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Datasette plugin 0.5a0 adds API for atomic SQLite database uploads

The datasette-upload-dbs plugin has been updated to version 0.5a0, introducing a formalized API for uploading and atomically swapping SQLite databases on a hosted Datasette instance. This new release allows users to replace existing databases or add new ones via a POST request, enabling automated workflows such as building fresh databases in environments like GitHub Actions and deploying them to production upon successful completion. AI

IMPACT Enables more robust and automated deployment pipelines for data-driven applications.

RANK_REASON This is a software tool update, not a frontier release, significant event, or research paper.

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Datasette plugin 0.5a0 adds API for atomic SQLite database uploads

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  1. Simon Willison TIER_1 Italiano(IT) ·

    datasette-upload-dbs 0.5a0

    <p><strong>Release:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/simonw/datasette-upload-dbs/releases/tag/0.5a0">datasette-upload-dbs 0.5a0</a></p> <p>This plugin has been around for a while - it lets users upload a brand new SQLite database to a hosted Datasette instance, at which point…