SQL quick reference

CREATE STREAM

Create a new HStreamDB stream with the stream name given. An exception will be thrown if the stream is already created. See CREATE STREAM.

CREATE STREAM stream_name [AS select_query] [WITH (stream_option [, ...])];

CREATE VIEW

Create a new view with the view name given. A view is a physical object like a stream and it is updated with time. An exception will be thrown if the view is already created. The name of a view can either be the same as a stream. See CREATE VIEW.

CREATE VIEW view_name AS select_query;

CREATE CONNECTOR

Create a new connector for fetching data from or writing data to an external system with the connector name given. A connector can be either a source or a sink one. Note that source connector is not supported yet. When creating a connector, its type and its bound stream must be specified in the WITH clause. There can be other options such as database name, user name and password. There can be an optional IF NOT EXIST config to only create the given connector if it does not exist. See CREATE CONNECTOR.

CREATE <SOURCE|SINK> CONNECTOR connector_name [IF NOT EXIST] WITH (connector_option [, ...]);

Keep an eye on the status of the connectors by using

SHOW CONNECTORS;

One of the following states is assigned to the connectors:

state	description
Creating	The server has started to process the request
Created	The connection has been established but it has not started to process the data
CreationAbort	The process of creating the connection failed and it is frozon
Running	The connector is ready to process requests
ExecutionAbort	The connector failed to execute a SQL statement and it is frozen
Terminate	The connector is frozen by a user request

Please wait for it to finish setting up if the state of the connector is Creating or Created. You can restart an aborted or terminated connector (in the future). You may also abandon connectors by using

DROP connector_name;

SELECT (from streams)

Continuously get records from the stream(s) specified as streaming data flows in. It is usually used in an interactive CLI to monitor real-time changes of data. Note that the query writes these records to a random-named stream. See SELECT (Stream).

SELECT <* | expression [ AS field_alias ] [, ...]>
  FROM stream_name [, ...]
  [ WHERE search_condition ]
  [ GROUP BY field_name [, window_type] ]
  EMIT CHANGES;

SELECT (from views)

Get record(s) from the specified view. The fields to get have to be already in the view. It produces static record(s) and costs little time. See Select (View).

SELECT <* | expression [ AS field_alias ] [, ...]>
  FROM view_name
  [ WHERE search_condition ];

INSERT

Insert data into the specified stream. It can be a data record, a JSON value or binary data. See INSERT.

INSERT INTO stream_name (field_name [, ...]) VALUES (field_value [, ...]);
INSERT INTO stream_name VALUES 'json_value';
INSERT INTO stream_name VALUES "binary_value";

DROP

Delete a given connector, stream or view. There can be an optional IF EXISTS config to only delete the given category if it exists.

DROP CONNECTOR connector_name [IF EXISTS];
DROP STREAM    stream_name    [IF EXISTS];
DROP VIEW      view_name      [IF EXISTS];

SHOW

Show the information of all streams, queries, views or connectors.

SHOW STREAMS;
SHOW QUERIES;
SHOW VIEWS;
SHOW CONNECTORS;