Validate Browse AI Data with QuerySurge

QuerySurge is a smart data testing solution that automates data validation and testing. When paired with the CData API Driver for JDBC, QuerySurge can work with live Browse AI data. This article explains how to connect to Browse AI data from QuerySurge.

With built-in optimized data processing, the CData JDBC Driver offers unmatched performance for interacting with live Browse AI data. When you issue complex SQL queries to Browse AI, the driver pushes supported SQL operations, like filters and aggregations, directly to Browse AI and utilizes the embedded SQL engine to process unsupported operations client-side (often SQL functions and JOIN operations). Its built-in dynamic metadata querying allows you to work with and analyze Browse AI data using native data types.

Connecting to Browse AI Data in QuerySurge

To connect to live Browse AI data from QuerySurge, you need to deploy the JDBC Driver JAR file to your QuerySurge Agent(s) and add a new connection from the QuerySurge Admin view.

Deploy the JDBC Driver

1. Download the CData API Driver for JDBC installer, unzip the package, and run the JAR file to install the driver.
2. Once the driver is installed, stop the Agent Service.
3. Copy the JAR File (and license file if it exists) from the installation location (typically C:\Program Files\CData\CData API Driver for JDBC\lib\) to your Agent(s) (QuerySurge_install_dir\agent\jdbc).
4. Restart the Agent Service.

For more information on deploying JDBC drivers for QuerySurge, refer to the QuerySurge Knowledge Base.

Configure a New Connection to Browse AI

1. Log into QuerySurge and navigate to the Admin view.
2. Click Configuration -> Connections in the Administration Tree.
3. Click Add to create a new connection.
4. In the QuerySurge Connection Wizard, click Next.
5. Name the connection (e.g. CData JDBC Connection to Browse AI).
6. Set the Data Source to "All Other JDBC Connections (Connection Extensibility)" and click Next.
7. Set the Driver Class to cdata.jdbc.api.APIDriver and click Next.

8. Set the Connection URL using the necessary connection properties to authenticate with Browse AI. Your Connection URL will look something like the following:

   jdbc:api:Profile=C:\profiles\BrowseAI.apip;AuthScheme=APIKey;ProfileSettings='APIKey=your_user_id:your_api_key';

   Built-in Connection String Designer

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

   java -jar cdata.jdbc.api.jar
   	

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

   Start by setting the Profile connection property to the location of the BrowseAI Profile on disk (e.g. C:\profiles\BrowseAI.apip). Next, set the ProfileSettings connection property to the connection string for BrowseAI (see below).

   BrowseAI API Profile Settings

   BrowseAI is a web scraping and automation platform that allows you to train robots to extract and monitor data from websites. Authentication is performed using an API key that is sent as a Bearer token in the Authorization header.

   The BrowseAI API key has the format {userId}:{apiKey}, where both parts are UUIDs separated by a colon. This full string is provided as a single value in the BrowseAI dashboard.

   To obtain your API key:

   1. Log in to your BrowseAI account at https://app.browse.ai
   2. Navigate to Settings in the dashboard
   3. Locate the API section
   4. Copy the full API key string displayed (format: userId:apiKey)

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

   • AuthScheme: Set this to APIKey.

   Set the following in the ProfileSettings connection property:

   • APIKey: Set this to your BrowseAI API key (format: userId:apiKey).
   
9. Set the Test Query to enable the Test Connection button for the Connection (e.g. SELECT * FROM RobotTasks LIMIT 1) and click Next.
10. Click Test Connection to ensure the connection is configured properly and click Save to add the connection.

Once the connection is added, you can write SQL queries against your Browse AI data in QuerySurge.

Compare Browse AI Data Queries with a QueryPair

With the connection configured, you can follow the steps below to compare querying Browse AI data with a QueryPair.

1. Select "Design Library" from the Design Menu
2. Click QueryPairs under QuerySurge Design
3. Click "Create New QueryPair"
4. Name the QueryPair and click Save
5. In either the Source or Target panes, select the connection created above (select the same connection to query Browse AI twice or another connection to perform a comparison)
6. Write queries in the Editor for each pane, e.g. SELECT * FROM RobotTasks
7. Click the "Design-Time Run" tab to execute the queries
8. When the query execution is finished, click "View Query Results" to see the Browse AI data returned by the query

Download a free, 30-day trial of the CData API Driver for JDBC and start working with your live Browse AI data in QuerySurge. Reach out to our Support Team if you have any questions.