Connect to Mistral AI Data in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)

The CData JDBC Driver for Mistral AI enables you to use the data transformation components in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL) to work with Mistral AI as sources. In this article, you will use the JDBC Driver for Mistral AI to set up a simple transfer into a flat file. The CData JDBC Driver for Mistral AI enables you to use the data transformation components in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL) to work with Mistral AI as sources. In this article, you will use the JDBC Driver for Mistral AI to set up a simple transfer into a flat file.

Connect to Mistral AI as a JDBC Data Source

1. Create the connection to Mistral AI data. In a new CloverDX graph, right-click the Connections node in the Outline pane and click Connections -> Create Connection. The Database Connection wizard is displayed.
2. Click the plus icon to load a driver from a JAR. Browse to the lib subfolder of the installation directory and select the cdata.jdbc.api.jar file.
3. Enter the JDBC URL.

   The MistralAI API uses API key authentication.

   Using API Key Authentication

   Your MistralAI API Key is required to create a connection to MistralAI. API Keys can be obtained from your MistralAI account at console.mistral.ai by navigating to the API Keys section. Once you have obtained the API key, set it in the ProfileSettings connection property.

   Example Connection string

   Profile=C:\profiles\MistralAI.apip;ProfileSettings='APIKey=my_api_key;';AuthScheme=APIKey;
   

   Built-in Connection String Designer

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

   

   A typical JDBC URL is below:

   jdbc:api:Profile=C:\profiles\MistralAI.apip;ProfileSettings='APIKey=my_api_key;';AuthScheme=APIKey;

Query Mistral AI Data with the DBInputTable Component

1. Drag a DBInputTable from the Readers selection of the Palette onto the job flow and double-click it to open the configuration editor.
2. In the DB connection property, select the Mistral AI JDBC data source from the drop-down menu.
3. Enter the SQL query. For example:

   SELECT ,  FROM AudioTranscriptions WHERE Model = 'voxtral-mini-latest'

Write the Output of the Query to a UniversalDataWriter

1. Drag a UniversalDataWriter from the Writers selection onto the jobflow.
2. Double-click the UniversalDataWriter to open the configuration editor and add a file URL.
3. Right-click the DBInputTable and then click Extract Metadata.
4. Connect the output port of the DBInputTable to the UniversalDataWriter.
5. In the resulting Select Metadata menu for the UniversalDataWriter, choose the AudioTranscriptions table. (You can also open this menu by right-clicking the input port for the UniversalDataWriter.)
6. Click Run to write to the file.