## Vert.x Common SQL interface

The common SQL interface is used to interact with Vert.x SQL services.

You obtain a connection to the database via the service interface for the specific SQL service that you are using (e.g. JDBC/MySQL/PostgreSQL).

To use this project, add the following dependency to the dependencies section of your build descriptor:

- Maven (in your `pom.xml`):

    <dependency>
      <groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
      <artifactId>vertx-sql-common</artifactId>
      <version>3.3.0</version>
    </dependency>

- Gradle (in your `build.gradle` file):

    compile 'io.vertx:vertx-sql-common:3.3.0'

## The SQL Connection

A connection to the database is represented by `SQLConnection`.

### Auto-commit

When you obtain a connection auto commit is set to `true`. This means that each operation you perform will effectively execute in its own transaction.

If you wish to perform multiple operations in a single transaction you should set auto commit to false with `setAutoCommit`.

When the operation is complete, the handler will be called:

    connection.set_auto_commit(false) { |res_err,res|
      if (res_err == nil)
        # OK!
      else
        # Failed!
      end
    }

### Executing queries

To execute a query use `query`

The query string is raw SQL that is passed through without changes to the actual database.

The handler will be called with the results, represented by `ResultSet` when the query has been run.

    connection.query("SELECT ID, FNAME, LNAME, SHOE_SIZE from PEOPLE") { |res_err,res|
      if (res_err == nil)
        # Get the result set
        resultSet = res
      else
        # Failed!
      end
    }

The `ResultSet` instance represents the results of a query.

The list of column names are available with `getColumnNames`, and the actual results available with `getResults`

The results are a list of `JsonArray` instances, one for each row of the results.

    columnNames = resultSet['columnNames']

    results = resultSet['results']

    results.each do |row|

      id = row[0]
      fName = row[1]
      lName = row[2]
      shoeSize = row[3]

    end

You can also retrieve the rows as a list of Json object instances with `getRows` - this can give you a somewhat simpler API to work with, but please be aware that SQL results can contain duplicate column names - if that’s the case you should use `getResults` instead.

Here’s an example of iterating through the results as Json object instances:

    rows = resultSet['rows']

    rows.each do |row|

      id = row['ID']
      fName = row['FNAME']
      lName = row['LNAME']
      shoeSize = row['SHOE_SIZE']

    end

### Prepared statement queries

To execute a prepared statement query you can use `queryWithParams`.

This takes the query, containing the parameter place holders, and a `JsonArray` or parameter values.

    query = "SELECT ID, FNAME, LNAME, SHOE_SIZE from PEOPLE WHERE LNAME=? AND SHOE_SIZE > ?"
    params = [
      "Fox",
      9
    ]

    connection.query_with_params(query, params) { |res_err,res|

      if (res_err == nil)
        # Get the result set
        resultSet = res
      else
        # Failed!
      end
    }

### Executing INSERT, UPDATE or DELETE

To execute an operation which updates the database use `update`.

The update string is raw SQL that is passed through without changes to the actual database.

The handler will be called with the results, represented by `UpdateResult` when the update has been run.

The update result holds the number of rows updated with `getUpdated`, and if the update generated keys, they are available with `getKeys`.

    connection.update("INSERT INTO PEOPLE VALUES (null, 'john', 'smith', 9)") { |res_err,res|
      if (res_err == nil)

        result = res
        puts "Updated no. of rows: #{result['updated']}"
        puts "Generated keys: #{result['keys']}"

      else
        # Failed!
      end
    }

### Prepared statement updates

To execute a prepared statement update you can use `updateWithParams`.

This takes the update, containing the parameter place holders, and a `JsonArray` or parameter values.

    update = "UPDATE PEOPLE SET SHOE_SIZE = 10 WHERE LNAME=?"
    params = [
      "Fox"
    ]

    connection.update_with_params(update, params) { |res_err,res|

      if (res_err == nil)

        updateResult = res

        puts "No. of rows updated: #{updateResult['updated']}"

      else

        # Failed!

      end
    }

### Callable statements

To execute a callable statement (either SQL functions or SQL procedures) you can use `callWithParams`.

This takes the callable statement using the standard JDBC format `{ call func_proc_name() }`, optionally including parameter place holders e.g.: `{ call func_proc_name(?, ?) }`, a `JsonArray` containing the parameter values and finally a `JsonArray` containing the output types e.g.: `[null, 'VARCHAR']`.

Note that the index of the output type is as important as the params array. If the return value is the second argument then the output array must contain a null value as the first element.

A SQL function returns some output using the `return` keyword, and in this case one can call it like this:

    # Assume that there is a SQL function like this:
    #
    # create function one_hour_ago() returns timestamp
    #    return now() - 1 hour;

    # note that you do not need to declare the output for functions
    func = "{ call one_hour_ago() }"

    connection.call(func) { |res_err,res|

      if (res_err == nil)
        result = res
      else
        # Failed!
      end
    }

When working with Procedures you and still return values from your procedures via its arguments, in the case you do not return anything the usage is as follows:

    # Assume that there is a SQL procedure like this:
    #
    # create procedure new_customer(firstname varchar(50), lastname varchar(50))
    #   modifies sql data
    #   insert into customers values (default, firstname, lastname, current_timestamp);

    func = "{ call new_customer(?, ?) }"

    connection.call_with_params(func, [
      "John",
      "Doe"
    ], nil) { |res_err,res|

      if (res_err == nil)
        # Success!
      else
        # Failed!
      end
    }

However you can also return values like this:

    # Assume that there is a SQL procedure like this:
    #
    # create procedure customer_lastname(IN firstname varchar(50), OUT lastname varchar(50))
    #   modifies sql data
    #   select lastname into lastname from customers where firstname = firstname;

    func = "{ call customer_lastname(?, ?) }"

    connection.call_with_params(func, [
      "John"
    ], [
      nil,
      "VARCHAR"
    ]) { |res_err,res|

      if (res_err == nil)
        result = res
      else
        # Failed!
      end
    }

Note that the index of the arguments matches the index of the `?` and that the output parameters expect to be a String describing the type you want to receive.

To avoid ambiguation the implementations are expected to follow the following rules:

- When a place holder in the `IN` array is `NOT NULL` it will be taken

- When the `IN` value is NULL a check is performed on the OUT

- When the `OUT` value is not null it will be registered as a output parameter

- When the `OUT` is also null it is expected that the IN value is the `NULL` value.

The registered `OUT` parameters will be available as an array in the result set under the output property.

### Batch operations

The SQL common interface also defines how to execute batch operations. There are 3 types of batch operations:

- Batched statements `batch`

- Batched prepared statements `batchWithParams`

- Batched callable statements `batchCallableWithParams`

A batches statement will exeucte a list of sql statements as for example:

    # Batch values
    batch = Array.new
    batch.push("INSERT INTO emp (NAME) VALUES ('JOE')")
    batch.push("INSERT INTO emp (NAME) VALUES ('JANE')")

    connection.batch(batch) { |res_err,res|
      if (res_err == nil)
        result = res
      else
        # Failed!
      end
    }

While a prepared or callable statement batch will reuse the sql statement and take an list of arguments as for example:

    # Batch values
    batch = Array.new
    batch.push([
      "joe"
    ])
    batch.push([
      "jane"
    ])

    connection.batch_with_params("INSERT INTO emp (name) VALUES (?)", batch) { |res_err,res|
      if (res_err == nil)
        result = res
      else
        # Failed!
      end
    }

### Executing other operations

To execute any other database operation, e.g. a `CREATE TABLE` you can use `execute`.

The string is passed through without changes to the actual database. The handler is called when the operation is complete

    sql = "CREATE TABLE PEOPLE (ID int generated by default as identity (start with 1 increment by 1) not null,FNAME varchar(255), LNAME varchar(255), SHOE_SIZE int);"

    connection.execute(sql) { |execute_err,execute|
      if (execute_err == nil)
        puts "Table created !"
      else
        # Failed!
      end
    }

### Using transactions

To use transactions first set auto-commit to false with `setAutoCommit`.

You then do your transactional operations and when you want to commit or rollback use `commit` or `rollback`.

Once the commit/rollback is complete the handler will be called and the next transaction will be automatically started.

    # Do stuff with connection - updates etc

    # Now commit

    connection.commit() { |res_err,res|
      if (res_err == nil)
        # Committed OK!
      else
        # Failed!
      end
    }

### Closing connections

When you’ve done with the connection you should return it to the pool with `close`.