diff --git a/tools/python/jwutils/db/TableIoHandler.py b/tools/python/jwutils/db/TableIoHandler.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from typing import Any, List, Union, Optional, Dict
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+import re, csv, json
+
+from ..log import *
+from ..cast import cast_str
+from .schema.Schema import Schema
+
+from .rows import *
+
+TType = Union[Any, Dict[str, Any]]
+
+class TableIoHandler(ABC): # export
+
+    def __init__(self, schema: Schema):
+        self.__table_meta = None
+        self.__schema = schema
+
+    @property
+    def _table_meta(self):
+        if self.__table_meta is None:
+            self.__table_meta = self.__schema.table_by_model_name(
+                    self.__class__.__name__, throw=True)
+        return self.__table_meta
+
+    @property
+    def _table_name(self):
+        return self._table_meta.name
+
+    @property
+    def _primary_keys(self):
+        return self._table_meta.primary_keys
+
+    def _check_non_nullable(self, rows):
+        buf = []
+        non_nullable = self.__table_meta.not_null_insertible_columns
+        try:
+            rows_check_not_null(rows, non_nullable, buf=buf)
+        except:
+            cn = self.__class__.__name__
+            tn = self._table_name
+            d = '========================================================='
+            slog_m(ERR, f'{d} Null values in {cn}\n')
+            for key in non_nullable:
+                buf = rows_check_not_null(rows, key, log_prio=OFF, throw=False)
+                if not buf:
+                    continue
+                slog_m(ERR, f'\n{d} Null values in {cn} / {tn}: "{key}"\n')
+                use_cols=self.log_columns
+                if key not in use_cols:
+                    use_cols.append(key)
+                rows_dump(buf, use_cols=use_cols, log_prio=ERR)
+                rows_dump(buf, use_cols=use_cols, out_path=f'/tmp/missing_{key}_in_{tn}.html', heading=f'Missing "{key}" in table {tn}')
+            raise
+
+    @property
+    def log_columns(self):
+        return self._table_meta.log_columns
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def _load(self, uri: str, reference) -> TType:
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def _store(self, uri: str, data: TType):
+        pass
+
+    def load(self, uri: str, reference, check_duplicates=False, write_csv=None) -> TType:
+        slog(INFO, f'Reading table "{self._table_name}" from "{uri}"')
+        ret = self._load(uri, reference)
+        if check_duplicates:
+            slog(INFO, f'Checking duplicates in {self._table_name}')
+            d = rows_duplicates(ret)
+            if len(d):
+                slog(ERR, f'Duplicates {d}')
+                raise Exception("Duplicates")
+        self._check_non_nullable(ret)
+        #schema_missing_foreign_key_values(self._table_name, ret, reference)
+        return ret
+
+    def store(self, uri: str, data: TType) -> None:
+        return self._store(uri, data)