BLUE Console

BLUE has a native client program that provides a command-line interface (CLI) for interacting with your cloud stored data. It allows you to connect to database servers, execute SQL queries and commands, and receive the results in a text-based format.

Running BLUE Console

BLUE console is Java-based and may run on any Java-supported platform. Use the following link to check supported platforms and to download Java 11.

1. Use the BLUE web interface to generate an access token and copy it.

   For instructions on how to generate and copy access tokens, go to Connectivity and Third-Parties.

2. To start the client, run the following command:

java -jar jdbc-console-0.1.3-69.jar --host=<BLUE cluster FQDN> --access-token=cHczWjlIWHk2****

Output:

Welcome to JDBC console version jdbc-console-0.1.3-69
To quit use ^d or exit; to abort ^c
Connection URL: jdbc:Sqream://<BLUE cluster FQDN>:443/master;accesstoken=cHczWjlIWHk2****;pool=Default;source=CLI
master=>

1. To view a full list of arguments before starting the client, run the following command:

java -jar jdbc-console-0.1.3-69.jar --host=<BLUE cluster FQDN> --access-token=cHczWjlIWHk2**** --help

First Steps

After entering your access token, you are presented with the BLUE console. The database name shown means you are now ready to run statements and queries.

Statements and queries are standard SQL, followed by a semicolon ;.

master=> CREATE OR REPLACE FOREIGN TABLE "public"."nba"
(
  Name TEXT,
  Team TEXT,
  Number INT,
  Position TEXT,
  Age INT,
  Height TEXT,
  Weight INT,
  College TEXT,
  Salary INT
)
WRAPPER
  json_fdw
OPTIONS
  (
LOCATION = 'gs://product_sqream/Documentation/nba.json'
  );
Done
time: 5.284 s

Statement results are usually formatted as a valid CSV, followed by the number of rows and the statement elapsed time.

NULL values are represented as \N.

master=> SELECT TOP 5 * FROM nba;
| Name            | Team              | Number | Position | Age | Birthday | Weight | College            | Salary   |
|-----------------|-------------------|--------|----------|-----|----------|--------|--------------------|----------|
| Avery Bradley   | Boston Celtics    | 0      | PG       | 25  | 2-Jun    | 180    | Texas              | 7730337  |
| Jae Crowder     | Boston Celtics    | 99     | SF       | 25  | 6-Jun    | 235    | Marquette          | 6796117  |
| John Holland    | Boston Celtics    | 30     | SG       | 27  | 5-Jun    | 205    | Boston University  | \N       |
| R.J. Hunter     | Boston Celtics    | 28     | SG       | 22  | 5-Jun    | 185    | Georgia State      | 1148640  |
| Jonas Jerebko   | Boston Celtics    | 8      | PF       | 29  | 10-Jun   | 231    | \N                 | 5000000  |
5 rows
time: 3.579 s

Operator References

Arguments

Argument	Default	Description
-c or --command	None	Changes the mode of operation to single-command, non-interactive. Use this argument to run a statement and immediately exit the database.
-f or --file	None	Changes the mode of operation to multi-command, non-interactive. Use this argument to run a sequence of statements from an external file and immediately exit.
--host		Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) address of the Blue server to connect to
-d or --databasename	None	Specifies the database name for queries and statements in this session.
--results-only	False	Outputs results only, without timing information and row counts
--no-history	False	When set, prevents command history from being saved in ~/.sqream/clientcmdhist
--delimiter	,	Specifies the field separator. By default, blue sql outputs valid CSVs. Change the delimiter to modify the output to another delimited format (e.g. TSV, PSV).
--access-token	None	Provide a security token that grants access to protected resources or operations.
--table-view	true	Displays query results in a table view format with column headers. The display limit is set to 10,000 rows.

Record Delimiters

Supported Record Delimiters	Non-Supported Delimiters	Recommended Delimiters
Printable ASCII values (32-126)	\, N, -, :, ", \n, \r, ., lower-case Latin letters, digits (0-9)	,, |, tab character

Meta-Commands

Meta-commands in BLUE SQL start with a backslash (\) and do not require ; at the end for execution.

Command	Description	Example
^c	Abort the currently running statement	\^c
^d or exit	Quit the client. (Same as Ctrl-d)	master=> \exit;
\c <database> or \connect <database>	Changes the current connection to an alternate database	master=> \c basketball basketball=>

Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts provide efficient ways to navigate and manipulate text on the command line, improving productivity and ease of use.

Navigating

The below shortcuts are only supported for Linux environments.

Command	Description
Ctrl-a	Goes to the beginning of the command line.
Ctrl-e	Goes to the end of the command line.
Ctrl-u	Deletes from the cursor to the beginning of the command line.
Ctrl-k	Deletes from the cursor to the end of the command line.
Ctrl-w	Delete from cursor to beginning of a word.
Ctrl-y	Pastes a word or text that was cut using one of the deletion shortcuts (such as the one above) after the cursor.
Alt-b	Moves back one word (or goes to the beginning of the word where the cursor is).
Alt-f	Moves forward one word (or goes to the end of the word the cursor is).
Alt-d	Deletes to the end of a word starting at the cursor. Deletes the whole word if the cursor is at the beginning of that word.
Alt-c	Capitalizes letters in a word starting at the cursor. Capitalize the whole word if the cursor is at the beginning of that word.
Alt-u	Capitalizes from the cursor to the end of the word.
Alt-l	Makes lowercase from the cursor to the end of the word.
Ctrl-f	Moves forward one character.
Ctrl-b	Moves backward one character.
Ctrl-h	Deletes characters located before the cursor.
Ctrl-t	Swaps a character at the cursor with the previous character.

Searching Command Line History

Command	Description
Ctrl-r	Searches the history backward.
Ctrl-g	Escapes from history-searching mode.
Ctrl-p	Searches the previous command in history.
Ctrl-n	Searches the next command in history.

Examples

Executing “On-The-Go” Commands

Use the --c or --command option to execute a statement and exit the database. This can be useful when you need to run scheduled queries or create a local file out of query results.

java -jar jdbc-console-0.1.3-69.jar --host=product1-sqream.isqream.com --access-token=############# -d master -c "SELECT TOP 5 * FROM nba;"
Welcome to JDBC console version jdbc-console-0.1.3-69
To quit use ^d or exit; to abort ^c
Connection URL: jdbc:Sqream://<BLUE cluster FQDN>:443/master;accesstoken=cHczWjlIWHk2****;pool=Default;source=CLI
SELECT TOP 5* FROM nba;
| Name            | Team              | Number | Position | Age | Birthday | Weight | College            | Salary   |
|-----------------|-------------------|--------|----------|-----|----------|--------|--------------------|----------|
| Avery Bradley   | Boston Celtics    | 0      | PG       | 25  | 2-Jun    | 180    | Texas              | 7730337  |
| Jae Crowder     | Boston Celtics    | 99     | SF       | 25  | 6-Jun    | 235    | Marquette          | 6796117  |
| John Holland    | Boston Celtics    | 30     | SG       | 27  | 5-Jun    | 205    | Boston University  | \N       |
| R.J. Hunter     | Boston Celtics    | 28     | SG       | 22  | 5-Jun    | 185    | Georgia State      | 1148640  |
| Jonas Jerebko   | Boston Celtics    | 8      | PF       | 29  | 10-Jun   | 231    | \N                 | 5000000  |
5 rows
time: 2.976 s
closing session...

Remove the timing and row count by passing the --results-only parameter.

java -jar jdbc-console-0.1.3-69.jar --host=product1-sqream.isqream.com --access-token=############# --results-only -d master -c "SELECT TOP 5* FROM nba;"
| Name            | Team              | Number | Position | Age | Birthday | Weight | College            | Salary   |
|-----------------|-------------------|--------|----------|-----|----------|--------|--------------------|----------|
| Avery Bradley   | Boston Celtics    | 0      | PG       | 25  | 2-Jun    | 180    | Texas              | 7730337  |
| Jae Crowder     | Boston Celtics    | 99     | SF       | 25  | 6-Jun    | 235    | Marquette          | 6796117  |
| John Holland    | Boston Celtics    | 30     | SG       | 27  | 5-Jun    | 205    | Boston University  | \N       |
| R.J. Hunter     | Boston Celtics    | 28     | SG       | 22  | 5-Jun    | 185    | Georgia State      | 1148640  |
| Jonas Jerebko   | Boston Celtics    | 8      | PF       | 29  | 10-Jun   | 231    | \N                 | 5000000  |

Executing Batch SQL Scripts

Use the -f <filename> argument:

$ java -jar jdbc-console-0.1.3-69.jar --host=product.isqream.com --access-token=########## -f=example_script.sql

Tip

Output can be saved to a file by using the > redirection operator.

Navigating Between Databases

Creating a new database and using the \c option to switch over to it:

master=> CREATE DATABASE basketball;
Done
time: 0.59 s

master=> \c basketball

Exporting SQL Query Results to CSV

Use the --results-only flag to remove the row counts and timing.

java -jar jdbc-console-0.1.3-69.jar --host=product.isqream.com --access-token=########## -d master -c "SELECT * FROM aba" --results-only > file.csv
cat file.csv

Changing a CSV to a TSV

The --delimiter parameter accepts any printable character.

Tip

To insert a tab, use Ctrl-V followed by Tab in Bash.

java -jar jdbc-console-0.1.3-69.jar.jar --host=product.isqream.com --access-token=########## -d farm -c "SELECT * FROM animals" --delimiter '  ' > file.tsv
cat file.tsv

Executing a Series of Statements From a File

Assuming a file containing SQL statements (separated by semicolons):

cat some_queries.sql
 CREATE TABLE calm_farm_animals
( id INT IDENTITY(0, 1), name TEXT(30)
);

INSERT INTO calm_farm_animals (name)
  SELECT name FROM   animals WHERE  is_angry = false;


java -jar jdbc-console-0.1.3-69.jar --host=product.isqream.com --access-token=########## -d farm -f some_queries.sql
executed
time: 0.018289s
executed
time: 0.090697s

Connecting Using Variables in Linux Environments

You can save connection parameters as environment variables:

export SQREAM_USER=sqream;
export SQREAM_DATABASE=farm;
java -jar jdbc-console-0.1.3-69.jar --0.1.3-69.jar --host=product.isqream.com --access-token=########## --username=$SQREAM_USER -d $SQREAM_DATABASE