ANN: Sequel 3.29.0 Released

Sequel is a lightweight database access toolkit for Ruby.

* Sequel provides thread safety, connection pooling and a concise
  DSL for constructing SQL queries and table schemas.
* Sequel includes a comprehensive ORM layer for mapping records to
  Ruby objects and handling associated records.
* Sequel supports advanced database features such as prepared
  statements, bound variables, stored procedures, savepoints,
  two-phase commit, transaction isolation, master/slave
  configurations, and database sharding.
* Sequel currently has adapters for ADO, Amalgalite, DataObjects,
  DB2, DBI, Firebird, IBM_DB, Informix, JDBC, MySQL, Mysql2, ODBC,
  OpenBase, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQLite3, Swift, and TinyTDS.

Sequel 3.29.0 has been released and should be available on the gem
mirrors.

= New Adapter Support

* Sequel now has much better support for Oracle, both in the
  ruby-oci8-based oracle adapter and in the jdbc/oracle adapter.

* Sequel now has much better support for connecting to HSQLDB
  using the jdbc adapter.  This support does not work correctly
  with the jdbc-hsqldb gem, since the version it uses is too
  old.  You'll need to load the .jar file manually until the
  gem is updated.

* Sequel now has much better support for connecting to Apache
  Derby databases using the jdbc adapter.  This works with
  the jdbc-derby gem, but it's recommend you grab an updated
  .jar file as the jdbc-derby gem doesn't currently support
  truncate or booleans.

* The db2 adapter has had most of the remaining issues fixed,
  and can now run Sequel's test suite cleanly.  It's still
  recommended that users switch to the ibmdb adapter if they
  are connecting to DB2.

* A mock adapter has been added which provides a mock Database
  object that allows you to easily set the returned rows, the
  number of rows modified by update/delete, and the
  autogenerating primary key integer for insert.  It also allows
  you to set specific columns in the dataset when retrieving
  rows.  The specs were full of partial implementations of
  mock adapters, this mock adapter is much more complete and
  offers full support for mocking transactions and database
  sharding.  Example:

    DB = Sequel.mock(:fetch=>{:id=>1}, :numrows=>2, :autoid=>3)
    DB[:items].all            # => [{:id => 1}]
    DB[:items].insert         # => 3
    DB[:items].insert         # => 4
    DB[:items].delete         # => 2
    DB[:items].update(:id=>2) # => 2
    DB.sqls # => ['SELECT ...', 'INSERT ...', ...]

  In addition to being useful in the specs, the mock adapter is
  also used if you use bin/sequel without a database argument,
  which makes it much easier to play around with Sequel on the
  command line without being tied to a real database.

= New Transaction Features

* Database after_commit and after_rollback hooks have been added,
  allowing you to set procs that are called after the currently-
  in-effect transaction commits or rolls back.  If the Database
  is not currently in a transaction, the after_commit proc is
  called immediately and the after_rollback proc is ignored.

* Model after_commit, after_rollback, after_destroy_commit, and
  after_destroy_rollback hooks have been added that use the new
  Database after_commit/after_rollback hook to execute code after
  commit or rollback.

* Database#transaction now supports a :rollback => :reraise option
  to reraise any Sequel::Rollback exceptions raised by the block.

* Database#transaction now supports a :rollback => :always option
  to always rollback the transaction, which is mostly useful when
  using transaction-based testing.

* Sequel.transaction has been added, allowing you to run
  simultaneous transactions on multiple Database objects:

    Sequel.transaction([DB1, DB2]){...}
    # similar to:
    DB1.transaction{DB2.transaction{...}}

  You can combine this with the :rollback => :always option to
  easily use multiple databases in the same test suite and make sure
  that changes are rolled back on all of them.

* Database#in_transaction? has been added so that users can detect
  whether the code is currently inside a transaction.

* The generic JDBC transaction support, used by 6 of Sequel's jdbc
  subapters, now supports savepoints if the underlying JDBC driver
  supports savepoints.

= Other New Features

* A dataset_associations plugin has been added, allowing datasets
  to call association methods, which return datasets of rows in
  the associated table that are associated to rows in the current
  dataset.

    # Dataset of tracks from albums with name < 'M'
    # by artists with name > 'M'

    Artist.filter(:name > 'M').albums.filter(:name < 'M').tracks

    # SELECT * FROM tracks
    # WHERE (tracks.album_id IN (
    #   SELECT albums.id FROM albums
    #   WHERE ((albums.artist_id IN (
    #     SELECT artists.id FROM artists
    #     WHERE (name > 'M')))
    #    AND (name < 'M'))))

* Database#extend_datasets has been added, allowing you to do the
  equivalent of extending all of the database's future datasets
  with a module.  For performance, it creates an anonymous
  subclass of the current dataset class and includes a module in
  it, and uses the subclass to create future datasets.

  Using this feature allows you to override any dataset method
  and call super, similar to how Sequel::Model plugins work. The
  method takes either a module:

    Sequel.extension :columns_introspection
    DB.extend_datasets(Sequel::ColumnsIntrospection)

  or a block that it uses to create an anonymous module:

    DB.extend_datasets do
      # Always select from table.* instead of *
      def from(*tables)
        ds = super
        if !@opts[:select] || @opts[:select].empty?
          ds = ds.select_all(*tables)
        end
        ds
      end
    end

* Database#<< and Dataset#<< now return self, which allow them
  to be used in chaining:

    DB << "UPADTE foo SET bar_id = NULL" << "DROP TABLE bars"
    DB[:foo] << {:bar_id=>0} << DB[:bars].select(:id)

* A Database#timezone accessor has been added, allowing you to
  override Sequel.database_timezone on a per-Database basis, which
  allows you to use two separate Database objects in the same
  process that have different timezones.

* You can now modify the type conversion procs on a per-Database
  basis when using the mysql, sqlite, and ibmdb adapters, by
  modifying the hash returned by Database#conversion_procs.

* Model.dataset_module now accepts a Module instance as an argument,
  and extends the model's dataset with that module.

* When using the postgres adapter with the pg driver, you can now
  use Database#listen to wait for notifications.  All adapters that
  connect to postgres now support Database#notify to send
  notifications:

    # process 1
    DB.listen('foo') do |ev, pid, payload|
      ev # => 'foo'
      notify_pid # => some Integer
      payload # => 'bar'
    end

    # process 2
    DB.notify('foo', :payload=>'bar')

* many_to_one associations now have a :qualify option that can be set
  to false to not qualify the primary key when loading the
  association.  This shouldn't be necessary to use in most cases, but
  in some cases qualifying a primary key breaks certain queries (e.g.
  using JOIN USING on the same column on Oracle).

* Database#schema can now take a dataset as an argument if it just
  selects from a single table.  If a dataset is provided, the
  schema parsing will use that dataset's identifier_input_method
  and identifier_output_method for the parsing, instead of the
  database's default.  This makes it possible for Model classes
  to correctly get the table schema if they use a dataset whose
  identifier_(input|output)_method differs from the database
  default.

* On databases that support common table expressions (CTEs) but do
  not support CTE usage in subselects, Sequel now emulates support
  by moving CTEs from the subselect to the main select when using
  the Dataset from, from_self, with, with_recursive, union,
  intersect, and except methods.

* The bitwise compliment operator is now emulated on H2.

* You can now set the convert_tinyint_to_bool setting on a
  per-Database basis in the mysql and mysql2 adapters.

* You can now set the convert_invalid_date_time setting on a
  per-Database basis in the mysql adapter.

* Database instances now have a dataset_class accessor that allows
  you to set which class is used when creating datasets.  This is
  mostly used to implement the extend_datasets support, but it
  could be useful for other purposes.

* Dataset#unused_table_alias now accepts an optional 2nd argument,
  which should be an array of additional symbols that should be
  considered as already used.

* Dataset#requires_placeholder_type_specifiers? has been added to
  check if the dataset requires you use type specifiers for
  bound variable placeholders.

  The prepared_statements plugin now checks this setting and works
  correctly on adapters that set it to true, such as oracle.

* Dataset#recursive_cte_requires_column_aliases? has been added
  to check if you must provide a column list for a recursive CTE.

  The rcte_tree plugin now checks this setting an works correctly
  on databases that set it to true, such as Oracle and HSQLDB.

= Performance Improvements

* Numerous optimizations were made to loading model objects from
  the database, resulting in a 7-16% speedup.

  Model.call was added, and now .load is just an alias for .call.
  This allows you to make the model dataset's row_proc the model
  itself, instead of needing a separate block, which improves
  performance.

  While Model.load used to call .new (and therefore #initialize),
  Model.call uses .allocate/#set_values/#after_initialize for speed.
  This saves a method call or two, and skips setting the @new
  instance variable.

* Dataset#map, #to_hash, #select_map, #select_order_map, and
  #select_hash are now faster if any of the provided arguments are
  an array of symbols.

* The Model.[] optimization is now applied in more cases.

= Other Improvements

* Sequel now creates accessor methods for all columns in a model's
  table, even if the dataset doesn't select the columns.  This has
  been the specified behavior for a while, but the spec was broken.
  This allows you do to:

    Model.dataset = DB[:table].select(:column1, :column2)
    Model.select_more(:column3).first.column3

* Model.def_dataset_method now correctly handles method names that
  can't be used directly (such as method names with spaces).  This
  isn't so the method can be used with arbitrary user input, but
  it will allow safe creation of dataset methods that are derived
  from column names, which could contain spaces.

* Model.def_dataset_method no longer overrides private model
  methods.

* The optimization that Model.[] uses now works correctly if the
  model's dataset uses a different identifier_input_method than
  the database.

* Sharding is supported correctly by default for the transactions
  used by model objects.  Previously, you had to use the sharding
  plugin to make sure the same shard was used for transactions as
  for the insert/update/delete statements.

* Sequel now fully supports using an aliased table for the
  :join_table option of a many_to_many association.  The only real
  use case for an aliased :join_table option is when the join table
  is the same as the associated model table.

* A bug when eagerly loading a many_through_many association with
  composite keys where one of the join tables requires an alias
  has been fixed.

* Sequel's transaction internals have had substantial improvments.
  You can now open up simultaneous transactions on two separate
  shards of the same Database object in the same thread.  The new
  design allows for future support of connection pools that aren't
  based on threads.  Sequel no longer abuses thread-local variables
  to store savepoint state.

* Dataset#select_map and #select_order_map now return an array of
  single element arrays if given an array with a single entry as
  an argument.  Previously, they returned an array of values, which
  wasn't consistent.

* Sequel's emulation of bitwise operators with more than 2 arguments
  now works on all adapters that use the emulation.  The emulation
  was broken in 3.28.0 when more than 2 arguments were used on H2,
  DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and SQLite.

* Dataset#columns now correctly handles the emulated offset support
  used on DB2, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server when using the
  jdbc, odbc, ado, and dbi adapters.  Previously, Dataet#columns
  could contain the row number column, which wasn't in the
  hashes yielded by Dataset#each.

* Sequel can now parse primary key information on Microsoft SQL
  Server.  Previously, the only adapter that supported this was the
  jdbc adapter, which uses the generic JDBC support.  The shared
  mssql adapter now supports parsing the information directly from
  the database system tables.  This means that if you are using
  Model objects with a Microsoft SQL Server database using the
  tinytds, odbc, or ado adapters, the model primary key
  information will be set automatically.

* Sequel's prepared statement support no longer defines singleton
  methods on the prepared statement objects.

* StringMethods#like is now case sensitive on SQLite and Microsoft
  SQL Server, making it more similar to other databases.

* Sequel now works around an SQLite column naming bug if you select
  columns qualified with the alias of a subselect without providing
  an alias for the column itself.

* Sequel now handles more bound variable types when using bound
  variables outside of prepared statements on SQLite.

* Sequel now works around a bug in certain versions of the
  JDBC/SQLite driver when emulating alter table support for
  operations such as drop_column.

* Sequel now emulates the add_constraint and drop_constraint
  alter table operations on SQLite, though the emulation has
  issues.

* Sequel now correctly handles composite primary keys when
  emulating alter_table operations on SQLite.

* Sequel now applies the correct PRAGMA statements by default when
  connecting to SQLite via the amalgalite and swift adapters.

* Sequel now supports using savepoints inside prepared transactions
  on MySQL.

* Sequel now closes JDBC ResultSet objects as soon as it is done
  using them, leading to potentially lower memory usage in the JDBC
  adapter, and fixes issues if you try to drop a table before
  GC has collected a related ResultSet.

* Sequel can now correctly insert all default values into a table
  on DB2.  Before, this didn't work correctly if the table had more
  than one column.

* Another type of disconnection error is now recognized in the
  mysql2 adapter.

* Sequel now uses better error messages if you attempt to execute a
  prepared statement without a name using the postgres, mysql, and
  mysql2 adapters.

* Some small fixes have been made that allow Sequel to run better
  when $SAFE=1.  However, Sequel is not officially supported using
  $SAFE > 0, so there could be many issues remaining.

* Sequel's core and model specs were cleaned up by using the mock
  adapter to eliminate a lot of redundant code.

* Sequel's integration tests were sped up considerably, halving
  the execution time on some adapters.

= Backwards Compatibility

* Because Model.load is now an alias for .call, plugins should no
  longer override load.  Instead, they should override .call.

* Loading model objects from the database no longer calls
  Model#initialize.  Instead, it calls Model.allocate,
  Model#set_values, and Model#after_initialize.  So if you were
  overriding #initialize and expecting the changes to affect model
  objects loaded from the database, you need to change your code.

  Additionally, @new is no longer set to false for objects retieved
  from the database, since setting it to false hurts performance.
  Model#new? still returns true or false, so this only affects you
  if you are checking the instance variables directly.

* Dataset#<< no longer returns the autogenerated primary key for the
  inserted row.  As mentioned above, it now returns self to allow for
  chaining.  If you were previously relying on the return value,
  switch from #<< to #insert.

* Dataset#map no longer calls the row_proc if given an argument, and
  Dataset#to_hash no longer calls the row_proc if given two arguments.
  This should only affect your code if you were using a row_proc that
  modified the content of the hash (e.g. Model#after_initialize). If
  you were relying on the old behavior, switch:

    dataset.map(:foo)
    # to
    dataset.map{|r| r[:foo]}

    dataset.to_hash(:foo, :bar)
    # to
    h = {}
    dataset.each{|r| h[r[:foo]] = r[:bar]}
    h

* Model classes now need to have a dataset before you can define
  associations on them.

* Model classes now pass their dataset to Database#schema, instead of
  their table name.

* The :eager_block association option (which defaults to the
  association's block argument) is now called before the :eager_graph
  association option has been applied, instead of after.

* The many_to_many association reflection :qualified_right_key entry
  is now a method named qualified_right_key.  Switch any
  code using association_reflection[:qualified_right_key] to use
  association_reflection.qualified_right_key.

* If you are using like on SQLite and Microsoft SQL Server and want
  it to be case insensitive, switch to using ilike:

    # Case sensitive
    DB[:foos].where(:name.like('bar%'))
    # Case insensitive
    DB[:foos].where(:name.ilike('bar%'))

  Sequel now sets the case_sensitive_like PRAGMA to true by default
  on SQLite.  To set it to false instead, pass the
  :case_sensitive_like=>false option to the database when creating it.

* Sequel's alter table emulation on SQLite now renames the current
  table then populates the replacement table, instead of
  populating the replacement table at a temporary name, dropping
  the current table, and then renaming the replacement table.

* The strings 'n' and 'no' (case insensitive) when typecasted to
  boolean are now considered false values instead of true.

* The transaction internals had extensive changes, if you have any
  code that depended on the transaction internals, it will probably
  require changes.

* Using the Sequel::MySQL module settings for convert_tinyint_to_bool
  and convert_invalid_date_time now only affects future Database
  objects.  You should switch to using the per-Database methods
  if you are currently using the Sequel::MySQL module methods.

* The customized transaction support in the do (DataObjects) adapter
  was removed.  All three subadapters (postgres, mysql, sqlite) of
  the do adapter implement their own transaction support, so this
  should have no effect unless you were using the do adapter with
  a different database type.

* The oracle support changed dramatically, so if you were relying
  on the internals of the oracle support, you should take extra
  care when upgrading.

= Advance Notice

* The next release of Sequel will contain significant changes to
  how a dataset is literalized into an SQL string.  If you have
  a custom plugin, extension, or adapter that overrides a
  method containing "literal", "sql", or "quote", or you make
  other modifications or extensions to how Sequel currently
  literalizes datasets to SQL, your code will likely need to
  be modified to support the next release.

Thanks,
Jeremy

* {Website}[http://sequel.rubyforge.org]
* {Source code}[http://github.com/jeremyevans/sequel]
* {Blog}[http://sequel.heroku.com]
* {Bug tracking}[http://github.com/jeremyevans/sequel/issues]
* {Google group}[http://groups.google.com/group/sequel-talk]
* {RDoc}[http://sequel.rubyforge.org/rdoc]

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