lkml2cube is a tool that converts LookML models into Cube data models.
There are two main commands, cubes
and views
. Both commands read all the files in the provided input parameter, including those referenced by the LookML keyword includes
.
The difference is that the cubes
command only creates Cube's cube
model definitions, while the views
command creates cube
and view
model definitions. LookML syntax defines the join relationships at the explore level (equivalent to Cube's view
). That's why explores need special treatment and why they are ignored in the lkml2cube cubes
command.
pip install lkml2cube
lkml2cube cubes path/to/file.view.lkml --outputdir examples/
lkml2cube cubes --parseonly path/to/file.view.lkml
lkml2cube views path/to/file.explore.lkml --outputdir examples/
lkml2cube views ../my_lookml_project/views/countries.view.lkml --outputdir model/ --rootdir ../my_lookml_project/