Yet another interface to PostgreSQL databases
Different approaches to viewing and management the databases objects using a console, namely, Text User Interface (TUI), will be considered. Overview of TUI-development tools will be given. Keeping in mind advantages and disadvantages of the command line,
we will build a TUI-application based on Midnight Commander. Demo database from Postgres Professional company will be used. The talk will be interesting not only to DBA but also to any *nix user.
Different approaches to viewing and management the databases objects using console, namely, Text User Interface (TUI), will be considered.
We will bridge shell’s programmability and interactivity, command line brevity and situational awareness of DBA. We will put this into action with TUI-application based on Midnight Commander.
Demo database from Postgres Professional company will be used.
All of the considerations are widely applicable, however, Postgres-specific aspects will be issued.
