Tabor is a database modeling language for GIS based on YAML, but with additional syntax restrictions. The goal of the Tabor project is to allow GIS users to create and maintain complex database rules using plain-text configuration files. The following is an example of a Tabor configuration file for a PostGIS database:
tabor: 0.1.2
layers:
- name: trees
schema: public
owner: geocml
geometry: point
fields:
- name: fid
type: int
pk: true
- name: genus
type: text
- name: species
type: text
- name: height_meters
type: double
- name: circumference_cm
type: double
- name: streams
schema: public
owner: geocml
geometry: polyline
fields:
- name: fid
type: int
pk: true
Running this file through the Tabor command line utility generates a valid PostgreSQL schema query that can be used to create or update tables in a PostGIS database.
Tabor v0.1.2 can be downloaded directly from this repository (under Releases). After downloading, simply extract the downloaded .zip file to a directory accessible on your terminal path.
tabor read --file <path/to/file>
-> Converts a .tabor file into a PostGIS schema query.
tabor write --file <path/to/file> --db <name_of_psql_db> --username <name of db user> --password <password of db user?> --host <host of psql db?> --port <port of psql db?>
-> Converts a PostGIS database to a .tabor file'