postgresql-netty - an async Netty/NIO based PostgreSQL driver written in Scala

The main goal of this project is to implement a performant and fully functional async PostgreSQL driver. This project has no interest in JDBC, it's supposed to be a clean room implementation for people interested in talking directly to PostgreSQL.

PostgreSQL protocol information and definition can be found here

What can it do now?

connect to a database without authentication (it only connects if it gets an AuthenticationOk message)
receive parameters
receive database notices
execute direct queries (without portals/prepared statements)
parses all basic PostgreSQL types, other types are parsed as string
date, time and timestamp types are handled as JodaTime objects and not as java.util.Date objects

What is missing?

portals/prepared statements
stored procedures
authentication mechanisms
benchmarks and more testing

What are the design goals?

fast, fast and faster
small memory footprint
avoid copying data as much as possible (we're always trying to use wrap and slice on buffers)
easy to use, call a method, get a future or a callback and be happy
never, ever, block (the only real blocking right now is at the connection pool)
all features covered by tests

How can I help?

checkout the source code
find bugs, find places where performance can be improved
check the What is missing piece
send a pull request with specs

This project is freely available under the MIT licence, use it at your own risk.

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