Getting Started with ScalarDB by Using Kotlin
This getting started tutorial explains how to configure your preferred database in ScalarDB and set up a basic electronic money application by using Kotlin. Since Kotlin has Java interoperability, you can use ScalarDB directly from Kotlin.
The electronic money application is simplified for this tutorial and isn't suitable for a production environment.
Prerequisites for this sample application
- OpenJDK LTS version (8, 11, 17, or 21) from Eclipse Temurin
- Docker 20.10 or later with Docker Compose V2 or later
This sample application has been tested with OpenJDK from Eclipse Temurin. ScalarDB itself, however, has been tested with JDK distributions from various vendors. For details about the requirements for ScalarDB, including compatible JDK distributions, please see Requirements.
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 sample application by running the following command:
cd scalardb-samples/scalardb-kotlin-sample
Set up your database for ScalarDB
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-kotlin-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-kotlin-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