Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/Net 8.0.9 is the sixth development release that expands
cross-platform support to Linux and macOS when using Microsoft’s .NET Core
framework. Now, .NET developers can use the X DevAPI with .NET Core and
Entity Framework Core (EF Core) 1.0 to create server applications that run
on Windows, Linux and macOS. We are very excited about this change and
really look forward to your feedback on it!

MySQL Connector/Net 8.0.9 is also the eighth development release of MySQL
Connector/Net to add support for the new X DevAPI.  The X DevAPI enables
application developers to write code that combines the strengths of the
relational and document models using a modern, NoSQL-like syntax that
does not assume previous experience writing traditional SQL.

To learn more about how to write applications using the X DevAPI, see
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/x-devapi-userguide/en/index.html. For more
information about how the X DevAPI is implemented in Connector/Net, see
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/dev/connector-net.

Please note that the X DevAPI requires at least MySQL Server version
5.7.12 or higher with the X Plugin enabled. For general documentation
about how to get started using MySQL as a document store, see
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/document-store.html.

To download MySQL Connector/Net 8.0.9-dmr, see the “Development
Releases” tab at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/

Changes in MySQL Connector/Net 8.0.9 (2017-09-28, Development Milestone)


* Functionality Added or Changed

* Bugs Fixed

Functionality Added or Changed

* For accuracy, the following Entity Framework 6 items were
renamed:

+ NuGet package - MySql.Data.EntityFramework (was
MySql.Data.Entity)

+ Namespace - MySql.Data.EntityFramework (was
MySql.Data.Entity)

+ Assembly - MySql.Data.EntityFramework.dll (was
MySql.Data.Entity.EF6.dll)
(Bug #26396260)

* X DevAPI: The SessionConfigManager.Update method was
removed and the SessionConfigManager.Save method now
always overwrites the data with the given key. For
example:
SessionConfigManager.Save(
"mysess",
"{ \"uri\": \"mysqlx://myuser@localhost/mysess\", \"appdata\": { \"biz\": \"quux\" } }"
);

SessionConfigManager.Save(
"mysess",
"{ \"uri\": \"mysqlx://test@localhost/mysess\", \"appdata\": { \"tar\": \"zzzz\" } }"
);

The mysess.uri and mysess.appdata values set by the first
statement are replaced with the new values set by the
second statement. (Bug #25829054, Bug #25860579)

* MySQL Connector/Net now supports MySQL servers configured
to use utf8mb4 as the default character set.

* The following methods are available for use with EF Core
in asynchronous command and connection operations:

+ Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.DbContext.AddAsync

+ Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.DbContext.AddRangeAsync

+ Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.DbContext.FindAsync

+ Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.DbContext.SaveChangesAsync

+ Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure.Databas
eFacade.EnsureDeletedAsync

+ Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure.Databas
eFacade.EnsureCreatedAsync

+ Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.DbContext.ToListAsync

* X DevAPI: The following methods execute directly, whereas
each method previously required .execute() as the final
item in the method chain:

+ BaseSession.DropSchema

+ Collection.DropIndex

+ Schema.DropCollection

+ Schema.DropView
In addition, the methods now succeed even if the objects
to be dropped do not exist.

* The AutoEnlist and IncludeSecurityAsserts
connection-string options are not appropriate for use by
applications that target .NET Core and now return an
error when used.

* EF Core: Support for explicit loading was added. Explicit
loading is an object-relational mapper (O/RM) pattern
introduced in EF Core 1.1.0, which enables .NET
developers to explicitly load related data from the
database at a later time.

* The following connection-string options are not currently
supported for use by applications that target .NET Core
and now return an error when used:

+ SharedMemoryName

+ IntegratedSecurity

+ PipeName

+ Logging

+ UseUsageAdvisor

+ UsePerformanceMonitor

+ InteractiveSession

+ Replication

* X DevAPI: To provide safe transactional document and row
updates, the following new methods were added:

+ FindStatement.LockShared

+ FindStatement.LockExclusive

+ TableSelectStatement.LockShared

+ TableSelectStatement.LockExclusive
The LockShared() and LockExclusive() methods can be
called any number of times with either the
Collection.Find() or Table.Select() method chains and in
any combination. If multiple calls to the methods are
made, only the final method is invoked. For additional
information about the two types of locking, see Shared
and Exclusive Locks
(http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/innodb-locking.html#innodb-shared-exclusive-locks).

* X DevAPI: When creating a new session, multiple hosts can
be tried until a successful connection is established. A
list of hosts can be given in a connection string or as
session creation options, with or without priorities.
var mySession = MySQLX.GetSession(
"mysqlx://dbuser:password@[" +
"(address=localhost:33060, priority=90)," +
"(address=192.1.10.10:33060, priority=100)," +
"(address=[2001:db8:85a3:8d3:1319:8a2e:370:7348]:33060, priority=30)
" +
"]"
);

var mySession = MySQLX.GetSession(
"user=dbuser;" +
"password=dbpassword;" +
"server=" +
"(address=192.1.10.10, priority=90)," +
"(address=server.example.com, priority=100)," +
"(address=localhost, priority=30);" +
"port=33060;"
);


* X DevAPI: The IN and NOT IN operators have been updated
to expand the range of operands that can be evaluated by
the Find(), Modify(), and Remove() methods for
collections and the Select(), Update(), and Delete()
methods for tables. This update provides support for
expressions using the following syntax:
compExpr ["NOT"] "IN" compExpr

The previous syntax used with IN and NOT IN operators is
still valid and it takes precedence over the new syntax
when both are present.

* X DevAPI: Several new direct-execution methods were added
to the Collection class that operate at a single document
level, unlike the other CRUD methods that operate on all
documents that match a filter. The new methods are:
ReplaceOne(), AddOrReplaceOne(), GetOne(), and
RemoveOne().

* Support for connections using Unix domain socket files
was extended to include MySQL servers deployed on Linux
hosts.
X DevAPI connection example:
"server=/path/to/socket;protocol=unix;user=root;password=mypass;ssl-mode=none"

Classic MySQL connection example:
"server=/path/to/socket;protocol=unix;user=root;password=mypass"

* Connections to the MySQL server now can be made using
accounts that authenticate with the sha256_password
plugin. For more information, see SHA-256 Pluggable
Authentication
(http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/sha256-pluggable-authentication.html).
In addition, a new connection option was added to extend
authentication support for connections made using the X
Protocol with either basic or URI connection strings and
as an anonymous type. The auth connection option enables
the MYSQL41, PLAIN, or EXTERNAL authentication mechanism
if supported by the server. For a description of the auth
option, see Connector/Net Connection-String Options
Reference
(http://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-net/en/connector-net-connection-options.html).

Bugs Fixed

* Assemblies within NuGet packages were not fully signed.
(Bug #26739307)

* EF Core: Some methods in the DbContext class were not
supported for use with asynchronous operations. (Bug
#26448321, Bug #84814)

* X DevAPI: Priority assignment when connecting to the
server in client-side failover situations was not
supported in earlier versions of the connector by design.
Priority-based failover is now available. (Bug #26198794)

* EF Core: When attempting to commit a transaction in which
the FirstOrDefaultAsync method was called, the connector
returned "System.InvalidOperationException: Connection
must be valid and open to commit transaction." instead of
committing the transaction. (Bug #26026972, Bug #86199)

* X DevAPI: Passing in a value of 0 or lower to the Limit
method now produces a more relevant error message
indicating that the argument is out of range. (Bug
#24384660)

* X DevAPI: Passing in the NULL value as a parameter to the
DbDoc.SetValue method resulted in an exception. This fix
ensures that NULL is accepted for this method. (Bug
#23542093)

Nuget packages are available at:

https://www.nuget.org/packages/MySql.Data/8.0.9-dmr
https://www.nuget.org/packages/MySql.Web/8.0.9-dmr
https://www.nuget.org/packages/MySql.Data.EntityFrameworkCore/8.0.9-dmr
https://www.nuget.org/packages/MySql.Data.EntityFrameworkCore.Design/8.0.9-dmr

Enjoy and thanks for the support!

On Behalf of the MySQL/ORACLE RE Team
Gipson Pulla