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# database
# `prefect_sqlalchemy.database`
Tasks for querying a database with SQLAlchemy
## Functions
### `check_make_url`
```python theme={null}
check_make_url(url: str) -> str
```
## Classes
### `SqlAlchemyConnector`
Block used to manage authentication with a database using synchronous drivers.
Upon instantiating, an engine is created and maintained for the life of
the object until the close method is called.
It is recommended to use this block as a context manager, which will automatically
close the engine and its connections when the context is exited.
It is also recommended that this block is loaded and consumed within a single task
or flow because if the block is passed across separate tasks and flows,
the state of the block's connection and cursor could be lost.
**Attributes:**
* `connection_info`: SQLAlchemy URL to create the engine;
either create from components or create from a string.
* `connect_args`: The options which will be passed directly to the
DBAPI's connect() method as additional keyword arguments.
* `fetch_size`: The number of rows to fetch at a time.
**Methods:**
#### `block_initialization`
```python theme={null}
block_initialization(self) -> None
```
Initializes the engine.
#### `close`
```python theme={null}
close(self) -> None
```
Closes sync connections and its cursors.
#### `execute`
```python theme={null}
execute(self, operation: str, parameters: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None, **execution_options: Dict[str, Any]) -> CursorResult
```
Executes an operation on the database.
This method is intended to be used for operations that do not return data,
such as INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE.
Unlike the fetch methods, this method will always execute the operation
upon calling.
**Args:**
* `operation`: The SQL query or other operation to be executed.
* `parameters`: The parameters for the operation.
* `**execution_options`: Options to pass to `Connection.execution_options`.
**Examples:**
Create a table and insert one row into it.
```python theme={null}
from prefect_sqlalchemy import SqlAlchemyConnector
with SqlAlchemyConnector.load("MY_BLOCK") as database:
database.execute(
"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS customers (name varchar, address varchar);"
)
database.execute(
"INSERT INTO customers (name, address) VALUES (:name, :address);",
parameters={"name": "Marvin", "address": "Highway 42"},
)
```
#### `execute_many`
```python theme={null}
execute_many(self, operation: str, seq_of_parameters: List[Dict[str, Any]], **execution_options: Dict[str, Any]) -> CursorResult
```
Executes many operations on the database.
This method is intended to be used for operations that do not return data,
such as INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE.
Unlike the fetch methods, this method will always execute the operation
upon calling.
**Args:**
* `operation`: The SQL query or other operation to be executed.
* `seq_of_parameters`: The sequence of parameters for the operation.
* `**execution_options`: Options to pass to `Connection.execution_options`.
**Examples:**
Create a table and insert two rows into it.
```python theme={null}
from prefect_sqlalchemy import SqlAlchemyConnector
with SqlAlchemyConnector.load("MY_BLOCK") as database:
database.execute(
"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS customers (name varchar, address varchar);"
)
database.execute_many(
"INSERT INTO customers (name, address) VALUES (:name, :address);",
seq_of_parameters=[
{"name": "Ford", "address": "Highway 42"},
{"name": "Unknown", "address": "Space"},
{"name": "Me", "address": "Myway 88"},
],
)
```
#### `fetch_all`
```python theme={null}
fetch_all(self, operation: str, parameters: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None, **execution_options: Dict[str, Any]) -> List[Tuple[Any]]
```
Fetch all results from the database.
Repeated calls using the same inputs to *any* of the fetch methods of this
block will skip executing the operation again, and instead,
return the next set of results from the previous execution,
until the reset\_connections method is called.
**Args:**
* `operation`: The SQL query or other operation to be executed.
* `parameters`: The parameters for the operation.
* `**execution_options`: Options to pass to `Connection.execution_options`.
**Returns:**
* A list of tuples containing the data returned by the database,
where each row is a tuple and each column is a value in the tuple.
**Examples:**
Create a table, insert three rows into it, and fetch all where name is 'Me'.
```python theme={null}
from prefect_sqlalchemy import SqlAlchemyConnector
with SqlAlchemyConnector.load("MY_BLOCK") as database:
database.execute(
"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS customers (name varchar, address varchar);"
)
database.execute_many(
"INSERT INTO customers (name, address) VALUES (:name, :address);",
seq_of_parameters=[
{"name": "Ford", "address": "Highway 42"},
{"name": "Unknown", "address": "Space"},
{"name": "Me", "address": "Myway 88"},
],
)
results = database.fetch_all(
"SELECT * FROM customers WHERE name = :name",
parameters={"name": "Me"}
)
```
#### `fetch_many`
```python theme={null}
fetch_many(self, operation: str, parameters: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None, size: Optional[int] = None, **execution_options: Dict[str, Any]) -> List[Tuple[Any]]
```
Fetch a limited number of results from the database.
Repeated calls using the same inputs to *any* of the fetch methods of this
block will skip executing the operation again, and instead,
return the next set of results from the previous execution,
until the reset\_connections method is called.
**Args:**
* `operation`: The SQL query or other operation to be executed.
* `parameters`: The parameters for the operation.
* `size`: The number of results to return; if None or 0, uses the value of
`fetch_size` configured on the block.
* `**execution_options`: Options to pass to `Connection.execution_options`.
**Returns:**
* A list of tuples containing the data returned by the database,
where each row is a tuple and each column is a value in the tuple.
**Examples:**
Create a table, insert three rows into it, and fetch two rows repeatedly.
```python theme={null}
from prefect_sqlalchemy import SqlAlchemyConnector
with SqlAlchemyConnector.load("MY_BLOCK") as database:
database.execute(
"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS customers (name varchar, address varchar);"
)
database.execute_many(
"INSERT INTO customers (name, address) VALUES (:name, :address);",
seq_of_parameters=[
{"name": "Ford", "address": "Highway 42"},
{"name": "Unknown", "address": "Space"},
{"name": "Me", "address": "Myway 88"},
],
)
results = database.fetch_many("SELECT * FROM customers", size=2)
print(results)
results = database.fetch_many("SELECT * FROM customers", size=2)
print(results)
```
#### `fetch_one`
```python theme={null}
fetch_one(self, operation: str, parameters: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None, **execution_options: Dict[str, Any]) -> Tuple[Any]
```
Fetch a single result from the database.
Repeated calls using the same inputs to *any* of the fetch methods of this
block will skip executing the operation again, and instead,
return the next set of results from the previous execution,
until the reset\_connections method is called.
**Args:**
* `operation`: The SQL query or other operation to be executed.
* `parameters`: The parameters for the operation.
* `**execution_options`: Options to pass to `Connection.execution_options`.
**Returns:**
* A tuple containing the data returned by the database,
where each column is a value in the tuple.
**Examples:**
Create a table, insert three rows into it, and fetch a row repeatedly.
```python theme={null}
from prefect_sqlalchemy import SqlAlchemyConnector
with SqlAlchemyConnector.load("MY_BLOCK") as database:
database.execute(
"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS customers (name varchar, address varchar);"
)
database.execute_many(
"INSERT INTO customers (name, address) VALUES (:name, :address);",
seq_of_parameters=[
{"name": "Ford", "address": "Highway 42"},
{"name": "Unknown", "address": "Space"},
{"name": "Me", "address": "Myway 88"},
],
)
results = True
while results:
results = database.fetch_one("SELECT * FROM customers")
print(results)
```
#### `get_client`
```python theme={null}
get_client(self, client_type: Literal['engine', 'connection'], **get_client_kwargs: Dict[str, Any]) -> Union[Engine, Connection]
```
Returns either an engine or connection that can be used to query from databases.
**Args:**
* `client_type`: Select from either 'engine' or 'connection'.
* `**get_client_kwargs`: Additional keyword arguments to pass to
either `get_engine` or `get_connection`.
**Returns:**
* The authenticated SQLAlchemy engine or connection.
**Examples:**
Create an engine.
```python theme={null}
from prefect_sqlalchemy import SqlAlchemyConnector
sqlalchemy_connector = SqlAlchemyConnector.load("BLOCK_NAME")
engine = sqlalchemy_connector.get_client(client_type="engine")
```
Create a context managed connection.
```python theme={null}
from prefect_sqlalchemy import SqlAlchemyConnector
sqlalchemy_connector = SqlAlchemyConnector.load("BLOCK_NAME")
with sqlalchemy_connector.get_client(client_type="connection") as conn:
...
```
#### `get_connection`
```python theme={null}
get_connection(self, begin: bool = True, **connect_kwargs: Dict[str, Any]) -> Connection
```
Returns a connection that can be used to query from databases.
**Args:**
* `begin`: Whether to begin a transaction on the connection; if True, if
any operations fail, the entire transaction will be rolled back.
* `**connect_kwargs`: Additional keyword arguments to pass to either
`engine.begin` or engine.connect\`.
**Returns:**
* The SQLAlchemy Connection.
**Examples:**
Create a synchronous connection as a context-managed transaction.
```python theme={null}
from prefect_sqlalchemy import SqlAlchemyConnector
sqlalchemy_connector = SqlAlchemyConnector.load("BLOCK_NAME")
with sqlalchemy_connector.get_connection(begin=False) as connection:
connection.execute("SELECT * FROM table LIMIT 1;")
```
#### `get_engine`
```python theme={null}
get_engine(self, **create_engine_kwargs: Dict[str, Any]) -> Engine
```
Returns an authenticated engine that can be
used to query from databases.
If an existing engine exists, return that one.
**Returns:**
* The authenticated SQLAlchemy Engine.
**Examples:**
Create a synchronous engine to PostgreSQL using URL params.
```python theme={null}
from prefect import flow
from prefect_sqlalchemy import (
SqlAlchemyConnector, ConnectionComponents, SyncDriver
)
@flow
def sqlalchemy_credentials_flow():
sqlalchemy_credentials = SqlAlchemyConnector(
connection_info=ConnectionComponents(
driver=SyncDriver.POSTGRESQL_PSYCOPG2,
username="prefect",
password="prefect_password",
database="postgres"
)
)
print(sqlalchemy_credentials.get_engine())
sqlalchemy_credentials_flow()
```
#### `reset_connections`
```python theme={null}
reset_connections(self) -> None
```
Tries to close all opened connections and their results.
**Examples:**
Resets connections so `fetch_*` methods return new results.
```python theme={null}
from prefect_sqlalchemy import SqlAlchemyConnector
with SqlAlchemyConnector.load("MY_BLOCK") as database:
results = database.fetch_one("SELECT * FROM customers")
database.reset_connections()
results = database.fetch_one("SELECT * FROM customers")
```
### `AsyncSqlAlchemyConnector`
Block used to manage authentication with a database using asynchronous drivers.
Upon instantiating, an engine is created and maintained for the life of
the object until the close method is called.
It is recommended to use this block as an async context manager, which will
automatically close the engine and its connections when the context is exited.
It is also recommended that this block is loaded and consumed within a single task
or flow because if the block is passed across separate tasks and flows,
the state of the block's connection and cursor could be lost.
**Attributes:**
* `connection_info`: SQLAlchemy URL to create the engine;
either create from components or create from a string.
* `connect_args`: The options which will be passed directly to the
DBAPI's connect() method as additional keyword arguments.
* `fetch_size`: The number of rows to fetch at a time.
**Methods:**
#### `block_initialization`
```python theme={null}
block_initialization(self) -> None
```
Initializes the engine.
#### `close`
```python theme={null}
close(self) -> None
```
Closes async connections and its cursors.
#### `execute`
```python theme={null}
execute(self, operation: str, parameters: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None, **execution_options: Dict[str, Any]) -> CursorResult
```
Executes an operation on the database.
This method is intended to be used for operations that do not return data,
such as INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE.
Unlike the fetch methods, this method will always execute the operation
upon calling.
**Args:**
* `operation`: The SQL query or other operation to be executed.
* `parameters`: The parameters for the operation.
* `**execution_options`: Options to pass to `Connection.execution_options`.
**Examples:**
Create a table and insert one row into it.
```python theme={null}
import asyncio
from prefect_sqlalchemy import AsyncSqlAlchemyConnector
async def example_run():
async with AsyncSqlAlchemyConnector.load("MY_BLOCK") as database:
await database.execute(
"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS customers (name varchar, address varchar);"
)
await database.execute(
"INSERT INTO customers (name, address) VALUES (:name, :address);",
parameters={"name": "Marvin", "address": "Highway 42"},
)
asyncio.run(example_run())
```
#### `execute_many`
```python theme={null}
execute_many(self, operation: str, seq_of_parameters: List[Dict[str, Any]], **execution_options: Dict[str, Any]) -> CursorResult
```
Executes many operations on the database.
This method is intended to be used for operations that do not return data,
such as INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE.
Unlike the fetch methods, this method will always execute the operation
upon calling.
**Args:**
* `operation`: The SQL query or other operation to be executed.
* `seq_of_parameters`: The sequence of parameters for the operation.
* `**execution_options`: Options to pass to `Connection.execution_options`.
**Examples:**
Create a table and insert two rows into it.
```python theme={null}
import asyncio
from prefect_sqlalchemy import AsyncSqlAlchemyConnector
async def example_run():
async with AsyncSqlAlchemyConnector.load("MY_BLOCK") as database:
await database.execute(
"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS customers (name varchar, address varchar);"
)
await database.execute_many(
"INSERT INTO customers (name, address) VALUES (:name, :address);",
seq_of_parameters=[
{"name": "Ford", "address": "Highway 42"},
{"name": "Unknown", "address": "Space"},
{"name": "Me", "address": "Myway 88"},
],
)
asyncio.run(example_run())
```
#### `fetch_all`
```python theme={null}
fetch_all(self, operation: str, parameters: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None, **execution_options: Dict[str, Any]) -> List[Tuple[Any]]
```
Fetch all results from the database.
Repeated calls using the same inputs to *any* of the fetch methods of this
block will skip executing the operation again, and instead,
return the next set of results from the previous execution,
until the reset\_connections method is called.
**Args:**
* `operation`: The SQL query or other operation to be executed.
* `parameters`: The parameters for the operation.
* `**execution_options`: Options to pass to `Connection.execution_options`.
**Returns:**
* A list of tuples containing the data returned by the database,
where each row is a tuple and each column is a value in the tuple.
**Examples:**
Create a table, insert three rows into it, and fetch all where name is 'Me'.
```python theme={null}
import asyncio
from prefect_sqlalchemy import AsyncSqlAlchemyConnector
async def example_run():
async with AsyncSqlAlchemyConnector.load("MY_BLOCK") as database:
await database.execute(
"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS customers (name varchar, address varchar);"
)
await database.execute_many(
"INSERT INTO customers (name, address) VALUES (:name, :address);",
seq_of_parameters=[
{"name": "Ford", "address": "Highway 42"},
{"name": "Unknown", "address": "Space"},
{"name": "Me", "address": "Myway 88"},
],
)
results = await database.fetch_all(
"SELECT * FROM customers WHERE name = :name",
parameters={"name": "Me"}
)
asyncio.run(example_run())
```
#### `fetch_many`
```python theme={null}
fetch_many(self, operation: str, parameters: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None, size: Optional[int] = None, **execution_options: Dict[str, Any]) -> List[Tuple[Any]]
```
Fetch a limited number of results from the database.
Repeated calls using the same inputs to *any* of the fetch methods of this
block will skip executing the operation again, and instead,
return the next set of results from the previous execution,
until the reset\_connections method is called.
**Args:**
* `operation`: The SQL query or other operation to be executed.
* `parameters`: The parameters for the operation.
* `size`: The number of results to return; if None or 0, uses the value of
`fetch_size` configured on the block.
* `**execution_options`: Options to pass to `Connection.execution_options`.
**Returns:**
* A list of tuples containing the data returned by the database,
where each row is a tuple and each column is a value in the tuple.
**Examples:**
Create a table, insert three rows into it, and fetch two rows repeatedly.
```python theme={null}
import asyncio
from prefect_sqlalchemy import AsyncSqlAlchemyConnector
async def example_run():
async with AsyncSqlAlchemyConnector.load("MY_BLOCK") as database:
await database.execute(
"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS customers (name varchar, address varchar);"
)
await database.execute_many(
"INSERT INTO customers (name, address) VALUES (:name, :address);",
seq_of_parameters=[
{"name": "Ford", "address": "Highway 42"},
{"name": "Unknown", "address": "Space"},
{"name": "Me", "address": "Myway 88"},
],
)
results = await database.fetch_many("SELECT * FROM customers", size=2)
print(results)
results = await database.fetch_many("SELECT * FROM customers", size=2)
print(results)
asyncio.run(example_run())
```
#### `fetch_one`
```python theme={null}
fetch_one(self, operation: str, parameters: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None, **execution_options: Dict[str, Any]) -> Tuple[Any]
```
Fetch a single result from the database.
Repeated calls using the same inputs to *any* of the fetch methods of this
block will skip executing the operation again, and instead,
return the next set of results from the previous execution,
until the reset\_connections method is called.
**Args:**
* `operation`: The SQL query or other operation to be executed.
* `parameters`: The parameters for the operation.
* `**execution_options`: Options to pass to `Connection.execution_options`.
**Returns:**
* A tuple containing the data returned by the database,
where each column is a value in the tuple.
**Examples:**
Create a table, insert three rows into it, and fetch a row repeatedly.
```python theme={null}
import asyncio
from prefect_sqlalchemy import AsyncSqlAlchemyConnector
async def example_run():
async with AsyncSqlAlchemyConnector.load("MY_BLOCK") as database:
await database.execute(
"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS customers (name varchar, address varchar);"
)
await database.execute_many(
"INSERT INTO customers (name, address) VALUES (:name, :address);",
seq_of_parameters=[
{"name": "Ford", "address": "Highway 42"},
{"name": "Unknown", "address": "Space"},
{"name": "Me", "address": "Myway 88"},
],
)
results = True
while results:
results = await database.fetch_one("SELECT * FROM customers")
print(results)
asyncio.run(example_run())
```
#### `get_client`
```python theme={null}
get_client(self, client_type: Literal['engine', 'connection'], **get_client_kwargs: Dict[str, Any]) -> Union[AsyncEngine, AsyncConnection]
```
Returns either an engine or connection that can be used to query from databases.
**Args:**
* `client_type`: Select from either 'engine' or 'connection'.
* `**get_client_kwargs`: Additional keyword arguments to pass to
either `get_engine` or `get_connection`.
**Returns:**
* The authenticated SQLAlchemy engine or connection.
**Examples:**
Create an engine.
```python theme={null}
from prefect_sqlalchemy import AsyncSqlAlchemyConnector
sqlalchemy_connector = AsyncSqlAlchemyConnector.load("BLOCK_NAME")
engine = sqlalchemy_connector.get_client(client_type="engine")
```
Create a context managed connection.
```python theme={null}
from prefect_sqlalchemy import AsyncSqlAlchemyConnector
sqlalchemy_connector = AsyncSqlAlchemyConnector.load("BLOCK_NAME")
async with sqlalchemy_connector.get_client(client_type="connection") as conn:
...
```
#### `get_connection`
```python theme={null}
get_connection(self, begin: bool = True, **connect_kwargs: Dict[str, Any]) -> AsyncConnection
```
Returns a connection that can be used to query from databases.
**Args:**
* `begin`: Whether to begin a transaction on the connection; if True, if
any operations fail, the entire transaction will be rolled back.
* `**connect_kwargs`: Additional keyword arguments to pass to either
`engine.begin` or engine.connect\`.
**Returns:**
* The SQLAlchemy AsyncConnection.
**Examples:**
Create an asynchronous connection as a context-managed transaction.
```python theme={null}
import asyncio
from prefect_sqlalchemy import AsyncSqlAlchemyConnector
async def main():
sqlalchemy_connector = await AsyncSqlAlchemyConnector.load("BLOCK_NAME")
async with sqlalchemy_connector.get_connection(begin=False) as connection:
await connection.execute("SELECT * FROM table LIMIT 1;")
asyncio.run(main())
```
#### `get_engine`
```python theme={null}
get_engine(self, **create_engine_kwargs: Dict[str, Any]) -> AsyncEngine
```
Returns an authenticated engine that can be
used to query from databases.
If an existing engine exists, return that one.
**Returns:**
* The authenticated SQLAlchemy AsyncEngine.
**Examples:**
Create an asynchronous engine to PostgreSQL using URL params.
```python theme={null}
from prefect import flow
from prefect_sqlalchemy import (
AsyncSqlAlchemyConnector, ConnectionComponents, AsyncDriver
)
@flow
async def sqlalchemy_credentials_flow():
sqlalchemy_credentials = AsyncSqlAlchemyConnector(
connection_info=ConnectionComponents(
driver=AsyncDriver.POSTGRESQL_ASYNCPG,
username="prefect",
password="prefect_password",
database="postgres"
)
)
print(sqlalchemy_credentials.get_engine())
asyncio.run(sqlalchemy_credentials_flow())
```
#### `reset_connections`
```python theme={null}
reset_connections(self) -> None
```
Tries to close all opened connections and their results.
**Examples:**
Resets connections so `fetch_*` methods return new results.
```python theme={null}
import asyncio
from prefect_sqlalchemy import AsyncSqlAlchemyConnector
async def example_run():
async with AsyncSqlAlchemyConnector.load("MY_BLOCK") as database:
results = await database.fetch_one("SELECT * FROM customers")
await database.reset_connections()
results = await database.fetch_one("SELECT * FROM customers")
asyncio.run(example_run())
```
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