Systems and methods for implementing a shim database driver

A method, comprising:

• processing, by a server, a first request identifying a first directory path and a first identifier associated with a first database driver class, the first directory path being associated with a first directory, the first directory being a hidden directory;
• obtaining, by a server, the first database driver class stored in the first directory using the first identifier, the first database driver class being configurable to implement a first database protocol in association with a database connection;
• instantiating the first database driver class such that a first database driver corresponding to the first driver class is generated;
• and
• providing the first database driver responsive to the first request, the first database driver exposing a set of APIs including a first API via which a device can request a database operation on a database compatible with the first database protocol.

A computer program product comprising computer-readable program code capable of being executed by one or more processors when retrieved from a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the program code comprising computer-readable instructions configurable to cause:

• obtaining, using a configuration file, a first directory path associated with a first directory and a first identifier associated with a first database driver class, the first directory being a hidden directory;
• loading a set of classes via a class path, the set of classes including a shim driver class;
• instantiating the shim driver class such that a shim driver object is generated, the shim driver object providing a first application programming interface (API);
• transmitting, a first request via the first API, the first request having a first argument including the first directory path and a second argument including the first identifier associated with the first database driver class;
• obtaining, via the first API, a first database driver corresponding to the first database driver class responsive to calling the first API, the first database driver configurable to implement a first database protocol in association with a database connection, the first database driver exposing a set of APIs including a second API via which a device can request a database operation on a database compatible with the first database protocol;
• storing the first database driver;
• and
• requesting a first database operation in relation to a first database compatible with the first database protocol via the second API, the first database driver configurable to execute a set of computer-readable instructions of the first database driver responsive to processing the request for the first database operation.