Connect to Deel Data from a Connection Pool in Jetty

The CData JDBC driver for Deel is easy to integrate with Java Web applications. This article shows how to efficiently connect to Deel data in Jetty by configuring the driver for connection pooling. You will configure a JNDI resource for Deel in Jetty.

Configure the JDBC Driver for Salesforce as a JNDI Data Source

Follow the steps below to connect to Salesforce from Jetty.

1. Enable the JNDI module for your Jetty base. The following command enables JNDI from the command-line:

   java -jar ../start.jar --add-to-startd=jndi
   

2. Add the CData and license file, located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory, into the lib subfolder of the context path.

3. Declare the resource and its scope. Enter the required connection properties in the resource declaration. This example declares the Deel data source at the level of the Web app, in WEB-INF\jetty-env.xml.

   <Configure id='deeldemo' class="org.eclipse.jetty.webapp.WebAppContext">
    <New id="deeldemo" class="org.eclipse.jetty.plus.jndi.Resource">
    <Arg><Ref refid="deeldemo"/></Arg>
    <Arg>jdbc/deeldb</Arg>
    <Arg>
    <New class="cdata.jdbc.api.APIDriver">
    <Set name="url">jdbc:api:</Set>
    <Set name="Profile">C:\profiles\Deel.apip</Set>
    <Set name="AuthScheme">APIKey</Set>
    <Set name="ProfileSettings">'APIKey</Set>
    </New>
    </Arg>
    </New>
   </Configure>
   

   To authenticate to Deel, you can use API Key (Bearer Token) authentication.

   Using APIKey Authentication

   You can authenticate using a Deel API Key. Create an API key in your Deel account settings under Settings > API or Developer Settings. Make sure to grant appropriate permissions based on the data you need to access (e.g., read access for invoices, timesheets, contracts, workers, etc.).

   After creating your API Key, set the following connection properties:

   • AuthScheme: Set this to APIKey.
   • APIKey: Set this to your Deel API Key (Bearer token).

   Example APIKey connection string

   Profile=C:\profiles\Deel.apip;AuthScheme=APIKey;ProfileSettings='APIKey=your_deel_api_key';
   

4. Configure the resource in the Web.xml:

    jdbc/deeldb
    javax.sql.DataSource
    Container
   
   

5. You can then access Deel with a lookup to java:comp/env/jdbc/deeldb:

   InitialContext ctx = new InitialContext();
   DataSource mydeel = (DataSource)ctx.lookup("java:comp/env/jdbc/deeldb");
   

More Jetty Integration

The steps above show how to configure the driver in a simple connection pooling scenario. For more use cases and information, see the Working with Jetty JNDI chapter in the Jetty documentation.