Company
Date Published
Author
Pete DeJoy
Word count
882
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

The Astronomer Registry has been launched as a discovery hub for Airflow providers, facilitating integration between the Airflow community and the broader data ecosystem. Designed to enhance the utility of the Airflow providers framework, the Registry allows developers and companies to publish providers from any public repository, thus enabling easy access to a wide range of tools for creating highly-contextual pipelines. It introduces an intuitive navigation system for users to access crucial information about provider packages and modules, and offers a robust search feature to improve discoverability. A beta program is also underway, collaborating with partners such as Great Expectations and Fivetran to refine the process of creating Airflow Providers. Future plans include expanding the number of providers, introducing a scoring system for modules, and developing a private registry for sharing custom code within teams.