feat: dot notation for indexes create and databases load

src/command.rs

@@ -320,34 +320,31 @@ pub enum IndexesCommands {
         output: String,
     },
 
-    /// Create an index on a table or dataset
+    /// Create an index on a table or dataset.
     ///
-    /// Pass either connection scope (--connection-id + --schema + --table) OR
-    /// dataset scope (--dataset-id), not both.
+    /// For connection-scoped indexes, pass the table and columns using bracket notation:
+    ///   `connection.table[col1,col2]` or `connection.schema.table[col1,col2]`
+    ///   (schema defaults to `public` when omitted)
+    ///
+    /// For dataset-scoped indexes, use `--dataset-id` with `--columns`.
     Create {
-        /// Connection ID (use with --schema and --table)
-        #[arg(long, short = 'c', conflicts_with = "dataset_id", requires_all = ["schema", "table"])]
-        connection_id: Option<String>,
-
-        /// Schema name (requires --connection-id)
-        #[arg(long, requires = "connection_id")]
-        schema: Option<String>,
-
-        /// Table name (requires --connection-id)
-        #[arg(long, requires = "connection_id")]
-        table: Option<String>,
+        /// Table and columns to index: `connection.table[col1,col2]`
+        /// or `connection.schema.table[col1,col2]`. Schema defaults to `public`.
+        #[arg(conflicts_with = "dataset_id")]
+        target: Option<String>,
 
-        /// Dataset ID (alternative scope to --connection-id)
-        #[arg(long, conflicts_with_all = ["connection_id", "schema", "table"])]
+        /// Dataset ID (alternative scope to the positional target)
+        #[arg(long, conflicts_with = "target")]
         dataset_id: Option<String>,
 
-        /// Index name
+        /// Columns to index (comma-separated). Required with --dataset-id;
+        /// for connection scope use bracket notation in the target instead.
         #[arg(long)]
-        name: String,
+        columns: Option<String>,
 
-        /// Columns to index (comma-separated). Vector indexes accept exactly one column.
+        /// Index name (derived from table, columns, and type if omitted)
         #[arg(long)]
-        columns: String,
+        name: Option<String>,
 
         /// Index type — required (no default; choose deliberately)
         #[arg(long, value_parser = ["sorted", "bm25", "vector"])]
@@ -580,6 +577,25 @@ pub enum DatabasesCommands {
         name_or_id: String,
     },
 
+    /// Load a parquet file into a table using dot notation: `database.table` or `database.schema.table`
+    Load {
+        /// Table to load into: `database.table` or `database.schema.table`.
+        /// Schema defaults to `public` when omitted.
+        target: String,
+
+        /// Path to a local parquet file to upload and load
+        #[arg(long, conflicts_with_all = ["upload_id", "url"])]
+        file: Option<String>,
+
+        /// URL of a remote parquet file to download and load
+        #[arg(long, conflicts_with_all = ["file", "upload_id"])]
+        url: Option<String>,
+
+        /// Use a previously staged upload ID from `POST /v1/files` instead of uploading
+        #[arg(long, conflicts_with_all = ["file", "url"])]
+        upload_id: Option<String>,
+    },
+
     /// Manage tables inside a managed database
     Tables {
         #[command(subcommand)]

src/connections.rs

@@ -157,6 +157,26 @@ struct ListResponse {
     connections: Vec<Connection>,
 }
 
+/// Resolve a connection name or ID to a connection ID, exiting on failure.
+pub fn resolve_connection_id(api: &ApiClient, name_or_id: &str) -> String {
+    let body: ListResponse = api.get("/connections");
+    match body
+        .connections
+        .iter()
+        .find(|c| c.id == name_or_id || c.name == name_or_id)
+    {
+        Some(conn) => conn.id.clone(),
+        None => {
+            use crossterm::style::Stylize;
+            eprintln!(
+                "{}",
+                format!("error: no connection named or with id '{name_or_id}'").red()
+            );
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn get(workspace_id: &str, connection_id: &str, format: &str) {
     let api = ApiClient::new(Some(workspace_id));
     let is_table = format == "table";

src/databases.rs

@@ -405,10 +405,6 @@ pub fn create(workspace_id: &str, name: &str, schema: &str, tables: &[String], f
             println!("{}", "Database created".green());
             println!("name: {}", result.name);
             println!("id:   {}", result.id);
-            println!(
-                "load: hotdata databases tables load {} <table> --file ./data.parquet",
-                result.name
-            );
         }
         _ => unreachable!(),
     }

src/main.rs

@@ -396,6 +396,23 @@ fn main() {
                         Some(DatabasesCommands::Delete { name_or_id }) => {
                             databases::delete(&workspace_id, &name_or_id)
                         }
+                        Some(DatabasesCommands::Load {
+                            target,
+                            file,
+                            url,
+                            upload_id,
+                        }) => {
+                            let (database, schema, table) = parse_db_target(&target);
+                            databases::tables_load(
+                                &workspace_id,
+                                &database,
+                                &table,
+                                Some(schema.as_str()),
+                                file.as_deref(),
+                                url.as_deref(),
+                                upload_id.as_deref(),
+                            )
+                        }
                         Some(DatabasesCommands::Tables { command }) => match command {
                             DatabaseTablesCommands::List {
                                 database,
@@ -565,12 +582,10 @@ fn main() {
                         &output,
                     ),
                     IndexesCommands::Create {
-                        connection_id,
-                        schema,
-                        table,
+                        target,
                         dataset_id,
-                        name,
                         columns,
+                        name,
                         r#type,
                         metric,
                         r#async,
@@ -579,32 +594,64 @@ fn main() {
                         output_column,
                         description,
                     } => {
-                        let scope = match (
-                            dataset_id.as_deref(),
-                            connection_id.as_deref(),
-                            schema.as_deref(),
-                            table.as_deref(),
-                        ) {
-                            (Some(did), _, _, _) => indexes::IndexScope::Dataset { dataset_id: did },
-                            (None, Some(cid), Some(sch), Some(tbl)) => {
-                                indexes::IndexScope::Connection {
-                                    connection_id: cid,
-                                    schema: sch,
-                                    table: tbl,
+                        let api = api::ApiClient::new(Some(&workspace_id));
+                        let (scope, resolved_columns, auto_name) =
+                            match (target.as_deref(), dataset_id.as_deref()) {
+                                (Some(tgt), None) => {
+                                    let (conn_name, schema, table, cols) =
+                                        parse_index_target(tgt);
+                                    let conn_id =
+                                        connections::resolve_connection_id(&api, &conn_name);
+                                    let auto = format!(
+                                        "{table}_{cols}_{type}",
+                                        cols = cols.join("_"),
+                                        type = r#type
+                                    );
+                                    (
+                                        (conn_id, schema, table),
+                                        cols.join(","),
+                                        auto,
+                                    )
                                 }
-                            }
-                            _ => {
-                                eprintln!(
-                                    "error: provide either --dataset-id or all three of --connection-id, --schema, --table"
-                                );
-                                std::process::exit(1);
+                                (None, Some(did)) => {
+                                    let cols =
+                                        columns.as_deref().unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                                            eprintln!(
+                                                "error: --columns is required with --dataset-id"
+                                            );
+                                            std::process::exit(1);
+                                        });
+                                    let auto = format!("dataset_{type}", type = r#type);
+                                    (
+                                        (did.to_string(), String::new(), String::new()),
+                                        cols.to_string(),
+                                        auto,
+                                    )
+                                }
+                                _ => {
+                                    eprintln!(
+                                        "error: provide either <target> (e.g. airbnb.listings[col1,col2]) or --dataset-id with --columns"
+                                    );
+                                    std::process::exit(1);
+                                }
+                            };
+                        let index_name = name.unwrap_or(auto_name);
+                        let is_dataset = dataset_id.is_some();
+                        let (conn_id, schema, table) = scope;
+                        let resolved_scope = if is_dataset {
+                            indexes::IndexScope::Dataset { dataset_id: &conn_id }
+                        } else {
+                            indexes::IndexScope::Connection {
+                                connection_id: &conn_id,
+                                schema: &schema,
+                                table: &table,
                             }
                         };
                         indexes::create(
                             &workspace_id,
-                            scope,
-                            &name,
-                            &columns,
+                            resolved_scope,
+                            &index_name,
+                            &resolved_columns,
                             &r#type,
                             metric.as_deref(),
                             r#async,
@@ -911,6 +958,61 @@ fn main() {
     }
 }
 
+/// Parse a database target like `airbnb.listings` or `airbnb.public.listings`
+/// into `(database, schema, table)`. Schema defaults to `public`.
+fn parse_db_target(target: &str) -> (String, String, String) {
+    let parts: Vec<&str> = target.splitn(4, '.').collect();
+    match parts.as_slice() {
+        [db, tbl] => (db.to_string(), "public".to_string(), tbl.to_string()),
+        [db, schema, tbl] => (db.to_string(), schema.to_string(), tbl.to_string()),
+        _ => {
+            eprintln!(
+                "error: target must be 'database.table' or 'database.schema.table'"
+            );
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Parse an index target like `airbnb.listings[col1,col2]` or
+/// `airbnb.public.listings[col1,col2]` into `(conn_name, schema, table, columns)`.
+/// Schema defaults to `public` when only two dot-parts are given.
+fn parse_index_target(target: &str) -> (String, String, String, Vec<String>) {
+    let Some(bracket_pos) = target.find('[') else {
+        eprintln!(
+            "error: target must include columns in brackets, e.g. airbnb.listings[col1,col2]"
+        );
+        std::process::exit(1);
+    };
+    let table_part = &target[..bracket_pos];
+    let cols_raw = target[bracket_pos + 1..].trim_end_matches(']');
+
+    let parts: Vec<&str> = table_part.splitn(4, '.').collect();
+    let (conn, schema, table) = match parts.as_slice() {
+        [c, t] => (c.to_string(), "public".to_string(), t.to_string()),
+        [c, s, t] => (c.to_string(), s.to_string(), t.to_string()),
+        _ => {
+            eprintln!(
+                "error: target must be 'connection.table[cols]' or 'connection.schema.table[cols]'"
+            );
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        }
+    };
+
+    let columns: Vec<String> = cols_raw
+        .split(',')
+        .map(|s| s.trim().to_string())
+        .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
+        .collect();
+
+    if columns.is_empty() {
+        eprintln!("error: no columns specified in brackets");
+        std::process::exit(1);
+    }
+
+    (conn, schema, table, columns)
+}
+
 pub fn get_styles() -> clap::builder::Styles {
     Styles::styled()
         .header(AnsiColor::Yellow.on_default())