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[section:templated_connection The legacy connection class]
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You may encounter code using [reflink connection] or its aliases,
[reflink tcp_connection], [reflink tcp_ssl_connection],
[reflink unix_connection]. This was the
main way to create client connections until Boost 1.87, when
[reflink any_connection] became stable.

`connection` is not deprecated, but we don't recommend using it in new code.
[reflink any_connection] is simpler to use and provides the same
level of efficiency.



[heading Streams and type aliases]

[reflink connection] is templated on the [reflink Stream] class,
which implements the transport layer to read and write wire bytes.

The library provides helper type aliases for the most common cases:

[table
    [
        [Transport]
        [Stream type]
        [Type alias]
    ]
    [
        [SSL over TCP]
        [`boost::asio::ssl::stream<boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket>`]
        [
            [reflink tcp_ssl_connection]
        ]
    ]
    [
        [Plaintext TCP]
        [`boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket`]
        [
            [reflink tcp_connection]
        ]
    ]
    [
        [UNIX sockets]
        [`boost::asio::local::stream_protocol::socket`]
        [
            [reflink unix_connection]

            Only available if `BOOST_ASIO_HAS_LOCAL_SOCKETS` is defined.
        ]
    ]
]

In contrast, [reflink any_connection] is not templated.
The same three transports above can be used with `any_connection`.





[heading Constructing a connection]

`connection`'s constructor takes the same arguments as the underlying `Stream` constructor.
For a [reflink tcp_ssl_connection], we need to pass an execution context and
a __ssl_context__:

[templated_connection_creation]





[heading Connection establishment]

Use [refmem connection connect] or [refmem connection async_connect] to perform connection
establishment. This function takes two parameters:

* An endpoint to connect to. The endpoint type depends on the stream type.
  For TCP connections, it's an [asioreflink ip__tcp/endpoint asio::ip::tcp::endpoint],
  which holds an IP address and a port. For UNIX sockets, it'd be an
  [asioreflink local__stream_protocol/endpoint asio::local::stream_protocol::endpoint],
  holding a UNIX path.
* A [reflink handshake_params] instance, containing all the parameters required
  to perform the MySQL handshake.

If you're using TCP, you must perform hostname resolution yourself.
For example:

[templated_connection_connect]

As opposed to `connect_params`, [reflink handshake_params] does not own
the strings it contains (like the username and the password). It's your responsibility
to keep them alive until the connect operation completes.

All functionality in [reflink handshake_params] has an equivalent in
[reflink connect_params]. See the [link mysql.templated_connection.reference reference table]
for more info.




[heading Using a connection]

Once connected, [reflink connection] and [reflink any_connection] can
be used almost equivalently:

[templated_connection_use]

Some differences:

* Some newer APIs, like [refmemunq any_connection async_set_character_set]
  and [refmemunq any_connection async_run_pipeline], are not present
  in [reflink connection].
* By default, `connection`'s completion token is `asio::deferred`
  instead of `mysql::with_diagnostics(asio::deferred)`. When using
  coroutines with exceptions, you need to pass `mysql::with_diagnostics`
  explicitly if you want exceptions with extra info.





[heading Terminating a connection]

As with `any_connection`, use [refmem connection close] or [refmemunq connection async_close]:





[heading TLS support]

To use TLS, you must use a [reflink connection] with a 
[reflink Stream] that supports TLS.
A ['TLS-enabled stream] must inherit from
[asioreflink ssl__stream_base ssl::stream_base].
The most common is
[asioreflink ssl__stream ssl::stream] (used by [reflink tcp_ssl_connection]).

When using a stream type that does not support TLS, like [reflink tcp_connection]
or [reflink unix_connection], [refmem handshake_params ssl] is ignored.




[heading UNIX sockets]


To use UNIX sockets, use [reflink unix_connection]:

[templated_connection_unix]




[heading Handshake and quit]

In addition to [refmemunq connection connect] and [refmemunq connection close],
`connection` exposes two additional I/O operations:

* [refmem connection handshake] is like `connect`, but doesn't connect
  the underlying `Stream`.
* [refmem connection quit] is like `close`, but doesn't close
  the underlying `Stream`.

You can use them like this:

[templated_connection_handshake_quit]

These functions can be useful in the following cases:

* When you want to perform stream connection establishment yourself.
  For example, when you want to use the range `asio::connect`
  overloads, as in the example above.
* When using an exotic `Stream` type. `connect` and `close`
  can only be used if the `Stream` type satisfies [reflink SocketStream] - 
  that is, when its lowest layer type is a socket. This holds for
  all the stream types in the table above, but is not the case
  for [asioreflink windows__stream_handle windows::stream_handle].




[heading Reconnection]

The reconnection capabilities of `connection` are more limited than those of `any_connection`.
Concretely, when using TLS-capable streams, a `connection` can't be re-used after
it's closed or encounters a fatal error. This is because [asioreflink ssl__stream ssl::stream]
can't be re-used. This limitation is not present in [reflink any_connection].

If you are using [reflink tcp_connection] or [reflink unix_connection],
or any other stream supporting reconnection, and you want to re-use a connection:

* Call [refmem connection close], or manually close the underlying stream,
  even if you encountered a fatal error.
* Call [refmem connection connect] normally, even if the close operation failed.
* If your [refmem connection connect] operation failed, you can try opening it again
  by simply calling [refmem connection connect] again.


If your `Stream` type doesn't fulfill the [reflink SocketStream] concept,
you need to use [refmemunq connection handshake] and [refmemunq connection quit]
instead of `connect` and `close`, and perform transport connection establishment yourself.

As with `any_connection`, `connection` doesn't perform any built-in retry strategy.





[heading Migrating to any_connection]

We recommend migrating code using templated connections to `any_connection`.
In most cases, you only need to change connection establishment code
to use [reflink connect_params] instead of [reflink handshake_params].

The following table summarizes all the differences between the
two connection types, and provides migration paths for each feature
you may use:

[table:reference
    [
        [Feature]
        [any_connection]
        [connection]
    ]
    [
        [Hostname resolution]
        [Performed by [refmem any_connection async_connect]]
        [Needs to be performed manually]
    ]
    [
        [Credentials]
        [
            [refmem connect_params username], [refmem connect_params password]
        ]
        [
            [refmem handshake_params username], [refmem handshake_params password]
        ]
    ]
    [
        [Database to use]
        [[refmem connect_params database]]
        [[refmem handshake_params database]]
    ]
    [
        [Setting TLS options]
        [
            [refmem any_connection_params ssl_context]
        ]
        [
            Pass a __ssl_context__ to [reflink tcp_ssl_connection]'s constructor.
        ]
    ]
    [
        [TLS negotiation]
        [[refmem connect_params ssl]. Ignored for if using UNIX sockets. Defaults to `mysql::ssl_mode::enable`.]
        [[refmem handshake_params ssl]. Ignored if `Stream` is not TLS-enabled. Defaults to `mysql::ssl_mode::require`.]
    ]
    [
        [Connection collation]
        [[refmem connect_params connection_collation]]
        [[refmem handshake_params connection_collation]]
    ]
    [
        [Enabling multi-queries]
        [[refmem connect_params multi_queries]]
        [[refmem handshake_params multi_queries]]
    ]
    [
        [UNIX sockets]
        [Use a UNIX socket path in [refmem connect_params server_address]]
        [Use [reflink unix_connection] and pass a UNIX endpoint to [refmem connection connect]]
    ]
    [
        [Windows named pipes]
        [Not available yet]
        [Use [asioreflink windows__stream_handle windows::stream_handle] as stream type]
    ]
    [
        [Changing the initial size of the internal network buffer]
        [[refmem any_connection_params initial_buffer_size]]
        [Pass a [reflink buffer_params] instance to connection's constructor]
    ]
    [
        [Changing the network buffer size limit]
        [[refmem any_connection_params max_buffer_size]]
        [Not available: no limit on the network buffer size]
    ]
    [
        [Access the underlying stream]
        [Unavailable]
        [[refmem connection stream]]
    ]
    [
        [Raw handshake and quit]
        [Unavailable]
        [[refmem connection handshake], [refmem connection quit]]
    ]
    [
        [Reconnection]
        [[refmem any_connection async_connect] can always be used]
        [
            Requires closing the current connection first.
            Unavailable for [reflink tcp_ssl_connection].
        ]
    ]
    [
        [Changing the connection's character set]
        [[refmem any_connection async_set_character_set]]
        [Unavailable]
    ]
    [
        [Running pipelines]
        [[refmem any_connection async_run_pipeline]]
        [Unavailable]
    ]
    [
        [Including diagnostics in coroutine exceptions]
        [Enabled by default]
        [[templated_connection_with_diagnostics]]
    ]
    [
        [Connection pooling]
        [[reflink connection_pool]]
        [Unavailable]
    ]
]

[endsect]
