iciql

iciql is…

• a model-based, database access wrapper for JDBC
• for modest database schemas and basic statement generation
• for those who want to write code, instead of SQL, using IDE completion and compile-time type-safety
• small (<250KB with debug symbols) with no runtime dependencies
• pronounced icicle (although it could be French: ici ql - here query language)
• a friendly fork of the H2 JaQu project

iciql is not…

• a complete alternative to JDBC
• designed to compete with more powerful database query tools like jOOQ or QueryDSL
• designed to compete with enterprise ORM tools like Hibernate or mybatis

Supported Databases (Unit-Tested)

• H2 1.4
• HSQLDB 2.3
• Derby 10.12
• MySQL 5.6
• PostgreSQL 9.5
• SQLite 3.8

Support for others is possible and may only require creating a simple “dialect” class.

Downloading

As of 2.0.0 iciql is now distributed through Maven Central and it’s coordinates have changed slightly.

<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>com.gitblit.iciql</groupId>
        <artifactId>iciql</artifactId>
        <version>2.0.0/version>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>

Older releases are available from the Iciql Maven Repository.

License

iciql is distributed under the terms of the Apache Software Foundation license, version 2.0.
The text of the license is included in the file LICENSE in the root of the project.

Java Runtime Requirement

iciql requires a Java 6 Runtime Environment (JRE) or a Java 6 Development Kit (JDK).

Getting help

Read the online documentation available at the iciql website
Issues & source code @ GitHub

Building iciql

Maven

You may use Maven to build the project:

mvn clean package

You may use Maven to run the test suite on the default database:

mvn clean test

Ant

You may use Ant to build this project:

ant clean build

You may execute the full test suite against all tested databases:

 ant testsuite