Run Non-Transactional Storage Operations Through the Core Library
This guide explains how to run non-transactional storage operations through the ScalarDB core library.
Preparation​
For the purpose of this guide, you will set up a database and ScalarDB by using a sample in the ScalarDB samples repository.
Clone the ScalarDB samples repository​
Open Terminal, then clone the ScalarDB samples repository by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/scalar-labs/scalardb-samples
Then, go to the directory that contains the necessary files by running the following command:
cd scalardb-samples/scalardb-sample
Set up a database​
Select your database, and follow the instructions to configure it for ScalarDB.
For a list of databases that ScalarDB supports, see Databases.
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- Oracle Database
- SQL Server
- DynamoDB
- Cosmos DB for NoSQL
- Cassandra
Run MySQL locally
You can run MySQL in Docker Compose by using the docker-compose.yml
file in the scalardb-samples/scalardb-sample
directory.
To start MySQL, run the following command:
docker compose up -d mysql
Configure ScalarDB
The database.properties file in the scalardb-samples/scalardb-sample
directory contains database configurations for ScalarDB. Please uncomment the properties for MySQL in the database.properties file so that the configuration looks as follows:
# For MySQL
scalar.db.storage=jdbc
scalar.db.contact_points=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/
scalar.db.username=root
scalar.db.password=mysql
Run PostgreSQL locally
You can run PostgreSQL in Docker Compose by using the docker-compose.yml
file in the scalardb-samples/scalardb-sample
directory.
To start PostgreSQL, run the following command:
docker compose up -d postgres
Configure ScalarDB
The database.properties file in the scalardb-samples/scalardb-sample
directory contains database configurations for ScalarDB. Please uncomment the properties for PostgreSQL in the database.properties file so that the configuration looks as follows:
# For PostgreSQL
scalar.db.storage=jdbc
scalar.db.contact_points=jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/
scalar.db.username=postgres
scalar.db.password=postgres
Run Oracle Database locally
You can run Oracle Database in Docker Compose by using the docker-compose.yml
file in the scalardb-samples/scalardb-sample
directory.
To start Oracle Database, run the following command:
docker compose up -d oracle
Configure ScalarDB
The database.properties file in the scalardb-samples/scalardb-sample
directory contains database configurations for ScalarDB. Please uncomment the properties for Oracle Database in the database.properties file so that the configuration looks as follows:
# For Oracle
scalar.db.storage=jdbc
scalar.db.contact_points=jdbc:oracle:thin:@//localhost:1521/FREEPDB1
scalar.db.username=SYSTEM
scalar.db.password=Oracle
Run SQL Server locally
You can run SQL Server in Docker Compose by using the docker-compose.yml
file in the scalardb-samples/scalardb-sample
directory.
To start SQL Server, run the following command:
docker compose up -d sqlserver
Configure ScalarDB
The database.properties file in the scalardb-samples/scalardb-sample
directory contains database configurations for ScalarDB. Please uncomment the properties for SQL Server in the database.properties file so that the configuration looks as follows:
# For SQL Server
scalar.db.storage=jdbc
scalar.db.contact_points=jdbc:sqlserver://localhost:1433;encrypt=true;trustServerCertificate=true
scalar.db.username=sa
scalar.db.password=SqlServer22
Run Amazon DynamoDB Local
You can run Amazon DynamoDB Local in Docker Compose by using the docker-compose.yml
file in the scalardb-samples/scalardb-sample
directory.
To start Amazon DynamoDB Local, run the following command:
docker compose up -d dynamodb
Configure ScalarDB
The database.properties file in the scalardb-samples/scalardb-sample
directory contains database configurations for ScalarDB. Please uncomment the properties for Amazon DynamoDB Local in the database.properties file so that the configuration looks as follows:
# For DynamoDB Local
scalar.db.storage=dynamo
scalar.db.contact_points=sample
scalar.db.username=sample
scalar.db.password=sample
scalar.db.dynamo.endpoint_override=http://localhost:8000
To use Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL, you must have an Azure account. If you don't have an Azure account, visit Create an Azure Cosmos DB account.
Configure Cosmos DB for NoSQL
Set the default consistency level to Strong according to the official document at Configure the default consistency level.
Configure ScalarDB
The following instructions assume that you have properly installed and configured the JDK in your local environment and properly configured your Cosmos DB for NoSQL account in Azure.
The database.properties file in the scalardb-samples/scalardb-sample
directory contains database configurations for ScalarDB. Be sure to change the values for scalar.db.contact_points
and scalar.db.password
as described.
# For Cosmos DB
scalar.db.storage=cosmos
scalar.db.contact_points=<COSMOS_DB_FOR_NOSQL_URI>
scalar.db.password=<COSMOS_DB_FOR_NOSQL_KEY>
You can use the primary key or the secondary key in your Azure Cosmos DB account as the value for scalar.db.password
.
Run Cassandra locally
You can run Apache Cassandra in Docker Compose by using the docker-compose.yml
file in the scalardb-samples/scalardb-sample
directory.
To start Apache Cassandra, run the following command:
docker compose up -d cassandra
Configure ScalarDB
The database.properties file in the scalardb-samples/scalardb-sample
directory contains database configurations for ScalarDB. Please uncomment the properties for Cassandra in the database.properties file so that the configuration looks as follows:
# For Cassandra
scalar.db.storage=cassandra
scalar.db.contact_points=localhost
scalar.db.username=cassandra
scalar.db.password=cassandra
For a comprehensive list of configurations for ScalarDB, see ScalarDB Configurations.
Configure ScalarDB to run non-transactional storage operations​
To run non-transactional storage operations, you need to configure the scalar.db.transaction_manager
property to single-crud-operation
in the configuration file database.properties:
scalar.db.transaction_manager=single-crud-operation
Create or import a schema​
ScalarDB has its own data model and schema that maps to the implementation-specific data model and schema.
- Need to create a database schema? See ScalarDB Schema Loader.
- Need to import an existing database? See Importing Existing Tables to ScalarDB by Using ScalarDB Schema Loader.
Create your Java application​
This section describes how to add the ScalarDB core library to your project and how to configure it to run non-transactional storage operations by using Java.
Add ScalarDB to your project​
The ScalarDB library is available on the Maven Central Repository. You can add the library as a build dependency to your application by using Gradle or Maven.
Select your build tool, and follow the instructions to add the build dependency for ScalarDB to your application.
- Gradle
- Maven
To add the build dependency for ScalarDB by using Gradle, add the following to build.gradle
in your application:
dependencies {
implementation 'com.scalar-labs:scalardb:3.14.0'
}
To add the build dependency for ScalarDB by using Maven, add the following to pom.xml
in your application:
<dependency>
<groupId>com.scalar-labs</groupId>
<artifactId>scalardb</artifactId>
<version>3.14.0</version>
</dependency>
Use the Java API​
For details about the Java API, see ScalarDB Java API Guide.
The following limitations apply to non-transactional storage operations:
- Beginning a transaction is not supported. For more details, see Execute transactions without beginning or starting a transaction.
- Executing multiple mutations in a single transaction is not supported.