There is an argument to be made that this allows code using `database/sql` to take the arguments to `Open` directly from an environment variable/config file and pass them on, to support multiple DBMS. But really, it would have probably been a better design to directly take the Driver, yes. However, this was a decision made a long time ago and we can't really change it now.
Note that there is `sql.OpenDB`, which is pretty much doing what you expect. On Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 11:20 PM sina safari <sina.de...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, I have a question about the "database/sql" package. > Why doesn't the "Open" function take the "driver.Driver" interface instead > of the driver name? > like this: > func Open(driveri driver.Driver, dataSourceName string > <https://pkg.go.dev/builtin#string>) (*DB > <https://pkg.go.dev/database/sql#DB>, error > <https://pkg.go.dev/builtin#error>) > > what's the reason? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "golang-nuts" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/9fad2844-253e-436c-9495-2f44394cc1b0n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/9fad2844-253e-436c-9495-2f44394cc1b0n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/CAEkBMfFyVHSVWQxvJ8Ovzc-ZQcAMxJiCh1N-7Zv_RpibofV0XQ%40mail.gmail.com.
