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[PROPOSAL] remove mysql support#658

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@parkan parkan commented Apr 10, 2026

maintaining around mysql quirks has been an absolute nightmare and is of unclear value; some of the new features (e.g. shovel) are natively postgres-only

propose removing mysql support to reduce maintainer load

removes:

  • mysql driver (gorm.io/driver/mysql, go-sql-driver/mysql)
  • mysql-specific dialect branches in migrate.go, healthcheck, export-keys
  • mysql deadlock debugging helpers (database/deadlock_debug.go, testutil/deadlock.go)
  • mysql-only cascade cycle test
  • mariadb from devcontainer (Dockerfile, init/start scripts, env vars)
  • mysql setup from CI action
  • mysql from SupportedTestDialects

@parkan parkan force-pushed the remove-mysql-support branch 2 times, most recently from c5caa91 to 4f2766e Compare April 10, 2026 13:21
only sqlite and postgres are supported going forward. operators on mysql
should migrate to postgres before upgrading -- the binary now refuses to
start with a mysql connection string.

removes:
- mysql driver (gorm.io/driver/mysql, go-sql-driver/mysql)
- mysql-specific dialect branches in migrate.go, healthcheck, export-keys
- mysql deadlock debugging helpers (database/deadlock_debug.go, testutil/deadlock.go)
- mysql-only cascade cycle test
- mariadb from devcontainer (Dockerfile, init/start scripts, env vars)
- mysql setup from CI action
- mysql from SupportedTestDialects
@parkan parkan force-pushed the remove-mysql-support branch from 4f2766e to 54a59c3 Compare April 10, 2026 13:29
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parkan commented Apr 10, 2026

sorry about the failure noise, github runners are always lots of fun

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