PrimAITE/docs/source/simulation_components/system/applications/database_client.rst

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.. _DatabaseClient:

DatabaseClient
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The ``DatabaseClient`` provides a client interface for connecting to the :ref:`DatabaseService`.

Key features
============

- Connects to the :ref:`DatabaseService` via the ``SoftwareManager``.
- Handles connecting and disconnecting.
- Handles multiple connections using a dictionary, mapped to connection UIDs
- Executes SQL queries and retrieves result sets.

Usage
=====

- Initialise with server IP address and optional password.
- Connect to the :ref:`DatabaseService` with ``get_new_connection``.
- Retrieve results in a dictionary.
- Disconnect when finished.

Implementation
==============

- Leverages ``SoftwareManager`` for sending payloads over the network.
- Active sessions are held as ``DatabaseClientConnection`` objects in a dictionary.
- Connect and disconnect methods manage sessions.
- Payloads serialised as dictionaries for transmission.
- Extends base Application class.

Examples
========

Python
""""""

.. code-block:: python

    from ipaddress import IPv4Address

    from primaite.simulator.network.hardware.node_operating_state import NodeOperatingState
    from primaite.simulator.network.hardware.nodes.host.computer import Computer
    from primaite.simulator.system.applications.database_client import DatabaseClient

    client = Computer(
        hostname="client",
        ip_address="192.168.10.21",
        subnet_mask="255.255.255.0",
        default_gateway="192.168.10.1",
        operating_state=NodeOperatingState.ON  # initialise the computer in an ON state
    )

    # install DatabaseClient
    client.software_manager.install(DatabaseClient)

    database_client: DatabaseClient = client.software_manager.software.get("DatabaseClient")

    # Configure the DatabaseClient
    database_client.configure(server_ip_address=IPv4Address("192.168.0.1"))  # address of the DatabaseService
    database_client.run()

    # Establish a new connection
    database_client.get_new_connection()


Via Configuration
"""""""""""""""""

.. code-block:: yaml

    simulation:
        network:
            nodes:
                - ref: example_computer
                hostname: example_computer
                type: computer
                ...
                applications:
                    - ref: database_client
                    type: DatabaseClient
                    options:
                        db_server_ip: 192.168.0.1

Configuration
=============


``db_server_ip``
""""""""""""""""

IP address of the :ref:`DatabaseService` that the ``DatabaseClient`` will connect to

This must be a valid octet i.e. in the range of ``0.0.0.0`` and ``255.255.255.255``.

``server_password``
"""""""""""""""""""

Optional. Default value is ``None``.

The password that the ``DatabaseClient`` will use to access the :ref:`DatabaseService`.

``Common Attributes``
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

See :ref:`Common Configuration`