7.2 C API Asynchronous Interface Data Structures

Stage of an asynchronous connection. The value may be one of the CONNECT_STAGE_ symbols shown in the following table.

Enumeration Stage Value	Description
`CONNECT_STAGE_INVALID = 0`	MYSQL not valid or an unknown state
`CONNECT_STAGE_NOT_STARTED`	Not connected
`CONNECT_STAGE_NET_BEGIN_CONNECT`	Begin connection to the server
`CONNECT_STAGE_NET_WAIT_CONNECT`	Wait for connection to be established
`CONNECT_STAGE_NET_COMPLETE_CONNECT`	Initialize the local data structures post connect
`CONNECT_STAGE_READ_GREETING`	Read the first packet
`CONNECT_STAGE_PARSE_HANDSHAKE`	Parse the first packet
`CONNECT_STAGE_ESTABLISH_SSL`	TLS establishment
`CONNECT_STAGE_AUTHENTICATE`	Authentication phase
`CONNECT_STAGE_AUTH_BEGIN`	Determine the plugin to use
`CONNECT_STAGE_AUTH_RUN_FIRST_AUTHENTICATE_USER`	Run first auth plugin
`CONNECT_STAGE_AUTH_HANDLE_FIRST_AUTHENTICATE_USER`	Handle the result of the first authentication plugin run
`CONNECT_STAGE_AUTH_READ_CHANGE_USER_RESULT`	Read the implied changed user authentication (if any)
`CONNECT_STAGE_AUTH_HANDLE_CHANGE_USER_REQUEST`	Check if server asked to use a different authentication plugin
`CONNECT_STAGE_AUTH_RUN_SECOND_AUTHENTICATE_USER`	Start the authentication process again with the plugin requested by the server
`CONNECT_STAGE_AUTH_INIT_MULTI_AUTH`	Start multifactor authentication
`CONNECT_STAGE_AUTH_FINISH_AUTH`	Final cleanup
`CONNECT_STAGE_AUTH_HANDLE_SECOND_AUTHENTICATE_USER`	Now read the results of the second plugin run
`CONNECT_STAGE_AUTH_DO_MULTI_PLUGIN_AUTH`	Invoke client plugins multi-auth authentication method
`CONNECT_STAGE_AUTH_HANDLE_MULTI_AUTH_RESPONSE`	Handle response from client plugins authentication method
`CONNECT_STAGE_PREP_SELECT_DATABASE`	Authenticated, set initial database if specified
`CONNECT_STAGE_PREP_INIT_COMMANDS`	Prepare to send a sequence of `init` commands
`CONNECT_STAGE_SEND_ONE_INIT_COMMAND`	Send an `init` command, which is called once for each `init` command until they all run (or a failure occurs)
`CONNECT_STAGE_COMPLETE`	Connected or no asynchronous connect is in progress