Access Presto Data in Mule Applications Using the CData JDBC Driver

The CData JDBC Driver for Presto connects Presto data to Mule applications enabling read , write, update, and delete functionality with familiar SQL queries. The JDBC Driver allows users to easily create Mule applications to backup, transform, report, and analyze Presto data.

This article demonstrates how to use the CData JDBC Driver for Presto inside of a Mule project to create a Web interface for Presto data. The application created allows you to request Presto data using an HTTP request and have the results returned as JSON. The exact same procedure outlined below can be used with any CData JDBC Driver to create a Web interface for the hundreds of available data sources.

Getting Started

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1. Create a new Mule Project in Anypoint Studio.
2. Add an HTTP Connector to the Message Flow.
3. Configure the address for the HTTP Connector. 👁 Add and Configure the HTTP Connector
   
4. Add a Database Select Connector to the same flow, after the HTTP Connector.
5. Create a new Connection (or edit an existing one) and configure the properties.
   • Set Connection to "Generic Connection"
   • Select the CData JDBC Driver JAR file in the Required Libraries section (e.g. cdata.jdbc.presto.jar). 👁 Adding the JAR file (Salesforce is shown).
     
   • Set the URL to the connection string for Presto

     Set the Server and Port connection properties to connect, in addition to any authentication properties that may be required.

     To enable TLS/SSL, set UseSSL to true.

     Authenticating with LDAP

     In order to authenticate with LDAP, set the following connection properties:

     • AuthScheme: Set this to LDAP.
     • User: The username being authenticated with in LDAP.
     • Password: The password associated with the User you are authenticating against LDAP with.

     Authenticating with Kerberos

     In order to authenticate with KERBEROS, set the following connection properties:

     • AuthScheme: Set this to KERBEROS.
     • KerberosKDC: The Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) service used to authenticate the user.
     • KerberosRealm: The Kerberos Realm used to authenticate the user with.
     • KerberosSPN: The Service Principal Name for the Kerberos Domain Controller.
     • KerberosKeytabFile: The Keytab file containing your pairs of Kerberos principals and encrypted keys.
     • User: The user who is authenticating to Kerberos.
     • Password: The password used to authenticate to Kerberos.

     Built-in Connection String Designer

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

     		java -jar cdata.jdbc.presto.jar
     		

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

   • Set the Driver class name to cdata.jdbc.presto.PrestoDriver. 👁 A configured Database Connection (Salesforce is shown).
     
   • Click Test Connection.
6. Set the SQL Query Text to a SQL query to request Presto data. For example:

   SELECT FirstName, LastName FROM Customer WHERE Id = '123456789'

   👁 Configure the Select object (Salesforce is Shown)
   
7. Add a Transform Message Component to the flow.
8. Set the Output script to the following to convert the payload to JSON:

   %dw 2.0
   output application/json
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   payload
    

   👁 Add the Transform Message Component to the Flow
   
9. To view your Presto data, navigate to the address you configured for the HTTP Connector (localhost:8081 by default): http://localhost:8081. The Presto data is available as JSON in your Web browser and any other tools capable of consuming JSON endpoints.

At this point, you have a simple Web interface for working with Presto data (as JSON data) in custom apps and a wide variety of BI, reporting, and ETL tools. Download a free, 30 day trial of the JDBC Driver for Presto and see the CData difference in your Mule Applications today.