Re: Endorsement, review manager sought for Boost.Mysql

From: Edward Diener (eldiener_at_[hidden])
Date: 2021-03-10 02:32:14

On 3/9/2021 5:04 PM, Ruben Perez via Boost 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.

There is a MySQL++ library at https://tangentsoft.com/mysqlpp/home, 
which I have used in the past and found useful. How does your API 
compared to that library ?

I also looked at your mappings and very small database types are mapped 
to int64_t rather than smaller integers. Is there a reason for this, as 
it seems like a waste of space that should not be necessary ?

I do like the fact that you are using asio for asynchronous handling and 
advance features above C++11 when compiling at a level higher than C++11.

> 
> 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.
> 
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