feat: add mysql8 support and update to mysql2 client [BREAKING CHANGE]

samarpanB · samarpanB · commit c6a9a01ae92b · 2023-06-18T23:42:05.000+05:30
Signed-off-by: Samarpan Bhattacharya &lt;this.is.samy@gmail.com&gt;
diff --git a/lib/mysql.js b/lib/mysql.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const g = require('strong-globalize')();
 /*!
  * Module dependencies
  */
-const mysql = require('mysql');
+const mysql = require('mysql2');
 
 const SqlConnector = require('loopback-connector').SqlConnector;
 const ParameterizedSQL = SqlConnector.ParameterizedSQL;
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "debug": "^4.1.1",
     "lodash": "^4.17.11",
     "loopback-connector": "^5.2.0",
-    "mysql": "^2.11.1",
+    "mysql2": "^3.3.5",
     "strong-globalize": "^6.0.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
