==========================
 Introduction to librados
==========================

The :term:`Ceph Storage Cluster` provides the basic storage service that allows
:term:`Ceph` to uniquely deliver **object, block, and file storage** in one
unified system. However, you are not limited to using the RESTful, block, or
POSIX interfaces. Based upon :abbr:`RADOS (Reliable Autonomic Distributed Object
Store)`, the ``librados`` API enables you to create your own interface to the
Ceph Storage Cluster.

The ``librados`` API enables you to interact with the two types of daemons in
the Ceph Storage Cluster: 

- The :term:`Ceph Monitor`, which maintains a master copy of the cluster map. 
- The :term:`Ceph OSD Daemon` (OSD), which stores data as objects on a storage node.

.. ditaa::  
            +---------------------------------+
            |  Ceph Storage Cluster Protocol  |
            |           (librados)            |
            +---------------------------------+
            +---------------+ +---------------+
            |      OSDs     | |    Monitors   |
            +---------------+ +---------------+

This guide provides a high-level introduction to using ``librados``. 
Refer to :doc:`../../architecture` for additional details of the Ceph
Storage Cluster. To use the API, you need a running Ceph Storage Cluster. 
See `Installation (Quick)`_ for details.


Step 1: Getting librados
========================

Your client application must bind with ``librados`` to connect to the Ceph
Storage Cluster. You must install ``librados`` and any required packages to
write applications that use ``librados``. The ``librados`` API is written in
C++, with additional bindings for C, Python, Java and PHP. 


Getting librados for C/C++
--------------------------

To install ``librados`` development support files for C/C++ on Debian/Ubuntu
distributions, execute the following::

	sudo apt-get install librados-dev

To install ``librados`` development support files for C/C++ on RHEL/CentOS
distributions, execute the following::

	sudo yum install librados2-devel

Once you install ``librados`` for developers, you can find the required 
headers for C/C++ under ``/usr/include/rados``. ::

	ls /usr/include/rados


Getting librados for Python
---------------------------

The ``rados`` module provides ``librados`` support to Python
applications. The ``librados-dev`` package for Debian/Ubuntu
and the ``librados2-devel`` package for RHEL/CentOS will install the
``python-rados`` package for you. You may install ``python-rados``
directly too.

To install ``librados`` development support files for Python on Debian/Ubuntu
distributions, execute the following::

	sudo apt-get install python-rados

To install ``librados`` development support files for Python on RHEL/CentOS
distributions, execute the following::

	sudo yum install python-rados

You can find the module under ``/usr/share/pyshared`` on Debian systems,
or under ``/usr/lib/python*/site-packages`` on CentOS/RHEL systems.


Getting librados for Java
-------------------------

To install ``librados`` for Java, you need to execute the following procedure:

#. Install ``jna.jar``. For Debian/Ubuntu, execute:: 

	sudo apt-get install libjna-java

   For CentOS/RHEL, execute::

	sudo yum install jna

   The JAR files are located in ``/usr/share/java``.

#. Clone the ``rados-java`` repository::

	git clone --recursive https://github.com/ceph/rados-java.git

#. Build the ``rados-java`` repository:: 

	cd rados-java
	ant

   The JAR file is located under ``rados-java/target``.

#. Copy the JAR for RADOS to a common location (e.g., ``/usr/share/java``) and 
   ensure that it and the JNA JAR are in your JVM's classpath. For example::

	sudo cp target/rados-0.1.3.jar /usr/share/java/rados-0.1.3.jar
	sudo ln -s /usr/share/java/jna-3.2.7.jar /usr/lib/jvm/default-java/jre/lib/ext/jna-3.2.7.jar  
	sudo ln -s /usr/share/java/rados-0.1.3.jar  /usr/lib/jvm/default-java/jre/lib/ext/rados-0.1.3.jar

To build the documentation, execute the following::

	ant docs


Getting librados for PHP
-------------------------

To install the ``librados`` extension for PHP, you need to execute the following procedure:

#. Install php-dev. For Debian/Ubuntu, execute::

	sudo apt-get install php5-dev build-essential

   For CentOS/RHEL, execute::

	sudo yum install php-devel

#. Clone the ``phprados`` repository::

	git clone https://github.com/ceph/phprados.git

#. Build ``phprados``::

	cd phprados
	phpize
	./configure
	make
	sudo make install

#. Enable ``phprados`` in php.ini by adding::

	extension=rados.so


Step 2: Configuring a Cluster Handle
====================================

A :term:`Ceph Client`, via ``librados``, interacts directly with OSDs to store
and retrieve data. To interact with OSDs, the client app must invoke
``librados``  and connect to a Ceph Monitor. Once connected, ``librados``
retrieves the  :term:`Cluster Map` from the Ceph Monitor. When the client app
wants to read or write data, it creates an I/O context and binds to a
:term:`pool`. The pool has an associated :term:`ruleset` that defines how it
will place data in the storage cluster. Via the I/O context, the client 
provides the object name to ``librados``, which takes the object name
and the cluster map (i.e., the topology of the cluster) and `computes`_ the
placement group and `OSD`_  for locating the data. Then the client application
can read or write data. The client app doesn't need to learn about the topology
of the cluster directly.

.. ditaa:: 
            +--------+  Retrieves  +---------------+
            | Client |------------>|  Cluster Map  |
            +--------+             +---------------+
                 |
                 v      Writes
              /-----\
              | obj |
              \-----/
                 |      To
                 v
            +--------+           +---------------+
            |  Pool  |---------->| CRUSH Ruleset |
            +--------+  Selects  +---------------+


The Ceph Storage Cluster handle encapsulates the client configuration, including:

- The `user ID`_ for ``rados_create()`` or user name for ``rados_create2()`` 
  (preferred).
- The :term:`cephx` authentication key
- The monitor ID and IP address
- Logging levels
- Debugging levels

Thus, the first steps in using the cluster from your app are to 1) create
a cluster handle that your app will use to connect to the storage cluster,
and then 2) use that handle to connect. To connect to the cluster, the
app must supply a monitor address, a username and an authentication key
(cephx is enabled by default).

.. tip:: Talking to different Ceph Storage Clusters – or to the same cluster 
   with different users – requires different cluster handles.

RADOS provides a number of ways for you to set the required values. For
the monitor and encryption key settings, an easy way to handle them is to ensure
that your Ceph configuration file contains a ``keyring`` path to a keyring file
and at least one monitor address (e.g,. ``mon host``). For example:: 

	[global]
	mon host = 192.168.1.1
	keyring = /etc/ceph/ceph.client.admin.keyring

Once you create the handle, you can read a Ceph configuration file to configure
the handle. You can also pass arguments to your app and parse them with the
function for parsing command line arguments (e.g., ``rados_conf_parse_argv()``),
or parse Ceph environment variables (e.g., ``rados_conf_parse_env()``). Some
wrappers may not implement convenience methods, so you may need to implement
these capabilities. The following diagram provides a high-level flow for the
initial connection.


.. ditaa:: +---------+     +---------+
           | Client  |     | Monitor |
           +---------+     +---------+
                |               |
                |-----+ create  |
                |     | cluster |
                |<----+ handle  |
                |               |
                |-----+ read    |
                |     | config  |
                |<----+ file    |
                |               |
                |    connect    |
                |-------------->|
                |               |
                |<--------------|
                |   connected   |
                |               |


Once connected, your app can invoke functions that affect the whole cluster
with only the cluster handle. For example, once you have a cluster
handle, you can:

- Get cluster statistics
- Use Pool Operation (exists, create, list, delete)
- Get and set the configuration


One of the powerful features of Ceph is the ability to bind to different pools.
Each pool may have a different number of placement groups, object replicas and
replication strategies. For example, a pool could be set up as a "hot" pool that
uses SSDs for frequently used objects or a "cold" pool that uses erasure coding.

The main difference in the various ``librados`` bindings is between C and
the object-oriented bindings for C++, Java and Python. The object-oriented
bindings use objects to represent cluster handles, IO Contexts, iterators,
exceptions, etc.


C Example
---------

For C, creating a simple cluster handle using the ``admin`` user, configuring
it and connecting to the cluster might look something like this: 

.. code-block:: c

	#include <stdio.h>
	#include <stdlib.h>
	#include <string.h>
	#include <rados/librados.h>

	int main (int argc, const char **argv) 
	{

		/* Declare the cluster handle and required arguments. */
		rados_t cluster;
		char cluster_name[] = "ceph";
		char user_name[] = "client.admin";
		uint64_t flags; 
	
		/* Initialize the cluster handle with the "ceph" cluster name and the "client.admin" user */  
		int err;
		err = rados_create2(&cluster, cluster_name, user_name, flags);

		if (err < 0) {
			fprintf(stderr, "%s: Couldn't create the cluster handle! %s\n", argv[0], strerror(-err));
			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
		} else {
			printf("\nCreated a cluster handle.\n");
		}


		/* Read a Ceph configuration file to configure the cluster handle. */
		err = rados_conf_read_file(cluster, "/etc/ceph/ceph.conf");
		if (err < 0) {
			fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot read config file: %s\n", argv[0], strerror(-err));
			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
		} else {
			printf("\nRead the config file.\n");
		}

		/* Read command line arguments */
		err = rados_conf_parse_argv(cluster, argc, argv);
		if (err < 0) {
			fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot parse command line arguments: %s\n", argv[0], strerror(-err));
			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
		} else {
			printf("\nRead the command line arguments.\n");
		}

		/* Connect to the cluster */
		err = rados_connect(cluster);
		if (err < 0) {
			fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot connect to cluster: %s\n", argv[0], strerror(-err));
			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
		} else {
			printf("\nConnected to the cluster.\n");
		}

	}

Compile your client and link to ``librados`` using ``-lrados``. For example:: 

	gcc ceph-client.c -lrados -o ceph-client


C++ Example
-----------

The Ceph project provides a C++ example in the ``ceph/examples/librados``
directory. For C++, a simple cluster handle using the ``admin`` user requires
you to initialize a ``librados::Rados`` cluster handle object:

.. code-block:: c++

	#include <iostream>
	#include <string>
	#include <rados/librados.hpp>

	int main(int argc, const char **argv)
	{

		int ret = 0;

		/* Declare the cluster handle and required variables. */	
		librados::Rados cluster;
		char cluster_name[] = "ceph";
		char user_name[] = "client.admin";
		uint64_t flags = 0; 
	
		/* Initialize the cluster handle with the "ceph" cluster name and "client.admin" user */ 
		{
			ret = cluster.init2(user_name, cluster_name, flags);
			if (ret < 0) {
				std::cerr << "Couldn't initialize the cluster handle! error " << ret << std::endl;
				return EXIT_FAILURE;
			} else {
				std::cout << "Created a cluster handle." << std::endl;
			}
		}

		/* Read a Ceph configuration file to configure the cluster handle. */	
		{	
			ret = cluster.conf_read_file("/etc/ceph/ceph.conf");	
			if (ret < 0) {
				std::cerr << "Couldn't read the Ceph configuration file! error " << ret << std::endl;
				return EXIT_FAILURE;
			} else {
				std::cout << "Read the Ceph configuration file." << std::endl;
			}
		}
		
		/* Read command line arguments */
		{
			ret = cluster.conf_parse_argv(argc, argv);
			if (ret < 0) {
				std::cerr << "Couldn't parse command line options! error " << ret << std::endl;
				return EXIT_FAILURE;
			} else {
				std::cout << "Parsed command line options." << std::endl;
			}
		}
	
		/* Connect to the cluster */
		{
			ret = cluster.connect();
			if (ret < 0) {
				std::cerr << "Couldn't connect to cluster! error " << ret << std::endl;
				return EXIT_FAILURE;
			} else {
				std::cout << "Connected to the cluster." << std::endl;
			}
		}
	
		return 0;
	}
	

Compile the source; then, link ``librados`` using ``-lrados``. 
For example::

	g++ -g -c ceph-client.cc -o ceph-client.o
	g++ -g ceph-client.o -lrados -o ceph-client



Python Example
--------------

Python uses the ``admin`` id and the ``ceph`` cluster name by default, and
will read the standard ``ceph.conf`` file if the conffile parameter is
set to the empty string. The Python binding converts C++ errors
into exceptions.


.. code-block:: python

	import rados

	try:
		cluster = rados.Rados(conffile='')
	except TypeError as e:
		print 'Argument validation error: ', e
		raise e
		
	print "Created cluster handle."

	try:
		cluster.connect()
	except Exception as e:
		print "connection error: ", e
		raise e
	finally:
		print "Connected to the cluster."


Execute the example to verify that it connects to your cluster. ::

	python ceph-client.py


Java Example
------------

Java requires you to specify the user ID (``admin``) or user name
(``client.admin``), and uses the ``ceph`` cluster name by default . The Java
binding converts C++-based errors into exceptions.

.. code-block:: java

	import com.ceph.rados.Rados;
	import com.ceph.rados.RadosException;
	
	import java.io.File;
	
	public class CephClient {
		public static void main (String args[]){
	
			try {
				Rados cluster = new Rados("admin");
				System.out.println("Created cluster handle.");
	            
				File f = new File("/etc/ceph/ceph.conf");
				cluster.confReadFile(f);
				System.out.println("Read the configuration file.");

				cluster.connect();
				System.out.println("Connected to the cluster.");            

			} catch (RadosException e) {
				System.out.println(e.getMessage() + ": " + e.getReturnValue());
			}
		}
	}


Compile the source; then, run it. If you have copied the JAR to
``/usr/share/java`` and sym linked from your ``ext`` directory, you won't need
to specify the classpath. For example::

	javac CephClient.java
	java CephClient


PHP Example
------------

With the RADOS extension enabled in PHP you can start creating a new cluster handle very easily:

.. code-block:: php

	<?php

	$r = rados_create();
	rados_conf_read_file($r, '/etc/ceph/ceph.conf');
	if (!rados_connect($r)) {
		echo "Failed to connect to Ceph cluster";
	} else {
		echo "Successfully connected to Ceph cluster";
	}


Save this as rados.php and run the code::

	php rados.php


Step 3: Creating an I/O Context
===============================

Once your app has a cluster handle and a connection to a Ceph Storage Cluster,
you may create an I/O Context and begin reading and writing data. An I/O Context
binds the connection to a specific pool. The user must have appropriate
`CAPS`_ permissions to access the specified pool. For example, a user with read
access but not write access will only be able to read data. I/O Context 
functionality includes:

- Write/read data and extended attributes
- List and iterate over objects and extended attributes
- Snapshot pools, list snapshots, etc.


.. ditaa:: +---------+     +---------+     +---------+
           | Client  |     | Monitor |     |   OSD   |
           +---------+     +---------+     +---------+
                |               |               |
                |-----+ create  |               |
                |     | I/O     |               | 
                |<----+ context |               |              
                |               |               |
                |  write data   |               |
                |---------------+-------------->|
                |               |               |
                |  write ack    |               |
                |<--------------+---------------|
                |               |               |
                |  write xattr  |               |
                |---------------+-------------->|
                |               |               |
                |  xattr ack    |               |
                |<--------------+---------------|
                |               |               |
                |   read data   |               |
                |---------------+-------------->|
                |               |               |
                |   read ack    |               |
                |<--------------+---------------|
                |               |               |
                |  remove data  |               |
                |---------------+-------------->|
                |               |               |
                |  remove ack   |               |
                |<--------------+---------------|



RADOS enables you to interact both synchronously and asynchronously. Once your
app has an I/O Context, read/write operations only require you to know the
object/xattr name. The CRUSH algorithm encapsulated in ``librados`` uses the
cluster map to identify the appropriate OSD. OSD daemons handle the replication,
as described in `Smart Daemons Enable Hyperscale`_. The ``librados`` library also 
maps objects to placement groups, as described in  `Calculating PG IDs`_.

The following examples use the default ``data`` pool. However, you may also
use the API to list pools, ensure they exist, or create and delete pools. For 
the write operations, the examples illustrate how to use synchronous mode. For
the read operations, the examples illustrate how to use asynchronous mode.

.. important:: Use caution when deleting pools with this API. If you delete
   a pool, the pool and ALL DATA in the pool will be lost.


C Example
---------


.. code-block:: c

	#include <stdio.h>
	#include <stdlib.h>
	#include <string.h>
	#include <rados/librados.h>

	int main (int argc, const char **argv) 
	{
		/* 
		 * Continued from previous C example, where cluster handle and
		 * connection are established. First declare an I/O Context. 
		 */

		rados_ioctx_t io;
		char *poolname = "data";
	
		err = rados_ioctx_create(cluster, poolname, &io);
		if (err < 0) {
			fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot open rados pool %s: %s\n", argv[0], poolname, strerror(-err));
			rados_shutdown(cluster);
			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
		} else {
			printf("\nCreated I/O context.\n");
		}

		/* Write data to the cluster synchronously. */	
		err = rados_write(io, "hw", "Hello World!", 12, 0);
		if (err < 0) {
			fprintf(stderr, "%s: Cannot write object \"hw\" to pool %s: %s\n", argv[0], poolname, strerror(-err));
			rados_ioctx_destroy(io);
			rados_shutdown(cluster);
			exit(1);
		} else {
			printf("\nWrote \"Hello World\" to object \"hw\".\n");
		}
	
		char xattr[] = "en_US";
		err = rados_setxattr(io, "hw", "lang", xattr, 5);
		if (err < 0) {
			fprintf(stderr, "%s: Cannot write xattr to pool %s: %s\n", argv[0], poolname, strerror(-err));
			rados_ioctx_destroy(io);
			rados_shutdown(cluster);
			exit(1);
		} else {
			printf("\nWrote \"en_US\" to xattr \"lang\" for object \"hw\".\n");
		}
	
		/*
		 * Read data from the cluster asynchronously. 
		 * First, set up asynchronous I/O completion.
		 */
		rados_completion_t comp;
		err = rados_aio_create_completion(NULL, NULL, NULL, &comp);
		if (err < 0) {
			fprintf(stderr, "%s: Could not create aio completion: %s\n", argv[0], strerror(-err));
			rados_ioctx_destroy(io);
			rados_shutdown(cluster);
			exit(1);
		} else {
			printf("\nCreated AIO completion.\n");
		}

		/* Next, read data using rados_aio_read. */
		char read_res[100];
		err = rados_aio_read(io, "hw", comp, read_res, 12, 0);
		if (err < 0) {
			fprintf(stderr, "%s: Cannot read object. %s %s\n", argv[0], poolname, strerror(-err));
			rados_ioctx_destroy(io);
			rados_shutdown(cluster);
			exit(1);
		} else {
			printf("\nRead object \"hw\". The contents are:\n %s \n", read_res);
		}
		
		/* Wait for the operation to complete */
		rados_aio_wait_for_complete(comp);
		
		/* Release the asynchronous I/O complete handle to avoid memory leaks. */
		rados_aio_release(comp);		
		
	
		char xattr_res[100];
		err = rados_getxattr(io, "hw", "lang", xattr_res, 5);
		if (err < 0) {
			fprintf(stderr, "%s: Cannot read xattr. %s %s\n", argv[0], poolname, strerror(-err));
			rados_ioctx_destroy(io);
			rados_shutdown(cluster);
			exit(1);
		} else {
			printf("\nRead xattr \"lang\" for object \"hw\". The contents are:\n %s \n", xattr_res);
		}

		err = rados_rmxattr(io, "hw", "lang");
		if (err < 0) {
			fprintf(stderr, "%s: Cannot remove xattr. %s %s\n", argv[0], poolname, strerror(-err));
			rados_ioctx_destroy(io);
			rados_shutdown(cluster);
			exit(1);
		} else {
			printf("\nRemoved xattr \"lang\" for object \"hw\".\n");
		}

		err = rados_remove(io, "hw");
		if (err < 0) {
			fprintf(stderr, "%s: Cannot remove object. %s %s\n", argv[0], poolname, strerror(-err));
			rados_ioctx_destroy(io);
			rados_shutdown(cluster);
			exit(1);
		} else {
			printf("\nRemoved object \"hw\".\n");
		}

	}



C++ Example
-----------


.. code-block:: c++

	#include <iostream>
	#include <string>
	#include <rados/librados.hpp>

	int main(int argc, const char **argv)
	{

		/* Continued from previous C++ example, where cluster handle and
		 * connection are established. First declare an I/O Context. 
		 */

		librados::IoCtx io_ctx;
		const char *pool_name = "data";
		
		{
			ret = cluster.ioctx_create(pool_name, io_ctx);
			if (ret < 0) {
				std::cerr << "Couldn't set up ioctx! error " << ret << std::endl;
				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
			} else {
				std::cout << "Created an ioctx for the pool." << std::endl;
			}
		}
		

		/* Write an object synchronously. */
		{
			librados::bufferlist bl;
			bl.append("Hello World!");
			ret = io_ctx.write_full("hw", bl);
			if (ret < 0) {
				std::cerr << "Couldn't write object! error " << ret << std::endl;
				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
			} else {
				std::cout << "Wrote new object 'hw' " << std::endl;
			}
		}
		
		
		/*
		 * Add an xattr to the object.
		 */
		{
			librados::bufferlist lang_bl;
			lang_bl.append("en_US");
			ret = io_ctx.setxattr("hw", "lang", lang_bl);
			if (ret < 0) {
				std::cerr << "failed to set xattr version entry! error "
				<< ret << std::endl;
				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
			} else {
				std::cout << "Set the xattr 'lang' on our object!" << std::endl;
			}
		}
		
		
		/*
		 * Read the object back asynchronously.
		 */
		{
			librados::bufferlist read_buf;
			int read_len = 4194304;

			//Create I/O Completion.
			librados::AioCompletion *read_completion = librados::Rados::aio_create_completion();
			
			//Send read request.
			ret = io_ctx.aio_read("hw", read_completion, &read_buf, read_len, 0);
			if (ret < 0) {
				std::cerr << "Couldn't start read object! error " << ret << std::endl;
				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
			}

			// Wait for the request to complete, and check that it succeeded.
			read_completion->wait_for_complete();
			ret = read_completion->get_return_value();
			if (ret < 0) {
				std::cerr << "Couldn't read object! error " << ret << std::endl;
				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
			} else {
				std::cout << "Read object hw asynchronously with contents.\n"
				<< read_buf.c_str() << std::endl;
			}
		}
		
		
		/*
		 * Read the xattr.
		 */
		{
			librados::bufferlist lang_res;
			ret = io_ctx.getxattr("hw", "lang", lang_res);
			if (ret < 0) {
				std::cerr << "failed to get xattr version entry! error "
				<< ret << std::endl;
				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
			} else {
				std::cout << "Got the xattr 'lang' from object hw!"
				<< lang_res.c_str() << std::endl;
			}
		}
		
		
		/*
		 * Remove the xattr.
		 */
		{
			ret = io_ctx.rmxattr("hw", "lang");
			if (ret < 0) {
				std::cerr << "Failed to remove xattr! error "
				<< ret << std::endl;
				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
			} else {
				std::cout << "Removed the xattr 'lang' from our object!" << std::endl;
			}
		}
		
		/*
		 * Remove the object.
		 */
		{
			ret = io_ctx.remove("hw");
			if (ret < 0) {
				std::cerr << "Couldn't remove object! error " << ret << std::endl;
				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
			} else {
				std::cout << "Removed object 'hw'." << std::endl;
			}
		}
	}



Python Example
--------------

.. code-block:: python

	print "\n\nI/O Context and Object Operations"
	print "================================="
	
	print "\nCreating a context for the 'data' pool"
	if not cluster.pool_exists('data'):
		raise RuntimeError('No data pool exists')
	ioctx = cluster.open_ioctx('data')
	
	print "\nWriting object 'hw' with contents 'Hello World!' to pool 'data'."
	ioctx.write("hw", "Hello World!")
	print "Writing XATTR 'lang' with value 'en_US' to object 'hw'"
	ioctx.set_xattr("hw", "lang", "en_US")
	
	
	print "\nWriting object 'bm' with contents 'Bonjour tout le monde!' to pool 'data'."
	ioctx.write("bm", "Bonjour tout le monde!")
	print "Writing XATTR 'lang' with value 'fr_FR' to object 'bm'"
	ioctx.set_xattr("bm", "lang", "fr_FR")
	
	print "\nContents of object 'hw'\n------------------------"
	print ioctx.read("hw")
	
	print "\n\nGetting XATTR 'lang' from object 'hw'"
	print ioctx.get_xattr("hw", "lang")
	
	print "\nContents of object 'bm'\n------------------------"
	print ioctx.read("bm")
	
	print "Getting XATTR 'lang' from object 'bm'"
	print ioctx.get_xattr("bm", "lang")
	
	
	print "\nRemoving object 'hw'"
	ioctx.remove_object("hw")
	
	print "Removing object 'bm'"
	ioctx.remove_object("bm")


Java-Example
------------

.. code-block:: java

	import com.ceph.rados.Rados;
	import com.ceph.rados.RadosException;

	import java.io.File;
	import com.ceph.rados.IoCTX;

	public class CephClient {
        	public static void main (String args[]){

                	try {
				Rados cluster = new Rados("admin");
				System.out.println("Created cluster handle.");

                        	File f = new File("/etc/ceph/ceph.conf");
                        	cluster.confReadFile(f);
                        	System.out.println("Read the configuration file.");

                        	cluster.connect();
                        	System.out.println("Connected to the cluster.");

				IoCTX io = cluster.ioCtxCreate("data");

				String oidone = "hw";
				String contentone = "Hello World!";
				io.write(oidone, contentone); 

				String oidtwo = "bm";
				String contenttwo = "Bonjour tout le monde!";
				io.write(oidtwo, contenttwo); 

				String[] objects = io.listObjects();
                       		for (String object: objects)
					System.out.println(object);

				io.remove(oidone);
				io.remove(oidtwo);

				cluster.ioCtxDestroy(io);

                	} catch (RadosException e) {
                        	System.out.println(e.getMessage() + ": " + e.getReturnValue());
                	}
        	}
	}


PHP Example
-----------

.. code-block:: php

	<?php

	$io = rados_ioctx_create($r, "mypool");
	rados_write_full($io, "oidOne", "mycontents");
	rados_remove("oidOne");
	rados_ioctx_destroy($io);


Step 4: Closing Sessions
========================

Once your app finishes with the I/O Context and cluster handle, the app should
close the connection and shutdown the handle. For asynchronous I/O, the app
should also ensure that pending asynchronous operations have completed.


C Example
---------

.. code-block:: c

	rados_ioctx_destroy(io);
	rados_shutdown(cluster);	


C++ Example
-----------

.. code-block:: c++

	io_ctx.close();
	cluster.shutdown();


Java Example
--------------

.. code-block:: java

	cluster.ioCtxDestroy(io);
	cluster.shutDown();
	
	
Python Example
--------------

.. code-block:: python

	print "\nClosing the connection."
	ioctx.close()
	
	print "Shutting down the handle."
	cluster.shutdown()

PHP Example
-----------

.. code-block:: php

	rados_shutdown($r);



.. _user ID: ../../operations/user-management#command-line-usage
.. _CAPS: ../../operations/user-management#authorization-capabilities
.. _Installation (Quick): ../../../start
.. _Smart Daemons Enable Hyperscale: ../../../architecture#smart-daemons-enable-hyperscale
.. _Calculating PG IDs: ../../../architecture#calculating-pg-ids
.. _computes: ../../../architecture#calculating-pg-ids
.. _OSD: ../../../architecture#mapping-pgs-to-osds