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Concepts
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.. _import-vs-export:
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Import vs. Export
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From the framework's perspective, everything is actually an "import"
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and never an "export" per se, i.e. data always flows from a source and
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to a destination - or in other words, the "local" side always
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*imports* from the "host" side. But see :doc:`exporting` for more
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about that.
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.. _importer-vs-import-handler:
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Importer vs. Import Handler
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All import (and export) tasks are accomplished by way of 2 things:
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The "importer" is responsible for reading data from one place and
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writing it to another place. But it cannot run itself, it just
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contains the e.g. table-specific read/write logic.
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The "import handler" is responsible for running one or more importers.
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It also is (usually) responsible for "transaction-level" logic, e.g.
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connecting to a database, and ultimately committing that transaction.
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It usually has no table-specific logic, as that is the importer's job.
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For instance you might want to import all customers and products from
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your POS into Rattail; this would require something like:
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* import handler for POS -> Rattail
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* importer for Customer data
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* importer for Product data
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