README.md

Connecting Go and TiDB with ADBC

Instructions

Tip

If you already have a TiDB instance running, skip the steps to set up and clean up TiDB.

Prerequisites

1. Install Go

2. Install dbc

Set up TiDB

1. Install Docker

2. Start a TiDB instance:

   docker run -d --rm --name tidb-single -p 4000:4000 pingcap/tidb

Connect to TiDB

1. Install the MySQL ADBC driver:

   dbc install mysql

2. Customize the Go program main.go as needed

   • Change the connection arguments in drv.NewDatabase()
     • Format uri according to the DSN (Data Source Name) format used by Go-MySQL-Driver, or keep it as is
   • If you changed which database you're connecting to, also change the SQL SELECT statement in stmt.SetSqlQuery()

3. Run the Go program:

   go mod tidy
   go run main.go

Clean up

Stop the Docker container running TiDB:

docker stop tidb-single