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Connect to TiDB with JDBC |
Learn how to connect to TiDB using JDBC. This tutorial gives Java sample code snippets that work with TiDB using JDBC. |
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TiDB is a MySQL-compatible database, and JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) is the data access API for Java. MySQL Connector/J is MySQL's implementation of JDBC.
In this tutorial, you can learn how to use TiDB and JDBC to accomplish the following tasks:
- Set up your environment.
- Connect to your TiDB cluster using JDBC.
- Build and run your application. Optionally, you can find sample code snippets for basic CRUD operations.
Note:
This tutorial works with TiDB Cloud Serverless, TiDB Cloud Dedicated, and TiDB Self-Managed.
To complete this tutorial, you need:
- Java Development Kit (JDK) 17 or higher. You can choose OpenJDK or Oracle JDK based on your business and personal requirements.
- Maven 3.8 or higher.
- Git.
- A TiDB cluster.
If you don't have a TiDB cluster, you can create one as follows:
- (Recommended) Follow Creating a TiDB Cloud Serverless cluster to create your own TiDB Cloud cluster.
- Follow Deploy a local test TiDB cluster or Deploy a production TiDB cluster to create a local cluster.
Note:
For security considerations, it is recommended that you use
VERIFY_IDENTITY
to establish TLS connections to TiDB clusters when connecting over the internet. Both TiDB Cloud Serverless and TiDB Cloud Dedicated use Subject Alternative Name (SAN) certificates, which require MySQL Connector/J version to be greater than or equal to 8.0.22.
If you don't have a TiDB cluster, you can create one as follows:
- (Recommended) Follow Creating a TiDB Cloud Serverless cluster to create your own TiDB Cloud cluster.
- Follow Deploy a local test TiDB cluster or Deploy a production TiDB cluster to create a local cluster.
This section demonstrates how to run the sample application code and connect to TiDB.
Run the following commands in your terminal window to clone the sample code repository:
git clone https://github.com/tidb-samples/tidb-java-jdbc-quickstart.git
cd tidb-java-jdbc-quickstart
Connect to your TiDB cluster depending on the TiDB deployment option you've selected.
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Navigate to the Clusters page, and then click the name of your target cluster to go to its overview page.
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Click Connect in the upper-right corner. A connection dialog is displayed.
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Ensure the configurations in the connection dialog match your operating environment.
- Connection Type is set to
Public
- Branch is set to
main
- Connect With is set to
General
- Operating System matches your environment.
Tip:
If your program is running in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), switch to the corresponding Linux distribution.
- Connection Type is set to
-
Click Generate Password to create a random password.
Tip:
If you have created a password before, you can either use the original password or click Reset Password to generate a new one.
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Run the following command to copy
env.sh.example
and rename it toenv.sh
:cp env.sh.example env.sh
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Copy and paste the corresponding connection string into the
env.sh
file. The example result is as follows:export TIDB_HOST='{host}' # e.g. gateway01.ap-northeast-1.prod.aws.tidbcloud.com export TIDB_PORT='4000' export TIDB_USER='{user}' # e.g. xxxxxx.root export TIDB_PASSWORD='{password}' export TIDB_DB_NAME='test' export USE_SSL='true'
Be sure to replace the placeholders
{}
with the connection parameters obtained from the connection dialog.TiDB Cloud Serverless requires a secure connection. Therefore, you need to set the value of
USE_SSL
totrue
. -
Save the
env.sh
file.
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Navigate to the Clusters page, and then click the name of your target cluster to go to its overview page.
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Click Connect in the upper-right corner. A connection dialog is displayed.
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In the connection dialog, select Public from the Connection Type drop-down list, and then click CA cert to download the CA certificate.
If you have not configured the IP access list, click Configure IP Access List or follow the steps in Configure an IP Access List to configure it before your first connection.
In addition to the Public connection type, TiDB Dedicated supports Private Endpoint and VPC Peering connection types. For more information, see Connect to Your TiDB Dedicated Cluster.
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Run the following command to copy
env.sh.example
and rename it toenv.sh
:cp env.sh.example env.sh
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Copy and paste the corresponding connection string into the
env.sh
file. The example result is as follows:export TIDB_HOST='{host}' # e.g. tidb.xxxx.clusters.tidb-cloud.com export TIDB_PORT='4000' export TIDB_USER='{user}' # e.g. root export TIDB_PASSWORD='{password}' export TIDB_DB_NAME='test' export USE_SSL='false'
Be sure to replace the placeholders
{}
with the connection parameters obtained from the connection dialog. -
Save the
env.sh
file.
-
Run the following command to copy
env.sh.example
and rename it toenv.sh
:cp env.sh.example env.sh
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Copy and paste the corresponding connection string into the
env.sh
file. The example result is as follows:export TIDB_HOST='{host}' export TIDB_PORT='4000' export TIDB_USER='root' export TIDB_PASSWORD='{password}' export TIDB_DB_NAME='test' export USE_SSL='false'
Be sure to replace the placeholders
{}
with the connection parameters, and setUSE_SSL
tofalse
. If you are running TiDB locally, the default host address is127.0.0.1
, and the password is empty. -
Save the
env.sh
file.
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Execute the following command to run the sample code:
make
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Check the Expected-Output.txt to see if the output matches.
You can refer to the following sample code snippets to complete your own application development.
For complete sample code and how to run it, check out the tidb-samples/tidb-java-jdbc-quickstart repository.
public MysqlDataSource getMysqlDataSource() throws SQLException {
MysqlDataSource mysqlDataSource = new MysqlDataSource();
mysqlDataSource.setServerName(${tidb_host});
mysqlDataSource.setPortNumber(${tidb_port});
mysqlDataSource.setUser(${tidb_user});
mysqlDataSource.setPassword(${tidb_password});
mysqlDataSource.setDatabaseName(${tidb_db_name});
if (${tidb_use_ssl}) {
mysqlDataSource.setSslMode(PropertyDefinitions.SslMode.VERIFY_IDENTITY.name());
mysqlDataSource.setEnabledTLSProtocols("TLSv1.2,TLSv1.3");
}
return mysqlDataSource;
}
When using this function, you need to replace ${tidb_host}
, ${tidb_port}
, ${tidb_user}
, ${tidb_password}
, and ${tidb_db_name}
with the actual values of your TiDB cluster.
public void createPlayer(PlayerBean player) throws SQLException {
MysqlDataSource mysqlDataSource = getMysqlDataSource();
try (Connection connection = mysqlDataSource.getConnection()) {
PreparedStatement preparedStatement = connection.prepareStatement("INSERT INTO player (id, coins, goods) VALUES (?, ?, ?)");
preparedStatement.setString(1, player.getId());
preparedStatement.setInt(2, player.getCoins());
preparedStatement.setInt(3, player.getGoods());
preparedStatement.execute();
}
}
For more information, refer to Insert data.
public void getPlayer(String id) throws SQLException {
MysqlDataSource mysqlDataSource = getMysqlDataSourceByEnv();
try (Connection connection = mysqlDataSource.getConnection()) {
PreparedStatement preparedStatement = connection.prepareStatement("SELECT * FROM player WHERE id = ?");
preparedStatement.setString(1, id);
preparedStatement.execute();
ResultSet res = preparedStatement.executeQuery();
if(res.next()) {
PlayerBean player = new PlayerBean(res.getString("id"), res.getInt("coins"), res.getInt("goods"));
System.out.println(player);
}
}
}
For more information, refer to Query data.
public void updatePlayer(String id, int amount, int price) throws SQLException {
MysqlDataSource mysqlDataSource = getMysqlDataSourceByEnv();
try (Connection connection = mysqlDataSource.getConnection()) {
PreparedStatement transfer = connection.prepareStatement("UPDATE player SET goods = goods + ?, coins = coins + ? WHERE id=?");
transfer.setInt(1, -amount);
transfer.setInt(2, price);
transfer.setString(3, id);
transfer.execute();
}
}
For more information, refer to Update data.
public void deletePlayer(String id) throws SQLException {
MysqlDataSource mysqlDataSource = getMysqlDataSourceByEnv();
try (Connection connection = mysqlDataSource.getConnection()) {
PreparedStatement deleteStatement = connection.prepareStatement("DELETE FROM player WHERE id=?");
deleteStatement.setString(1, id);
deleteStatement.execute();
}
}
For more information, refer to Delete data.
The Java driver provides low-level access to the database, but it requires the developers to:
- Manually establish and release database connections.
- Manually manage database transactions.
- Manually map data rows to data objects.
Unless you need to write complex SQL statements, it is recommended to use ORM framework for development, such as Hibernate, MyBatis, or Spring Data JPA. It can help you:
- Reduce boilerplate code for managing connections and transactions.
- Manipulate data with data objects instead of a number of SQL statements.
- Learn more usage of MySQL Connector/J from the documentation of MySQL Connector/J.
- Learn the best practices for TiDB application development with the chapters in the Developer guide, such as Insert data, Update data, Delete data, Single table reading, Transactions, and SQL performance optimization.
- Learn through the professional TiDB developer courses and earn TiDB certifications after passing the exam.
- Learn through the course for Java developers: Working with TiDB from Java.
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