Re: Endorsement, review manager sought for Boost.Mysql

From: Richard Hodges (hodges.r_at_[hidden])
Date: 2021-03-09 22:10:04

On Tue, 9 Mar 2021 at 23:05, Ruben Perez via Boost <boost_at_[hidden]>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I would like to propose a MySQL client library for Boost (under the
> original name of Boost.Mysql). It is a full implementation of the MySQL
> client protocol, based on Boost.Asio. It requires C++11.
>
> The library is at https://github.com/anarthal/mysql and the documentation
> is at https://anarthal.github.io/mysql/. Examples under
> https://anarthal.github.io/mysql/mysql/examples.html.
>
> The purpose of this library is to provide a low-level building block for
> applications or other libraries to interact with MySQL, in the same way
> Boost.Beast provides a way to interact with HTTP. It complies with
> Boost.Asio universal asynchronous model, and provides the usual sync and
> async overloads for every network operation.
>
> Some notes:
>
>    - The scope of this library is limited to MySQL. Its value proposition
>    is implementing the client protocol in an Asio-compliant way. Supporting
>    any database other than MySQL is not in scope of this library.
>    - This library does NOT make use of MySQL libmysqlclient C API. It
>    provides a from-the-ground-up implementation of the MySQL client
> protocol.
>
> Features:
>
>    - Text queries and server-side prepared statements.
>    - Sync and async functions, following Boost.Asio's universal async
>    model. You may use callbacks, Boost coroutines, futures, C++20
> coroutines,
>    or any completion handler that Asio adds support for.
>    - Can be used with any Stream including TCP sockets, UNIX sockets and
>    Boost.Beast TCP streams.
>    - Supports MySQL 5.x, MySQL 8.x and MariaDB.
>

I have tried this library, and already witnessed its use in a live
production project.

To my mind, a lightweight library with a permissive licence that gives
immediate
access to a very popular DBMS would be a great for the Boost user community.

I would like to offer my endorsement to this proposal.

R

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