Load CouchDB Data to a Database Using Embulk

Embulk is an open source bulk data loader. When paired with the CData JDBC Driver for CouchDB, Embulk easily loads data from CouchDB to any supported destination. In this article, we explain how to use the CData JDBC Driver for CouchDB in Embulk to load CouchDB data to a MySQL dtabase.

With built-in optimized data processing, the CData JDBC Driver offers unmatched performance for interacting with live CouchDB data. When you issue complex SQL queries to CouchDB, the driver pushes supported SQL operations, like filters and aggregations, directly to CouchDB and utilizes the embedded SQL engine to process unsupported operations client-side (often SQL functions and JOIN operations).

Configure a JDBC Connection to CouchDB Data

Before creating a bulk load job in Embulk, note the installation location for the JAR file for the JDBC Driver (typically C:\Program Files\CData\CData JDBC Driver for CouchDB\lib).

Embulk supports JDBC connectivity, so you can easily connect to CouchDB and execute SQL queries. Before creating a bulk load job, create a JDBC URL for authenticating with CouchDB.

Set the following to connect:

• Url: The Url of your instance. For example: http://localhost:5984
• User The Apache CouchDB user account used to authenticate.
• Password The Apache CouchDB password associated with the authenticating user.

Built-in Connection String Designer

For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the CouchDB JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

java -jar cdata.jdbc.apachecouchdb.jar

Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

Below is a typical JDBC connection string for CouchDB:

jdbc:apachecouchdb:Url=http://localhost:5984;User=abc123;Password=abcdef;

Load CouchDB Data in Embulk

After installing the CData JDBC Driver and creating a JDBC connection string, install the required Embulk plugins.

Install Embulk Input & Output Plugins

1. Install the JDBC Input Plugin in Embulk.
   https://github.com/embulk/embulk-input-jdbc/tree/master/embulk-input-jdbc

embulk gem install embulk-input-jdbc

2. In this article, we use MySQL as the destination database. You can also choose SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or Google BigQuery as the destination using the output Plugins.
   https://github.com/embulk/embulk-output-jdbc/tree/master/embulk-output-mysql

   embulk gem install embulk-output-mysql
   

With the input and output plugins installed, we are ready to load CouchDB data into MySQL using Embulk.

Create a Job to Load CouchDB Data

Start by creating a config file in Embulk, using a name like apachecouchdb-mysql.yml.

1. For the input plugin options, use the CData JDBC Driver for CouchDB, including the path to the driver JAR file, the driver class (e.g. cdata.jdbc.apachecouchdb.ApacheCouchDBDriver), and the JDBC URL from above
2. For the output plugin options, use the values and credentials for the MySQL database

Sample Config File (apachecouchdb-mysql.yml)

in:
	type: jdbc
	driver_path: C:\Program Files\CData[product_name] 20xx\lib\cdata.jdbc.apachecouchdb.jar
	driver_class: cdata.jdbc.apachecouchdb.ApacheCouchDBDriver
	url: jdbc:apachecouchdb:Url=http://localhost:5984;User=abc123;Password=abcdef;
	table: "Movies"
out: 
	type: mysql
	host: localhost
	database: DatabaseName
	user: UserId
	password: UserPassword
	table: "Movies"
	mode: insert

After creating the file, run the Embulk job.

embulk run apachecouchdb-mysql.yml

After running the the Embulk job, find the Salesforce data in the MySQL table.

Load Filtered CouchDB Data

In addition to loading data directly from a table, you can use a custom SQL query to have more granular control of the data loaded. You can also perform increment loads by setting a last updated column in a SQL WHERE clause in the query field.

in:
	type: jdbc
	driver_path: C:\Program Files\CData[product_name] 20xx\lib\cdata.jdbc.apachecouchdb.jar
	driver_class: cdata.jdbc.apachecouchdb.ApacheCouchDBDriver
	url: jdbc:apachecouchdb:Url=http://localhost:5984;User=abc123;Password=abcdef;
	query: "SELECT MovieRuntime, MovieRating FROM Movies WHERE [RecordId] = 1"
out: 
	type: mysql
	host: localhost
	database: DatabaseName
	user: UserId
	password: UserPassword
	table: "Movies"
	mode: insert

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