Type 4 JDBC Drivers

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Tracking JDBC Calls with WebLogic JDBC Spy

WebLogic JDBC Spy is a wrapper that wraps a WebLogic Type 4 JDBC driver. It logs detailed information about JDBC calls issued by an application and then passes the calls to the wrapped WebLogic Type 4 JDBC driver. You can use the information in the logs to help troubleshoot problems in your application. WebLogic JDBC Spy provides the following advantages:

Note: The WebLogic JDBC Spy implements standard JDBC APIs only. It does not implement JDBC extensions implemented in other WebLogic Type 4 JDBC drivers. If your application uses JDBC extensions, you may see errors when using the WebLogic JDBC Spy.

 

Configuring WebLogic JDBC Data Sources for WebLogic JDBC Spy

To use WebLogic JDBC Spy with WebLogic Server, you add JDBC Spy attributes to the end of the URL in the JDBC data source configuration. Follow these instructions for modifying your data source configuration:

  1. Before you start the server, add WL_HOME/server/lib/wlspy.jar to your CLASSPATH, where WL_HOME is the directory in which you installed the WebLogic Server software.
  2. In the WebLogic Server Administration Console or in the configuration file for your WebLogic domain, append the WebLogic JDBC Spy options to the data source URL. Enclose all JDBC Spy options in one set of parentheses; separate multiple options with a semi-colon.

    3. In the Administration Console on the Domain ConfigurationsArrow symbol Data Sources, select the particular Data Source that you want to be spy enabled. Open the Connection Pool tab and add the spyAttributes to the end of the existing URL. For example: 

    jdbc:bea:DB2://db2host:50000;spyAttributes=(log=(file)d:\spy.log;timestamp=yes)

    Alternatively, in the datasource_name-jdbc.xml file, update the URL in the JDBC data source entry. For example: 

    <jdbc-driver-params>
    <url>jdbc:bea:db2://bangpcdb2:50000;spyAttributes=(log=(file)db2-spy.out;load=weblogic.jdbc.db2.DB2Driver;timestamp=yes)
    </url>
        <driver-name>weblogic.jdbc.db2.DB2Driver</driver-name>
        <properties>
          <property>
            <name>user</name>
            <value>john</value>
          </property>
          <property>
            <name>portNumber</name>
            <value>50000</value>
          </property>
          <property>
            <name>databaseName</name>
            <value>wls</value>
          </property>
          <property>
            <name>serverName</name>
            <value>db2host</value>
          </property>
          <property>
            <name>batchPerformanceWorkaround</name>
            <value>true</value>
          </property>
        </properties>
        <password-encrypted>{3DES}hqKps8ozo98=</password-encrypted>
      </jdbc-driver-params>
  3. Stop and restart WebLogic Server.

 

WebLogic JDBC Spy URL Attributes

Table D-1 lists the options available for configuring WebLogic JDBC Spy. Use these options as attributes for the spyAttributes property for an XA driver or in the URL for a non-XA driver.

Table D-1 WebLogic JDBC Spy URL Attributes 
Key-Value Pair
Description
log=System.out
Redirects logging to the Java output standard.
log=(file)filename
Redirects logging to the file specified by filename. By default, WebLogic JDBC Spy uses the stream specified in DriverManager.setLogStream().
load=classname
Loads the driver specified by classname. For example, weblogic.jdbc.db2.DB2Driver.
linelimit=numberofchars
The maximum number of characters, specified by numberofchars, that WebLogic JDBC Spy will log on one line. The default is 0 (no maximum limit).
logIS={yes | no | nosingleread}
Specifies whether WebLogic JDBC Spy logs activity on InputStream and Reader objects.
When logIS=nosingleread, logging on InputStream and Reader objects is active; however logging of the single-byte read InputStream.read() or single-character Reader.read() is suppressed. This avoids the generation of large log files containing single-byte / single character read messages.
The default is no.
logTName={yes | no}
Specifies whether WebLogic JDBC Spy logs the name of the current thread. The default is no.
timestamp={yes | no}
Specifies whether a timestamp should be included on each line of the WebLogic JDBC Spy log.

 

WebLogic JDBC Spy Log Example

The superscript Numbers are note indicators. See the notes following the example for the referenced text. 

All rights reserved.1
registerDriver:driver[className=weblogic.jdbcspy.SpyDriver,
context=null,weblogic.jdbcspy.SpyDriver@1ec49f]2
*Driver.connect(jdbc:spy:{jdbc:bea:sqlserver://QANT:4003;
databaseName=Test;})
trying driver[className=weblogic.jdbcspy.SpyDriver,
context=null,weblogic.jdbcspy.SpyDriver@1ec49f]3
spy>> Driver.connect(String url, Properties info)
spy>> url = jdbc:spy:{jdbc:bea:sqlserver://QANT:4003;databaseName=Test;
OSUser=qauser;OSPassword=null12}
spy>> info = {password=tiger, user=scott}
spy>> OK (Connection[1])4
getConnection returning driver[className=weblogic.jdbcspy.SpyDriver,
context=null,weblogic.jdbcspy.SpyDriver@1ec49f]5
spy>> Connection[1].getWarnings()
spy>> OK6
spy>> Connection[1].createStatement
spy>> OK (Statement[1])7
spy>> Statement[1].executeQuery(String sql)
spy>> sql = select empno,ename,job from emp where empno=7369
spy>> OK (ResultSet[1])8
spy>> ResultSet[1].getMetaData()
spy>> OK (ResultSetMetaData[1])9
spy>> ResultSetMetaData[1].getColumnCount()
spy>> OK (3)10
spy>> ResultSetMetaData[1].getColumnLabel(int column)
spy>> column = 1
spy>> OK (EMPNO)11
spy>> ResultSetMetaData[1].getColumnLabel(int column)
spy>> column = 2
spy>> OK (ENAME)12
spy>> ResultSetMetaData[1].getColumnLabel(int column)
spy>> column = 3
spy>> OK (JOB)13
spy>> ResultSet[1].next()
spy>> OK (true)14
spy>> ResultSet[1].getString(int columnIndex)
spy>> columnIndex = 1
spy>> OK (7369)15
spy>> ResultSet[1].getString(int columnIndex)
spy>> columnIndex = 2
spy>> OK (SMITH)16
spy>> ResultSet[1].getString(int columnIndex)
spy>> columnIndex = 3
spy>> OK (CLERK)17
spy>> ResultSet[1].next()
spy>> OK (false)18
spy>> ResultSet[1].close()
spy>> OK19
spy>> Connection[1].close()
spy>> OK20

NOTES:

1 The WebLogic JDBC Spy driver is registered. The spy>> prefix indicates that this line has been logged by WebLogic JDBC Spy.

2 The JDBC Driver Manager logs a message each time a JDBC driver is registered.

3 This is the logging of the JDBC Driver Manager. It logs a message each time a JDBC application makes a connection.

4 The application connects with the specified URL. The User Name and Password are specified using properties.

5 This is the logging of the JDBC Driver Manager. It logs a message each time a successful connection is made.

6 The application checks to see if there are any warnings. In this example, no warnings are present.

7, 8 The statement “select empno,ename,job from emp where empno=7369” is created.

9, 10, 11, 12, 13 Some metadata is requested.

14, 15, 16, 17 The first row is fetched and its data retrieved.

18 The application attempts to fetch the second row, but the database returned only one row for this query.

19 After fetching all data, the result set is closed.

20 The application finishes and disconnects.


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