New dump_views script

Reference Data/python_project/scripts/dump_views.py

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+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# Add parent directory to Python path so we can import helpers
+parent_dir = Path(__file__).parent.parent
+sys.path.insert(0, str(parent_dir))
+
+from helpers.config import get_db_connection
+
+# Output folder: ITSA/Database Backups/SQL Views/
+ITSA_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.parent
+OUTPUT_DIR = ITSA_ROOT / "Database Backups" / "SQL Views"
+
+
+def dump_views():
+    OUTPUT_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    conn = get_db_connection()
+    cur = conn.cursor()
+
+    # Fetch all user-defined views (exclude system schemas)
+    cur.execute("""
+        SELECT schemaname, viewname, definition
+        FROM pg_views
+        WHERE schemaname NOT IN ('pg_catalog', 'information_schema')
+        ORDER BY schemaname, viewname
+    """)
+
+    views = cur.fetchall()
+    print(f"Found {len(views)} views\n")
+
+    for schema, view_name, definition in views:
+        sql = f"CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW {schema}.{view_name} AS\n{definition.rstrip()};\n"
+
+        filename = f"{schema}.{view_name}.sql" if schema != "public" else f"{view_name}.sql"
+        filepath = OUTPUT_DIR / filename
+
+        filepath.write_text(sql, encoding="utf-8")
+        print(f"  Dumped: {filename}")
+
+    cur.close()
+    conn.close()
+    print(f"\nDone — {len(views)} views saved to:\n  {OUTPUT_DIR}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    dump_views()