sqlline is non-trivial, especially when non-expert > is using it. > > What do you think if we make ./sqlline to print sample commands right after > it starts? > > We have pre-defined data sets. > What if ./sqlline printed a couple of lines right at the startup, so the > user could copy-paste them to connect to the datasets? > > It would probably make sense to add !echo and !startupscript commands to > Sqlline so > Calcite's sqlline could print the welcome message and suggest the way to > connect and > it could even suggest a couple of SQLs to try. > > --- > > As a side note, it might be interesting to have Calcite playground. > It could be like https://rextester.com/l/postgresql_online_compiler but > with Calcite inside. > > Vladimir
