Disable json serde

tap_athena/client.py

@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@
 
 import typing as t
 
+import sqlalchemy
 from singer_sdk import SQLConnector, SQLStream
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from sqlalchemy.engine import Engine
+
 
 class AthenaConnector(SQLConnector):
     """The connector for SQLite.
@@ -34,6 +38,17 @@ def get_sqlalchemy_url(self, config: dict[str, t.Any]) -> str:
             f"schema={config['schema_name']}"
         )
 
+    def create_engine(self) -> Engine:
+        """Create a SQLAlchemy engine."""
+        return sqlalchemy.create_engine(
+            self.sqlalchemy_url,
+            echo=False,
+            # TODO: Enable JSON serialization/deserialization.
+            # https://github.com/MeltanoLabs/tap-athena/issues/35
+            # json_serializer=self.serialize_json,
+            # json_deserializer=self.deserialize_json,
+        )
+
 
 class AthenaStream(SQLStream):
     """The Stream class for Athena."""