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  1. Python Driver
  2. PYTHON-785

Remove start_request()

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    • Improvement
    • Status: Closed
    • Major - P3
    • Resolution: Fixed
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    • 3.0
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    Description

      Remove MongoClient's methods start_request(), in_request(), and end_request().

      The purpose of requests was to provide read-your-writes consistency when using w=0 write concern. Starting a request pins a socket to a thread so any operations on that thread end up in the same queue on the server side. Justification for removing:

      • mongos 2.6+ doesn't support socket pinning by default, and mongos 2.8+ doesn't support it at all (SERVER-12273), so whatever weak consistency guarantees a request was supposed to provide are not provided with sharding.
      • It's unnecessary with MongoDB 2.6+ since write commands always block and send a response.
      • It's a confusing feature that should rarely be used, if ever, yet people incorrectly use it all the time.
      • It makes our connection pool unmaintainable to any but the most expert developers.

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              jesse@mongodb.com A. Jesse Jiryu Davis
              jesse@mongodb.com A. Jesse Jiryu Davis
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