Manage CouchDB Data in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source

The CData JDBC Driver for CouchDB seamlessly integrates CouchDB data into database management tools like DBArtisan by enabling you to access CouchDB data as a database. This article shows how to create a JDBC source for CouchDB in DBArtisan. You can then edit data visually and execute standard SQL.

Integrate CouchDB Data into DBArtisan Projects

Follow the steps below to register CouchDB data as a database instance in your project:

1. In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
2. Select Generic JDBC.
3. Click Manage.
4. In the resulting dialog, click New. Enter a name for the driver and click Add. In the resulting dialog, navigate to the driver JAR. The driver JAR is located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory.
5. In the Connection URL box, enter credentials and other required connection properties in the JDBC URL.

   Set the following to connect:

   • Url: The Url of your instance. For example: http://localhost:5984
   • User The Apache CouchDB user account used to authenticate.
   • Password The Apache CouchDB password associated with the authenticating user.

   Built-in Connection String Designer

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

   java -jar cdata.jdbc.apachecouchdb.jar

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

   Below is a typical connection string:

   jdbc:apachecouchdb:Url=http://localhost:5984;User=abc123;Password=abcdef;
6. Finish the wizard to connect to CouchDB data. CouchDB entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer.

You can now work with CouchDB data as you work with any other database. See the driver help documentation for more information on the queries supported by the CouchDB API.