Category: Contributions
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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!
We will create a MariaDB plugin that registers a new MONEY type and instantiates a custom field object.
Our component won’t be exciting, but we want to understand how to use the framework and test it.
We want to prove that
Everything else comes later.
Step 1: start with a minimal build file
The very first step […]
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Adding a New Data Type to MariaDB with Type_handler – Part 1
This is the first part of the series about how to add a new data type to MariaDB using the Type_handler framework. A preliminary article has already been published to start the series; it covers how to set up your development environment and compile MariaDB Server: Adding a New Data Type to MariaDB with Type_handler – Part 0.
Understand Type_handler Before Writing Code
When you add a new type to MariaDB, you are not only adding a new SQL keyword. […]
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Adding a New Data Type to MariaDB with Type_handler – Part 0
Welcome to this new series about extending MariaDB. This series covers the addition of a new data type using the Type_handler.
The goal of the entire series is to create a new plugin data type MONEY to store and display amounts with currency.
Something like:
Of course, the ultimate goal is to teach how to add data types in MariaDB, and we expect to see how creative our community developers are!
This is Part 0 – Build MariaDB from the […]
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Know a MariaDB champion? Submit a nomination
One of the things I really like about open source is that a project is never only about the software.
Yes, code is important. Very important. But a project like MariaDB exists and grows because of people. People who contribute code, of course, but also people who help users, review bugs, write blog posts, speak at events, answer questions, test new features, build tools, and share knowledge with others.
This is exactly why I’m very happy to announce the MariaDB […]
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Contributions As a Cost-saver
The economics of open source contribution development. And some questions.
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The Rising Tide of Community Contributions to MariaDB Server
I wanted to share with you all some statistics on the incoming community contributions for the MariaDB server in the last year or so. And some of my thoughts looking at the data.
I’ve been quietly working on scripting some of my daily routines using the github CLI and the Jira REST API. Thanks to a question by Anna, the visionary MariaDB Foundation CEO, I’ve also created some scripts to fetch and summarize statistics on the incoming community contributions pull […]
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The MariaDB contribution process: a step by step guide.
Inspired by my VERY long presentation on the topic at FOSDEM26 I thought I’d say a couple of words on how the contribution process works.
Contributing changes to MariaDB server is easy because it follows industry best practices: it’s using “normal” GitHub pull requests. Note that I’m working for the MariaDB Foundation. As such, “normal” for me is doing everything in the open, for everybody to see and participate. And all of the communication around the contribution (including the code […]
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And The Winners Of The Inaugural Top External Contributor To MariaDB Award are …
Announcing the winners of the first Top Contributor to MariaDB award