3 years ago

Category: Database

Open source relational database MariaDB has released its Reactive Relational Database Connectivity (R2DBC) Connector to general availability this week, bringing Java developers the ability to integrate reactive interactions with MariaDB into their new and existing reactive applications. Until now, Java developers using MariaDB have had to rely on the Java Database Connectivity (JBDC) API, first released more than 20 years ago. The problem with JDBC is that it hasn’t necessarily kept pace with development methods, such as reactive programming, which uses asynchronous data streams.

MariaDB’s R2DBC connector is an implementation of the R2DBC specification, which aspires to provide Java developers with an “event-driven, non-blocking and functional programming model that does not make assumptions over concurrency or asynchronicity,” according to that specification.

In addition to the release of the R2DBC connector, MariaDB also unveiled a Developer Hub, which includes how-tos and code samples, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to get started with R2DBC.