Adding a New Data Type to MariaDB with Type_handler – Part 4
This is part 4 of a series related to extending MariaDB with a custom data type using the Type_handler framework.
You can find the previous articles below:
Overriding Existing Types
In the previous examples, our MONEY data type inherits from DOUBLE and then we override some methods. …
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Long live to dbdeployer!
As you know, MySQL-Sandbox and then dbdeployer have always been part of the Swiss Army knife for DBAs trying to evaluate, test, or reproduce issues with a certain version of their database. …
Adding a New Data Type to MariaDB with Type_handler – Part 3
In the previous article, we wrote, compiled, and tested our first custom data type for MariaDB using the Type_handler framework.
But currently, aside from allowing the use of its new name (MONEY) and listing it in the metadata, our new data type behaves exactly like a DOUBLE, the class it inherits from. …
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Adding a New Data Type to MariaDB with Type_handler – Part 2
After having discovered the Type_hander framework and learned how to build MariaDB Server from source, it’s time to code our first data type! …
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From Ecosystem to Architecture: Expanding How We Look at MariaDB
Over the past month, one question has been coming up with increasing frequency:
What is the MySQL / MariaDB ecosystem?
In most discussions, the answer tends to focus on contributors to the source code: engineers, committers, and core developers shaping the database itself. …
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