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[WIP] dbtdocs-to-lookml

A tool to persist descriptions from your dbt project your lookml project.

Running this proof of concept locally:

1. cd into the test_dbt_project directory
2. Run dbt compile. Note, you may need to set up a new dbt target to compile this correctly.
3. cd back into main directory
4. Run python dbtdocs_to_lookml.py
5. Check the target directory: you should have new lookml files with dbt descriptions

To-dos:

For beta release:

• Make this handle multiple lookml files
• Parameterize the paths / add a CLI
• Consider reasonable assumptions around matching a dbt model to a view

Future considerations:

• Should this overwrite files, or just diff them?
• What other command line arguments should it have?
• What about long descriptions?