# Aerospike

Kubemq Aerospike target connector allows services using kubemq server to access Aerospike database services.

## Prerequisites

The following are required to run the Aerospike target connector:

* kubemq cluster
* Aerospike server
* kubemq-targets deployment

## Configuration

Aerospike target connector configuration properties:

| Properties Key | Required | Description             | Example     |
| -------------- | -------- | ----------------------- | ----------- |
| host           | yes      | Aerospike host address  | "localhost" |
| port           | yes      | Aerospike host port     | "3000"      |
| username       | no       | Aerospike username      | "admin"     |
| password       | no       | Aerospike password      | "password"  |
| timeout        | no       | set  timeout in seconds | "30"        |

Example:

```yaml
bindings:
- name: aerospike
  source:
    kind: kubemq.query
    properties:
      address: localhost:50000
      channel: query.aerospike
  target:
    kind: stores.aerospike
    properties:
      host: localhost
      port: "3000"
  properties: {}
```

## Usage

### Get Request

Get request metadata setting:

| Metadata Key | Required | Description     | Possible values |
| ------------ | -------- | --------------- | --------------- |
| key          | yes      | key string      | any string      |
| user\_key    | yes      | user key string | any string      |
| namespace    | yes      | namespace name  | any string      |
| method       | yes      | get             | "get"           |

Example:

```javascript
{
  "metadata": {
    "key": "your-Aerospike-key",
    "user_key": "your-user_key",
    "namespace": "test",
    "method": "get"
  },
  "data": null
}
```

### Set Request

Set request metadata setting:

| Metadata Key | Required | Description          | Possible values |
| ------------ | -------- | -------------------- | --------------- |
| key          | yes      | Aerospike key string | any string      |
| method       | yes      | set                  | "set"           |

Set request data setting:

| Data Key | Required | Description                       | Possible values    |
| -------- | -------- | --------------------------------- | ------------------ |
| data     | yes      | data to set for the Aerospike key | base64 bytes array |

Example:

```javascript
{
  "metadata": {
    "method": "set"
  },
  "data": "eyJiaW5fbWFwIjp7ImJpbjEiOjQyLCJiaW4yIjoiQW4gZWxlcGhhbnQgaXMgYSBtb3VzZSB3aXRoIGFuIG9wZXJhdGluZyBzeXN0ZW0iLCJiaW4zIjpbIkdvIiwyMDA5XX0sImtleV9uYW1lIjoic29tZS1rZXkiLCJuYW1lc3BhY2UiOiJ0ZXN0IiwidXNlcl9rZXkiOiJ1c2VyX2tleTEifQ==" 
}
```

### Delete Request

Delete request metadata setting:

| Metadata Key | Required | Description     | Possible values |
| ------------ | -------- | --------------- | --------------- |
| key          | yes      | key string      | any string      |
| user\_key    | yes      | user key string | any string      |
| namespace    | yes      | namespace name  | any string      |
| method       | yes      | delete          | "delete"        |

Example:

```javascript
{
  "metadata": {
    "key": "your-Aerospike-key",
    "user_key": "your-user_key",
    "namespace": "test",
    "method": "delete"
  },
  "data": null
}
```


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