What happened to NpgsqlCopySerialize and NpgsqlCopyIn

Question

I upgraded to npgsql 3.0.3 and discovered that NpgsqlCopySerialize and NpgsqlCopyIn where no longer part of the npgsql namespace. I made use of these classes in a streaming copy class that moved data from sql server to postgresql. Are there any classes that can be used to replace the functionality that these two classes provided?

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Answer 1

The Npgsql bulk copy API has been completely rewritten for version 3.0, using binary encoding for much better performance. Documentation on the new API is available at http://www.npgsql.org/doc/copy.html, I've also added a note in the migration notes.

Answer 2

Well obviously they're not in the git repo for version 3.

There's no mention of it on the 3.0 migration docs either. http://www.npgsql.org/doc/migration-3.0.html

I'd advise you to submit an issue at https://github.com/npgsql/npgsql/issues

If you still need them with version 3.x, you could get them from the support branch. (github.com/npgsql/npgsql/tree/support/2.x/Npgsql/Npgsql)