System Variables

Dolt System Variables
Dolt exposes various information about the state of the current session. This information is typically only useful for advanced users.
@@dbname_head_ref
Each session defines a system variable that controls the current session head. For a database called mydb, this variable will be called @@mydb_head_ref and be set to the current head.
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mydb> select @@mydb_head_ref;
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| @@SESSION.mydb_head_ref |
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| refs/heads/master       |
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To switch heads, set this session variable. Use either refs/heads/branchName or just branchName:
SET @@mydb_head_ref = 'feature-branch'
@@dolt_default_branch
This system variable toggles the default database branch on server (or SQL engine) instantiation. Setting this changes the active branch and working set new server sessions connect to.
@@dolt_transaction_commit
When set to 1, this system variable creates a Dolt commit for every SQL transaction commit. Commits have an auto-generated commit message. Defaults to 0.
@@dolt_allow_commit_conflicts
When set to 1, this system variable allows transactions with merge conflicts to be committed. When set to 0, merge conflicts must be resolved before committing a transaction, and attempting to commit a transaction with conflicts fails and rolls back the transaction. Defaults to 0.
@@dolt_force_transaction_commit
When set to 1, this system variable ignores all merge conflicts, constraint violations, and other correctness issues resulting from a merge and allows them to be committed. Defaults to 0.
@@dolt_replicate_to_remote
This system variable is used to push to replication middlemen. Dolt commit triggers a push and transmits the resulting dataset to the named remote. SQL commits do not trigger replication.
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mysql> select name from dolt_remotes;
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| remote1 |
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| origin  |
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mysql> SET @@GLOBAL.dolt_replicate_to_remote = remote1;
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mysql> select dolt_commit('-am', 'push on write');
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@@dolt_async_replication
This system variable can be enabled when using push-on-commit replication (i.e. @@dolt_replicate_to_remote). When enabled, Dolt commits will be pushed asynchronously to the remote specified in the @@dolt_replicate_to_remote system variable, instead of synchronously completing the push before returning from the Dolt commit operation. This setting can cause commits to complete faster since the push to remote is not synchronous, but it may also increase the remote replication delay. Because of the asynchronous nature, replication errors may also be less obvious.
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mysql> SET @@GLOBAL.dolt_replicate_to_remote = remote1;
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mysql> SET @@GLOBAL.dolt_async_replication = 1;
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@@dolt_read_replica_remote
This system variable is used to pull updates to read replicas. Pulling is triggered on SQL START TRANSACTION. Setting autocommit = 1 will wrap every query in a transaction.
Setting dolt_replicate_heads or dolt_replicate_all_heads is required.
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mysql> SET @@GLOBAL.dolt_read_replica_remote = origin;
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mysql> SET @@GLOBAL.dolt_replicate_heads = main;
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mysql> START TRANSACTION;
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@@dolt_skip_replication_errors
This system variable is used to quiet replication errors that would otherwise halt query execution. Missing or malformed configuration is the main target of replication warnings. Faults unrelated to replication should still error.
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mysql> SET @@GLOBAL.dolt_skip_replication_errors = 1;
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@@dolt_replicate_heads
This system variable specifies which heads a read replica should fetch. Pair with dolt_read_replica_remote. Use is mutually exclusive with dolt_replicate_all_heads.
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mysql> SET @@GLOBAL.dolt_replicate_heads = main;
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mysql> SET @@GLOBAL.dolt_replicate_heads = "main,feature1,feature2";
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@@dolt_replicate_all_heads
This system variable indicates to pull all branches for every read replica fetch. Pair with dolt_read_replica_remote. Use is mutually exclusive with dolt_replicate_heads.
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mysql> SET @@GLOBAL.dolt_replicate_all_heads = 1;
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@@dbname_working
This system variable controls the current working root value. Setting it is an expert use case that can have very many unexpected consequences. Selecting it is useful for diagnostics.
@@dbname_staged
This system variable controls the current staged root value. Setting it is an expert use case that can have very many unexpected consequences. Selecting it is useful for diagnostics.
Persisting System Variables
Dolt supports a limited form of system variable persistence. The same way session variables can be changed with SET, global variables can be persisted to disk with SET PERSIST. Persisted system variables survive restarts, loading back into the global variables namespace on startup.
Dolt supports SET PERSIST and SET PERSIST_ONLY by writing system variables to the local .dolt/config.json. The same result can be achieved with the CLI by appending sqlserver.global. prefix to keys with the dolt config add --local command. System variables are used as session variables, and the SQL interface is the encouraged access point. Variables that affect server startup, like replication, must be set before instantiation.
Examples
SET PERSIST
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SET PERSIST max_connections = 1000;
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SET @@PERSIST.max_connections = 1000;
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SET PERSIST_ONLY
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SET PERSIST_ONLY back_log = 1000;
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SET @@PERSIST_ONLY.back_log = 1000;
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CLI
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$ dolt config --local --add sqlserver.global.max_connections 1000
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Limitations
1.Deleting variables with RESET PERSIST is not supported.
2.Persistence in multi-db mode is not supported.
3.Loading variables from the Dolt global config on server startup is not supported.

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Dolt System Variables

@@dbname_head_ref

@@dolt_default_branch

@@dolt_transaction_commit

@@dolt_allow_commit_conflicts

@@dolt_force_transaction_commit

@@dolt_replicate_to_remote

@@dolt_async_replication

@@dolt_read_replica_remote

@@dolt_skip_replication_errors

@@dolt_replicate_heads

@@dolt_replicate_all_heads

@@dbname_working

@@dbname_staged

Persisting System Variables

Examples

`SET PERSIST`

`SET PERSIST_ONLY`

CLI

Limitations