feat: add --no-bom flag for ODBC sqlcmd compatibility#637
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This PR adds a --no-bom flag to provide ODBC sqlcmd compatibility by omitting the UTF-16 Little-Endian BOM from Unicode output files. By default, when using -u (unicode output), go-sqlcmd writes a BOM (bytes FF FE) to output files, but ODBC sqlcmd does not. The new flag allows users to suppress the BOM when strict ODBC compatibility is needed.
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- Added
NoBOMfield to theSqlcmdstruct andSQLCmdArgumentsstruct to control BOM behavior - Updated the output file encoding logic to conditionally omit the BOM based on the flag
- Added test coverage to verify the BOM is correctly omitted when
--no-bomis used - Updated README documentation to explain the difference from ODBC sqlcmd and the new flag
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| File | Description |
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| pkg/sqlcmd/sqlcmd.go | Added NoBOM boolean field to the Sqlcmd struct to control BOM output |
| pkg/sqlcmd/commands.go | Updated outCommand to use unicode.IgnoreBOM when NoBOM is true, otherwise uses unicode.UseBOM |
| cmd/sqlcmd/sqlcmd.go | Added NoBOM field to SQLCmdArguments, registered the --no-bom CLI flag, and passed the value to the Sqlcmd struct |
| cmd/sqlcmd/sqlcmd_test.go | Added TestUnicodeOutputNoBOM test to verify BOM is not written when flag is set |
| README.md | Updated documentation to explain that -u includes a BOM by default and how to use --no-bom for ODBC compatibility |
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By default, -u (unicode output) includes a UTF-16 LE BOM (FF FE) at the start of output files. ODBC sqlcmd does not write a BOM. This adds --no-bom flag to omit the BOM when strict ODBC compatibility is needed. Usage: sqlcmd -u --no-bom -o output.txt Changes: - Add NoBOM field to SQLCmdArguments and Sqlcmd structs - Add --no-bom flag with descriptive help - Conditionally use unicode.IgnoreBOM when flag is set - Update README to document the difference and new flag - Add tests for --no-bom flag
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By default, -u (unicode output) includes a UTF-16 LE BOM (FF FE) at the start of output files. ODBC sqlcmd does not write a BOM. This adds --no-bom flag to omit the BOM when strict ODBC compatibility is needed. Usage: sqlcmd -u --no-bom -o output.txt. Also updates README to document the difference.