README.md
# Kiba ETL
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Writing reliable, concise, well-tested & maintainable data-processing code is tricky.
Kiba lets you define and run such high-quality ETL ([Extract-Transform-Load](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extract,_transform,_load)) jobs using Ruby.
## Getting Started
Head over to the [Wiki](https://github.com/thbar/kiba/wiki) for up-to-date documentation.
**If you need help**, please [ask your question with tag kiba-etl on StackOverflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/ask?tags=kiba-etl) so that other can benefit from your contribution! I monitor this specific tag and will reply to you.
[Kiba Pro](https://www.kiba-etl.org/kiba-pro) customers get priority private email support for any unforeseen issues and simple matters such as installation troubles. Our consulting services will also be prioritized to Kiba Pro subscribers. If you need any coaching on ETL & data pipeline implementation, please [reach out via email](mailto:info@logeek.fr) so we can discuss how to help you out.
You can also check out the [author blog](https://thibautbarrere.com) and [StackOverflow answers](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/kiba-etl).
## Supported Ruby versions
Kiba currently supports Ruby 2.5+, JRuby 9.2+ and TruffleRuby. See [test matrix](https://github.com/thbar/kiba/actions).
## ETL consulting & commercial version
**Consulting services**: if your organization needs guidance on Kiba / ETL implementations, we provide consulting services. Contact at [https://www.logeek.fr](https://www.logeek.fr).
**Kiba Pro**: for vendor-backed ETL extensions, check out [Kiba Pro](https://www.kiba-etl.org/kiba-pro).
## License
Copyright (c) LoGeek SARL. Kiba is an Open Source project licensed under the terms of
the LGPLv3 license. Please see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html> for license text.
## Contributing & Legal
(agreement below borrowed from [Sidekiq Legal](https://github.com/mperham/sidekiq/blob/master/Contributing.md))
By submitting a Pull Request, you disavow any rights or claims to any changes submitted to the Kiba project and assign the copyright of those changes to LoGeek SARL.
If you cannot or do not want to reassign those rights (your employment contract for your employer may not allow this), you should not submit a PR. Open an issue and someone else can do the work.
This is a legal way of saying "If you submit a PR to us, that code becomes ours". 99.9% of the time that's what you intend anyways; we hope it doesn't scare you away from contributing.