An overview of extending MySQL 8
In this section, you will learn about one of the most exciting topics on how to extend MySQL 8 as per your needs. There are several components of MySQL 8 that you should understand well prior attempting to extend MySQL 8. Here is a list of the components that are important for extending MySQL 8:
- MySQL 8 internals
- MySQL 8 plugin API
- MySQL 8 services for components and plugins
- Adding new functions to MySQL 8
- Debugging and porting MySQL 8
MySQL 8 internals
There are few things you should know before you start working on the MySQL code. To contribute or track MySQL development you should follow the instructions for the installation of source code distribution as per your system or operating system platform. The source code includes internal documentation, which is very important to understand how MySQL internally works from developer's perspective. You can also subscribe to the internals mailing list from https://lists.mysql.com/internals, which includes people who...