New Features¶ ↑

• An instance-level skip_auto_validations method has been added to the auto_validations plugin, allowing you to skip all or specific types of auto validations inside the block:

  model_instance.skip_auto_validations(:unique) do
    puts model_instance.valid?
  end
  

• A Database :preconnect_extensions option has been added. This option is similar to :extensions, but the extensions are loaded before the :preconnect option is processed. This allows you to use the server_logging extension with the :preconnect option.

• For specifying custom table aliases when using eager_graph and association_join, you can now use:

  Sequel[:association].as(:table_alias)
  

  in addition to:

  Sequel.as(:association, :table_alias)
  

Other Improvements¶ ↑

• The ado/mssql adapter now retrieves the number of deleted or updated rows for a query without issuing a separate query.

• Sequel now avoids the use of Proc.new with an implicit block, as that feature will be deprecated starting in Ruby 2.7.