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The package godoc currently provides only a minimal connection example and a link to the README. Move the package documentation to doc.go and incorporate the README's user-facing usage guide so users can find connection examples, pool settings, all 25 DSN parameters, system variables, TLS verification, context and column type support, authentication plugins, local file loading, time handling, and Unicode settings directly in godoc.

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  • Confirmed the rendered package documentation with go doc.
  • Verified all 25 README DSN parameters are documented.
  • gofmt and git diff --check passed.
  • go test ./... -skip '^TestConnectorReturnsTimeout$' passed. Database integration tests requiring a reachable server were skipped by the existing test harness.
  • The full test run failed in the existing TestConnectorReturnsTimeout: the environment disallows the outbound socket to 1.1.1.1:1234, returning operation not permitted instead of the expected timeout.

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  • Code compiles correctly
  • Created tests which fail without the change (if possible) — documentation-only change
  • All tests passing — outbound-socket limitation described above
  • Extended the README / documentation, if necessary
  • Added myself / the copyright holder to the AUTHORS file — already listed

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    • Added comprehensive MySQL driver documentation covering connection setup, configuration options, TLS security, authentication, and data handling.
    • Updated the location of the package overview and usage example.

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Package documentation was added in doc.go. It covers driver setup, DSN configuration, TLS, supported APIs, authentication plugins, local infile controls, time handling, and character sets. The previous package comment and usage URL were removed from driver.go.

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Document driver usage and configuration
doc.go, driver.go
doc.go adds package documentation for driver setup, DSN options, TLS, supported APIs, authentication plugins, local infile controls, time handling, and character sets. The previous package comment and usage URL were removed from driver.go.

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- Around line 120-123: Update the loc option documentation to describe both its
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// loc (string, default UTC) selects the location of time.Time values when
// parseTime=true. Local selects the system location; other names are loaded
// with time.LoadLocation. Escape slashes, for example loc=US%2FPacific.
// This option does not change MySQL's time_zone system variable.

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nl -ba dsn.go | sed -n '625,660p'
rg -n 'parseTime|ParseTime' dsn.go | head -30
printf '%s\n' '--- connection.go time argument encoding ---'
nl -ba connection.go | sed -n '368,395p'
printf '%s\n' '--- packets.go time argument encoding and time parsing ---'
nl -ba packets.go | sed -n '770,792p;1118,1140p;1258,1277p'
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Document both effects of loc.

parseTime controls how the driver returns temporal values read from the server. The driver also uses loc to encode non-zero time.Time query arguments, even when parseTime is false. Document both behaviors.

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-// loc (string, default UTC) selects the location of time.Time values when
-// parseTime=true. Local selects the system location; other names are loaded
-// with time.LoadLocation. Escape slashes, for example loc=US%2FPacific.
+// loc (string, default UTC) selects the location for values parsed as time.Time
+// when parseTime=true and for non-zero time.Time query arguments. Local selects
+// the system location; other names are loaded with time.LoadLocation. Escape
+// slashes, for example loc=US%2FPacific.
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// loc (string, default UTC) selects the location of time.Time values when
// parseTime=true. Local selects the system location; other names are loaded
// with time.LoadLocation. Escape slashes, for example loc=US%2FPacific.
// This option does not change MySQL's time_zone system variable.
// loc (string, default UTC) selects the location for values parsed as time.Time
// when parseTime=true and for non-zero time.Time query arguments. Local selects
// the system location; other names are loaded with time.LoadLocation. Escape
// slashes, for example loc=US%2FPacific.
// This option does not change MySQL's time_zone system variable.
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Review comment at @doc.go around lines 120 - 123:
Update the loc option documentation to describe both its effect on temporal
values returned as time.Time when parseTime=true and its use for encoding
non-zero time.Time query arguments regardless of parseTime; retain the existing
default, location-loading, and escaping details.

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Thanks for this! A few accuracy notes inline after cross-checking the text against the implementation.

One general concern: this copies ~290 lines of the README usage guide into the package doc, with nothing keeping the two in sync. Future PRs that change a DSN default or add a parameter will likely update only the README, and the godoc will drift. It may be worth choosing one canonical source (e.g. keeping the README short and pointing to pkg.go.dev), or adding a check that the DSN parameter lists match.

Comment thread doc.go

interpolateParams (bool, default false) interpolates placeholders in
db.Query and db.Exec into a single query, reducing the round trips needed
to prepare, execute, and close statements. BIG5, CP932, GB2312, GBK, and SJIS

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This isn't quite what the code does: normalize() only rejects unsafe collations (dsn.go: cfg.InterpolateParams && cfg.Collation != "" && unsafeCollations[cfg.Collation]). The charset parameter is never checked, so ?charset=sjis&interpolateParams=true is accepted and sends SET NAMES sjis.

The README has the same inaccuracy, but since this is a security promise, we should either reword it (e.g. "collations using ... are rejected") or add a matching check for charset.

Comment thread doc.go
timeout (duration, default OS timeout) sets the connection dial timeout.

tls (bool or string, default false) controls TLS. true enables encryption
with certificate and server-name verification. skip-verify disables

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tls=true derives ServerName via net.SplitHostPort(cfg.Addr), which fails for unix sockets. ServerName then stays empty with InsecureSkipVerify=false, and the handshake fails with either ServerName or InsecureSkipVerify must be specified. Could we note that ServerName must be set explicitly (custom tls.Config / RegisterTLSConfig) in that case?

Comment thread doc.go
time_zone=%27Europe%2FParis%27
transaction_isolation=%27REPEATABLE-READ%27

Variables are applied and retained by [Config.FormatDSN] in their DSN order.

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FormatDSN doesn't apply variables; they're applied on connect. Also, keys set directly in cfg.Params (not via AddParam) are emitted in sorted order by orderedParams(), not insertion order. Maybe something like: "Variables are set on connection in DSN order, and [Config.FormatDSN] preserves that order. Use [Config.Apply] with [AddParam] to control the order when adding variables programmatically; keys set directly in Config.Params are emitted in sorted order."

Comment thread doc.go
on supported platforms. Failed connections are marked bad and queries are
retried on another connection. Set false to disable the check.

collation (string, default utf8mb4_general_ci) selects the connection collation.

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The README notes that collation is used in the handshake without extra queries, while with charset it becomes SET NAMES <charset> COLLATE <collation>. That interaction only shows up later in the Unicode section; a short pointer here would help readers who only look at the parameter entry.

Comment thread doc.go
The default collation is utf8mb4_general_ci. When only charset is specified,
SET NAMES <charset> uses the server's default collation. When both charset and
collation are specified, SET NAMES <charset> COLLATE <collation> is sent.
With only collation, the driver specifies it in the protocol handshake and

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There's one more silent case: if the collation name isn't in the driver's collations table and no charset is set, writeHandshakeResponsePacket falls back to defaultCollationID (utf8mb4_general_ci) without an error. With charset set, the same name returns unknown collation. It might be worth mentioning, since a typo in collation= goes unnoticed.

Comment thread doc.go
db.SetMaxOpenConns(10)
db.SetMaxIdleConns(10)

sql.Open creates a connection pool; use db.PingContext to verify that the

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nit: sql.Open, db.PingContext, sql.OpenDB, sql.Rows.Columns, sql.Rows.NextResultSet, sql.Conn.Raw, and sql.ColumnType could use doc links (e.g. [database/sql.OpenDB], [database/sql.Conn.Raw]) so they're clickable on pkg.go.dev, like the [Config] links.

Comment thread doc.go
// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
// You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.

/*

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nit: the rest of the package (including the previous package doc in driver.go) uses // line comments. A /* */ block works, but // would be more consistent.

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