rxjava-jdbc

Efficient execution, concise code, and functional composition of database calls using JDBC and RxJava Observable.

Status: Released to Maven Central

Release Notes

Features

• Functionally compose database queries run sequentially or in parallel
• Queries may be only partially run or indeed never run due to subscription cancellations thus improving efficiency
• Concise code
• Queries can depend on completion of other Observables and can be supplied parameters through Observables.
• Method chaining just leads the way (once you are on top of the RxJava api of course!)
• All the RxJava goodness!
• Automatically maps query result rows into typed tuples or your own classes
• CLOB and BLOB handling is simplified greatly

Maven site reports are here including javadoc.

Todo

• Callable statements

Build instructions

git clone https://github.com/davidmoten/rxjava-jdbc.git
cd rxjava-jdbc
mvn clean install

Getting started

Include this maven dependency in your pom (available in Maven Central):

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.github.davidmoten</groupId>
    <artifactId>rxjava-jdbc</artifactId>
    <version>0.4</version>
</dependency>

After using RxJava on a work project and being very impressed with it (even without Java 8 lambdas!), I wondered what it could offer for JDBC usage. The answer is lots!

Here's a simple example:

Database db = Database.from(url);
List<String> names = db.
		.select("select name from person where name > ? order by name")
		.parameter("ALEX")
		.getAs(String.class)
		.toList().toBlocking().single();
System.out.println(names);

output:

[FRED, JOSEPH, MARMADUKE]

Without using rxjava-jdbc the code is ugly mainly because of the pain of closing jdbc resources:

Connection con = null;
PreparedStatement ps = null;
ResultSet rs = null;
try {
    con = DriverManager.getConnection(url);
	ps = con.prepareStatement("select name from person where name > ? order by name");
	ps.setObject(1, "ALEX");
	rs = ps.executeQuery();
	List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();
	while (rs.next()) {
		list.add(rs.getString(1));
	}
	System.out.println(list);
} catch (SQLException e) {
	throw new RuntimeException(e);
} finally {
	if (rs != null)
		try {
			rs.close();
		} catch (SQLException e) {
		}
	if (ps != null)
		try {
			ps.close();
		} catch (SQLException e) {
		}
	if (con!=null) {
		try {
			con.close();
		} catch (SQLException e) {
		}
	}
}

Query types

The Database.select() method is used for

• SQL select queries.

The Database.update() method is used for

• update
• insert
• delete
• DDL (like create table, etc)

Examples of all of the above methods are found in the sections below.

Functional composition of JDBC calls

Here's an example, wonderfully brief compared to normal JDBC usage:

import com.github.davidmoten.rx.jdbc.Database;
import rx.Observable;

// use composition to find the first person alphabetically with
// a score less than the person with the last name alphabetically
// whose name is not XAVIER. Two threads and connections will be used.

Database db = new Database(connectionProvider);
Observable<Integer> score = db
		.select("select score from person where name <> ? order by name")
		.parameter("XAVIER")
		.getAs(Integer.class)
		.last();
String name = db
		.query("select name from person where score < ? order by name")
		.parameters(score)
		.getAs(String.class)
		.first()
		.toBlocking().single();
assertEquals("FRED", name);

or alternatively using the Observable.lift() method to chain everything in one command:

String name = db
    .select("select score from person where name <> ? order by name")
    .parameter("XAVIER")
    .getAs(Integer.class)
    .last()
    .lift(db.select("select name from person where score < ? order by name")
            .parameterOperator()
            .getAs(String.class))
    .first()
    .toBlocking().single();

About toBlocking

You'll see toBlocking() used in the examples in this page and in the unit tests but in your application code you should try to avoid using it. The most benefit from the reactive style is obtained by not leaving the monad. That is, stay in Observable land and make the most of it. Chain everything together and leave toBlocking to an endpoint or better still just subscribe with an Observer.

Dependencies

You can setup chains of dependencies that will determine the order of running of queries.

To indicate that a query cannot be run before one or more other Observables have been completed use the dependsOn() method. Here's an example:

Observable<Integer> insert = db
		.update("insert into person(name,score) values(?,?)")
		.parameters("JOHN", 45)
		.count()
		.map(Util.<Integer> delay(500));
int count = db
		.select("select name from person")
		.dependsOn(insert)
		.get()
		.count()
		.toBlocking().single();
assertEquals(4, count);

Note that when you pass the output of a query as a parameter to another query there is an implicit dependency established.

Mixing explicit and Observable parameters

Example:

String name= db
	.query("select name from person where name > ?  and score < ? order by name")
	.parameter("BARRY")
	.parameters(Observable.from(100))
	.getAs(String.class)
	.first()
	.toBlocking().single();
assertEquals("FRED",name);

Passing multiple parameter sets to a query

Given a sequence of parameters, each chunk of parameters will be run with the query and the results appended. In the example below there is only one parameter in the sql statement yet two parameters are specified. This causes the statement to be run twice.

List<Integer> list = 
	db.query("select score from person where name=?")
	    .parameter("FRED").parameter("JOSEPH")
		.getAs(Integer.class).toList().toBlocking().single();
assertEquals(Arrays.asList(21,34),list);

Processing a ResultSet

Many operators in rxjava process items pushed to them asynchronously. Given this it is important that ResultSet query results are processed before being emitted to a consuming operator. This means that the select query needs to be passed a function that converts a ResultSet to a result that does not depend on an open java.sql.Connection. Use the get(), getAs(), getTuple?(), and autoMap() methods to specify this function as below.

Observable<Integer> scores = db.query("select score from person where name=?")
	    .parameter("FRED")
		.getAs(Integer.class);

Automap

Given this class:

static class Person {
		private final String name;
		private final double score;
		private final Long dateOfBirth;
		private final Long registered;

		Person(String name, Double score, Long dateOfBirth,
				Long registered) {
				...

We can get rxjava-jdbc to use reflection to auto map the fields in a result set to create an instance of Person:

Observable<Person> persons = db
				.select("select name,score,dob,registered from person order by name")
				.autoMap(Person.class);

The main requirement is that the number of columns in the select statement must match the number of columns in a constructor of Person and that the column types can be automatically mapped to the types in the constructor.

Auto mappings

The automatic mappings below of objects are used in the autoMap() method and for typed getAs() calls.

• java.sql.Date,java.sql.Time,java.sql.Timestamp <==> java.util.Date
• java.sql.Date,java.sql.Time,java.sql.Timestamp ==> java.lang.Long
• java.sql.Blob <==> java.io.InputStream, byte[]
• java.sql.Clob <==> java.io.Reader, String
• java.math.BigInteger ==> Long, Integer, Decimal, Float, Short, java.math.BigDecimal
• java.math.BigDecimal ==> Long, Integer, Decimal, Float, Short, java.math.BigInteger

Note that automappings do not occur to primitives so use Long instead of long.

Tuples

Typed tuples can be returned in an Observable: ###Tuple2

Tuple2<String, Integer> tuple = db
		.query("select name,score from person where name >? order by name")
		.parameter("ALEX").create()
		.execute(String.class, Integer.class).last()
		.toBlocking().single();
assertEquals("MARMADUKE", tuple.value1());
assertEquals(25, (int) tuple.value2());

Similarly for Tuple3, Tuple4, Tuple5, Tuple6, Tuple7, and finally ###TupleN

TupleN<String> tuple = db
		.query("select name, lower(name) from person order by name")
		.create()
		.executeN(String.class).first()
		.toBlocking().single();
assertEquals("FRED", tuple.values().get(0));
assertEquals("fred", tuple.values().get(1));

Large objects support

Blob and Clobs are straightforward to handle.

Insert a Clob

Here's how to insert a String value into a Clob (document column below is of type CLOB):

String document = ...
Observable<Integer> count = db
		.update("insert into person_clob(name,document) values(?,?)")
		.parameter("FRED")
		.parameter(Database.toSentinelIfNull(document)).count();

(Note the use of the Database.toSentinelIfNull(String) method to handle the null case correctly)

or using a java.io.Reader:

Reader reader = ...;
Observable<Integer> count = db
		.update("insert into person_clob(name,document) values(?,?)")
		.parameter("FRED")
		.parameter(reader).count();

Insert a Null Clob

This requires either a special call (parameterClob(String)) to identify the parameter as a CLOB:

Observable<Integer> count = db
		.update("insert into person_clob(name,document) values(?,?)")
		.parameter("FRED")
		.parameterClob(null).count();

or use the null Sentinel object for Clobs:

Observable<Integer> count = db
		.update("insert into person_clob(name,document) values(?,?)")
		.parameter("FRED")
		.parameter(Database.NULL_CLOB).count();

or wrap the String parameter with Database.toSentinelIfNull(String) as above in the Insert a Clob section.

Read a Clob

Observable<String> document = db.select("select document from person_clob")
				.getAs(String.class);

or

Observable<Reader> document = db.select("select document from person_clob")
				.getAs(Reader.class);

Insert a Blob

Similarly for Blobs (document column below is of type BLOB):

byte[] bytes = ...
Observable<Integer> count = db
		.update("insert into person_blob(name,document) values(?,?)")
		.parameter("FRED")
		.parameter(Database.toSentinelIfNull(bytes)).count();

Insert a Null Blob

This requires either a special call (parameterBlob(String) to identify the parameter as a CLOB:

Observable<Integer> count = db
		.update("insert into person_blob(name,document) values(?,?)")
		.parameter("FRED")
		.parameterBlob(null).count();

or use the null Sentinel object for Blobs:

Observable<Integer> count = db
		.update("insert into person_clob(name,document) values(?,?)")
		.parameter("FRED")
		.parameter(Database.NULL_BLOB).count();

or wrap the byte[] parameter with Database.toSentinelIfNull(byte[]) as above in the Insert a Blob section.

Read a Blob

Observable<byte[]> document = db.select("select document from person_clob")
				.getAs(byte[].class);

or

Observable<InputStream> document = db.select("select document from person_clob")
				.getAs(InputStream.class);

Lift

Using the Observable.lift() method you can perform multiple queries without breaking method chaining. Observable.lift() requires an Operator parameter which are available via

• db.select(sql).parameterOperator().getXXX()
• db.select(sql).parameterListOperator().getXXX()
• db.select(sql).dependsOnOperator().getXXX()
• db.update(sql).parameterOperator()
• db.update(sql).parameterListOperator()
• db.update(sql).dependsOnOperator()

Example:

Observable<Integer> score = Observable
    // parameters for coming update
    .from(Arrays.<Object> asList(4, "FRED"))
    // update Fred's score to 4
    .lift(db.update("update person set score=? where name=?")
            //parameters are pushed
            .parameterOperator())
    // update everyone with score of 4 to 14
    .lift(db.update("update person set score=? where score=?")
            .parameters(14, 4)
            //wait for completion of previous observable
            .dependsOnOperator())
    // get Fred's score
    .lift(db.select("select score from person where name=?")
            .parameters("FRED")
            //wait for completion of previous observable
            .dependsOnOperator()
			.getAs(Integer.class));

Note that conditional evaluation of a query is obtained using the parameterOperator() method (no parameters means no query run) whereas using dependsOnOperator() just waits for the dependency to complete and ignores how many items the dependency emits.

If the query does not require parameters you can push it an empty list and use the parameterListOperator() to force execution.

Example:

Observable<Integer> rowsAffected = Observable
    //generate two integers
    .range(1,2)
    //replace the integers with empty observables
    .map(toEmpty())
    //execute the update twice with an empty list
    .lift(db.update("update person set score = score + 1")
            .parameterListOperator())
    // flatten
    .lift(RxUtil.<Integer> flatten())
    // total the affected records
    .lift(SUM_INTEGER);

Transactions

When you want a statement to participate in a transaction then either it should

• depend on db.beginTransaction()
• be passed parameters or dependencies through db.beginTransactionOnNext()

###Transactions as dependency

Observable<Boolean> begin = db.beginTransaction();
Observable<Integer> updateCount = db
    // set everyones score to 99
    .update("update person set score=?")
    // is within transaction
    .dependsOn(begin)
    // new score
    .parameter(99)
    // execute
    .count();
Observable<Boolean> commit = db.commit(updateCount);
long count = db
    .select("select count(*) from person where score=?")
	// set score
	.parameter(99)
	// depends on
	.dependsOn(commit)
	// return as Long
	.getAs(Long.class)
	// log
	.doOnEach(RxUtil.log())
	// get answer
	.toBlocking().single();
assertEquals(3, count);

###onNext Transactions

List<Integer> mins = Observable
    // do 3 times
    .from(asList(11, 12, 13))
    // begin transaction for each item
    .lift(db.beginTransactionOnNextOperator())
    // update all scores to the item
    .lift(db.update("update person set score=?").parameterOperator())
    // to empty parameter list
    .map(toEmpty())
    // increase score
    .lift(db.update("update person set score=score + 5").parameterListOperator())
    //only expect one result so can flatten
    .lift(RxUtil.<Integer>flatten())
    // commit transaction
    .lift(db.commitOnNextOperator())
    // to empty lists
    .map(toEmpty())
    // return count
    .lift(db.select("select min(score) from person").parameterListOperator()
            .getAs(Integer.class))
    // list the results
    .toList()
    // block and get
    .toBlocking().single();
assertEquals(Arrays.asList(16, 17, 18), mins);

Note that for each commit* method there is an corresponding rollback method as well.

Asynchronous queries

Unless run within a transaction all queries are synchronous by default. However, if you request an asynchronous version of the database using Database.asynchronous() or if you use asynchronous operators then watch out because this means that something like the code below could produce unpredictable results:

Database adb = db.asynchronous();
Observable
    .from(asList(1,2,3))
    .lift(adb.update("update person set score = ?")
            .parameterOperator());

After running this code you have no guarantee that the update person set score=1 ran before the update person set score=2. To run those queries synchronously either use a transaction:

Database adb = db.asynchronous();
Observable
   .from(asList(1, 2, 3))
   .lift(adb.update("update person set score = ?")
           .dependsOn(db.beginTransaction())
           .parameterOperator())
    .lift(adb.commitOnCompleteOperator());

or use the default version of the Database object that schedules queries using Schedulers.trampoline().

Observable.from(asList(1,2,3))
          .lift(db.update("update person set score = ?")
                  .parameterOperator());

Backpressure

Database.select supports reactive pull backpressure as introduced in RxJava 0.20.0. This means that the pushing of items from the results of a query can be optionally slowed down by the operators downstream to assist in preventing out of memory exceptions or thread starvation.

Logging

Logging is handled by slf4j which bridges to the logging framework of your choice. Add the dependency for your logging framework as a maven dependency and you are sorted. See the test scoped log4j example in rxjava-jdbc/pom.xml.

Database Connection Pools

Include the dependency below:

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.zaxxer</groupId>
    <artifactId>HikariCP-java6</artifactId>
    <version>2.3.2</version>
</dependency>

and you can use a Hikari database connection pool like so:

Database db = Database.builder().url(url).pool(minPoolSize,maxPoolSize).build();

Once finished with a Database that has used a connection pool you should call

db.close();

This will close the connection pool and release its resources.

Using a custom connection pool

If Hikari doesn't suit you or you have container imposed constraints this is how you can use a different connection pool.

Write an implmentation of the ConnectionProvider interface (two methods, getConnection() and close()) and use it like so:

ConnectionProvider cp = new CustomConnectionProvider();
Database db = Database.builder().connectionProvider(cp).build();

This method could be used to supply a JNDI datasource for example.

Use a single Connection

A Database can be instantiated from a single java.sql.Connection which will be used for all queries in companion with the current thread Scheduler (Schedulers.trampoline()). The connection is wrapped in a ConnectionNonClosing which suppresses close calls so that the connection will still be open for all queries and will remain open after use of the Database object.

Example:

Database db = Database.from(con);