v1.8.0

[methane]

What's Changed

Major changes

• Use SET NAMES charset COLLATE collation. by @methane in Use SET NAMES charset COLLATE collation. #1437
• PathEscape dbname in DSN. by @methane in PathEscape dbname in DSN. #1432
• Drop Go 1.13-17 support by @methane in Drop Go 1.13-17 support #1420
• Parse numbers on text protocol too by @methane in Parse numbers on text protocol too #1452

Other changes

• Adding DeregisterDialContext to prevent memory leaks with dialers we don't need anymore by @jypelle in Adding DeregisterDialContext to prevent memory leaks with dialers we don't need anymore #1422

• Make logger configurable per connection by @frozenbonito in Make logger configurable per connection #1408

• Fix ColumnType.DatabaseTypeName for mediumint unsigned by @evanelias in Fix ColumnType.DatabaseTypeName for mediumint unsigned #1428

• Add connection attributes by @Daemonxiao in Add connection attributes #1389

• Stop ColumnTypeScanType() from returning sql.RawBytes by @methane in Stop ColumnTypeScanType() from returning sql.RawBytes #1424

• Exec() now provides access to status of multiple statements. by @mherr-google in Exec() now provides access to status of multiple statements. #1309

• Allow to change (or disable) the default driver name for registration by @dolmen in Allow to change (or disable) the default driver name for registration #1499

• Add default connection attribute '_server_host' by @oblitorum in Add default connection attribute '_server_host' #1506

• Make TimeTruncate functional option by @methane in Make TimeTruncate functional option #1552

• Add BeforeConnect callback to configuration object by @ItalyPaleAle in Add BeforeConnect callback to configuration object #1469

• QueryUnescape DSN ConnectionAttribute value by @zhangyangyu in QueryUnescape DSN ConnectionAttribute value #1470

• Add client_ed25519 authentication by @Gusted in Add client_ed25519 authentication #1518

• Reduced allocation on connection.go by @EPuncker in Reduced allocation on connection.go #1421

• Avoid panic in TestRowsColumnTypes by @wayyoungboy in Avoid panic in TestRowsColumnTypes #1426

• Add benchmark to receive massive rows. by @methane in Add benchmark to receive massive rows. #1415

• README: Update multistatement by @methane in README: Update multistatement #1431

• all: replace ioutil pkg to new package by @uji in all: replace ioutil pkg to new package #1438

• chore: code optimization by @testwill in chore: code optimization #1439

• Reduce map lookup in ColumnTypeDatabaseTypeName. by @methane in Reduce map lookup in ColumnTypeDatabaseTypeName. #1436

• doc: add link to NewConnector from FormatDSN by @dolmen in doc: add link to NewConnector from FormatDSN #1442

• Add fuzz test for ParseDSN / FormatDSN roundtrip by @dolmen in Add fuzz test for ParseDSN / FormatDSN roundtrip #1444

• TestDSNReformat: add more roundtrip checks by @dolmen in TestDSNReformat: add more roundtrip checks #1443

• tcp: handle errors returned by SetKeepAlive by @achille-roussel in tcp: handle errors returned by SetKeepAlive #1448

• use staticcheck by @methane in use staticcheck #1449

• Add Daemonxiao to AUTHORS by @Daemonxiao in Add Daemonxiao to AUTHORS #1459

• Update link about LOAD DATA LOCAL in README.md by @i7a7467 in Update link about LOAD DATA LOCAL in README.md #1468

• Update README.md by @Netzer7 in Update README.md #1464

• add Go 1.21 and MySQL 8.1 to the build matrix by @shogo82148 in add Go 1.21 and MySQL 8.1 to the build matrix #1472

• Improve DSN docstsrings by @golddranks in Improve DSN docstsrings #1475

• Fix The behavior of the readResultSetHeaderPacket differs from that of the MySQL client #1478 remove length check by @ShenFeng312 in Fix #1478 remove length check #1481

• README: fix markup error by @methane in README: fix markup error #1480

• Close connection on ErrPktSync and ErrPktSyncMul by @owbone in Close connection on ErrPktSync and ErrPktSyncMul #1473

• Spelling, grammar, and link fixes by @scop in Spelling, grammar, and link fixes #1485

• Make use of strings.Cut by @scop in Make use of strings.Cut #1486

• move stale connection check to ResetSession() by @methane in move stale connection check to ResetSession() #1496

• fix race condition of TestConcurrent by @shogo82148 in fix race condition of TestConcurrent #1490

• mark fail, mustExec and mustQuery as test helpers by @shogo82148 in mark fail, mustExec and mustQuery as test helpers #1488

• Remove obsolete fuzz.go Remove fuzz.go #1445 by @dolmen in Remove obsolete fuzz.go #1445 #1498

• testing: expose testing.TB in DBTest instead of full *testing.T by @dolmen in testing: expose testing.TB in DBTest instead of full *testing.T #1500

• symbol removed from installation command by @panvalkar1994 in symbol removed from installation command #1510

• fix issue 1361 by @keeplearning20221 in fix issue 1361 #1462

• fix fragile test by @methane in fix fragile test #1522

• Fix sql.RawBytes corruption issue by @shogo82148 in Fix sql.RawBytes corruption issue #1523

• fix for enum and set field type to column type identifying by @jennifersp in fix for enum and set field type to column type identifying #1520

• Parallelize test by @shogo82148 in Parallelize test #1525

• Fix unsigned int overflow by @shiyuhang0 in Fix unsigned int overflow #1530

• Introduce timeTruncate parameter for time.Time arguments by @PauliusLozys in Introduce timeTruncate parameter for time.Time arguments #1541

• add TiDB support in README.md by @crazycs520 in add TiDB support in README.md #1333

• Update workflows by @methane in Update workflows #1547

New Contributors

• @EPuncker made their first contribution in Reduced allocation on connection.go #1421
• @jypelle made their first contribution in Adding DeregisterDialContext to prevent memory leaks with dialers we don't need anymore #1422
• @frozenbonito made their first contribution in Make logger configurable per connection #1408
• @wayyoungboy made their first contribution in Avoid panic in TestRowsColumnTypes #1426
• @evanelias made their first contribution in Fix ColumnType.DatabaseTypeName for mediumint unsigned #1428
• @Daemonxiao made their first contribution in Add connection attributes #1389
• @uji made their first contribution in all: replace ioutil pkg to new package #1438
• @testwill made their first contribution in chore: code optimization #1439
• @i7a7467 made their first contribution in Update link about LOAD DATA LOCAL in README.md #1468
• @Netzer7 made their first contribution in Update README.md #1464
• @golddranks made their first contribution in Improve DSN docstsrings #1475
• @ShenFeng312 made their first contribution in Fix #1478 remove length check #1481
• @owbone made their first contribution in Close connection on ErrPktSync and ErrPktSyncMul #1473
• @scop made their first contribution in Spelling, grammar, and link fixes #1485
• @panvalkar1994 made their first contribution in symbol removed from installation command #1510
• @zhangyangyu made their first contribution in QueryUnescape DSN ConnectionAttribute value #1470
• @keeplearning20221 made their first contribution in fix issue 1361 #1462
• @oblitorum made their first contribution in Add default connection attribute '_server_host' #1506
• @Gusted made their first contribution in Add client_ed25519 authentication #1518
• @jennifersp made their first contribution in fix for enum and set field type to column type identifying #1520
• @shiyuhang0 made their first contribution in Fix unsigned int overflow #1530
• @PauliusLozys made their first contribution in Introduce timeTruncate parameter for time.Time arguments #1541
• @crazycs520 made their first contribution in add TiDB support in README.md #1333
• @ItalyPaleAle made their first contribution in Add BeforeConnect callback to configuration object #1469

Full Changelog: v1.7.1...v1.8.0

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