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# OvalEdge Connectors SDK for Java

Connectors serve as interfaces that integrate external data sources with the application. They enable metadata extraction, cataloging, and visualization from systems such as databases, reporting platforms, ETL tools, and file systems, using supported protocols like REST APIs, JDBC, SDKs, and others.

Users can leverage prebuilt [connectors](https://docs.ovaledge.com/connectors/connector-repositories) to integrate with commonly used data sources. If a suitable connector is not available for a user-specific use case, they can develop a custom connector using the OvalEdge Connector SDK.

The OvalEdge Connectors Software Development Kit (SDK) provides a standardized framework for building custom connectors to integrate unsupported systems with OvalEdge. Using the SDK, connectors can retrieve metadata, catalog assets, and enable data discovery across diverse platforms.

**Repository:**[ https://github.com/ovaledge/oe\_csp\_sdk](https://github.com/ovaledge/oe_csp_sdk)

This repository includes a ready-to-use SDK template, a unified API for connector testing, reference implementations (such as MonetDB and AWS Console connectors), and scaffolding tools to accelerate connector development. It also provides comprehensive end-user documentation to guide users through developing, testing, and deploying connectors independently.

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