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the easiest way to swap connection strings

When working with a development and local database copy, it can be cumbersome to constantly copy and paste new connection strings. Use a terminal command instead.

Installation

Install the latest , or clone this repo and build from source.

Currently available on Windows.

Usage

To view command line arguments

dbb

Command-line Arguments

The installer automatically adds DbBuddy to your system's PATH, allowing for simple command-line interaction.

To activate the setup interface

dbb start

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Current Db: Local Db

Main Menu
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Select an option:
[1] Local Db
[2] Remote Db
[3] Settings
[4] Exit

Once the connection strings have been set, simply toggle back and forth with

dbb set local

(or)

dbb set remote

The Db settings can be set through either the interface with (dbb start), or by manually editing the json file located in the installation folder. (Run the program to generate a file with blank defaults, or create one.

Sample connectionStrings.json file

{
  "LocalDb": "Data Source=localDbName; Integrated Security=true; Initial Catalog=YourDatabaseName; uid=YourUserName; Password=yourPassword;",
  "LocalDbName": "LocalDbName",
  "RemoteDb": "\"Data Source=remoteDbName; Integrated Security=true; Initial Catalog=YourDatabaseName; uid=YourUserName; Password=yourPassword;\"",
  "RemoteDbName": "RemoteDbName",
  "ConfigPath": "C:\\Users\\Caleb\\source\\repos\\TestWebsite\\TestWebsite\\Web.config",
  "CurrentDb": "Local Db"
}

Meta

Caleb Hebert – caleb.b.hebert@gmail.com

Distributed under the MIT license. See LICENSE for more information.

https://github.com/calheb/

Contributing

Right now the tool is set up for my (fairly specific) use case, but if you'd like to add a feature, here's how.

1. Fork it (https://github.com/calheb/DbBuddy/fork)
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/fooBar)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some fooBar')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/fooBar)
5. Create a new Pull Request

Disclaimer

Windows Defender may flag the installer for being unrecognized.