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// UserStory: As an Evaluator or Developer, I want to gain a general understanding of how the CDC's MySQL connector functions so that I can better use the application.
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= Overview of how the MySQL connector works

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The {prodname} MySQL connector tracks the structure of the tables, performs snapshots, transforms binlog events into {prodname} change events and records where those events are recorded in Kafka.

include::{partialsdir}/modules/mysql-connector/con-how-the-mysql-connector-uses-database-schemas.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::{partialsdir}/modules/mysql-connector/con-how-the-mysql-connector-performs-database-snapshots.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::{partialsdir}/modules/mysql-connector/con-how-the-mysql-connector-exposes-schema-changes.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::{partialsdir}/modules/mysql-connector/con-mysql-connector-events.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::{partialsdir}/modules/mysql-connector/con-how-the-mysql-connector-maps-data-types.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::{partialsdir}/modules/mysql-connector/ref-the-mysql-connector-and-kafka-topics.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::{partialsdir}/modules/mysql-connector/ref-mysql-supported-topologies.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
