Data Source APIs JDBC Datasource Resource

This service provides methods for listing, creating, downloading, uploading, and removal of JDBC data sources.

Get list of JDBC datasource IDs

get

Get a list of JDBC datasource IDs.

Example Request:

GET pentaho/plugin/data-access/api/datasource/jdbc/connection

cURL Example:

curl -X GET \
  "http://localhost:8080/pentaho/plugin/data-access/api/datasource/jdbc/connection" \
  -H "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46cGFzc3dvcmQ=" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

Authorizations

Responses

200

Successfully retrieved the list of JDBC datasource IDs

Responseobject

List of JDBC datasource IDs in XML format

500

Internal error retrieving JDBC datasource IDs

text/plain

get

/data-access/api/datasource/jdbc/connection

GET /data-access/api/datasource/jdbc/connection HTTP/1.1
Host: 
Authorization: Basic username:password
Accept: */*

<jaxbList>
  <type>java.lang.String</type>
  <item>AgileBI</item>
  <item>Audit</item>
  <item>SampleData</item>
  <item>TestDataSourceResource</item>
  <item>baseball connection</item>
  <item>live_logging_info</item>
  <item>pentaho_operations_mart</item>
</jaxbList>

Add or update a JDBC datasource connection

put

Add or update a JDBC datasource connection.

Example Request:

PUT pentaho/plugin/data-access/api/datasource/jdbc/connection/TestDatasource

cURL Example:

curl -X PUT \
  "http://localhost:8080/pentaho/plugin/data-access/api/datasource/jdbc/connection/TestDatasource" \
  -H "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46cGFzc3dvcmQ=" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "changed": true,
    "usingConnectionPool": true,
    "connectSql": "",
    "databaseName": "SampleData",
    "databasePort": "9001",
    "hostname": "localhost",
    "name": "TestDataSourceResource",
    "password": "password",
    "username": "pentaho_user",
    "attributes": {},
    "connectionPoolingProperties": {},
    "extraOptions": {},
    "accessType": "NATIVE",
    "databaseType": {
      "defaultDatabasePort": 9001,
      "extraOptionsHelpUrl": "http://hsqldb.sourceforge.net/doc/guide/ch04.html#N109DA",
      "name": "Hypersonic",
      "shortName": "HYPERSONIC",
      "supportedAccessTypes": ["NATIVE", "ODBC", "JNDI"]
    }
  }'

Authorizations

Path parameters

connectionIdstringRequired

The ID of the JDBC datasource to add or update

Example: TestDatasource

Body

Database connection configuration

idstringOptional

Unique identifier for the database connection

Example: 00ac4db3-7567-4019-8917-1b6f512ee162

namestringOptional

Name of the database connection

Example: TestDataSourceResource

hostnamestringOptional

Database server hostname

Example: localhost

databaseNamestringOptional

Name of the database

Example: SampleData

databasePortstringOptional

Database server port

Example: 9001

usernamestringOptional

Database username

Example: pentaho_user

passwordstringOptional

Database password (may be encrypted or nullified for security)

Example: password

accessTypestringOptional

Type of database access

Example: NATIVE

accessTypeValuestringOptional

Value for the access type

Example: NATIVE

connectSqlstringOptional

SQL to execute on connection

usingConnectionPoolbooleanOptional

Whether to use connection pooling

Example: true

initialPoolSizeintegerOptional

Initial connection pool size

Example: 0

maximumPoolSizeintegerOptional

Maximum connection pool size

Example: 0

partitionedbooleanOptional

Whether the database is partitioned

Example: false

changedbooleanOptional

Whether the connection has been modified

Example: false

quoteAllFieldsbooleanOptional

Whether to quote all field names

Example: false

streamingResultsbooleanOptional

Whether to use streaming results

Example: false

forcingIdentifiersToLowerCasebooleanOptional

Whether to force identifiers to lowercase

Example: false

forcingIdentifiersToUpperCasebooleanOptional

Whether to force identifiers to uppercase

Example: false

usingDoubleDecimalAsSchemaTableSeparatorbooleanOptional

Whether to use double decimal as schema table separator

Example: false

dataTablespacestringOptional

Data tablespace name

indexTablespacestringOptional

Index tablespace name

informixServernamestringOptional

Informix server name

SQLServerInstancestring | nullableOptional

SQL Server instance name

Responses

204

JDBC datasource added successfully.

No content

304

Datasource was not modified

401

User is not authorized to add JDBC datasources.

text/plain

500

An unexpected error occurred while adding the JDBC datasource.

text/plain

put

/data-access/api/datasource/jdbc/connection/{connectionId}

PUT /data-access/api/datasource/jdbc/connection/{connectionId} HTTP/1.1
Host: 
Authorization: Basic username:password
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 702

"{\n  \"changed\": true,\n  \"usingConnectionPool\": true,\n  \"connectSql\": \"\",\n  \"databaseName\": \"SampleData\",\n  \"databasePort\": \"9001\",\n  \"hostname\": \"localhost\",\n  \"name\": \"TestDataSourceResource\",\n  \"password\": \"password\",\n  \"username\": \"pentaho_user\",\n  \"attributes\": {},\n  \"connectionPoolingProperties\": {},\n  \"extraOptions\": {},\n  \"accessType\": \"NATIVE\",\n  \"databaseType\": {\n    \"defaultDatabasePort\": 9001,\n    \"extraOptionsHelpUrl\": \"http://hsqldb.sourceforge.net/doc/guide/ch04.html#N109DA\",\n    \"name\": \"Hypersonic\",\n    \"shortName\": \"HYPERSONIC\",\n    \"supportedAccessTypes\": [\"NATIVE\", \"ODBC\", \"JNDI\"]\n  }\n}\n"

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Export a JDBC datasource connection

get

Export a JDBC datasource connection.

Example Request:

GET pentaho/plugin/data-access/api/datasource/jdbc/connection/TestDataSourceResource

cURL Example:

curl -X GET \
  "http://localhost:8080/pentaho/plugin/data-access/api/datasource/jdbc/connection/TestDataSourceResource" \
  -H "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46cGFzc3dvcmQ=" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

Authorizations

Path parameters

namestringRequired

The name of the JDBC datasource to retrieve

Example: TestDataSourceResource

Responses

200

Successfully retrieved the JDBC datasource

500

An error occurred retrieving the JDBC datasource

text/plain

get

/data-access/api/datasource/jdbc/connection/{name}

GET /data-access/api/datasource/jdbc/connection/{name} HTTP/1.1
Host: 
Authorization: Basic username:password
Accept: */*

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<object>
	<id>00ac4db3-7567-4019-8917-1b6f512ee162</id>
	<name>TestDataSourceResource</name>
	<hostname>localhost</hostname>
	<databaseName>SampleData</databaseName>
	<databasePort>9001</databasePort>
	<username>pentaho_user</username>
	<password>password</password>
	<accessType>NATIVE</accessType>
	<accessTypeValue>NATIVE</accessTypeValue>
	<connectSql/>
	<usingConnectionPool>true</usingConnectionPool>
	<initialPoolSize>0</initialPoolSize>
	<maximumPoolSize>0</maximumPoolSize>
	<partitioned>false</partitioned>
	<changed>false</changed>
	<quoteAllFields>false</quoteAllFields>
	<streamingResults>false</streamingResults>
	<forcingIdentifiersToLowerCase>false</forcingIdentifiersToLowerCase>
	<forcingIdentifiersToUpperCase>false</forcingIdentifiersToUpperCase>
	<usingDoubleDecimalAsSchemaTableSeparator>false</usingDoubleDecimalAsSchemaTableSeparator>
	<dataTablespace/>
	<indexTablespace/>
	<informixServername/>
	<SQLServerInstance/>
	<attributes>
		<PORT_NUMBER>9001</PORT_NUMBER>
	</attributes>
	<connectionPoolingProperties/>
	<extraOptions/>
	<databaseType>
		<name>Hypersonic</name>
		<shortName>HYPERSONIC</shortName>
		<defaultDatabasePort>9001</defaultDatabasePort>
		<extraOptionsHelpUrl>http://hsqldb.sourceforge.net/doc/guide/ch04.html#N109DA</extraOptionsHelpUrl>
		<supportedAccessTypes>NATIVE</supportedAccessTypes>
		<supportedAccessTypes>ODBC</supportedAccessTypes>
		<supportedAccessTypes>JNDI</supportedAccessTypes>
	</databaseType>
</object>

Remove JDBC datasource by name

delete

Remove the JDBC data source for a given JDBC name.

Example Request:

DELETE pentaho/plugin/data-access/api/datasource/jdbc/connection/TestDataSourceResource

cURL Example:

curl -X DELETE \
  "http://localhost:8080/pentaho/plugin/data-access/api/datasource/jdbc/connection/TestDataSourceResource" \
  -H "Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46cGFzc3dvcmQ="

Authorizations

Path parameters

namestringRequired

The name of the JDBC datasource to remove

Example: TestDataSourceResource

Responses

204

JDBC datasource removed successfully.

No content

304

User is not authorized to remove the JDBC datasource or the connection does not exist.

500

An unexpected error occurred while deleting the JDBC datasource.

text/plain

delete

/data-access/api/datasource/jdbc/connection/{name}

DELETE /data-access/api/datasource/jdbc/connection/{name} HTTP/1.1
Host: 
Authorization: Basic username:password
Accept: */*

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