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Load Slack Data to a Database Using Embulk


Use CData JDBC drivers with the open source ETL/ELT tool Embulk to load Slack data to a database.

Embulk is an open source bulk data loader. When paired with the CData JDBC Driver for Slack, Embulk easily loads data from Slack to any supported destination. In this article, we explain how to use the CData JDBC Driver for Slack in Embulk to load Slack data to a MySQL dtabase.

With built-in optimized data processing, the CData JDBC Driver offers unmatched performance for interacting with live Slack data. When you issue complex SQL queries to Slack, the driver pushes supported SQL operations, like filters and aggregations, directly to Slack and utilizes the embedded SQL engine to process unsupported operations client-side (often SQL functions and JOIN operations).

Configure a JDBC Connection to Slack Data

Before creating a bulk load job in Embulk, note the installation location for the JAR file for the JDBC Driver (typically C:\Program Files\CData\CData JDBC Driver for Slack\lib).

Embulk supports JDBC connectivity, so you can easily connect to Slack and execute SQL queries. Before creating a bulk load job, create a JDBC URL for authenticating with Slack.

Slack uses the OAuth authentication standard. To authenticate using OAuth, you will need to create an app to obtain the OAuthClientId, OAuthClientSecret, and CallbackURL connection properties. See the Getting Started section of the help documentation for an authentication guide.

Built-in Connection String Designer

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

java -jar cdata.jdbc.slack.jar

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

Below is a typical JDBC connection string for Slack:

jdbc:slack:OAuthClientId=MyOAuthClientId;OAuthClientSecret=MyOAuthClientSecret;CallbackURL=http://localhost:33333;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH

Load Slack Data in Embulk

After installing the CData JDBC Driver and creating a JDBC connection string, install the required Embulk plugins.

Install Embulk Input & Output Plugins

  1. Install the JDBC Input Plugin in Embulk.
    https://github.com/embulk/embulk-input-jdbc/tree/master/embulk-input-jdbc
    2. embulk gem install embulk-input-jdbc
  2. In this article, we use MySQL as the destination database. You can also choose SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or Google BigQuery as the destination using the output Plugins.
    https://github.com/embulk/embulk-output-jdbc/tree/master/embulk-output-mysql embulk gem install embulk-output-mysql

With the input and output plugins installed, we are ready to load Slack data into MySQL using Embulk.

Create a Job to Load Slack Data

Start by creating a config file in Embulk, using a name like slack-mysql.yml.

  1. For the input plugin options, use the CData JDBC Driver for Slack, including the path to the driver JAR file, the driver class (e.g. cdata.jdbc.slack.SlackDriver), and the JDBC URL from above
  2. For the output plugin options, use the values and credentials for the MySQL database

Sample Config File (slack-mysql.yml)

in: type: jdbc driver_path: C:\Program Files\CData[product_name] 20xx\lib\cdata.jdbc.slack.jar driver_class: cdata.jdbc.slack.SlackDriver url: jdbc:slack:OAuthClientId=MyOAuthClientId;OAuthClientSecret=MyOAuthClientSecret;CallbackURL=http://localhost:33333;InitiateOAuth=REFRESH table: "Channels" out: type: mysql host: localhost database: DatabaseName user: UserId password: UserPassword table: "Channels" mode: insert

After creating the file, run the Embulk job.

embulk run slack-mysql.yml

After running the the Embulk job, find the Salesforce data in the MySQL table.

Load Filtered Slack Data

In addition to loading data directly from a table, you can use a custom SQL query to have more granular control of the data loaded. You can also perform increment loads by setting a last updated column in a SQL WHERE clause in the query field.

in: type: jdbc driver_path: C:\Program Files\CData[product_name] 20xx\lib\cdata.jdbc.slack.jar driver_class: cdata.jdbc.slack.SlackDriver url: jdbc:slack:OAuthClientId=MyOAuthClientId;OAuthClientSecret=MyOAuthClientSecret;CallbackURL=http://localhost:33333;InitiateOAuth=REFRESH query: "SELECT Id, Name FROM Channels WHERE [RecordId] = 1" out: type: mysql host: localhost database: DatabaseName user: UserId password: UserPassword table: "Channels" mode: insert

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By using CData JDBC Driver for Slack as a connector, Embulk can integrate Slack data into your data load jobs. And with drivers for more than 200+ other enterprise sources, you can integrate any enterprise SaaS, big data, or NoSQL source as well. Download a 30-day free trial and get started today.