mysql.clj

(ns second-post.mysql
  (:use aleph)
  (:require [clojure.contrib.sql :as sql])
  (:import [org.apache.commons.dbcp BasicDataSource]))

(def pool-size 10) ; or match expected number of threads

(def ds
  (doto (BasicDataSource.)
    (.setDriverClassName "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver")
    (.setUrl "jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/dummy")
    (.setUsername "root")
    (.setPassword "")
    (.setInitialSize pool-size)))

(def db {:datasource ds})

(defn insert-foo [val]
  (sql/insert-values :foo [:bar] [val]))

(defn save [request]
  (future
   (sql/with-connection db (insert-foo "test"))
   (respond! request
             {:status 200
              :headers {"Content-Type" "text/html"}
              :body "Saved!"})))

(run-aleph save {:port 8080})