reactor(core): remove Rt param from Database trait and remove Connection associated type

- significantly cleans up the sqlx/ zero-prelude wrapping

sqlx-core/src/acquire.rs

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #[cfg(feature = "async")]
 use futures_util::future::BoxFuture;
 
-use crate::{Database, Runtime};
+use crate::{Connection, Database, Runtime};
 
 #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
 pub trait Acquire<Rt: Runtime> {
-    type Database: Database<Rt>;
+    type Connection: Connection<Rt>;
 
     /// Get a connection from the pool, make a new connection, or wait for one to become
     /// available.
@@ -13,33 +13,27 @@ pub trait Acquire<Rt: Runtime> {
     /// Takes exclusive use of the connection until it is released.
     ///
     #[cfg(feature = "async")]
-    fn acquire(
-        self,
-    ) -> BoxFuture<'static, crate::Result<<Self::Database as Database<Rt>>::Connection>>
+    fn acquire(self) -> BoxFuture<'static, crate::Result<Self::Connection>>
     where
-        <Self::Database as Database<Rt>>::Connection: Sized;
+        Self::Connection: Sized;
 
     /// Get a connection from the pool, if available.
     ///
     /// Returns `None` immediately if there are no connections available.
-    ///  
-    fn try_acquire(self) -> Option<<Self::Database as Database<Rt>>::Connection>
+    ///
+    fn try_acquire(self) -> Option<Self::Connection>
     where
-        <Self::Database as Database<Rt>>::Connection: Sized;
+        Self::Connection: Sized;
 
     #[cfg(feature = "async")]
-    fn begin(
-        self,
-    ) -> BoxFuture<'static, crate::Result<<Self::Database as Database<Rt>>::Connection>>
+    fn begin(self) -> BoxFuture<'static, crate::Result<Self::Connection>>
     where
-        <Self::Database as Database<Rt>>::Connection: Sized;
+        Self::Connection: Sized;
 
     #[cfg(feature = "async")]
-    fn try_begin(
-        self,
-    ) -> BoxFuture<'static, crate::Result<Option<<Self::Database as Database<Rt>>::Connection>>>
+    fn try_begin(self) -> BoxFuture<'static, crate::Result<Option<Self::Connection>>>
     where
-        <Self::Database as Database<Rt>>::Connection: Sized;
+        Self::Connection: Sized;
 }
 
 // TODO: impl Acquire for &Pool { ... }

sqlx-core/src/blocking.rs

@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ mod acquire;
 mod close;
 mod connect;
 mod connection;
-mod options;
 mod executor;
+mod options;
 pub(crate) mod runtime;
 
-pub use executor::Executor;
 pub use acquire::Acquire;
 pub use close::Close;
 pub use connect::Connect;
 pub use connection::Connection;
+pub use executor::Executor;
 pub use options::ConnectOptions;
 pub use runtime::Runtime;

sqlx-core/src/blocking/acquire.rs

@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ where
     /// For detailed information, refer to the async version of
     /// this: [`acquire()`][crate::Acquire::acquire].
     ///
-    fn acquire(self) -> crate::Result<<Self::Database as Database<Rt>>::Connection>
+    fn acquire(self) -> crate::Result<Self::Connection>
     where
-        <Self::Database as Database<Rt>>::Connection: Sized;
+        Self::Connection: Sized;
 
-    fn begin(self) -> crate::Result<<Self::Database as Database<Rt>>::Connection>
+    fn begin(self) -> crate::Result<Self::Connection>
     where
-        <Self::Database as Database<Rt>>::Connection: Sized;
+        Self::Connection: Sized;
 
-    fn try_begin(self) -> crate::Result<Option<<Self::Database as Database<Rt>>::Connection>>
+    fn try_begin(self) -> crate::Result<Option<Self::Connection>>
     where
-        <Self::Database as Database<Rt>>::Connection: Sized;
+        Self::Connection: Sized;
 }
 
 // TODO: impl Acquire for &Pool { ... }

sqlx-core/src/blocking/executor.rs

@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ use crate::Database;
 
 pub trait Executor<Rt: Runtime>: crate::Executor<Rt>
 where
-    Self::Database: Database<Rt>,
+    Self::Database: Database,
 {
     fn execute<'x, 'e, 'q>(
         &'e mut self,
         sql: &'q str,
-    ) -> crate::Result<<Self::Database as Database<Rt>>::QueryResult>
+    ) -> crate::Result<<Self::Database as Database>::QueryResult>
     where
         'e: 'x,
         'q: 'x;
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ where
     fn fetch_all<'x, 'e, 'q>(
         &'e mut self,
         sql: &'q str,
-    ) -> crate::Result<Vec<<Self::Database as Database<Rt>>::Row>>
+    ) -> crate::Result<Vec<<Self::Database as Database>::Row>>
     where
         'e: 'x,
         'q: 'x;
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ where
     fn fetch_optional<'x, 'e, 'q>(
         &'e mut self,
         sql: &'q str,
-    ) -> crate::Result<Option<<Self::Database as Database<Rt>>::Row>>
+    ) -> crate::Result<Option<<Self::Database as Database>::Row>>
     where
         'e: 'x,
         'q: 'x;

sqlx-core/src/connection.rs

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub trait Connection<Rt>: 'static + Send + Connect<Rt> + Close<Rt>
 where
     Rt: Runtime,
 {
-    type Database: Database<Rt, Connection = Self>;
+    type Database: Database;
 
     /// Checks if a connection to the database is still valid.
     ///

sqlx-core/src/database.rs

@@ -1,25 +1,21 @@
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 
-use crate::{Column, Connection, QueryResult, Row, Runtime};
+use crate::{Column, QueryResult, Row};
 
 /// A database driver.
 ///
-/// This trait encapsulates a complete set of traits that implement a driver for a
-/// specific database (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL).
+/// Represents a family of traits for interacting with a database. This is
+/// separate from [`Connection`][crate::Connection]. One database driver may
+/// have multiple concrete `Connection` implementations.
 ///
-pub trait Database<Rt>:
+pub trait Database:
     'static + Sized + Debug + for<'x> HasOutput<'x> + for<'r> HasRawValue<'r>
-where
-    Rt: Runtime,
 {
-    /// The concrete [`Connection`] implementation for this database.
-    type Connection: Connection<Rt, Database = Self> + ?Sized;
-
     /// The concrete [`Column`] implementation for this database.
     type Column: Column;
 
     /// The concrete [`Row`] implementation for this database.
-    type Row: Row<Column = Self::Column>;
+    type Row: Row<Database = Self>;
 
     /// The concrete [`QueryResult`] implementation for this database.
     type QueryResult: QueryResult;

sqlx-core/src/decode.rs

@@ -6,18 +6,15 @@ use crate::database::HasRawValue;
 use crate::{Database, Runtime};
 
 /// A type that can be decoded from a SQL value.
-pub trait Decode<'r, Db: Database<Rt>, Rt: Runtime>: Sized + Send + Sync {
+pub trait Decode<'r, Db: Database>: Sized + Send + Sync {
     fn decode(value: <Db as HasRawValue<'r>>::RawValue) -> Result<Self>;
 }
 
 /// A type that can be decoded from a SQL value, without borrowing any data
 /// from the row.
-pub trait DecodeOwned<Db: Database<Rt>, Rt: Runtime>: for<'de> Decode<'de, Db, Rt> {}
+pub trait DecodeOwned<Db: Database>: for<'r> Decode<'r, Db> {}
 
-impl<T, Db: Database<Rt>, Rt: Runtime> DecodeOwned<Db, Rt> for T where
-    T: for<'de> Decode<'de, Db, Rt>
-{
-}
+impl<T, Db: Database> DecodeOwned<Db> for T where T: for<'r> Decode<'r, Db> {}
 
 /// Errors which can occur while decoding a SQL value.
 #[derive(Debug)]

sqlx-core/src/encode.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::database::{HasOutput, HasRawValue};
 use crate::{Database, Runtime};
 
 /// A type that can be encoded into a SQL value.
-pub trait Encode<Db: Database<Rt>, Rt: Runtime>: Send + Sync {
+pub trait Encode<Db: Database>: Send + Sync {
     /// Encode this value into a SQL value.
     fn encode(&self, ty: &Db::TypeInfo, out: &mut <Db as HasOutput<'_>>::Output) -> Result<()>;
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub trait Encode<Db: Database<Rt>, Rt: Runtime>: Send + Sync {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: Encode<Db, Rt>, Db: Database<Rt>, Rt: Runtime> Encode<Db, Rt> for &T {
+impl<T: Encode<Db>, Db: Database> Encode<Db> for &T {
     #[inline]
     fn encode(&self, ty: &Db::TypeInfo, out: &mut <Db as HasOutput<'_>>::Output) -> Result<()> {
         (*self).encode(ty, out)

sqlx-core/src/error.rs

@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ pub enum Error {
     Decode(DecodeError),
 
     Encode(EncodeError),
+
+    ColumnIndexOutOfBounds {
+        index: usize,
+        len: usize,
+    },
 }
 
 impl Error {
@@ -84,6 +89,14 @@ impl Display for Error {
             Self::Encode(error) => {
                 write!(f, "{}", error)
             }
+
+            Self::ColumnIndexOutOfBounds { index, len } => {
+                write!(
+                    f,
+                    "column index out of bounds: the len is {}, but the index is {}",
+                    len, index
+                )
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -92,7 +105,6 @@ impl StdError for Error {
     fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn StdError + 'static)> {
         match self {
             Self::Configuration { source: Some(source), .. } => Some(&**source),
-
             Self::Network(source) => Some(source),
 
             _ => None,

sqlx-core/src/executor.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use crate::{Database, Error, Result, Runtime};
 ///
 #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
 pub trait Executor<Rt: Runtime> {
-    type Database: Database<Rt>;
+    type Database: Database;
 
     /// Execute the SQL query and return information about the result, including
     /// the number of rows affected, if any.
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub trait Executor<Rt: Runtime> {
     fn execute<'x, 'e, 'q>(
         &'e mut self,
         sql: &'q str,
-    ) -> BoxFuture<'x, Result<<Self::Database as Database<Rt>>::QueryResult>>
+    ) -> BoxFuture<'x, Result<<Self::Database as Database>::QueryResult>>
     where
         Rt: crate::Async,
         'e: 'x,
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub trait Executor<Rt: Runtime> {
     fn fetch_all<'x, 'e, 'q>(
         &'e mut self,
         sql: &'q str,
-    ) -> BoxFuture<'x, Result<Vec<<Self::Database as Database<Rt>>::Row>>>
+    ) -> BoxFuture<'x, Result<Vec<<Self::Database as Database>::Row>>>
     where
         Rt: crate::Async,
         'e: 'x,
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub trait Executor<Rt: Runtime> {
     fn fetch_optional<'x, 'e, 'q>(
         &'e mut self,
         sql: &'q str,
-    ) -> BoxFuture<'x, Result<Option<<Self::Database as Database<Rt>>::Row>>>
+    ) -> BoxFuture<'x, Result<Option<<Self::Database as Database>::Row>>>
     where
         Rt: crate::Async,
         'e: 'x,
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pub trait Executor<Rt: Runtime> {
     fn fetch_one<'x, 'e, 'q>(
         &'e mut self,
         sql: &'q str,
-    ) -> BoxFuture<'x, Result<<Self::Database as Database<Rt>>::Row>>
+    ) -> BoxFuture<'x, Result<<Self::Database as Database>::Row>>
     where
         Rt: crate::Async,
         'e: 'x,

sqlx-core/src/lib.rs

@@ -29,9 +29,8 @@ pub mod encode;
 mod error;
 mod executor;
 mod options;
-mod pool;
 mod query_result;
-mod row;
+pub mod row;
 mod runtime;
 
 #[doc(hidden)]
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ pub use encode::Encode;
 pub use error::{DatabaseError, Error, Result};
 pub use executor::Executor;
 pub use options::ConnectOptions;
-pub use pool::Pool;
 pub use query_result::QueryResult;
 pub use row::Row;
 #[cfg(feature = "actix")]

sqlx-core/src/pool.rs

@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-use std::marker::PhantomData;
-
-use crate::{Database, Runtime};
-
-/// A connection pool to enable the efficient reuse of a managed pool of SQL connections.
-pub struct Pool<Db, Rt>
-where
-    Rt: Runtime,
-    Db: Database<Rt>,
-{
-    runtime: PhantomData<Rt>,
-    database: PhantomData<Db>,
-}
-
-// TODO: impl Acquire for &Pool
-// TODO: impl Connect for Pool
-// TODO: impl Close for Pool

sqlx-core/src/row.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-use crate::{Column, Database, Runtime};
+use crate::database::HasRawValue;
+use crate::{Column, Database, Decode, Runtime};
 
 pub trait Row: 'static + Send + Sync {
-    type Column: Column;
+    type Database: Database;
 
     /// Returns `true` if the row contains only `NULL` values.
     fn is_null(&self) -> bool;
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ pub trait Row: 'static + Send + Sync {
     }
 
     /// Returns a reference to the columns in the row.
-    fn columns(&self) -> &[Self::Column];
+    fn columns(&self) -> &[<Self::Database as Database>::Column];
 
     /// Returns the column name, given the ordinal (also known as index) of the column.
     fn column_name_of(&self, ordinal: usize) -> &str;
@@ -29,7 +30,17 @@ pub trait Row: 'static + Send + Sync {
     /// Returns the column ordinal, given the name of the column.
     fn try_ordinal_of(&self, name: &str) -> crate::Result<usize>;
 
-    fn try_get_raw(&self) -> crate::Result<&[u8]>;
+    /// Returns the decoded value at the index.
+    fn try_get<'r, T>(&'r self, index: usize) -> crate::Result<T>
+    where
+        T: Decode<'r, Self::Database>;
+
+    /// Returns the raw representation of the value at the index.
+    // noinspection RsNeedlessLifetimes
+    fn try_get_raw<'r>(
+        &'r self,
+        index: usize,
+    ) -> crate::Result<<Self::Database as HasRawValue<'r>>::RawValue>;
 }
 
 // TODO: fn type_info_of(index)

sqlx-mysql/src/connection/executor/fetch_all.rs

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ macro_rules! impl_fetch_all {
                                 // execute ignores any rows returned
                                 // but we do increment affected rows
                                 QueryStep::End(res) => break 'result res.into_result()?,
-                                QueryStep::Row(row) => rows.push(MySqlRow(row.deserialize_with(&columns[..])?)),
+                                QueryStep::Row(row) => rows.push(MySqlRow::new(row.deserialize_with(&columns[..])?)),
                             }
                         }
                     }

sqlx-mysql/src/connection/executor/fetch_optional.rs

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ macro_rules! impl_fetch_optional {
                                 // but we do increment affected rows
                                 QueryStep::End(res) => break 'result res.into_result()?,
                                 QueryStep::Row(row) => {
-                                    first_row = Some(MySqlRow(row.deserialize_with(&columns[..])?));
+                                    first_row = Some(MySqlRow::new(row.deserialize_with(&columns[..])?));
 
                                     // get out as soon as possible after finding our one row
                                     break 'results;

sqlx-mysql/src/database.rs

@@ -1,26 +1,23 @@
 use sqlx_core::database::{HasOutput, HasRawValue};
-use sqlx_core::{Database, Runtime};
+use sqlx_core::Database;
 
 use super::{
-    MySqlColumn, MySqlConnection, MySqlOutput, MySqlQueryResult, MySqlRawValue, MySqlRow,
-    MySqlTypeId, MySqlTypeInfo,
+    MySqlColumn, MySqlOutput, MySqlQueryResult, MySqlRawValue, MySqlRow, MySqlTypeId, MySqlTypeInfo,
 };
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct MySql;
 
-impl<Rt: Runtime> Database<Rt> for MySql {
-    type Connection = MySqlConnection<Rt>;
-
+impl Database for MySql {
     type Column = MySqlColumn;
 
     type Row = MySqlRow;
 
     type QueryResult = MySqlQueryResult;
 
-    type TypeId = MySqlTypeId;
-
     type TypeInfo = MySqlTypeInfo;
+
+    type TypeId = MySqlTypeId;
 }
 
 impl<'x> HasOutput<'x> for MySql {

sqlx-mysql/src/protocol.rs

@@ -8,20 +8,18 @@ mod eof;
 mod err;
 mod handshake;
 mod handshake_response;
+mod info;
 mod ok;
+mod packet;
 mod ping;
 mod query;
 mod query_response;
-mod info;
-mod result;
 mod query_step;
-mod packet;
 mod quit;
+mod result;
 mod row;
 mod status;
 
-pub(crate) use info::Info;
-pub(crate) use packet::Packet;
 pub(crate) use auth_plugin::AuthPlugin;
 pub(crate) use auth_response::AuthResponse;
 pub(crate) use auth_switch::AuthSwitch;
@@ -30,14 +28,16 @@ pub(crate) use column_def::ColumnDefinition;
 pub(crate) use command::{Command, MaybeCommand};
 pub(crate) use eof::EofPacket;
 pub(crate) use err::ErrPacket;
-pub(crate) use result::ResultPacket;
 pub(crate) use handshake::Handshake;
 pub(crate) use handshake_response::HandshakeResponse;
+pub(crate) use info::Info;
 pub(crate) use ok::OkPacket;
+pub(crate) use packet::Packet;
 pub(crate) use ping::Ping;
 pub(crate) use query::Query;
 pub(crate) use query_response::QueryResponse;
 pub(crate) use query_step::QueryStep;
 pub(crate) use quit::Quit;
+pub(crate) use result::ResultPacket;
 pub(crate) use row::Row;
 pub(crate) use status::Status;

sqlx-mysql/src/protocol/info.rs

@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ impl Info {
 
                     // ignore records changed
                     // this is "rows affected" for UPDATE
-                    "Changed" => {},
+                    "Changed" => {}
 
                     // ignore warnings in info
                     // these are passed back differently
-                    "Warnings" => {},
+                    "Warnings" => {}
 
                     // unknown key
                     _ => failed = true,

sqlx-mysql/src/row.rs

@@ -1,14 +1,23 @@
-use sqlx_core::Row;
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
 
-use crate::{protocol, MySqlColumn};
+use bytes::Bytes;
+use sqlx_core::{Decode, Error, Row, Runtime};
+
+use crate::{protocol, MySql, MySqlColumn, MySqlRawValue, MySqlRawValueFormat};
 
 #[allow(clippy::module_name_repetitions)]
-pub struct MySqlRow(pub(crate) protocol::Row);
+pub struct MySqlRow {
+    values: Vec<Option<Bytes>>,
+}
 
 impl MySqlRow {
+    pub(crate) fn new(row: protocol::Row) -> Self {
+        Self { values: row.values }
+    }
+
     #[must_use]
     pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
-        self.0.values.len()
+        self.values.len()
     }
 
     #[must_use]
@@ -18,7 +27,7 @@ impl MySqlRow {
 }
 
 impl Row for MySqlRow {
-    type Column = MySqlColumn;
+    type Database = MySql;
 
     fn is_null(&self) -> bool {
         todo!()
@@ -48,7 +57,22 @@ impl Row for MySqlRow {
         todo!()
     }
 
-    fn try_get_raw(&self) -> sqlx_core::Result<&[u8]> {
-        todo!()
+    fn try_get<'r, T>(&'r self, index: usize) -> sqlx_core::Result<T>
+    where
+        T: Decode<'r, Self::Database>,
+    {
+        Ok(self.try_get_raw(index)?.decode()?)
+    }
+
+    // noinspection RsNeedlessLifetimes
+    fn try_get_raw<'r>(&'r self, index: usize) -> sqlx_core::Result<MySqlRawValue<'r>> {
+        let format = MySqlRawValueFormat::Text;
+
+        let value = self
+            .values
+            .get(index)
+            .ok_or_else(|| Error::ColumnIndexOutOfBounds { len: self.len(), index })?;
+
+        Ok(MySqlRawValue::new(value, format))
     }
 }

sqlx-mysql/src/type_id.rs

@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ impl MySqlTypeId {
     /// directly used in an expression by itself, such as `SELECT NULL`.
     ///
     pub const fn is_null(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(self, MySqlTypeId::NULL)
+        matches!(*self, MySqlTypeId::NULL)
     }
 
     /// Returns `true` if this is an integer data type.
     pub const fn is_integer(&self) -> bool {
         matches!(
-            self,
+            *self,
             MySqlTypeId::TINYINT
                 | MySqlTypeId::TINYINT_UNSIGNED
                 | MySqlTypeId::SMALLINT

sqlx-mysql/src/type_info.rs

@@ -35,4 +35,3 @@ impl MySqlTypeInfo {
         self.id().name()
     }
 }
-o

sqlx-mysql/src/types/bool.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use bytes::BufMut;
 use sqlx_core::{decode, encode};
-use sqlx_core::{Decode, Encode, Runtime};
+use sqlx_core::{Decode, Encode};
 
 use crate::{MySql, MySqlOutput, MySqlRawValue, MySqlTypeId, MySqlTypeInfo};
 
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ use crate::{MySql, MySqlOutput, MySqlRawValue, MySqlTypeId, MySqlTypeInfo};
 // TODO: accepts(ty) -> ty.is_integer()
 // TODO: compatible(ty) -> ty.is_integer()
 
-impl<Rt: Runtime> Encode<MySql, Rt> for bool {
+impl Encode<MySql> for bool {
     fn encode(&self, ty: &MySqlTypeInfo, out: &mut MySqlOutput<'_>) -> encode::Result<()> {
-        <u8 as Encode<MySql, Rt>>::encode(&(*self as u8), ty, out)
+        <u8 as Encode<MySql>>::encode(&(*self as u8), ty, out)
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r, Rt: Runtime> Decode<'r, MySql, Rt> for bool {
+impl<'r> Decode<'r, MySql> for bool {
     fn decode(raw: MySqlRawValue<'r>) -> decode::Result<Self> {
-        Ok(raw.decode::<u8, Rt>()? != 0)
+        Ok(raw.decode::<u8>()? != 0)
     }
 }

sqlx-mysql/src/types/uint.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use bytes::Buf;
 use sqlx_core::database::HasOutput;
 use sqlx_core::{decode, encode};
-use sqlx_core::{Database, Decode, Encode, Runtime};
+use sqlx_core::{Database, Decode, Encode};
 
 use crate::type_info::MySqlTypeInfo;
 use crate::MySqlRawValueFormat::*;
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::{MySql, MySqlOutput, MySqlRawValue, MySqlTypeId};
 // TODO: accepts(ty) -> ty.is_integer()
 // TODO: compatible(ty) -> ty.is_integer()
 
-impl<Rt: Runtime> Encode<MySql, Rt> for u8 {
+impl Encode<MySql> for u8 {
     fn encode(&self, _: &MySqlTypeInfo, out: &mut MySqlOutput<'_>) -> encode::Result<()> {
         out.buffer().push(*self);
 
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ impl<Rt: Runtime> Encode<MySql, Rt> for u8 {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r, Rt: Runtime> Decode<'r, MySql, Rt> for u8 {
+impl<'r> Decode<'r, MySql> for u8 {
     fn decode(value: MySqlRawValue<'r>) -> decode::Result<Self> {
+        // FIXME: ensure that the SQL value fits within u8
+
         Ok(match value.format() {
             Binary => value.as_bytes()?.get_u8(),
             Text => value.as_str()?.parse()?,

sqlx-mysql/src/value.rs

@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ pub struct MySqlRawValue<'r> {
 
 // 'r: row
 impl<'r> MySqlRawValue<'r> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(value: &'r Option<Bytes>, format: MySqlRawValueFormat) -> Self {
+        Self { value: value.as_ref(), format }
+    }
+
     /// Returns the format of this value.
     pub const fn format(&self) -> MySqlRawValueFormat {
         self.format
@@ -43,7 +47,7 @@ impl<'r> MySqlRawValue<'r> {
     }
 
     /// Decode this value into the target type.
-    pub fn decode<T: Decode<'r, MySql, Rt>, Rt: Runtime>(self) -> DecodeResult<T> {
-        <T as Decode<'r, MySql, Rt>>::decode(self)
+    pub fn decode<T: Decode<'r, MySql>>(self) -> DecodeResult<T> {
+        <T as Decode<'r, MySql>>::decode(self)
     }
 }

sqlx/src/lib.rs

@@ -66,5 +66,5 @@ pub use sqlx_core::AsyncStd;
 #[cfg(feature = "tokio")]
 pub use sqlx_core::Tokio;
 pub use sqlx_core::{
-    Acquire, Close, Connect, ConnectOptions, Connection, Database, Error, Result, Runtime,
+    Acquire, Close, Connect, ConnectOptions, Connection, Database, Error, Result, Row, Runtime,
 };

sqlx/src/mysql.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 //!
 
 mod connection;
-mod database;
 mod options;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "blocking")]
@@ -15,11 +14,10 @@ mod blocking;
 // this is to provide runtime-specialized inherent methods by taking advantage
 // of through crate-local negative reasoning
 pub use connection::MySqlConnection;
-pub use database::MySql;
 pub use options::MySqlConnectOptions;
 //
 // re-export the remaining types from the driver
 pub use sqlx_mysql::{
-    MySqlColumn, MySqlDatabaseError, MySqlQueryResult, MySqlRawValue, MySqlRawValueFormat,
-    MySqlRow, MySqlTypeId,
+    types, MySql, MySqlColumn, MySqlDatabaseError, MySqlQueryResult, MySqlRawValue,
+    MySqlRawValueFormat, MySqlRow, MySqlTypeId,
 };

sqlx/src/mysql/connection.rs

@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ use std::fmt::{self, Debug, Formatter};
 #[cfg(feature = "async")]
 use futures_util::future::{BoxFuture, FutureExt};
 use sqlx_core::Executor;
-use sqlx_mysql::{MySqlQueryResult, MySqlRow};
 
-use super::{MySql, MySqlConnectOptions};
+use super::{MySql, MySqlConnectOptions, MySqlQueryResult, MySqlRow};
 #[cfg(feature = "async")]
 use crate::{Async, Result};
 use crate::{Close, Connect, Connection, DefaultRuntime, Runtime};

sqlx/src/mysql/database.rs

@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-use sqlx_core::HasOutput;
-use sqlx_mysql::{MySqlColumn, MySqlQueryResult, MySqlRow};
-
-use super::MySqlConnection;
-use crate::{Database, Runtime};
-
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct MySql;
-
-impl<Rt: Runtime> Database<Rt> for MySql {
-    type Connection = MySqlConnection<Rt>;
-    type Column = MySqlColumn;
-    type Row = MySqlRow;
-    type QueryResult = MySqlQueryResult;
-}
-
-impl<'x> HasOutput<'x> for MySql {
-    type Output = &'x mut Vec<u8>;
-}