MySQL source: loading from SQL query, not tables/views?

Q&A
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Don’t have control over source DB, and need to mask certain fields from being migrated.

Is there a way to load data from SQL query as a source, instead of directly from table schema?

2

Only using views @jcz today Airbyte doesn’t have an option to customize the query executed to pull data.

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Hi. We are using Airbyte for quite a while and a design change has forced us to support exactly that. We need to be able to query the source before sync. We are doing all via the REST API and our sync process is always changing and can never be predetermined.
Now I understand this is not supported. So I might as well ask:

  • Are there any plans for implementing this?
  • Is there an alternative to that?
  • Can you suggest where in the code the original query is invoked (I assume 'select *` from the db)? This will greatly improve the chances of us implementing it and opening a PR.

Thanks.

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Hello shay [not provided], it’s been a while without an update from us. Are you still having problems or did you find a solution?