Tablib sql export support

README.md

@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ with open('report.xls', 'wb') as f:
 0    model-t    True Henry Ford [email protected] 2016-02-06 22:28:23.894202
 ```
 
+**SQL**
+
+``` python
+>>> rows.export('sql')
+INSERT INTO active_users (username,active,name,user_email,timezone) VALUES ('model-t', TRUE, 'Henry Ford', '[email protected]', TIMESTAMP '2016-02-06 22:28:23.894202');
+```
+
 You get the point. All other features of Tablib are also available, so
 you can sort results, add/remove columns/rows, remove duplicates,
 transpose the table, add separators, slice data by column, and more.

README.rst

@@ -135,6 +135,13 @@ Excellent for sharing data with friends, or generating reports.
         username  active       name        user_email                   timezone
     0    model-t    True Henry Ford [email protected] 2016-02-06 22:28:23.894202
 
+**SQL**
+
+.. code:: python
+
+    >>> rows.export('sql')
+    INSERT INTO active_users (username,active,name,user_email,timezone) VALUES ('model-t', TRUE, 'Henry Ford', '[email protected]', TIMESTAMP '2016-02-06 22:28:23.894202');
+
 You get the point. All other features of Tablib are also available,
 so you can sort results, add/remove columns/rows, remove duplicates,
 transpose the table, add separators, slice data by column, and more.

records.py

@@ -99,8 +99,18 @@ def dataset(self):
 
         return data
 
+    @property
+    def _typed_dataset(self):
+        """A Tablib Dataset containing the row with original types."""
+        data = tablib.Dataset()
+        data.headers = self.keys()
+        data.append(self.values())
+        return data
+
     def export(self, format, **kwargs):
         """Exports the row to the given format."""
+        if format == 'sql':
+            return self._typed_dataset.export(format, **kwargs)
         return self.dataset.export(format, **kwargs)
 
 
@@ -167,10 +177,6 @@ def __getitem__(self, key):
     def __len__(self):
         return len(self._all_rows)
 
-    def export(self, format, **kwargs):
-        """Export the RecordCollection to a given format (courtesy of Tablib)."""
-        return self.dataset.export(format, **kwargs)
-
     @property
     def dataset(self):
         """A Tablib Dataset representation of the RecordCollection."""
@@ -192,6 +198,32 @@ def dataset(self):
 
         return data
 
+    @property
+    def _typed_dataset(self):
+        """A Tablib Dataset representation of the RecordCollection with original types."""
+        # Create a new Tablib Dataset.
+        data = tablib.Dataset()
+
+        # If the RecordCollection is empty, just return the empty set
+        # Check number of rows by typecasting to list
+        if len(list(self)) == 0:
+            return data
+
+        # Set the column names as headers on Tablib Dataset.
+        first = self[0]
+
+        data.headers = first.keys()
+        for row in self.all():
+            data.append(row.values())
+
+        return data
+
+    def export(self, format, **kwargs):
+        """Export the RecordCollection to a given format (courtesy of Tablib)."""
+        if format == 'sql':
+            return self._typed_dataset.export(format, **kwargs)
+        return self.dataset.export(format, **kwargs)
+
     def all(self, as_dict=False, as_ordereddict=False):
         """Returns a list of all rows for the RecordCollection. If they haven't
         been fetched yet, consume the iterator and cache the results."""