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Yuan Teoh 293c1d6889 feat!: update configuration file v2 (#2369)
This PR introduces a significant update to the Toolbox configuration
file format, which is one of the primary **breaking changes** required
for the implementation of the Advanced Control Plane.

# Summary of Changes
The configuration schema has been updated to enforce resource isolation
and facilitate atomic, incremental updates.
* Resource Isolation: Resource definitions are now separated into
individual blocks, using a distinct structure for each resource type
(Source, Tool, Toolset, etc.). This improves readability, management,
and auditing of configuration files.
* Field Name Modification: Internal field names have been modified to
align with declarative methodologies. Specifically, the configuration
now separates kind (general resource type, e.g., Source) from type
(specific implementation, e.g., Postgres).

# User Impact
Existing tools.yaml configuration files are now in an outdated format.
Users must eventually update their files to the new YAML format.

# Mitigation & Compatibility
Backward compatibility is maintained during this transition to ensure no
immediate user action is required for existing files.
* Immediate Backward Compatibility: The source code includes a
pre-processing layer that automatically detects outdated configuration
files (v1 format) and converts them to the new v2 format under the hood.
* [COMING SOON] Migration Support: The new toolbox migrate subcommand
will be introduced to allow users to automatically convert their old
configuration files to the latest format.

# Example
Example for config file v2:
```
kind: sources
name: my-pg-instance
type: cloud-sql-postgres
project: my-project
region: my-region
instance: my-instance
database: my_db
user: my_user
password: my_pass
---
kind: authServices
name: my-google-auth
type: google
clientId: testing-id
---
kind: tools
name: example_tool
type: postgres-sql
source: my-pg-instance
description: some description
statement: SELECT * FROM SQL_STATEMENT;
parameters:
- name: country
  type: string
  description: some description
---
kind: tools
name: example_tool_2
type: postgres-sql
source: my-pg-instance
description: returning the number one
statement: SELECT 1;
---
kind: toolsets
name: example_toolset
tools:
- example_tool
```

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postgres-get-column-cardinality docs 1 The "postgres-get-column-cardinality" tool estimates the number of unique values in one or all columns of a Postgres database table.
/resources/tools/postgres-get-column-cardinality

About

The postgres-get-column-cardinality tool estimates the number of unique values (cardinality) for one or all columns in a specific PostgreSQL table by using the database's internal statistics. It's compatible with any of the following sources:

postgres-get-column-cardinality returns detailed information as JSON about column cardinality values, ordered by estimated cardinality in descending order. The tool takes the following input parameters:

  • schema_name (required): The schema name in which the table is present.
  • table_name (required): The table name in which the column is present.
  • column_name (optional): The column name for which the cardinality is to be found. If not provided, cardinality for all columns will be returned. Default: "".

Example

kind: tools
name: get_column_cardinality
type: postgres-get-column-cardinality
source: postgres-source
description: Estimates the number of unique values (cardinality) quickly for one or all columns in a specific PostgreSQL table by using the database's internal statistics, returning the results in descending order of estimated cardinality. Please run ANALYZE on the table before using this tool to get accurate results. The tool returns the column_name and the estimated_cardinality. If the column_name is not provided, the tool returns all columns along with their estimated cardinality.

The response is a json array with the following elements:

[
  {
    "column_name": "name of the column",
    "estimated_cardinality": "estimated number of unique values in the column"
  }
]

Notes

For accurate results, it's recommended to run ANALYZE on the table before using this tool. The ANALYZE command updates the database statistics that this tool relies on to estimate cardinality.

Reference

field type required description
type string true Must be "postgres-get-column-cardinality".
source string true Name of the source the SQL should execute on.
description string true Description of the tool that is passed to the LLM.