Node-oracledb 1.12 released with LOB as Strings & Buffer and Connection pool pinging

[Christopher Jones]

The Node-oracledb 1.12 add-on for Oracle Database is now on npm.

This release allows LOBs to be handled as Node.js Strings and Buffers, adding performance and ease of use.  Larger LOBs can still be streamed to limit Node.js memory use.  https://github.com/oracle/node-oracledb/blob/master/doc/api.md#lobhandling

Also added was a connection pool ping feature, improving the availability of applications.  This allows idle, broken connections to be silently re-established ready for the next user.  https://github.com/oracle/node-oracledb/blob/master/doc/api.md#connpoolpinging

Various other enhancements and bug fixes also landed.

For details see the Release Notes at:

https://blogs.oracle.com/opal/entry/node_oracledb_1_12_working

Change Log:

https://github.com/oracle/node-oracledb/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md

Download Links:

https://www.npmjs.com/package/oracledb

https://github.com/oracle/node-oracledb

User Guide:

https://github.com/oracle/node-oracledb/blob/master/doc/api.md

Installation instructions:

https://github.com/oracle/node-oracledb/blob/master/INSTALL.md