Connect to Reply.io Data from a Connection Pool in Jetty

The CData JDBC driver for Reply.io is easy to integrate with Java Web applications. This article shows how to efficiently connect to Reply.io data in Jetty by configuring the driver for connection pooling. You will configure a JNDI resource for Reply.io 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 Reply.io data source at the level of the Web app, in WEB-INF\jetty-env.xml.

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

   The Reply.io API uses API Key authentication via the x-api-key request header.

   Using API Key Authentication

   Your Reply.io API key is required to create a connection. To obtain your API key:

   1. Log into your Reply.io account.
   2. Click your profile icon and select Settings.
   3. Navigate to the API section.
   4. Copy your API Key.

   After obtaining your API key, set the following connection properties:

   • AuthScheme: Set this to APIKey.
   • APIKey: Set this to your Reply.io API key.
   • UserEmail (optional): Set this to the email address of the Reply.io user on whose behalf requests are made.

   Example connection string:

   Profile=C:\profiles\ReplyIO.apip;AuthScheme=APIKey;ProfileSettings='APIKey=your_api_key';
   

4. Configure the resource in the Web.xml:

    jdbc/replyiodb
    javax.sql.DataSource
    Container
   
   

5. You can then access Reply.io with a lookup to java:comp/env/jdbc/replyiodb:

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

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.