Java RMI - Database Application
In the previous chapter, we created a sample RMI application where a client invokes a method which displays a GUI window (JavaFX).
In this chapter, we will take an example to see how a client program can retrieve the records of a table in MySQL database residing on the server.
Assume we have a table named student_data in the database details as shown below.
+----+--------+--------+------------+---------------------+
| ID | NAME | BRANCH | PERCENTAGE | EMAIL |
+----+--------+--------+------------+---------------------+
| 1 | Ram | IT | 85 | ram123@gmail.com |
| 2 | Rahim | EEE | 95 | rahim123@gmail.com |
| 3 | Robert | ECE | 90 | robert123@gmail.com |
+----+--------+--------+------------+---------------------+
Assume the name of the user is myuser and its password is password.
Creating a Student Class
Create a Student class with setter and getter methods as shown below.
publicclassStudentimplementsjava.io.Serializable{privateintid,percent;privateStringname,branch,email;publicintgetId(){returnid;}publicStringgetName(){returnname;}publicStringgetBranch(){returnbranch;}publicintgetPercent(){returnpercent;}publicStringgetEmail(){returnemail;}publicvoidsetID(intid){this.id=id;}publicvoidsetName(Stringname){this.name=name;}publicvoidsetBranch(Stringbranch){this.branch=branch;}publicvoidsetPercent(intpercent){this.percent=percent;}publicvoidsetEmail(Stringemail){this.email=email;}}
Defining the Remote Interface
Define the remote interface. Here, we are defining a remote interface named Hello with a method named getStudents () in it. This method returns a list which contains the object of the class Student.
importjava.rmi.Remote;importjava.rmi.RemoteException;importjava.util.*;// Creating Remote interface for our applicationpublicinterfaceHelloextendsRemote{publicListgetStudents()throwsException;}
Developing the Implementation Class
Create a class and implement the above created interface.
Here we are implementing the getStudents() method of the Remote interface. When you invoke this method, it retrieves the records of a table named student_data. Sets these values to the Student class using its setter methods, adds it to a list object and returns that list.
importjava.sql.*;importjava.util.*;// Implementing the remote interfacepublicclassImplExampleimplementsHello{// Implementing the interface methodpublicListgetStudents()throwsException{Listlist=newArrayList();// JDBC driver name and database URLStringJDBC_DRIVER="com.mysql.jdbc.Driver";StringDB_URL="jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/details";// Database credentialsStringUSER="myuser";StringPASS="password";Connectionconn=null;Statementstmt=null;//Register JDBC driverClass.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");//Open a connectionSystem.out.println("Connecting to a selected database...");conn=DriverManager.getConnection(DB_URL,USER,PASS);System.out.println("Connected database successfully...");//Execute a querySystem.out.println("Creating statement...");stmt=conn.createStatement();Stringsql="SELECT * FROM student_data";ResultSetrs=stmt.executeQuery(sql);//Extract data from result setwhile(rs.next()){// Retrieve by column nameintid=rs.getInt("id");Stringname=rs.getString("name");Stringbranch=rs.getString("branch");intpercent=rs.getInt("percentage");Stringemail=rs.getString("email");// Setting the valuesStudentstudent=newStudent();student.setID(id);student.setName(name);student.setBranch(branch);student.setPercent(percent);student.setEmail(email);list.add(student);}rs.close();returnlist;}}
Server Program
An RMI server program should implement the remote interface or extend the implementation class. Here, we should create a remote object and bind it to the RMI registry.
Following is the server program of this application. Here, we will extend the above created class, create a remote object and register it to the RMI registry with the bind name hello.
importjava.rmi.registry.Registry;importjava.rmi.registry.LocateRegistry;importjava.rmi.RemoteException;importjava.rmi.server.UnicastRemoteObject;publicclassServerextendsImplExample{publicServer(){}publicstaticvoidmain(Stringargs[]){try{// Instantiating the implementation classImplExampleobj=newImplExample();// Exporting the object of implementation class (here we are exporting the remoteobjectto the stub)Hellostub=(Hello)UnicastRemoteObject.exportObject(obj,0);// Binding the remote object (stub) in the registryRegistryregistry=LocateRegistry.getRegistry();registry.bind("Hello",stub);System.err.println("Server ready");}catch(Exceptione){System.err.println("Server exception: "+e.toString());e.printStackTrace();}}}
Client Program
以下是本应用程序的客户端程序。在这里,我们正在获取远程对象并调用名为getStudents()的方法。它从列表对象中检索表的记录并显示它们。
importjava.rmi.registry.LocateRegistry;importjava.rmi.registry.Registry;importjava.util.*;publicclassClient{privateClient(){}publicstaticvoidmain(String[]args)throwsException{try{// Getting the registryRegistryregistry=LocateRegistry.getRegistry(null);// Looking up the registry for the remote objectHellostub=(Hello)registry.lookup("Hello");// Calling the remote method using the obtained objectListlist=(List)stub.getStudents();for(Students:list)v{// System.out.println("bc "+s.getBranch());System.out.println("ID: "+s.getId());System.out.println("name: "+s.getName());System.out.println("branch: "+s.getBranch());System.out.println("percent: "+s.getPercent());System.out.println("email: "+s.getEmail());}// System.out.println(list);}catch(Exceptione){System.err.println("Client exception: "+e.toString());e.printStackTrace();}}}
运行示例的步骤
以下是运行RMI示例的步骤。
步骤1- 打开存储所有程序的文件夹,并编译所有Java文件,如下所示。
Javac *.java
步骤2-使用以下命令启动rmi注册表。
start rmiregistry
这将在单独的窗口中启动一个rmi注册表,如下所示。
步骤3- 运行服务器类文件,如下所示。
Java Server
步骤4- 运行客户端类文件,如下所示。
java Client