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Make TINYINT(1) bool - #1805

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Signed, non-ZEROFILL TINYINT(1) result columns are treated as booleans by default. tinyInt1IsBool=false restores the previous integer behavior.

When enabled:

  • ColumnType.DatabaseTypeName() reports BOOLEAN.
  • ColumnType.ScanType() reports bool for NOT NULL columns and sql.NullBool for nullable columns.
  • Scan(&any) returns bool (0 is false, nonzero is true).

Both text protocol and prepared-statement/binary protocol results are handled.
TINYINT(1) UNSIGNED and other TINYINT display widths are not affected.

The signed/non-ZEROFILL condition follows MySQL server's own special handling of TINYINT(1) for connectors (Field_tiny::sql_type()).

Tests cover the default-enabled behavior, the tinyInt1IsBool=false compatibility escape hatch, DSN/functional-option handling, metadata, NULL, 0/1/2/-1 semantics, unsigned/non-width-1 exclusions, and text/binary result paths.

fix #1453

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The driver treats eligible TINYINT(1) columns as booleans by default. A new DSN option controls this behavior. Column metadata and binary and text row paths apply the configured conversion. Tests and documentation cover enabled and disabled modes.

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TINYINT(1) Boolean Mapping

Layer / File(s) Summary
DSN configuration and option
dsn.go
Config enables TINYINT(1) boolean handling by default. TinyInt1IsBool changes the setting. DSN formatting and parsing support tinyInt1IsBool=false.
Column metadata and row conversion
rows.go
Eligible signed, non-ZEROFILL TINYINT(1) columns report BOOLEAN with bool or sql.NullBool scan types. Binary and text rows convert non-null int64 values to booleans.
Configuration and integration validation
driver_test.go, dsn_test.go, boolean_test.go, README.md
Tests validate DSN behavior, metadata, direct queries, prepared statements, boolean values, and disabled-mode integer scanning. The README documents the option and conversion rules.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 86bb6

Eligible TINYINT(1) results now map to booleans by default, with an opt-out for consumers requiring integer behavior. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains; only a localized README lint fix is noted.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Application
  participant database_sql
  participant binaryRows
  participant textRows
  participant convertTinyInt1ToBool
  Application->>database_sql: Query or prepared statement
  database_sql->>binaryRows: Read binary result rows
  database_sql->>textRows: Read text result rows
  binaryRows->>convertTinyInt1ToBool: Convert eligible TINYINT(1) values
  textRows->>convertTinyInt1ToBool: Convert eligible TINYINT(1) values
  convertTinyInt1ToBool-->>database_sql: Return bool values
  database_sql-->>Application: Scan bool or sql.NullBool
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Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 41.67% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 12 functions across 6 files. (1 skipped: … Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Check name Status Explanation
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly summarizes the primary change: treating TINYINT(1) values as booleans.
Description check ✅ Passed The description directly explains the TINYINT(1) boolean behavior, configuration option, metadata changes, protocol support, exclusions, and tests.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue #1453 by converting signed, non-ZEROFILL TINYINT(1) results to bool by default, including scanning SELECT true into any as bool(true), while preserving configurable integer b…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes remain within scope. They implement TINYINT(1) boolean conversion, configuration and DSN support, documentation, metadata handling, protocol conversion, and related tests.
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The changes satisfy issue #1453 by converting signed, non-ZEROFILL TINYINT(1) results to bool by default, including scanning SELECT true into any as bool(true), while preserving configurable integer behavior.

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Docstring coverage is 41.67% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 12 functions across 6 files. (1 skipped: 1 unsupported.)

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The linked SELECT true case remains unsupported, existing tests fail, and the new DSN option is undocumented.

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Pull request overview

Adds default boolean handling for signed, non-ZEROFILL TINYINT(1) result columns.

Changes:

  • Adds DSN and functional configuration.
  • Converts text and binary results to booleans.
  • Adds metadata and compatibility tests.
File summaries
File Description
dsn.go Adds tinyInt1IsBool configuration.
rows.go Adds boolean metadata and conversion.
tinyint1_test.go Tests configuration and result behavior.
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rows.go:130

  • The default conversion makes the existing TestNumbersToAny panic at b.(int64) and makes the BOOL entries in TestColumnTypes fail their database/scan-type assertions. Update those existing regression tests to the new bool/BOOLEAN expectations (or run them with the compatibility option) so the integration suite passes.
		if n, ok := v.(int64); ok {
			dest[i] = n != 0
		}

dsn.go:666

  • This adds a user-facing DSN parameter, but it is absent from README.md's Parameters section, where the other supported options document valid values, defaults, and behavior. Add tinyInt1IsBool there, including its default-enabled behavior and compatibility effect.
		// Treat TINYINT(1) as boolean
		case "tinyInt1IsBool":
			var isBool bool
			cfg.tinyInt1IsBool, isBool = readBool(value)
			if !isBool {
				return errors.New("invalid bool value: " + value)
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coverage: 84.344% (+0.2%) from 84.161% — methane:tinyint1-is-bool into go-sql-driver:master

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- Line 91: Update the row-validation loop around rows.Next to assert after
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- Line 111: The boolean tests need prepared-statement coverage for false and
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for a row where b and bn are 0 and assert both decode as false; in
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The new default-changing DSN option is missing from the README’s parameter documentation.

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##### `tinyInt1IsBool`

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Parse TINYINT(1) as bool

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