# r2d2_mysql
> [`mysql`](https://github.com/blackbeam/rust-mysql-simple) support library for the [`r2d2`](https://github.com/sfackler/r2d2) connection pool.
[](https://crates.io/crates/r2d2_mysql)
[](https://docs.rs/r2d2_mysql/24)


[](https://crates.io/crates/r2d2_mysql)
## Install
Include `r2d2_mysql` in the `[dependencies]` section of your `Cargo.toml`:
```toml
[dependencies]
r2d2_mysql = "24"
```
## Usage
```rust
use std::{env, sync::Arc, thread};
use r2d2_mysql::{
mysql::{prelude::*, Opts, OptsBuilder},
r2d2, MySqlConnectionManager,
};
fn main() {
let url = env::var("DATABASE_URL").unwrap();
let opts = Opts::from_url(&url).unwrap();
let builder = OptsBuilder::from_opts(opts);
let manager = MySqlConnectionManager::new(builder);
let pool = Arc::new(r2d2::Pool::builder().max_size(4).build(manager).unwrap());
let mut tasks = vec![];
for _ in 0..3 {
let pool = pool.clone();
let th = thread::spawn(move || {
let mut conn = pool.get().expect("error getting connection from pool");
let _ = conn
.query("SELECT version()")
.map(|rows: Vec<String>| rows.is_empty())
.expect("error executing query");
});
tasks.push(th);
}
for th in tasks {
let _ = th.join();
}
}
```