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+The R2DBC support contains a wide range of features:
+
+* Spring configuration support with Java-based `@Configuration` classes for an R2DBC driver instance.
+* `DatabaseClient` helper class that increases productivity when performing common R2DBC operations with integrated object mapping between rows and POJOs.
+* Exception translation into Spring's portable Data Access Exception hierarchy.
+* Feature-rich Object Mapping integrated with Spring's Conversion Service.
+* Annotation-based mapping metadata that is extensible to support other metadata formats.
+* Automatic implementation of Repository interfaces, including support for custom query methods.
+
+For most tasks, you should use `DatabaseClient` or the Repository support, which both leverage the rich mapping functionality.
+`DatabaseClient` is the place to look for accessing functionality such as ad-hoc CRUD operations.
+
+[[r2dbc.getting-started]]
+== Getting Started
+
+An easy way to bootstrap setting up a working environment is to create a Spring-based project through https://start.spring.io[start.spring.io].
+
+. Add the following to the pom.xml files `dependencies` element:
++
+[source,xml,subs="+attributes"]
+----
+
+
+
+ io.r2dbc
+ r2dbc-bom
+ ${r2dbc-releasetrain.version}
+ pom
+ import
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ org.springframework.data
+ spring-data-r2dbc
+ {version}
+
+
+
+
+ io.r2dbc
+ r2dbc-h2
+ {r2dbcVersion}
+
+
+
+----
+. Change the version of Spring in the pom.xml to be
++
+[source,xml,subs="+attributes"]
+----
+{springVersion}
+----
+. Add the following location of the Spring Milestone repository for Maven to your `pom.xml` such that it is at the same level of your `` element:
++
+[source,xml]
+----
+
+
+ spring-milestone
+ Spring Maven MILESTONE Repository
+ https://repo.spring.io/libs-milestone
+
+
+----
+
+The repository is also https://repo.spring.io/milestone/org/springframework/data/[browseable here].
+
+You may also want to set the logging level to `DEBUG` to see some additional information. To do so, edit the `application.properties` file to have the following content:
+
+[source]
+----
+logging.level.org.springframework.data.r2dbc=DEBUG
+----
+
+Then you can create a `Person` class to persist:
+
+[source,java]
+----
+package org.spring.r2dbc.example;
+
+public class Person {
+
+ private String id;
+ private String name;
+ private int age;
+
+ public Person(String id, String name, int age) {
+ this.id = id;
+ this.name = name;
+ this.age = age;
+ }
+
+ public String getId() {
+ return id;
+ }
+ public String getName() {
+ return name;
+ }
+ public int getAge() {
+ return age;
+ }
+
+ @Override
+ public String toString() {
+ return "Person [id=" + id + ", name=" + name + ", age=" + age + "]";
+ }
+}
+----
+
+Next, you need to create a table structure in your database:
+
+[source,sql]
+----
+CREATE TABLE person
+ (id VARCHAR(255) PRIMARY KEY,
+ name VARCHAR(255),
+ age INT);
+----
+
+You also need a main application to run:
+
+[source,java]
+----
+package org.spring.r2dbc.example;
+
+public class R2dbcApp {
+
+ private static final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(R2dbcApp.class);
+
+ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+
+ ConnectionFactory connectionFactory = ConnectionFactories.get("rdbc:h2:mem:///test?options=DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1;DB_CLOSE_ON_EXIT=FALSE");
+
+ DatabaseClient client = DatabaseClient.create(connectionFactory);
+
+ client.execute()
+ .sql("CREATE TABLE person" +
+ "(id VARCHAR(255) PRIMARY KEY," +
+ "name VARCHAR(255)," +
+ "age INT)")
+ .fetch()
+ .rowsUpdated()
+ .as(StepVerifier::create)
+ .expectNextCount(1)
+ .verifyComplete();
+
+ client.insert()
+ .into(Person.class)
+ .using(new Person("joe", "Joe", 34))
+ .then()
+ .as(StepVerifier::create)
+ .verifyComplete();
+
+ client.select()
+ .from(Person.class)
+ .fetch()
+ .first()
+ .doOnNext(it -> log.info(it))
+ .as(StepVerifier::create)
+ .expectNextCount(1)
+ .verifyComplete();
+ }
+}
+----
+
+When you run the main program, the preceding examples produce output similar to the following:
+
+[source]
+----
+2018-11-28 10:47:03,893 DEBUG ata.r2dbc.function.DefaultDatabaseClient: 310 - Executing SQL statement [CREATE TABLE person
+ (id VARCHAR(255) PRIMARY KEY,
+ name VARCHAR(255),
+ age INT)]
+2018-11-28 10:47:04,074 DEBUG ata.r2dbc.function.DefaultDatabaseClient: 908 - Executing SQL statement [INSERT INTO person (id, name, age) VALUES($1, $2, $3)]
+2018-11-28 10:47:04,092 DEBUG ata.r2dbc.function.DefaultDatabaseClient: 575 - Executing SQL statement [SELECT id, name, age FROM person]
+2018-11-28 10:47:04,436 INFO org.spring.r2dbc.example.R2dbcApp: 43 - Person [id='joe', name='Joe', age=34]
+----
+
+Even in this simple example, there are few things to notice:
+
+* You can create an instance of the central helper class in Spring Data R2DBC, <>, by using a standard `io.r2dbc.spi.ConnectionFactory` object.
+* The mapper works against standard POJO objects without the need for any additional metadata (though you can optionally provide that information. See <>.).
+* Mapping conventions can use field access. Notice that the `Person` class has only getters.
+* If the constructor argument names match the column names of the stored row, they are used to instantiate the object.
+
+[[r2dbc.examples-repo]]
+== Examples Repository
+
+There is a https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-data-examples[GitHub repository with several examples] that you can download and play around with to get a feel for how the library works.
+
+[[r2dbc.drivers]]
+== Connecting to a Relational Database with Spring
+
+One of the first tasks when using relational databases and Spring is to create a `io.r2dbc.spi.ConnectionFactory` object using the IoC container. The following example explains Java-based configuration.
+
+[[r2dbc.connectionfactory]]
+=== Registering a `ConnectionFactory` Instance using Java-based Metadata
+
+The following example shows an example of using Java-based bean metadata to register an instance of a `io.r2dbc.spi.ConnectionFactory`:
+
+.Registering a `io.r2dbc.spi.ConnectionFactory` object using Java-based bean metadata
+====
+[source,java]
+----
+@Configuration
+public class ApplicationConfiguration extends AbstractR2dbcConfiguration {
+
+ @Override
+ @Bean
+ public ConnectionFactory connectionFactory() {
+ return …;
+ }
+}
+----
+====
+
+This approach lets you use the standard `io.r2dbc.spi.ConnectionFactory` instance, with the container using Spring's `AbstractR2dbcConfiguration`. As compared to registering a `ConnectionFactory` instance directly, the configuration support has the added advantage of also providing the container with an `ExceptionTranslator` implementation that translates R2DBC exceptions to exceptions in Spring's portable `DataAccessException` hierarchy for data access classes annotated with the `@Repository` annotation. This hierarchy and the use of `@Repository` is described in https://docs.spring.io/spring/docs/{springVersion}/spring-framework-reference/data-access.html[Spring's DAO support features].
+
+`AbstractR2dbcConfiguration` registers also `DatabaseClient` that is required for database interaction and for Repository implementation.
+
+[[r2dbc.drivers]]
+=== R2DBC Drivers
+
+Spring Data R2DBC supports drivers by R2DBC's pluggable SPI mechanism. Any driver implementing the R2DBC spec can be used with Spring Data R2DBC.
+R2DBC is a relatively young initiative that gains significance by maturing through adoption.
+As of writing the following 3 drivers are available:
+
+* https://github.com/r2dbc/r2dbc-postgresql[Postgres] (`io.r2dbc:r2dbc-postgresql`)
+* https://github.com/r2dbc/r2dbc-h2[H2] (`io.r2dbc:r2dbc-h2`)
+* https://github.com/r2dbc/r2dbc-mssql[Microsoft SQL Server] (`io.r2dbc:r2dbc-mssql`)
+* https://github.com/jasync-sql/jasync-sql[Microsoft SQL Server] (`com.github.jasync-sql:jasync-r2dbc-mysql`)
+
+Spring Data R2DBC reacts to database specifics by inspecting `ConnectionFactoryMetadata` and selects the appropriate database dialect.
+You can configure an own `Dialect` if the used driver is not yet known to Spring Data R2DBC.
+
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+[[r2dbc.datbaseclient]]
+= Introduction to `DatabaseClient`
+
+Spring Data R2DBC includes a reactive, non-blocking `DatabaseClient` for database interaction. The client has a functional, fluent API with reactive types for declarative composition.
+`DatabaseClient` encapsulates resource handling such as opening and closing connections so your application code can make use of executing SQL queries or calling higher-level functionality such as inserting or selecting data.
+
+NOTE: `DatabaseClient` is a young application component providing a minimal set of convenience methods that is likely to be extended through time.
+
+NOTE: Once configured, `DatabaseClient` is thread-safe and can be reused across multiple instances.
+
+Another central feature of `DatabaseClient` is translation of exceptions thrown by R2DBC drivers into Spring's portable Data Access Exception hierarchy. See "`<>`" for more information.
+
+The next section contains an example of how to work with the `DatabaseClient` in the context of the Spring container.
+
+[[r2dbc.datbaseclient.create]]
+== Creating `DatabaseClient`
+
+The simplest way to create a `DatabaseClient` is through a static factory method:
+
+[source,java]
+----
+DatabaseClient.create(ConnectionFactory connectionFactory)
+----
+
+The above method creates a `DatabaseClient` with default settings.
+
+You can also use `DatabaseClient.builder()` with further options to customize the client:
+
+* `exceptionTranslator`: Supply a specific `R2dbcExceptionTranslator` to customize how R2DBC exceptions are translated into Spring's portable Data Access Exception hierarchy. See "`<>`" for more information.
+* `dataAccessStrategy`: Strategy how SQL queries are generated and how objects are mapped.
+
+Once built, a `DatabaseClient` instance is immutable. However, you can clone it and build a modified copy without affecting the original instance, as the following example shows:
+
+[source,java]
+----
+DatabaseClient client1 = DatabaseClient.builder()
+ .exceptionTranslator(exceptionTranslatorA).build();
+
+DatabaseClient client2 = client1.mutate()
+ .exceptionTranslator(exceptionTranslatorB).build();
+----
+
+== Controlling Database Connections
+
+Spring Data R2DBC obtains a connection to the database through a `ConnectionFactory`.
+A `ConnectionFactory` is part of the R2DBC specification and is a generalized connection factory.
+It lets a container or a framework hide connection pooling and transaction management issues from the application code.
+
+When you use Spring Data R2DBC, you can create a `ConnectionFactory` using your R2DBC driver.
+`ConnectionFactory` implementations can either return the same connection, different connections or provide connection pooling.
+`DatabaseClient` uses `ConnectionFactory` to create and release connections per operation without affinity to a particular connection across multiple operations.
+
+[[r2dbc.exception]]
+= Exception Translation
+
+The Spring framework provides exception translation for a wide variety of database and mapping technologies.
+The Spring support for R2DBC extends this feature by providing implementations of the `R2dbcExceptionTranslator` interface.
+
+`R2dbcExceptionTranslator` is an interface to be implemented by classes that can translate between `R2dbcException` and Spring’s own `org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException`, which is agnostic in regard to data access strategy.
+Implementations can be generic (for example, using SQLState codes) or proprietary (for example, using Postgres error codes) for greater precision.
+
+`R2dbcExceptionSubclassTranslator` is the implementation of `R2dbcExceptionTranslator` that is used by default.
+It considers R2DBC's categorized exception hierarchy to translate these into Spring's consistent exception hierarchy.
+`R2dbcExceptionSubclassTranslator` uses `SqlStateR2dbcExceptionTranslator` as fallback if it is not able to translate an exception.
+
+`SqlErrorCodeR2dbcExceptionTranslator` uses specific vendor codes using Spring JDBC's `SQLErrorCodes`.
+It is more precise than the SQLState implementation.
+The error code translations are based on codes held in a JavaBean type class called `SQLErrorCodes`.
+This class is created and populated by an `SQLErrorCodesFactory`, which (as the name suggests) is a factory for creating SQLErrorCodes based on the contents of a configuration file named `sql-error-codes.xml` from Spring's Data Access module.
+This file is populated with vendor codes and based on the `ConnectionFactoryName` taken from `ConnectionFactoryMetadata`.
+The codes for the actual database you are using are used.
+
+The `SqlErrorCodeR2dbcExceptionTranslator` applies matching rules in the following sequence:
+
+1. Any custom translation implemented by a subclass. Normally, the provided concrete `SqlErrorCodeR2dbcExceptionTranslator` is used, so this rule does not apply. It applies only if you have actually provided a subclass implementation.
+2. Any custom implementation of the `SQLExceptionTranslator` interface that is provided as the `customSqlExceptionTranslator` property of the `SQLErrorCodes` class.
+3. Error code matching is applied.
+4. Use a fallback translator.
+
+NOTE: The `SQLErrorCodesFactory` is used by default to define Error codes and custom exception translations. They are looked up in a file named `sql-error-codes.xml` from the classpath, and the matching `SQLErrorCodes` instance is located based on the database name from the database metadata of the database in use. `SQLErrorCodesFactory` requires Spring JDBC.
+
+You can extend `SqlErrorCodeR2dbcExceptionTranslator`, as the following example shows:
+
+[source,java]
+----
+public class CustomSqlErrorCodeR2dbcExceptionTranslator extends SqlErrorCodeR2dbcExceptionTranslator {
+
+ protected DataAccessException customTranslate(String task, String sql, R2dbcException r2dbcex) {
+ if (sqlex.getErrorCode() == -12345) {
+ return new DeadlockLoserDataAccessException(task, r2dbcex);
+ }
+ return null;
+ }
+}
+----
+
+In the preceding example, the specific error code (`-12345`) is translated, while other errors are left to be translated by the default translator implementation.
+To use this custom translator, you must configure `DatabaseClient` through the builder method `exceptionTranslator`, and you must use this `DatabaseClient` for all of the data access processing where this translator is needed.
+The following example shows how you can use this custom translator:
+
+[source,java]
+----
+ConnectionFactory connectionFactory = …;
+
+CustomSqlErrorCodeR2dbcExceptionTranslator exceptionTranslator = new CustomSqlErrorCodeR2dbcExceptionTranslator();
+
+DatabaseClient client = DatabaseClient.builder()
+ .connectionFactory(connectionFactory)
+ .exceptionTranslator(exceptionTranslator)
+ .build();
+----
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+[[r2dbc.datbaseclient.statements]]
+= Running Statements
+
+Running a statement is the basic functionality that is covered by `DatabaseClient`.
+The following example shows what you need to include for a minimal but fully functional class that creates a new table:
+
+[source,java]
+----
+Mono completion = client.execute()
+ .sql("CREATE TABLE person (id VARCHAR(255) PRIMARY KEY, name VARCHAR(255), age INTEGER);")
+ .then();
+----
+
+`DatabaseClient` is designed for a convenient fluent usage.
+It exposes intermediate, continuation, and terminal methods at each stage of the execution specification.
+The example above uses `then()` to return a completion `Publisher` that completes as soon as the query (or queries, if the SQL query contains multiple statements) completes.
+
+NOTE: `execute().sql(…)` accepts either the SQL query string or a query `Supplier` to defer the actual query creation until execution.
+
+[[r2dbc.datbaseclient.queries]]
+== Running Queries
+
+SQL queries can return values or the number of affected rows.
+`DatabaseClient` can return the number of updated rows or the rows themselves, depending on the issued query.
+
+The following example shows an `UPDATE` statement that returns the number of updated rows:
+
+[source,java]
+----
+Mono affectedRows = client.execute()
+ .sql("UPDATE person SET name = 'Joe'")
+ .fetch().rowsUpdated();
+----
+
+Running a `SELECT` query returns a different type of result, in particular tabular results. Tabular data is typically consumes by streaming each `Row`.
+You might have noticed the use of `fetch()` in the previous example.
+`fetch()` is a continuation operator that allows you to specify how much data you want to consume.
+
+[source,java]
+----
+Mono