Quick Start - Java
January 9, 2026About 2 min
Quick Start - Java
Dependencies
- JDK >=1.8
- Maven >=3.6
Installation Method
Using TsFile API with Maven:
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.tsfile</groupId>
<artifactId>tsfile</artifactId>
<version>2.1.1</version>
</dependency>Writing Process
Construct ITsFileWriter
String path = "test.tsfile";
File f = FSFactoryProducer.getFSFactory().getFile(path);
String tableName = "table1";
TableSchema tableSchema =
new TableSchema(
tableName,
Arrays.asList(
new ColumnSchemaBuilder()
.name("id1")
.dataType(TSDataType.STRING)
.category(Tablet.ColumnCategory.TAG)
.build(),
new ColumnSchemaBuilder()
.name("id2")
.dataType(TSDataType.STRING)
.category(Tablet.ColumnCategory.TAG)
.build(),
new ColumnSchemaBuilder()
.name("s1")
.dataType(TSDataType.INT32)
.category(Tablet.ColumnCategory.FIELD)
.build(),
new ColumnSchemaBuilder()
.name("s2").
dataType(TSDataType.BOOLEAN)
.build()));
long memoryThreshold = 10 * 1024 * 1024;
ITsFileWriter writer =
new TsFileWriterBuilder()
.file(f)
.tableSchema(tableSchema)
.memoryThreshold(memoryThreshold)
.build();Write Data
Tablet tablet =
new Tablet(
Arrays.asList("id1", "id2", "s1", "s2"),
Arrays.asList(
TSDataType.STRING, TSDataType.STRING, TSDataType.INT32, TSDataType.BOOLEAN));
for (int row = 0; row < 5; row++) {
long timestamp = row;
tablet.addTimestamp(row, timestamp);
tablet.addValue(row, "id1", "id1_filed_1");
tablet.addValue(row, "id2", "id2_filed_1");
tablet.addValue(row, "s1", row);
tablet.addValue(row, "s2", true);
}
writer.write(tablet);Close File
writer.close();Sample Code
The sample code of using these interfaces is in https://github.com/apache/tsfile/blob/develop/java/examples/src/main/java/org/apache/tsfile/v4/WriteTabletWithITsFileWriter.java
Query Process
Construct ITsFileReader
String path = "test.tsfile";
File f = FSFactoryProducer.getFSFactory().getFile(path);
ITsFileReader reader =
new TsFileReaderBuilder()
.file(f)
.build();Construct Query Request
TableSchema schema = reader.getTableSchemas(tableName);
TagFilterBuilder filterBuilder = new TagFilterBuilder(schema);
ResultSet resultSet = reader.query(tableName, Arrays.asList("id1", "id2", "s1", "s2"),
2, 8, filterBuilder.eq("id1", "id1_filed_1"));Query Data
ResultSetMetadata metadata = resultSet.getMetadata();
System.out.println(metadata);
StringJoiner sj = new StringJoiner(" ");
for (int column = 1; column <= 5; column++) {
sj.add(metadata.getColumnName(column) + "(" + metadata.getColumnType(column) + ") ");
}
System.out.println(sj.toString());
while (resultSet.next()) {
Long timeField = resultSet.getLong("Time");
String id1Field = resultSet.isNull("id1") ? null : resultSet.getString("id1");
String id2Field = resultSet.isNull("id2") ? null : resultSet.getString("id2");
Integer s1Field = resultSet.isNull("s1") ? null : resultSet.getInt(4);
Boolean s2Field = resultSet.isNull("s2") ? null : resultSet.getBoolean(5);
sj = new StringJoiner(" ");
System.out.println(
sj.add(timeField + "")
.add(id1Field)
.add(id2Field)
.add(s1Field + "")
.add(s2Field + "")
.toString());
}Close File
reader.close();Sample Code
The sample code of using these interfaces is in https://github.com/apache/tsfile/blob/develop/java/examples/src/main/java/org/apache/tsfile/v4/ITsFileReaderAndITsFileWriter.java
Note: The above read/write examples are all based on the table model interface. For details about the interface definition, please refer to Java Interface Definition. If you need information regarding the tree model, please contact us.