iotdb-client/client-cpp/examples/README.md

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# IoTDB C++ client examples

[中文说明](README_zh.md)

Sample programs that link against the pre-built **IoTDB C++ Session SDK**
(`iotdb_session`). Thrift and Boost are **not** required at application compile
time; they are embedded inside the SDK shared library.

All examples connect to a running IoTDB instance (default `127.0.0.1:6667`,
user `root` / `root`).

| Example | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `SessionExample` | Tree model: DDL, insert, query, delete |
| `AlignedTimeseriesSessionExample` | Aligned time series and templates |
| `TableModelSessionExample` | Table (relational) model |
| `MultiSvrNodeClient` | Multi-node insert/query loop |
| `tree_example` | C Session API (tree model) |
| `table_example` | C Session API (table model) |

## Which SDK zip to use

Release CI ([client-cpp-package.yml](../../.github/workflows/client-cpp-package.yml))
publishes one zip per platform/toolchain:
`iotdb-session-cpp-<version>-<classifier>.zip` (package root contains `include/` and `lib/`).

| Deployment target | Classifier suffix |
|-------------------|-------------------|
| Linux x86_64, glibc >= 2.28 | `linux-x86_64-glibc2.28` |
| Linux aarch64, glibc >= 2.28 | `linux-aarch64-glibc2.28` |
| macOS x86_64 | `macos-x86_64` |
| macOS arm64 | `macos-aarch64` |
| Windows (match your Visual Studio version) | `windows-x86_64-msvc14.1` ... `msvc14.4` |

The current build compiles Thrift 0.21 from source at CMake configure time.
Legacy `-Diotdb-tools-thrift.version=...` flags applied to the **old**
pre-built Thrift workflow only. Linux release packages are built in the
`manylinux_2_28` container and require glibc 2.28 or newer. See
[client-cpp README](../../iotdb-client/client-cpp/README.md).

## SDK layout (after unpack)

The SDK zip produced by `client-cpp` contains **public headers only** and one
shared library:

```
client/
├── include/
│   ├── Session.h
│   ├── Export.h
│   └── ...
└── lib/
    ├── iotdb_session.dll + iotdb_session.lib   (Windows)
    ├── libiotdb_session.so                     (Linux)
    └── libiotdb_session.dylib                  (macOS)
```

## Build the examples

### Option A – Maven (recommended in this repo)

From the repository root:

```bash
mvn clean verify -P with-cpp -pl iotdb-client/client-cpp -am
```

Maven builds the C++ client, starts a local IoTDB server for the verify phase,
and runs the C++ tests plus runnable examples through CTest. Example binaries
are under `iotdb-client/client-cpp/target/build/examples/` (or
`target/build/examples/Release/` with Visual Studio).

### Option B – CMake only (manual SDK)

1. Build or download the SDK and unpack it so `client/include` and
   `client/lib` exist (see layout above).
2. Use this `examples/` directory as the source tree and place `client/` beside
   it, or pass `-DIOTDB_SDK_ROOT=/path/to/iotdb-session-cpp-...`.
3. Configure and build:

```bash
cmake -S iotdb-client/client-cpp/examples -B build \
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
  -DIOTDB_SDK_ROOT=/path/to/iotdb-session-cpp-...
cmake --build build
```

Windows (Visual Studio generator):

```powershell
cmake -S . -B build -A x64
cmake --build build --config Release
```

Each executable is built with the IoTDB runtime library copied **next to the
`.exe` / binary** (POST_BUILD step). Linux/macOS binaries use `$ORIGIN` rpath
so they resolve the `.so` / `.dylib` in the same directory.

Optional staging folder for deployment:

```bash
cmake --build build --target example-dist
# -> build/dist/ contains all example binaries + libiotdb_session.{so,dll,dylib}
```

## Run on a clean machine (no compiler, no IoTDB SDK headers)

You only need:

1. A running IoTDB server reachable from the machine.
2. The **example executable(s)** and the **IoTDB runtime library** in the
   **same directory** (or on the system library path).

Copy either from `build/.../Release/` (Windows) / `build/` (Ninja/Make) or from
`build/dist/` after `example-dist`.

### Windows

**Files to copy**

```
SessionExample.exe
iotdb_session.dll
```

(Repeat for the other example names if needed.)

**Prerequisites on the target PC**

- **64-bit Windows** (examples are built x64).
- **[Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015–2022](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist)**  
  (x64). The SDK and examples are built with **`/MD`**; the redistributable
  supplies `vcruntime140.dll`, `msvcp140.dll`, etc.  
  Installing this package is enough—you do **not** need Visual Studio or the
  IoTDB SDK on the target machine.

**Run**

```powershell
.\SessionExample.exe
```

If you see “The code execution cannot proceed because VCRUNRuntime140.dll was
missing”, install the VC++ redistributable above.

You do **not** need a separate Thrift or Boost runtime; they are inside
`iotdb_session.dll`.

### Linux

**Files to copy**

```
SessionExample
libiotdb_session.so
chmod +x SessionExample
```

**Prerequisites on the target machine**

- **glibc** on the target must be **≥ the glibc version on the machine that
  built the SDK** (backward compatible only in that direction).

Check **build machine** (record in release notes):

```bash
ldd --version | head -1
# e.g. ldd (Ubuntu GLIBC 2.35-0ubuntu3) 2.35
```

Check **target machine**:

```bash
ldd --version | head -1
# must be >= build glibc (same major.minor or newer)
```

See which `GLIBC_` symbols the binary needs:

```bash
objdump -T SessionExample | grep GLIBC_ | sed 's/.*GLIBC_/GLIBC_/' | sort -Vu | tail -5
objdump -T libiotdb_session.so | grep GLIBC_ | sed 's/.*GLIBC_/GLIBC_/' | sort -Vu | tail -5
```

If the target glibc is too old, you'll get errors like
`version 'GLIBC_2.34' not found` at runtime. Rebuild the SDK on an older distro
(or in an older container) to widen compatibility.

**Run** (with `.so` beside the binary):

```bash
./SessionExample
```

If the shared library is not found:

```bash
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.
./SessionExample
```

No separate Thrift install is required.

### macOS

Copy the example binary and `libiotdb_session.dylib` together. The target macOS
version should be **≥ the deployment target used to build the SDK**. Check with:

```bash
otool -L SessionExample
```

## Development notes

- **Windows**: Application and SDK both use **`/MD`** (dynamic CRT). This
  matches a default Visual Studio project; link `iotdb_session.lib`, ship
  `iotdb_session.dll`.
- **Linux**: SDK is `libiotdb_session.so`; link it directly. Prefer shipping
  the `.so` next to your binary or setting `RPATH` to `$ORIGIN`.
- Examples assume IoTDB is listening on `127.0.0.1:6667`; change host/port in
  the source if needed.

## Project layout in this module

```
client-cpp/examples/
├── README.md
├── README_zh.md
├── CMakeLists.txt
├── SessionExample.cpp
├── AlignedTimeseriesSessionExample.cpp
├── TableModelSessionExample.cpp
├── MultiSvrNodeClient.cpp
├── tree_example.c
└── table_example.c
```

After `mvn package`, the runnable tree is under `target/` (sources, `client/`,
and CMake build output).