Extension Manager Interface

This is the interface definition for Exasol extensions that can be installed by the Exasol extension-manager.

Creating New Extensions

You have the following options for creating a new extensions:

Generic Interface

The generic extension interface is defined in src/api.ts. It is the most flexible option but requires implementing all extension methods from scratch.

Example: row-level-security-lua

Java SCRIPT Base

The base extension interface for Java SCRIPT based extension is defined in src/base/index.ts. It is useful for extensions that only consist of one or multiple Java SCRIPT UDFs and don't use instances.

Example: cloud-storage-extension

Java VIRTUAL SCHEMA Base

The base extension interface for Java VIRTUAL SCHEMAs is defined in src/base-vs/index.ts. It is useful for JDBC or document based Virtual Schemas that are based on Java UDFs.

Examples:

• JDBC based: oracle-virtual-schema
• Document based: s3-document-files-virtual-schema

Additional Information

• Changelog
• Guide for developing an extension for Extension Manager
• Developer Guide
• Dependencies