typehandlerdate.js

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 * NAME
 *   typehandlerdate.js
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 * DESCRIPTION
 *   Show how a type handler can format a queried date in a locale-specific
 *   way.
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'use strict';

Error.stackTraceLimit = 50;

const oracledb = require('oracledb');
const dbConfig = require('./dbconfig.js');

// This example runs in both node-oracledb Thin and Thick modes.
//
// Optionally run in node-oracledb Thick mode
if (process.env.NODE_ORACLEDB_DRIVER_MODE === 'thick') {

  // Thick mode requires Oracle Client or Oracle Instant Client libraries.
  // On Windows and macOS Intel you can specify the directory containing the
  // libraries at runtime or before Node.js starts.  On other platforms (where
  // Oracle libraries are available) the system library search path must always
  // include the Oracle library path before Node.js starts.  If the search path
  // is not correct, you will get a DPI-1047 error.  See the node-oracledb
  // installation documentation.
  let clientOpts = {};
  // On Windows and macOS Intel platforms, set the environment
  // variable NODE_ORACLEDB_CLIENT_LIB_DIR to the Oracle Client library path
  if (process.platform === 'win32' || (process.platform === 'darwin' && process.arch === 'x64')) {
    clientOpts = { libDir: process.env.NODE_ORACLEDB_CLIENT_LIB_DIR };
  }
  oracledb.initOracleClient(clientOpts);  // enable node-oracledb Thick mode
}

console.log(oracledb.thin ? 'Running in thin mode' : 'Running in thick mode');

// The fetch type handler is called once per column in the SELECT list.
// If the metadata name & type tests are satified, then the returned
// converter function is enabled for that column.  Data in this column will
// be processed by the converter function before it is returned to the
// application.

function fth(metaData) {
  if (metaData.name == 'D_COL' && metaData.dbType === oracledb.DB_TYPE_DATE) {
    return {converter: formatDate};
  }
}

// Format dates using a German display format
function formatDate(val) {
  if (val !== null) {
    val = val.toLocaleString('de-DE');
  }
  return val;
}

async function run() {
  let connection;

  try {
    connection = await oracledb.getConnection(dbConfig);

    console.log('1. Creating Table');

    try {
      await connection.execute(`DROP TABLE no_typehandler_tab`);
    } catch (e) {
      if (e.errorNum != 942)
        console.error(e);
    }

    await connection.execute(
      `CREATE TABLE no_typehandler_tab (d_col DATE)`);

    const data = new Date(1995, 11, 17); // 17th Dec 1995
    console.log('2. Inserting date ' + data);

    const inssql = `INSERT INTO no_typehandler_tab (d_col) VALUES (:bv)`;
    await connection.execute(inssql, { bv: data });

    console.log('3. Selecting the date');

    const result = await connection.execute(
      "select d_col from no_typehandler_tab",
      [],
      { fetchTypeHandler: fth }
    );
    console.log(`Column ${result.metaData[0].name} is formatted as ${result.rows[0][0]}`);

  } catch (err) {
    console.error(err);
  } finally {
    if (connection) {
      try {
        await connection.close();
      } catch (err) {
        console.error(err);
      }
    }
  }
}

run();