MySQL Dialect with Deadlock Retries for Kysely

A custom MySQL dialect for Kysely that automatically retries queries when they encounter deadlock errors.

Features

• 🔄 Automatic retry of queries that fail due to deadlocks
• ⚙️ Configurable retry attempts, exponential backoff and delay
• 📊 Optional retry tracking and logging
• 🔌 Drop-in replacement for Kysely's standard MySQL dialect

Installation

npm install mysql-dialect-with-deadlock
# or
pnpm add mysql-dialect-with-deadlock

Usage

import { Kysely } from 'kysely'
import { createPool } from 'mysql2'
import { MySQLDialectWithDeadlockRetries } from 'mysql-dialect-with-deadlock'

const db = new Kysely({
  dialect: new MySQLDialectWithDeadlockRetries({
    pool: createPool({
      host: 'localhost',
      user: 'root',
      database: 'test'
    }),
    deadlock: {
      maxAttempts: 3,
      onRetry: (error, attempt) => {
        console.log(`Retry attempt ${attempt} after deadlock: ${error.message}`)
      }
    }
  })
})

Configuration

Option	Type	Default	Description
maxAttempts	number	3	Maximum number of retry attempts
delay	number	0	Delay in ms between retries
backoff	boolean	false	Use exponential backoff for delays
onRetry	function	undefined	Callback function called on each retry

License

MIT