How do I use Jooq insert ... returning in MySQL without code generation?

Question

I've been trying to use insert...returning in MySQL with the DSL-based table definition (I'm not using the code generation) and my returned record is always null. Based on reading, I need to specify the identify column in the table definition, but I have no idea how!

Record recordKey = create.insertInto(table("modulerecords"), 
                                    field("id"), 
                                    field("module_id"),
                                    field("created_date"), 
                                    field("created_by"), 
                                    field("state"), 
                                    field("tag_id"),
                                    field("start_time",Timestamp.class), 
                                    field("kill_time", Timestamp.class), 
                                    field("feed_guid")
                                    )
                            .values(null, moduleId, currentTimestamp(), 
                                    userId, state, tagId, 
                                    new Timestamp(startTime), 
                                    new Timestamp(killTime), feedGuid)
                            .returning(field("id"))
                            .fetchOne();

The field "id" is auto_increment primary key in the database, but recordKey is always null.

Answer 1

It is highly recommended you use the code generator to provide all the meta information to the DSL API. You can, of course, not use the code generator and still use the internal APIs that the code generator would otherwise use. Instead of creaating your table and field references using the plain SQL API, you'd have to create a TableImpl subclass and override / implement all the relevant methods.

Or, you just use the code generator.