Introducing the MySQL 8 Document Store

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Charles BellIntroducing the MySQL 8 Document Storehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2725-1_6

6. X Plugin

Charles Bell¹ 

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Warsaw, Virginia, USA

 

The X Dev API is a great new way to interact with MySQL. As we learned, the new NoSQL mechanism is built on the X DevAPI, X Plugin, and the X Protocol. You may have the impression these technologies are just there and once enabled nothing more is needed. That is largely true, but as with all good features, there is more to the story than simply enabling the feature.

In this chapter, we take a closer look at the X Plugin. As you will see, there is more to it than simply turning it on. The fact that it just works with the defaults means it is very stable and is applicable in most cases. ...