+10 On Thu, Sep 10, 2026 at 8:40 AM Dev-iL <[email protected]> wrote:
> Sounds good! > > On Thu, 10 Sept 2026, 9:04 Niko Oliveira, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi folks, > > > > I'd like to propose adding a new community provider for DuckDB. > > > > Integration overview: > > --------------------- > > > > DuckDB is an in-process analytical (OLAP) database. Unlike most SQL > > providers there is no server to connect to: queries run inside the task > > process, which makes it a cheap way to run an analytical transform that > > doesn't justify standing up a cluster. It reads and writes Parquet, CSV > and > > JSON directly from object storage, so it fits naturally between an > extract > > and a load step in a > > Dag. > > > > It also fits Airflow's existing shape well: The proposed DuckDB provider > > speaks DbAPI, so it plugs into the common-sql ecosystem rather than > needing > > new machinery, and it fits in the data-processing/ETL space. DuckDB Labs > > was acquired by Amazon but DuckDB remains MIT licensed and controlled by > > the DuckDB Foundation. It is usable with no account, no signup and no > > hosted service. > > > > The provider exposes a DuckDBHook extending DbApiHook, so it works with > > SQLExecuteQueryOperator and the rest of the common-sql ecosystem, plus a > > DuckDBExecuteQueryOperator and a duckdb connection type. The connection > is > > optional: with none configured the hook opens an in-memory database. > > > > Provider specific integrations would live in their relevant provider > > package (e.g. for AWS, an AwsDuckDBHook in > apache-airflow-providers-amazon > > for credential management). > > > > System tests: > > ------------- > > > > DuckDB runs in-process with no live external service, so system tests are > > not > > required for this provider; the unit tests exercise a real in-memory > > DuckDB. > > An AWS-specific system test could be added in the Amazon provider > package, > > if folks think that's required. > > > > Proposed stewards: > > ------------------ > > > > Myself and the AWS team plan to sponsor and steward this package, you > know > > us and our track record well :) > > > > - Niko Oliveira (@o-nikolas) > > - Vincent Beck (@vincbeck) > > > > Working implementation > > ---------------------- > > > > https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/72845 > > > > Incubation commitment > > --------------------- > > > > We commit to: > > > > - Maintaining the provider and responding to issues within a reasonable > > time > > - Meeting the incubation health metrics within 6 months > > - Participating in quarterly governance updates > > > > Cheers, > > Niko > > >
