Hubcap is the script that generates the pages of the dbt package registry site, hub.getdbt.com.
Each hour, hubcap.py runs, and checks whether there are new releases for any of the repositories listed in hub.json. If a new release has been created, or a new package has been added to the list, a Pull Request is opened against the hub.getdbt.com repository to update the the registry site to reflect this. PRs are approved by a member of the Fishtown Analytics team, typically within one business day.
Assorted constraints:
- project must be hosted on GitHub
- your project must have a dbt_project.yml with a
name:tag in the yaml - if used by your project, a
packages.ymlmust live at the root level of your project repository - only release names that use semantic versioning will be picked up by hubcap — both
0.1.0andv0.1.0will be picked up, butfirst-releasewill not.
Currently, only packages hosted on a GitHub repo are supported.
To add your package, open a PR that adds your repository to hub.json. A dbt Labs team member will review your PR and provide a cursory check of your new package against best practices.