IBM Mobilefirst Java Adapter to connect Couchbase - ibm-mobilefirst

Question

Can we connect to Couchbase DB thorugh Mobilefirst 8 Java OR Javascript SQL adapter? Please suggest alternative option if available.

Answer 1

You can use a MFP 8.0 Java adapter or Javascript HTTP adapter and use it to make REST calls to the Couchbase DB.

Answer 2

Yes it is possible to connect any NoSQL DB(Couchbase DB) using MFP 8.0 JavaScript or Java HTTP Adapters,making use of REST calls.
Here is an sample example which connects to IBM Cloudant NoSQL DB using MFP 8.0 JavaScript HTTP Adapter.
AdapterSample.js file -->
function getDocByKey(key) {
var path = '/my_database/'+key;
var input = {
method : 'get',
returnedContentType :'json',
path : path
};
return WL.Server.invokeHttp(input);
}
adapter.xml file -->
<mfp:adapter name="AdapterSample"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:mfp="http://www.ibm.com/mfp/integration"
xmlns:http="http://www.ibm.com/mfp/integration/http">
<displayName>AdapterSample</displayName>
<description>AdapterSample</description>
<connectivity>
<connectionPolicy xsi:type="http:HTTPConnectionPolicyType">
<protocol>https</protocol>
<domain> <-- DB URL here--> </domain>
<port>443</port>
<connectionTimeoutInMilliseconds>30000</connectionTimeoutInMilliseconds>
<socketTimeoutInMilliseconds>30000</socketTimeoutInMilliseconds>
<authentication>
<basic/>
<serverIdentity>
<username> <--DB Username here--> </username>
<password> <--DB Password here--> </password>
</serverIdentity>
</authentication>
<maxConcurrentConnectionsPerNode>50</maxConcurrentConnectionsPerNode>
</connectionPolicy>
</connectivity>
<procedure name="getDocByKey" secured="false"/>
</mfp:adapter>
Click here for more information https://mobilefirstplatform.ibmcloud.com/tutorials/en/foundation/8.0/adapters/