Oracle recently announced that the MySQL database server now supports JavaScript functions and procedures. JavaScript for stored routines is currently in preview and only available in the MySQL Enterp

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MySQL now supports JavaScript functions and procedures, allowing developers to implement advanced data processing logic within the database. The new feature reduces latencies, network overhead, and egress costs by minimizing data movement between the server and client applications. MySQL's JavaScript support is based on the ECMAScript 2021 standard and offers various use cases, such as data extraction, compression, encoding, and data transformation.

MySQL Introduces Javascript Support in Preview