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Scriptella is an open source ETL (Extract-Transform-Load) and script execution tool written in Java. It allows the use of SQL or another
scripting language A scripting language or script language is a programming language that is used to manipulate, customize, and automate the facilities of an existing system. Scripting languages are usually interpreted at runtime rather than compiled. A scripting ...
suitable for the data source to perform required transformations. Scriptella does not offer any
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Typical use

* Database migration. * Database creation/update scripts. * Cross-database ETL operations, import/export. * Alternative for Ant task. * Automated database schema upgrade.


Features

* Simple XML syntax for scripts. Add dynamics to your existing SQL scripts by creating a thin wrapper XML file: * Support for multiple datasources (or multiple connections to a single database) in an ETL file. * Support for many useful JDBC features, e.g. parameters in SQL including file blobs and JDBC escaping. * Performance. Performance and low memory usage are one of the primary goals. * Support for evaluated expressions and properties (JEXL syntax) * Support for cross-database ETL scripts by using elements * Transactional execution * Error handling via elements * Conditional scripts/queries execution (similar to Ant if/unless attributes but more powerful) * Easy-to-Use as a standalone tool or Ant task, without deployment or installation. * Easy-To-Run ETL files directly from Java code. * Built-in adapters for popular databases for a tight integration. Support for any database with JDBC/
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compliant driver. * Service Provider Interface (SPI) for interoperability with non-JDBC DataSources and integration with scripting languages. Out of the box support for JSR 223 (Scripting for the Java Platform) compatible languages. * Built-In CSV, TEXT,
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, LDAP,
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, JEXL and Janino providers. Integration with Java EE, Spring Framework, JMX and JNDI for enterprise ready scripts.


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