KX Connect (Java)

This section assumes that you have Java installed in your system. If not, install before proceeding further.

Check JAVA installation

Check if a valid jdk is on the path by typing java -version.
Check if a valid jdk compiler is on the path by typing javac -version.

Output should look similarly.

java -version 
openjdk version "1.8.0_222"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_222-8u222-b10-1ubuntu1~16.04.1-b10)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.222-b10, mixed mode)

javac -version
javac 1.8.0_222

Folder structure

Create a folder com/fd/connect.
Later, place the java code in this folder.
Create another folder lib in the same layer as com.

Install dependencies

There are required jar files that must added to run the code provided below. Take the time now to install what you need and put them in the lib folder.

Dependencies

Code

Provided is an example code of how to authenticate with KX Connect. For further detail, refer to the KX Connect documentation or the JS, Python examples.

Copy and paste the following code into a file ConnectSample.java. If using another file name, also change the class name in the code.

ConnectSample.java

Below includes CSV Export:

ConnectSampleWithCSV.java

KX Connect Document

Details of KX Connect can be found in your deployed system at http://host:port/connect/index.html

This should include dynamically generated API documentation of your analytics.

Running code

To run ConnectSample.java from your Java root folder.

To compile: javac -cp ".:lib/*" com/fd/connect/ConnectSample.java
To run with default parameters: java -cp ".:lib/*" com.fd.connect.ConnectSample
To run with override parameters: java -cp ".:lib/*" com.fd.connect.ConnectSample <host>:<port> <username> <password> <method>

Setting classpath

When you use the -cp option, it overrides the default classpath (which is current directory). Always add in the current directory to the classpath.

If you've coded to print the result out to console, it should look like this: