Next Release: 2.15.0 - April 11, 2019
OmniDB 2.14.0
Release Date: February 14, 2019
Release Notes
New features:
Connection via URI, allowing more connection parameters (for more details check https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-CONNSTRING)
Easy installation/removal of OmniDB plugins
Plugin API: Monitoring Units can now be created as separate plugins
Global user interface font size is now customizable
(PostgreSQL) Support to user-defined types and domains
Improvements:
Monitoring Dashboard: Charts with many labels now are rendered with a vertical scroll bar
Monitoring Dashboard: Non-append charts now keep original colors
Included support to MariaDB 10.3
Included support to MySQL 8.0
Included support to Oracle 18c
Included support to Postgres-XL 10
Bug fixes:
Fixed error when clicking on a foreign table, then Data Actions, then Query Data
Fixed error when changing connection: object of type 'NoneType' has no len()
Fixed CentOS 7 package error: OmniDB server service file is missing
Fixed error in EditData being shown if PK column name has quotes and table has at least 1 record
1- Installation
1.1- Installation packages
Just go to omnidb.org, download the appropriate file for your
operating system and architecture and install it.
You can also install from repositories (as root):
1.1.1- Debian / Ubuntu repository
apt install apt-transport-https dirmngr
echo "deb https://dl.bintray.com/wind39/omnidb-deb debian main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/omnidb.list
apt-key adv --recv-keys 379CE192D401AB61
apt update
apt install omnidb-app # for the app; or
apt install omnidb-server # for the server; or
apt install omnidb-plugin # for the plugin
1.1.2- CentOS 7 / Fedora repository
cat > /etc/yum.repos.d/omnidb.repo <
[omnidb]
name=omnidb
baseurl=https://dl.bintray.com/wind39/omnidb-rpm
gpgcheck=0
repo_gpgcheck=0
enabled=1
EOF
yum install omnidb-app # for the app; or
yum install omnidb-server # for the server; or
yum install omnidb-plugin # for the plugin
1.2- From source
1.2.1- On Debian >= 9 with pip
sudo apt install python3-pip
pip3 install pip --upgrade
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
1.2.2- On Debian/Ubuntu using PyEnv
sudo apt install git make build-essential libssl-dev zlib1g-dev libbz2-dev libreadline-dev libsqlite3-dev wget curl llvm libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev xz-utils
git clone https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv.git ~/.pyenv
echo 'export PYENV_ROOT="$HOME/.pyenv"' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export PATH="$PYENV_ROOT/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'eval "$(pyenv init -)"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
pyenv install 3.5.2
cd OMNIDB_FOLDER
pyenv local 3.5.2
pip install pip --upgrade
pip install -r requirements.txt
1.3- Running OmniDB
Download or clone OmniDB repo and extract it somewhere. To start Django server, enter into OmniDB/OmniDB folder and type:
python omnidb-server.py
2- Introduction
OmniDB is a web tool that simplifies database management focusing on interactivity, designed to be powerful and lightweight. Check-out some characteristics:
Web Tool: Accessible from any platform, using a browser as a medium
Responsive Interface: All available functions in a single page
Unified Workspace: Different technologies managed in a single workspace
Simplified Editing: Easy to add and remove connections
Safety: Multi-user support with encrypted personal information
Interactive Tables: All functionalities use interactive tables, allowing copying and pasting in blocks
Smart SQL Editor: Contextual SQL code completion
Beautiful SQL Editor: You can choose between many available color themes
Tabbed SQL Editor: Easily add, rename or delete editor tabs
Technologies:
Python (3.5+)
Django
Supported Platforms:
Linux
Windows
OS X
Supported DBMS:
PostgreSQL
Oracle
MySQL / MariaDB
Firebird
SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server
IBM DB2
3- Database Schema Management
OmniDB is designed for easy database management. Here are some features:
Tree view showing database structure
Powerful table creation
Editing capabilities:
Tables' names
Columns: name, type and nullable
Primary keys and respective columns
Foreign keys with either table and reference columns, including updating rules and removal as well
Indexes
Table editing: Edit table structure according to DBMS limitations
Data management: Add, edit and remove records
SQL Editing
Syntax highlighting for SQL
SQL code completion for table columns and subquery
Multiple themes to be selected
Other features:
Querying organized in tables
DDL commands execution
SQL history
Graphs displaying tables and their relations
Graphs displaying complete ER diagram
Visualization of explain plan
PL/pgSQL function debugger (requires a plugin, please see here)
Monitoring dashboard