When reading JSON strings. we call json_unescape_to_string()
with a StringBuffer with "binary" charset.
That causes conversion from utf8mb4 (data in JSON is in this
charset) to "wide characters".
Create the StringBuffer with utf8mb4 to make sure no conversion
is done.
Now with unit test.
This task loads the stats of the tables that are used in a query,
from the trace into the optimizer. This feature is controlled
by optimizer_replay_context, and points to an user defined variable name,
that has the context information.
The stats such as num_of_records present in the table, indexes if present,
their names, along with the average number of records_per_key
with in each index, cost of reading an index are loaded from the trace.
Additionally, stats from range analysis i.e. ranges, and the
corresponding number of records, along with their costs are also
loaded from the trace.
The trace context which is in JSON format is firstly set into the
user defined session variable, and this variable name is set to
optimizer_replay_context system variable.
Later, when a user issues a query, the contents of the json context is
parsed and an in memory representation is built using the class
Optimizer_context_replay. This class is then used by the optimizer
to update and save original values of the tables, indexes, and range stats
in the methods "set_statistics_for_table()" of sql_statistics.cc, and
"check_quick_select()" of opt_range.cc.
After the query gets finished, the statistics that were updated
in the optimizer are restored back to the saved original values.
The entry point for parsing the json structure is in
"mysql_execute_command()" of sql_parse.cc, and similarly exit point
i.e. to restore the saved stats of the optimizer is at the end
of the same method.
Two new warning/error messages are introduced:
ER_JSON_OPTIMIZER_REPLAY_CONTEXT_PARSE_FAILED, and
ER_JSON_OPTIMIZER_REPLAY_CONTEXT_MATCH_FAILED
