xmetadata

Meta data extraction from various databases

How to build

• Download git clone https://github.com/project-spinoza/xmetadata.git
• Change Dir cd xmetadata
• Build mvn clean install

How to run

• RUN sh launch.sh --mode cmd
  
  NOTE --mode can take two values cmd OR rest
  when started with --mode cmd the application starts as a commandline tool
  when started with --mode rest the application starts as a REST service.
  By default the service will be accessible on port 8181 e.g. http://localhost:8181/<one_of_the_following_end_points>

REST end points

• POST Authorization end point /auth
• GET List available routes /xmeta/api/v1/
• GET Show databases /xmeta/api/v1/list/db
• GET Show tables /xmeta/api/v1/list/table/:database
• GET Show columns /xmeta/api/v1/list/column/:database/:table
• GET Show columns with types /xmeta/api/v1/list/columnWithType/:database/:table
• GET Get column type /xmeta/api/v1/get/columnType/:database/:table/:column
• GET Get column length /xmeta/api/v1/get/columnLength/:database/:table/:column
• GET Get column at pos /xmeta/api/v1/get/columnAtPos/:database/:table/:columnIndex
• GET Get primary key /xmeta/api/v1/get/primaryKey/:database/:table
• GET Get foreign key /xmeta/api/v1/get/foreignKey/:database/:table
• GET Get foreign key reference tables** /xmeta/api/v1/get/foreignKeysRefTable/:database/:table
• GET Get indexes /xmeta/api/v1/get/indexes/:database/:table
• GET Get all indexes and ref tables /xmeta/api/v1/get/allIdxRefTable/:database/:table
• GET Database exists /xmeta/api/v1/exists/db/:db
• GET Table exists /xmeta/api/v1/exists/table/:database/:table
• GET Column exists /xmeta/api/v1/exists/column/:database/:table/:column
• GET Supported features /xmeta/api/v1/get/supports/:feature
• GET Get database info /xmeta/api/v1/info/db/
• GET Get database driver info /xmeta/api/v1/info/dbdriver/

How to access the service

• After running the application in --mode rest do the following:
• Send Post request to /auth, with your database credentials in the following json format:
  {"db_host":"<db_host>","db_port":<db_port> ,"db_user":"<db_user>","db_pass":"<db_pass>","db_type":"mysql"}
• If your credentials are correct the service will generate and return a token in json response. This token will be used in the header for other subsequent requests otherwise the service will return unauthorized in response. You have to send this token in the request header in this format Authorization: bearer <your_token>
  
  NOTE:
  Optionally in the above json you can specify the name of the host database using db_name and token expire time using token_expires_min key e.g. {...,"db_name":"Employee","token_expires_min":60,...}

Available commands

NOTE: A question Mark(?) before option represents optional parameter

• xmeta --help
  shows all available commands with their usage

• xmeta <commandName> --help
  shows help regarding this command

• xmeta connect -host <db_host> -port <db_port> -user <db_user> -pass <db_pwd> -type <db_type>
  connects to database -type represents type of db to connect to e.g. mysql | postgresql

• xmeta showDatabases
  shows available databases

• xmeta showTables -db <db_name>
  shows available tables in the database

• xmeta showColumns -db <db_name> -tbl <table_name>
  shows all columns in the table

• xmeta showColsWithType -db <db_name> -tbl <table_name>
  shows all columns along with their data type in the table

• xmeta getColType -db <db_name> -tbl <table_name> -col <col_name>
  shows data type of the single column

• xmeta getColLength -db <db_name> -tbl <table_name> -col <col_name>
  shows length of the column

• xmeta getColAtPos -db <db_name> -tbl <table_name> -pos <col_pos>
  shows column at position -pos

• xmeta getPK -db <db_name> -tbl <table_name>
  prints primary key of the table

• xmeta getFK -db <db_name> -tbl <table_name>
  prints foreign key of the table

• xmeta getFKRefTables -db <db_name> -tbl <table_name>
  prints foreign keys and their reference tables

• xmeta getIndexes -db <db_name> -tbl <table_name>
  prints indexes in the table

• xmeta getAllIdxRefTable -db <db_name> -tbl <table_name>
  prints all indexes and their reference tables

• xmeta existsDatabase -db <db_name>
  prints true if database exists false other wise

• xmeta existsTable -db <db_name> -tbl <table_name>
  prints true if table exists false other wise

• xmeta existsColumn -db <db_name> -tbl <table_name> -col <col_name>
  prints true if column exists false other wise

• xmeta isSupport -f <feature_name>
  prints true if the feature -f supported by the database driver

How to implement

CORE CLASSES

• A wraper for the underlying DB driver
• connect to db
• extract meta data

COMMAND LINE WRAPER

• A wraper for the CORE CLASSES
• use core features through command line

REST SERVICE

• Use Vertx micro services
• User authentication
• A wraper for the CORE CLASSES
• define specific end points for each core feature
• generate Json as a response