OracleWriter Plugin Documentation
Quick Introduction
The OracleWriter plugin enables data writing to an Oracle database. Under the hood, OracleReader connects to a remote Oracle database using github.com/godror/godror
and database/sql
. Unlike other databases, Oracle's interaction protocol is not publicly available. Therefore, the Golang driver for Oracle is based on ODPI-C and requires Oracle Instant Client for the connection. For instance, connecting to Oracle 11g requires version 12.x of the client.
Implementation Principles
OracleReader connects to a remote Oracle database using Oracle Instant Client via github.com/godror/godror
. It generates SQL statements for writing based on user-configured information and go-etl's custom data types from Reader. These statements are then sent to the remote Oracle database for execution.
OracleReader implements specific queries by invoking go-etl's custom storage/database
DBWrapper, defined in the query process of dbmswriter
. DBWrapper encapsulates numerous interfaces of database/sql
and abstracts the database dialect, Dialect
. In this case, Oracle uses the Dialect
implementation from storage/database/oracle
.
Based on your configured writeMode
, it generates:
insert into...
(if there's a primary key/unique index conflict, the conflicting row won't be inserted).
Note that the insert method here is not the usual storage/database
insert implementation but a specific Oracle approach. In this implementation, the query might be insert into a(x,y,x) values(:1,:2,:3)
, where the args for x, y, and z are arrays consisting of column values.
Functionality Description
Configuration Example
Configuring a job to write data from memory to an Oracle database:
{
"job":{
"content":[
{
"writer":{
"name": "oraclewriter",
"parameter": {
"connection": {
"url": "connectString=\"192.168.15.130:1521/xe\" heterogeneousPool=false standaloneConnection=true",
"table": {
"schema":"TEST",
"name":"DEST"
}
},
"username": "system",
"password": "oracle",
"writeMode": "insert",
"column": ["*"],
"preSql": ["create table a like b"],
"postSql": ["drop table a"],
"batchTimeout": "1s",
"batchSize":1000
}
},
}
]
}
}
Parameter Description
url
- Description: Mainly used to configure the connection information for the target database. The basic format for Oracle database connections is:
connectString="192.168.15.130:1521/xe" heterogeneousPool=false standaloneConnection=true
. The connectString
represents the connection information for the Oracle database. If using a server name for the connection, please use ip:port/servername
or (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=ip)(PORT=port))(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVICE_NAME=servername)))
. If using a SID for the connection, use (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=ip)(PORT=port))(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=sid)))
. This is similar to the connection configuration information in the Godror User Guide, except that the username and password are extracted from the connection configuration for easier encryption in the future.
- Required: Yes
- Default: None
username
- Description: Mainly used to configure the Oracle database username.
- Required: Yes
- Default: None
password
- Description: Mainly used to configure the Oracle database password.
- Required: Yes
- Default: None
table
Describes the Oracle table information.
schema
- Description: Mainly used to configure the schema name of the Oracle table.
- Required: Yes
- Default: None
name
- Description: Mainly used to configure the table name of the Oracle table.
- Required: Yes
- Default: None
writeMode
- Description: Write mode.
insert
represents writing data using the insert into
method.
- Required: No
- Default: insert
column
- Description: An array of column names from the configured table that need to be synchronized, described using JSON array notation. Users can use
*
to represent all columns by default, e.g., ["*"]
. Supports column pruning, which means you can select specific columns for insertion. Supports column reordering, which means columns can be inserted in a different order from the table schema.
- Required: Yes
- Default: None
batchTimeout
- Description: Mainly used to configure the timeout interval for each batch write operation. Format: number + unit. Units: s for seconds, ms for milliseconds, us for microseconds. If the timeout interval is exceeded, the data will be written directly. This parameter, along with
batchSize
, helps adjust write performance.
- Required: No
- Default: 1s
batchSize
- Description: Mainly used to configure the batch write size. If the size is exceeded, the data will be written directly. This parameter, along with
batchTimeout
, helps adjust write performance.
- Required: No
- Default: 1000
preSql
- Description: Mainly used for SQL statement groups executed before writing data. Do not use select statements as they will cause errors.
- Required: No
- Default: None
postSql
- Description: Mainly used for SQL statement groups executed after writing data. Do not use select statements as they will cause errors.
- Required: No
- Default: None
Type Conversion
Currently, OracleWriter supports most Oracle types, but there may be some individual types that are not supported. Please check your types carefully.
Below is a list of OracleWriter type conversions for Oracle types:
go-etl Type |
Oracle Data Type |
bool |
BOOLEAN |
bigInt |
NUMBER, INTEGER, SMALLINT |
decimal |
BINARY_FLOAT, FLOAT, BINARY_DOUBLE, REAL, DECIMAL, NUMERIC |
string |
VARCHAR, CHAR, NCHAR, VARCHAR2, NVARCHAR2, CLOB, NCLOB |
time |
DATE, TIMESTAMP |
bytes |
BLOB, RAW, LONG RAW, LONG |
To be tested.
Constraints and Limitations
Database Encoding Issues
Currently, only the UTF-8 character set is supported.
FAQ
- How to configure Oracle's Oracle Instant Client?
Here's an example:
- On Linux, set the environment variable like this:
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/oracle/instantclient_21_1:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
. Also, note that you need to install libaio
.
- On Windows, update the system path like this:
set path=%path%;%GOPATH%\oracle\instantclient_21_1
.
Note: Oracle Instant Client 19 is no longer supported on Windows 7.