Re: Proposing a MySQL client library for inclusion in Boost

From: Matthijs Möhlmann (matthijs_at_[hidden])
Date: 2022-03-31 14:55:55

On 31/03/2022 16:29, Ruben Perez wrote:
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> On Thu, 31 Mar 2022, 16:09 Matthijs Möhlmann, <matthijs_at_[hidden]> 
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>     Wow, together with sqlpp11 (https://github.com/rbock/sqlpp11) this becomes
>     a killer combination ;-)
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> Yes, this library can be used to write a sqlpp11 connector to access 
> MySQL and MariaDB. It is a good use case.
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> From what I've read (I'm not an expert on sqlpp11, not even a regular 
> user), this library doesn't support async operations, so you wouldn't 
> be employing the full power of this library. Still, it is a fully 
> valid use case.
I am a regular user of sqlpp11, in my opinion it should be possible to 
support async operations.

>     I dont know if my endorsement will help, but in any case I endorse this library.
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> Thank you so much.
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>     Regards, Matthijs
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>     On 30/03/2022 23:00, Ruben Perez via Boost wrote:
>>     Hi all,
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>>     I would like to propose my MySQL client library for inclusion in Boost. The
>>     library features asynchronous communication with MySQL and MariaDB servers,
>>     allowing the user to use txt queries and prepared statements. The library
>>     is based on Boost.Asio and follows its asynchronous model (in a similar way
>>     Boost.Beast does).
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>>     The library is specific to MySQL and MariaDB systems, and is not intended
>>     as a SQL framework or ORM. It fits use cases like HTTP servers (possibly
>>     already using Beast), ETL pipelines or any other application that needs to
>>     access a MySQL database and wants to benefit from Asio's asynchrony.
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>>     Please note that the library is a full implementation of MySQL wire
>>     protocol and does not use libmysqlclient under the hood.
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>>     I'm looking for people who officially endorse the library.
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>>     You can see the code in this GitHub repository
>>     <https://github.com/anarthal/mysql>  <https://github.com/anarthal/mysql>, and the documentation is here
>>     <https://anarthal.github.io/mysql/index.html>  <https://anarthal.github.io/mysql/index.html>.
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>>     Many thanks,
>>     Ruben.
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