[erlang-questions] Erlang MySQL driver history

[Henning Diedrich]

On 3/21/11 6:13 PM, Konstantin Sorokin wrote:
> So what is the most stable/mature/fast etc. MySQL driver for Erlang at 
> the moment ? Emysql ?

Hi Konstantin,

Yes.

That question was the motivator, obviously and after some months of 
doubt I guess the history illustrates why.

The caveat is: *stable* alone, I would not rule out the ejabberd version 
as best choice there. It just must have had the biggest actual 
production exposure. But in a more controlled back end environment 
probably where certain races may never occur. And it's not like EmySQL 
has known bugs (issue #7 is interesting but also potentially entirely 
theoretical in nature).

Emysql: https://github.com/Eonblast/Emysql.
ejabberd: http://svn.process-one.net/ejabberd-modules/mysql/trunk/

Best,
Henning


>
> On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 7:51 PM, Henning Diedrich <hd2010@REDACTED 
> <mailto:hd2010@REDACTED>> wrote:
>
>     Hi list,
>
>     I posted a 'history of MySQL drivers' here:
>     http://www.eonblast.com/blog/erlang-mysql-driver-history/
>
>     "Open Source Erlang MySQL driver efforts are a fractured matter.
>     You may find yourself digging in the sources to find out about
>     their relationships with each other -- and which one to pick. Here
>     is a brief history."
>
>     Best,
>     Henning
>
>
> -- 
> Konstantin Sorokin