prestodb/presto · error · SQLException

Catalog name is empty:

Error message

Catalog name is empty: 

What it means

initCatalogAndSchema requires a non-empty first path segment as the catalog; an empty catalog segment (e.g. a path like '//schema' or leading double slash) triggers this SQLException naming the URI, preventing an unnamed catalog from being set.

Source

Thrown at presto-jdbc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/jdbc/PrestoDriverUri.java:413

        // remove first slash
        if (!path.startsWith("/")) {
            throw new SQLException("Path does not start with a slash: " + uri);
        }
        path = path.substring(1);

        List<String> parts = Splitter.on("/").splitToList(path);
        // remove last item due to a trailing slash
        if (parts.get(parts.size() - 1).isEmpty()) {
            parts = parts.subList(0, parts.size() - 1);
        }

        if (parts.size() > 2) {
            throw new SQLException("Invalid path segments in URL: " + uri);
        }

        if (parts.get(0).isEmpty()) {
            throw new SQLException("Catalog name is empty: " + uri);
        }
        catalog = parts.get(0);

        if (parts.size() > 1) {
            if (parts.get(1).isEmpty()) {
                throw new SQLException("Schema name is empty: " + uri);
            }
            schema = parts.get(1);
        }
    }

    private static Properties mergeConnectionProperties(URI uri, Properties driverProperties)
            throws SQLException
    {
        Map<String, String> defaults = ConnectionProperties.getDefaults();
        Map<String, String> urlProperties = parseParameters(uri.getQuery());
        Map<String, String> suppliedProperties = Maps.fromProperties(driverProperties);

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Solutions

1. Provide a catalog name in the URL path, e.g. jdbc:presto://host:port/catalog
2. Omit the path entirely if no default catalog is intended

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at presto-jdbc/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/jdbc/PrestoDriverUri.java:413 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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