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1. Re: vararg function / UDF usage
shawkins Jun 7, 2012 9:24 AM (in response to rajkota)Raj,
I don't think there is a consice bit of documentation for this, so I'll look at adapting this post into the developer's guide. To create a vararg or any other source function, a dyanmic vdb Translator would need to return a pushdown function via the getPushDownFunction list. The simpliest approach to add a pushdown function is with the call addPushDownFunctionMethod. For example in your ExecutionFactory start method:
{code}
public void start() throws TranslatorException {
...
FunctionMethod method = addPushDownFunction("source_name", "func_name", STRING, STRING, STRING);
method.getInputParameter().get(1).setVarArgs(true);
...
}
{code}
You can of course use whatever names, return and arg types that are appropriate. A vararg function can be called just as any other function with the last parameter repeated 0 or more times. The type for all vararg parameters is expected to be the same. So with this example you would be able to call:
func_name('a', 'b', 'c')
or
func_name('a')
etc.
Steve
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2. Re: vararg function / UDF usage
rareddy Jun 7, 2012 9:27 AM (in response to rajkota)Raj,
Since there is no Designer support for Dynamic VDBs, to support any PUSHDOWN UDF you would need to extend the translator and provide the definition for the function in there. Check out the Developer's Guide for that. NON PUSHDOWN UDF support is *not* available in Teiid 7.7, as Dynamic VDBs does not have capability to define the view models with in the XML. To define view models, it is coding exercise to develop a custom translator and supply a view definition form it.
In Teiid 8.0/8.1 all th above issues are resolved.
- You can define a view model in Dynamic VDB using the DDL. Check out https://docs.jboss.org/author/display/teiid80final/DDL+Metadata
- You can define a UDF in the above view model, that is non pushdown. In this you need to supply the java implementation of the function.
- You can also extend the source model, and using the above technique provide addtional metadata and define a pushdown function. See https://docs.jboss.org/author/display/teiid80final/User+Defined+Functions
HTH
Ramesh..
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3. Re: vararg function / UDF usage
rajkota Jun 7, 2012 4:12 PM (in response to rareddy)Hi Steve / Ramesh,
Thanks for providing me the information.
I do have below concerns on var arg UDF usage still, could you please clarify?
1. On Java method signature to provide implementation to var-arg function and on the way to read the var-args.
2. Getting an error ‘cannot be pushed to source’ while invoking var-arg function
I made below changes in my custom translator:
a. Created definition as custom function under start method:
public void start() throws TranslatorException
{
super.start();
final FunctionMethod myCustomFunction = addPushDownFunction("myowntranslator", " myCustomFunction ", "string" , "string" );
myCustomFunction.getInputParameters().get(0).setVarArg(true);
myCustomFunction.setDeterministicBoolean(false);
myCustomFunction.setPushDown("REQUIRED");
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}
b. In method definition (having two methods here as no idea on actual java method signature for var-args)
public static String myCustomFunction (String str){
System.out.println(" MYTRANS Single Argument ");
return "test";
}
public static String myCustomFunction (String… str){
System.out.println(" MYTRANS VAR Argument ");
return "test one";
}
Thanks,
Raj
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4. Re: vararg function / UDF usage
rareddy Jun 7, 2012 5:42 PM (in response to rajkota)Raj,
Are you trying to push this function to source? if yes, adding in the translator as you did above is correct. Now, if this is pushdown ("required") then there is no need to supply Java implementation, the expectation here is the created function is pushed to source for evaluation.
Teiid also supports non-pushdown UDF, those get evaluated in Teiid engine, however they are not supported in Teiid 7.7 in Dynamic VDBs, as mentioned in my previous post. These need Java implementations.
For the error, did you deploy the overridden translator. Also, are you using the new translator name in your -vdb.xml file?
Ramesh..
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5. Re: vararg function / UDF usage
rajkota Jun 7, 2012 9:00 PM (in response to rareddy)Hi Ramesh,
I defined my translator in model file like:
<model name="my_translator_name">
<translator type="my-translator-name" datasource=""/>
</model>
Please observe here that datasource is given as none. And I deployed this translator in cargo environment.
In (dynamic)VDB file, teiid has created model like:
<model type="PHYSICAL" visible="true" name="my_translator_name">
<property name="importer.useFullSchemaName" value="false"/>
<source name="my_translator_name" connection-jndi-name="" translator-name="my_translator_name.delegated-translator"/>
</model>
What I am looking is that:
The custom translator 'my-translator-name' contains a single UDF, i.e.,myCustomFunction which is a var-arg type and it should construct an XML based on the parameters being passed to it and returns the XML as a string.
And if it is achievable:
Would like to know the method signature of myCustomFunction() to iterate through it's parameters.
Thanks,
Raj
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6. Re: vararg function / UDF usage
rareddy Jun 7, 2012 9:35 PM (in response to rajkota)Raj,
What you really want is UDF that is not pushdown, or just a procedure. You can not do it above way for Dynamic VDBS. The workaround is, you can override the method "getMetadata" and add the function/procedure definition in there. Take look at FileExecutionFactory for an example. Also look at "createProcedureExecution" function in there as to how to implement the procedure execution.
The above is round about way, a true non-pushdown UDF is better which can be accomplished with out any custom translator code, however here your options are
1) Move to Teiid 8.0/8.1
2) Use the Teiid Designer based VDB and define non-pushdown UDF
if you are just tryting to put toghether XML, Teiid does support SQLXML functions with which you can generate XML document.
Ramesh..
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7. Re: vararg function / UDF usage
rajkota Jun 8, 2012 5:21 AM (in response to rareddy)Hi Ramesh,
Thanks for the response.
Can I understand it in this way 'non-pushdown UDF and pushdown UDF would not support my requirement with var arg'?
In case if simple 'non-pushdown' and 'var-arg' UDF supports my requirement, could you please let me know the java method signature which provides the implementation of UDF?
And I have overridden my 'getMetadata' in my translator and had the UDF definition under it.
Like:
@Override
public void getMetadata(final MetadataFactory metadataFactory, final Object conn) throws TranslatorException {
final FunctionMethod myCustomFunction = metadataFactory.addFunction("myCustomFunction");
List<FunctionParameter> inParamList = new ArrayList<FunctionParameter>();
FunctionParameter inParam = new FunctionParameter("name", "string");
inParam.setVarArg(true);
inParamList.add(inParam);
FunctionParameter outParam = new FunctionParameter("result", "string");
myCustomFunction.setDeterministicBoolean(false);
myCustomFunction.setPushDown("ALLOWED");
myCustomFunction.setInvocationClass("com.sample.translator.MyTranslatorClass");
myCustomFunction.setInvocationMethod("myCustomFunction");
myCustomFunction.setCategory("string");
myCustomFunction.setInputParameters(inParamList);
myCustomFunction.setOutputParameter(outParam);
}
My requirement is that either procedure of function should support variable arguments. But Teiid 7.7 does not support procedure with var-args. So non-pushdown and var-arg UDF function is the only option left out for me.
In this case, I would like to know the method signature of com.sample.translator.MyTranslatorClass.myCustomFunction() that takes variable arguments.
Thanks,
Raj
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8. Re: vararg function / UDF usage
rareddy Jun 8, 2012 8:59 AM (in response to rajkota)Raj,
package com.sample.translator; public static class MyTranslatorClass { public static String myCustomFunction (String… str){ System.out.println(" MYTRANS VAR Argument "); return "test one"; } }
Should do. Package it as jar and place it in the <jboss-as>/server/default/lib directory.
Ramesh..
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9. Re: vararg function / UDF usage
rajkota Jun 8, 2012 9:42 AM (in response to rareddy)Hi Ramesh,
Thank you. I tried this way also, got the below error message:
select my_translator_source_name.myCustomFunction('A')
argument type mismatch
Elapsed Time: 0 hr, 0 min, 0 sec, 0 ms.
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And got the same error for select my_translator_source_name.myCustomFunction('A', 'B')
Thanks,
Raj
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10. Re: vararg function / UDF usage
rareddy Jun 8, 2012 9:46 AM (in response to rajkota)Raj,
Can attach your project sets, including the vdb. I want to try it out locally.
Thanks
Ramesh..
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11. Re: vararg function / UDF usage
shawkins Jun 8, 2012 10:00 AM (in response to rareddy)Raj/Ramesh,
7.7.1 implementaion functions for varargs only support Object type variable arguments. 8.0 as part of https://issues.jboss.org/browse/TEIID-1560 corrects that.
So in this case your function would need to be
package com.sample.translator;
public static class MyTranslatorClass {
public static String myCustomFunction (Object… str){
...
}
}Any other parameters can be their actual types.
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12. Re: vararg function / UDF usage
rajkota Jun 18, 2012 6:08 AM (in response to shawkins)Thanks Steve, Above approach worked fine.
Thanks Ramesh.
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13. Re: vararg function / UDF usage
shawkins Jun 18, 2012 9:58 AM (in response to rajkota)Thanks for the update Raj, I have also expanded the 8.1 developer's guide translator capabilities section dealing with scalar functions.
Steve