go-sql-driver/mysql

Implement cursor support

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#1,053 opened on Jan 7, 2020

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Description

Issue description

In some cases it might be undesirable to fetch a potentially huge resultset at once.

MySQL provides cursors for that in the binary protocol (prepared statements).

First, a cursor flag has to be set in COM_STMT_EXECUTE, then the result chunks can be requested with the COM_STMT_FETCH command.

Initially, we will probably only support forward-only and read-only cursors. However the question remains, trough what interface we make this feature available.

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Research direction
Study MySQL binary protocol for cursor support: setting cursor flag in COM STMT EXECUTE and using COM STMT FETCH. Determine how to expose this via Go's database/sql interface.
Tech stack
go
Domain
database
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
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Fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
GoMySQLdatabase/sql
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30