You can use the Google Databases tool prompt @GoogleDatabases in the Gemini Code Assist chat to generate database-aware application code for Cloud SQL in your integrated development environment (IDE).
Before you begin
The first three steps should be done by an administrator, and the remaining step can be completed by individual developers.
Install the Google Databases tool in your IDE by following the steps in Configure tools.
Generate a function
In your IDE, navigate to the Gemini Code Assist chat and enter the following prompt:
@GoogleDatabases generate a function FEATURE
Replace FEATURE with the feature requirement that you want to generate code for. For example, you could generate a function to get customers by ID by entering the following prompt: @GoogleDatabases generate a function to get customers by ID
The Gemini Code Assist Google Databases tool returns database-aware code for the feature requirement.
Additional prompts
The following prompts are recommended for the Google Databases tool:
@GoogleDatabases generate a function that gets a sales comparison between the last two months
@GoogleDatabases generate a function that returns the top 5 selling items over the past week
What's next
Learn more about Gemini Code Assist tools by reading the Tools overview.
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