Connect to Miro Data from a Connection Pool in Jetty

The CData JDBC driver for Miro is easy to integrate with Java Web applications. This article shows how to efficiently connect to Miro data in Jetty by configuring the driver for connection pooling. You will configure a JNDI resource for Miro in Jetty.

Configure the JDBC Driver for Salesforce as a JNDI Data Source

Follow the steps below to connect to Salesforce from Jetty.

1. Enable the JNDI module for your Jetty base. The following command enables JNDI from the command-line:

   java -jar ../start.jar --add-to-startd=jndi
   

2. Add the CData and license file, located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory, into the lib subfolder of the context path.

3. Declare the resource and its scope. Enter the required connection properties in the resource declaration. This example declares the Miro data source at the level of the Web app, in WEB-INF\jetty-env.xml.

   
   <Configure id='mirodemo' class="org.eclipse.jetty.webapp.WebAppContext">
       <New id="mirodemo" class="org.eclipse.jetty.plus.jndi.Resource">
       <Arg><Ref refid="mirodemo"/></Arg>
       <Arg>jdbc/mirodb</Arg>
       <Arg>
         <New class="cdata.jdbc.api.APIDriver">
           <Set name="url">jdbc:api:</Set>
           <Set name="Profile">C:\profiles\Miro.apip</Set>
           <Set name="AuthScheme">APIKey</Set>
           <Set name="ProfileSettings">'APIKey</Set>
         </New>
       </Arg>
     </New>
   </Configure>
   

   Using API Key Authentication

   Miro uses API Key authentication with an access token. To generate an access token:

   1. Log in to your Miro account
   2. Navigate to Settings > Your apps
   3. Click "Create new app" or select an existing app
   4. Configure the required permissions (e.g., boards:read, teams:read)
   5. Install the app and generate an access token
   6. Copy the generated access token (it will only be shown once)

   After obtaining your access token, set the following connection properties:

   • AuthScheme: Set this to APIKey.
   • APIKey: Set this to your access token.

   Connecting to Miro

   Once the authentication is configured, you can connect to Miro and query data from any of the available tables such as Boards, Items, Teams, Organizations, and more.

4. Configure the resource in the Web.xml:

   
     jdbc/mirodb
     javax.sql.DataSource
     Container
   
   

5. You can then access Miro with a lookup to java:comp/env/jdbc/mirodb:

   InitialContext ctx = new InitialContext();
   DataSource mymiro = (DataSource)ctx.lookup("java:comp/env/jdbc/mirodb");
   

More Jetty Integration

The steps above show how to configure the driver in a simple connection pooling scenario. For more use cases and information, see the Working with Jetty JNDI chapter in the Jetty documentation.