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-= Primary/Replica Configurations and Database Sharding
-
-Sequel has support for primary/replica configurations (writable primary
-database with read only replicas databases), as well as database sharding (where you can
-pick a server to use for a given dataset).  Support for both
-features is database independent, and should work for all database adapters
-that ship with Sequel.
-
-== The :servers Database option
-
-Sharding and read_only support are both enabled via the :servers database
-option.  Using the :servers database option makes Sequel use a connection pool
-class that supports sharding, and the minimum required to enable sharding
-support is to use the empty hash:
-
-  DB=Sequel.connect('postgres://primary_server/database', servers: {})
-
-In most cases, you are probably not going to want to use an empty hash.  Keys in the server hash are
-not restricted to type, but the general recommendation is to use a symbol
-unless you have special requirements. Values in the server hash should be
-either hashes or procs that return hashes. These hashes are merged into
-the Database object's default options hash to get the connection options
-for the shard, so you don't need to override all options, just the ones
-that need to be modified.  For example, if you are using the same user,
-password, and database name and just the host is changing, you only need
-a :host entry in each shard's hash.
-
-Note that all servers should have the same schema for all
-tables you are accessing, unless you really know what you are doing.
-
-== Primary and Replica Database Configurations
-
-=== Single Primary, Single Replica
-
-To use a single, read-only replica that handles SELECT queries, the following
-is the simplest configuration:
-
-  DB=Sequel.connect('postgres://primary_server/database', 
-    servers: {read_only: {host: 'replica_server'}})
-
-This will use the replica_server for SELECT queries and primary_server for
-other queries. The :read_only key in the :servers hash is special in that
-it sets the default database for Dataset methods that use SELECT queries
-(which are generally read queries that do not modify the database).
-
-If you want to ensure your queries are going to a specific database, you
-can force this for a given query by using the .server method and passing 
-the symbol name defined in the connect options. For example:
-
-  # Force the SELECT to run on the primary server
-  DB[:users].server(:default).all
-
-  # Force the DELETE to run on the read-only replica
-  DB[:users].server(:read_only).delete
-
-=== Single Primary, Multiple Replicas
-
-Let's say you have 4 replica servers with names replica_server0,
-replica_server1, replica_server2, and replica_server3.
-
-  num_read_only = 4
-  read_only_host = rand(num_read_only)
-  read_only_proc = proc do |db|
-    {host: "replica_server#{(read_only_host+=1) % num_read_only}"}
-  end
-  DB=Sequel.connect('postgres://primary_server/database',
-    servers: {read_only: read_only_proc})
-
-This will use one of the replica servers for SELECT queries and use the
-primary server for other queries.  It's also possible to pick a random host
-instead of using the round robin approach presented above, but that can result
-in less optimal resource usage.
-
-=== Multiple Primary, Multiple Replicas
-
-This involves the same basic idea as the multiple replicas, single primary, but
-it shows that the primary database is named :default.  So for 4 primary servers and
-4 replica servers:
-
-  num_read_only = 4
-  read_only_host = rand(num_read_only)
-  read_only_proc = proc do |db|
-    {host: "replica_server#{(read_only_host+=1) % num_read_only}"}
-  end
-  num_default = 4
-  default_host = rand(num_default)
-  default_proc = proc do |db|
-    {host: "primary_server#{(default_host+=1) % num_default}"}
-  end
-  DB=Sequel.connect('postgres://primary_server/database',
-    servers: {default: default_proc, read_only: read_only_proc})
-  
-== Sharding
-
-There is specific support in Sequel for handling primary/replica database
-combinations, with the only necessary setup being the database configuration.
-However, since sharding is always going to be implementation dependent, Sequel
-supplies the basic infrastructure, but you have to tell it which server to use
-for each dataset.  Let's assume a simple scenario, a distributed rainbow
-table for SHA-1 hashes, sharding based on the first hex character (for a total
-of 16 shards).  First, you need to configure the database:
-
-  servers = {}
-  (('0'..'9').to_a + ('a'..'f').to_a).each do |hex|
-    servers[hex.to_sym] = {host: "hash_host_#{hex}"}
-  end
-  DB=Sequel.connect('postgres://hash_host/hashes', servers: servers)
-  
-This configures 17 servers, the 16 shard servers (/hash_host_[0-9a-f]/), and 1
-default server which will be used if no shard is specified ("hash_host").  If
-you want the default server to be one of the shard servers (e.g. hash_host_a),
-it's easiest to do:
-
-  DB=Sequel.connect('postgres://hash_host_a/hashes', servers: servers)
-
-That will still set up a second pool of connections for the default server,
-since it considers the default server and shard servers independent.  Note that
-if you always set the shard on a dataset before using it in queries, it will
-not attempt to connect to the default server.  Sequel may use the default
-server in queries it generates itself, such as to get column names or table
-schemas, so you should always have a default server that works.
-
-To set the shard for a given query, you use the Dataset#server method:
-
-  DB[:hashes].server(:a).where(hash: /31337/)
-  
-That will return all matching rows on the hash_host_a shard that have a hash
-column that contains 31337.
-
-Rainbow tables are generally used to find specific hashes, so to save some
-work, you might want to add a method to the dataset that automatically sets
-the shard to use.  This is fairly easy using a Sequel::Model:
-
-  class Rainbow < Sequel::Model(:hashes)
-    dataset_module do
-      def plaintext_for_hash(hash)
-        raise(ArgumentError, 'Invalid SHA-1 Hash') unless /\A[0-9a-f]{40}\z/.match(hash)
-        server(hash[0...1].to_sym).where(hash: hash).get(:plaintext)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-  
-  Rainbow.plaintext_for_hash("e580726d31f6e1ad216ffd87279e536d1f74e606")
-
-=== :servers_hash Option
-
-The connection pool can be further controlled to change how it handles attempts
-to access shards that haven't been configured.  The default is
-to assume the :default shard.  However, you can specify a
-different shard using the :servers_hash option when connecting
-to the database:
-
-  DB = Sequel.connect('postgres://...', servers_hash: Hash.new(:some_shard))
-
-You can also use this feature to raise an exception if an
-unconfigured shard is used:
-
-  DB = Sequel.connect('postgres://...', servers_hash: Hash.new{raise 'foo'})
-
-If you specify a :servers_hash option to raise an exception for non configured
-shards you should also explicitly specify a :read_only entry in your :servers option
-for the case where a shard is not specified. In most cases it is sufficient
-to make the :read_only entry the same as the :default shard:
-
-  servers = {read_only: {}}
-  (('0'..'9').to_a + ('a'..'f').to_a).each do |hex|
-    servers[hex.to_sym] = {host: "hash_host_#{hex}"}
-  end
-  DB=Sequel.connect('postgres://hash_host/hashes', servers: servers, 
-    servers_hash: Hash.new{raise "Invalid Server"}) 
-
-=== Sharding Plugin
-
-Sequel comes with a sharding plugin that makes it easy to use sharding with model objects.
-It makes sure that objects retrieved from a specific shard are always saved back to that
-shard, allows you to create objects on specific shards, and even makes sure associations
-work well with shards.  You just need to remember to set to model to use the plugin:
-
-  class Rainbow < Sequel::Model(:hashes)
-    plugin :sharding
-  end
-
-  Rainbow.server(:a).first(id: 1).update(plaintext: 'VGM')
-
-If all of your models are sharded, you can set all models to use the plugin via:
-
-  Sequel::Model.plugin :sharding
-
-=== server_block Extension
-
-By default, you must specify the server/shard you want to use for every dataset/action,
-or Sequel will use the default shard.  If you have a group of queries that should use the
-same shard, it can get a bit redundant to specify the same shard for all of them.
-
-The server_block extension adds a Database#with_server method that scopes all database
-access inside the block to the given shard by default:
-
-  DB.extension :server_block
-  DB.with_server(:a) do
-    # this SELECT query uses the "a" shard
-    if r = Rainbow.first(hash: /31337/)
-      r.count += 1
-      # this UPDATE query also uses the "a" shard
-      r.save
-    end
-  end
-
-The server_block extension doesn't currently integrate with the sharding plugin, as it
-ties into the Dataset#server method.  This shouldn't present a problem in practice as
-long as you just access the models inside the with_server block, since they will use
-the shard set by with_server by default.  However, you will probably have issues if
-you retrieve the models inside the block and save them outside of the block.  If you
-need to do that, call the server method explicitly on the dataset used to retrieve the
-model objects.
-
-The with_server method also supports a second argument for the default read_only server
-to use, which can be useful if you are mixing sharding and primary/replica servers:
-
-  DB.extension :server_block
-  DB.with_server(:a, :a_read_only) do
-    # this SELECT query uses the "a_read_only" shard
-    if r = Rainbow.first(hash: /31337/)
-      r.count += 1
-      # this UPDATE query also uses the "a" shard
-      r.save
-    end
-  end
-
-=== arbitrary_servers Extension
-
-By default, Sequel's sharding support is designed to work with predefined shards.  It ships
-with Database#add_servers and Database#remove_servers methods to modify these predefined
-shards on the fly, but it is a bit cumbersome to work with truly arbitrary servers
-(requiring you to call add_servers before use, then remove_servers after use).
-
-The arbitrary_servers extension allows you to pass a server/shard options hash as the
-server to use, and those options will be merged directly into the database's default options:
-
-  DB.extension :arbitrary_servers
-  DB[:rainbows].server(host: 'hash_host_a').all
-  # or
-  DB[:rainbows].server(host: 'hash_host_b', database: 'backup').all
-
-arbitrary_servers is designed to work well in conjunction with the server_block extension:
-
-  DB.with_server(host: 'hash_host_b', database: 'backup') do
-    DB.synchronize do
-      # All queries here default to the backup database on hash_host_b
-    end
-  end
-
-If you are using arbitrary_servers with server_block, you may want to
-define the following method (or something similar) so that you don't
-need to call synchronize separately:
-
-  def DB.with_server(*)
-    super{synchronize{yield}}
-  end
-
-The reason for the synchronize method is that it checks out a connection
-and makes the same connection available for the duration of the block.
-If you don't do that, Sequel will probably disconnect from the database
-and reconnect to the database on each request, since connections to
-arbitrary servers are not cached.
-
-Note that this extension only works with the sharded threaded connection
-pool.  If you are using the sharded single connection pool, you need
-to switch to the sharded threaded connection pool before using this
-extension.  If you are passing the :single_threaded option to
-the Database, just remove that option.  If you are setting:
-
-  Sequel.single_threaded = true 
-
-just remove or comment out that code.
-
-== JDBC
-
-If you are using the jdbc adapter, note that it does not handle separate
-options such as +:host+, +:user+, and +:port+.  If you would like to use
-the +:servers+ option when connecting to a JDBC database, each hash value in
-the +servers+ option should contain a +:uri+ key with a JDBC connection string
-for that shard as the value.  Example:
-
-  DB=Sequel.connect('jdbc:postgresql://primary_server/database', 
-    servers: {read_only: {uri: 'jdbc:postgresql://replica_server/database'}})
-