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# Connector/Node.js 2.1.3 Release Notes

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**Release date:** 19 Nov 2019

MariaDB Connector/Node.js 2.1.3 is a [***Stable***](/docs/release-notes/community-server/about/release-criteria.md) ***(GA)*** release.

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## Notable Changes

* [CONJS-109](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJS-109) Missing mysql only collation definition
* [CONJS-108](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJS-108) typescript escape/escapeId definition
* [CONJS-107](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJS-107) Change user callback function not called when no option is set and changing collation only if collation option is correct
* [CONJS-106](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJS-106) properly escape boolean parameter false
* [CONJS-105](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJS-105) Typecast provided date function erroneous parsing
* [CONJS-104](https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/CONJS-104) Pam authentication must permit to provide multiple passwords

PAM authentication with multiple steps can be achieved using password as array:

```js
const mariadb = require('mariadb');

  mariadb.createConnection({host: 'mydb.com', user: 'myUser', password: ['myPwd', 'myAuthToken']})
    .then(conn => {
       ...
    })
    .catch(err => {
      ...
    });
```

## Misc

* better cluster error when pool is full
* adding test coverage

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