Connect to Bugsnag Data in JRuby

JRuby is a high-performance, stable, fully threaded Java implementation of the Ruby programming language. The CData JDBC Driver for Bugsnag makes it easy to integrate connectivity to live Bugsnag data in JRuby. This article shows how to create a simple JRuby app that connects to Bugsnag data, executes a query, and displays the results.

Configure a JDBC Connection to Bugsnag Data

Before creating the app, note the installation location for the JAR file for the JDBC Driver (typically C:\Program Files\CData\CData JDBC Driver for Bugsnag\lib).

JRuby natively supports JDBC, so you can easily connect to Bugsnag and execute SQL queries. Initialize the JDBC connection with the getConnection function of the java.sql.DriverManager class.

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

Bugsnag API Profile Settings

Generate your Personal Auth Token in BugSnag under My Account settings.

Built-in Connection String Designer

For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Bugsnag 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.

Below is a typical JDBC connection string for Bugsnag:

jdbc:api:Profile=C:\profiles\Bugsnag.apip;ProfileSettings='APIKey=your_personal_auth_token';

Create a JRuby App with Connectivity to Bugsnag Data

Create a new Ruby file (for example: APISelect.rb) and open it in a text editor. Copy the following code into your file:

require 'java'
require 'rubygems'
require 'C:/Program Files/CData/CData JDBC Driver for Bugsnag 2018/lib/cdata.jdbc.api.jar'

url = "jdbc:api:Profile=C:\profiles\Bugsnag.apip;ProfileSettings='APIKey=your_personal_auth_token';"
conn = java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(url)
stmt = conn.createStatement
rs = stmt.executeQuery("SELECT Id, OrganizationId FROM Collaborators")
while (rs.next) do
  puts rs.getString(1) + ' ' + rs.getString(2)
end

With the file completed, you are ready to display your Bugsnag data with JRuby. To do so, simply run your file from the command line:

jruby -S APISelect.rb

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