TACO Toolkit
The TACO Toolkit is a set of tools that helps simplify Tableau web data connector development. It contains a command-line interface (CLI) to create and publish Tableau web data connectors and an SDK that enables you to develop your connectors efficiently.
Prerequisites
Installation
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Open your terminal and type the following command to install the TACO Toolkit:
npm install -g @tableau/taco-toolkit
This installs the toolkit globally. The TACO Toolkit includes:
- TACO CLI
- WDC boilerplate connector
- WDC 3.0 SDK
- Various utilities for creating, building, and packaging your connectors
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Verify the installation by typing the following:
taco
License
https://help.tableau.com/current/api/webdataconnector/en-us/docs/wdc_license.html
The TACO Toolkit End User License Agreement (EULA) is also available in the installed @tableau/taco-toolkit
package. For example, on macOS, the file is located at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/@tableau/taco-toolkit/LICENSE.md
.