Datasources

APICHAP is designed to work with multiple datasources, including databases and 3rd party APIs. This means that you can configure your software to interact with a wide range of datasources and services.

Type	Information
Database	Connect to a SQL database.
REST-API (JSON)	Send and retrieve data via request to a 3rd party

Roadmap: We are constantly expanding the list of supported datasources and are happy to prioritize future integrations with your feedback.

In order to identify multiple datasources, you will need to specify a name for each one. This name will allow you to easily reference the datasource throughout your configuration files.

datasources:
  your-datasource-name:
    ....

DATABASES

APICHAP currently supports the following databases:

• mariadb
• postgres
• MSSQL

Roadmap: We are constantly expanding the list of supported datasources and are happy to prioritize future integrations with your feedback.

Field	Description
type	Specifies the type of datasource. Use the value "db" for database.	Mandatory
url	The URL or endpoint for the datasource. In this case, the URL is "jdbc:mariadb://host.docker.internal:3306/sample-products".	Mandatory for "db"
user	The username for the datasource.	Optional, user can also be part of the url
password	The password for the datasource.	Optional, password can also be part of the url

An example datasource for a mariadb database called 'demodb':

datasources:
  demodb:
    type: db
    url: jdbc:mariadb://host.docker.internal:3306/sample-products
    user: testuser
    password: samplepwd

REST-API (JSON)

Specifying a REST-API as a datasource is fairly easy by only setting the type.

datasources:
  systemapi:
    type: restapi