10. Multithreaded UI (Revision #21)

Within the enterprise there are demands to perform multiple tasks on a variety of databases at the same time. It's essential that each task not hold up the others. A single database connection error or complex query could halt an entire workflow. To prevent this from happening we've redesigned the application to implement a multithreaded architecture, making many behaviors asynchronous with the User Interface (UI).

How do I avoid one faulty server connection pausing all of my work?

Multithreaded Architecture: Each server connection gets its own thread.

Certain actions with databases previously delayed interaction with the rest of the application, such as opening a faulty server connection or performing a complex query. In Aqua Data Studio 10.0 each server connection is contained in a separate thread. The threading is designed so that if some actions take long to execute they do not “freeze” the entire application. Users can perform other tasks while the longer processes keep running. There are no settings or special GUI options needed to enable this functionality, as it is enabled by default throughout the entire application.

What's New?

Schema Browser

Expanding nodes in the browser are asynchronous to the UI.  A node expansion will display an animated icon will processing results.

Opening a Query Window

The window will open, but display a connecting animated icon will connecting.  If the connection fails, the window will display the options to reconnect, ping, ...

Query Window

Using Auto-Describe with CTRL-D will now be asyncronous from the UI.