Implement a database median strategy for MySQL.

1. Dispatch between the two strategies automatically based on the
   current database type.

2. The MySQL version needs to run multiple statements, so the
   `cycle_analytics` model is modified to support this.

app/models/concerns/database_median.rb

+# https://www.periscopedata.com/blog/medians-in-sql.html
 module DatabaseMedian
   extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
   def median_datetime(arel_table, query_so_far, column_sym)
-    # TODO: MySQL
+    case ActiveRecord::Base.connection.adapter_name
+    when 'PostgreSQL'
       pg_median_datetime(arel_table, query_so_far, column_sym)
+    when 'Mysql2'
+      mysql_median_datetime(arel_table, query_so_far, column_sym)
+    else
+      raise NotImplementedError, "We haven't implemented a database median strategy for your database type."
     end
+  end
+
+  def mysql_median_datetime(arel_table, query_so_far, column_sym)
+    query = arel_table.
+            from(arel_table.project(Arel.sql('*')).order(arel_table[column_sym]).as(arel_table.table_name)).
+            project(Arel::Nodes::NamedFunction.new("AVG", [arel_table[column_sym]]).as('median')).
+            where(Arel::Nodes::Between.new(Arel.sql("(select @row_id := @row_id + 1)"),
+                                           Arel::Nodes::And.new([Arel.sql('@ct/2.0'),
+                                                                 Arel.sql('@ct/2.0 + 1')]))).
+            # Disallow negative values
+            where(arel_table[column_sym].gteq(0))
 
+    [Arel.sql("CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE IF NOT EXISTS #{query_so_far.to_sql}"),
+     Arel.sql("set @ct := (select count(1) from #{arel_table.table_name});"),
+     Arel.sql("set @row_id := 0;"),
+     query,
+     Arel.sql("DROP TEMPORARY TABLE IF EXISTS #{arel_table.table_name};")]
+  end
 
-  # https://www.periscopedata.com/blog/medians-in-sql.html
   def pg_median_datetime(arel_table, query_so_far, column_sym)
     # Create a CTE with the column we're operating on, row number (after sorting by the column
     # we're operating on), and count of the table we're operating on (duplicated across) all rows
@@ -19,7 +41,7 @@ module DatabaseMedian
     #           5 |      1 |  3
     #           9 |      2 |  3
     #          15 |      3 |  3
-    cte_table = Arel::Table.new(("ordered_records"))
+    cte_table = Arel::Table.new("ordered_records")
     cte = Arel::Nodes::As.new(cte_table,
                               arel_table.
                                 project(arel_table[column_sym].as(column_sym.to_s),
@@ -36,19 +58,19 @@ module DatabaseMedian
                                                      [extract_epoch(cte_table[column_sym])],
                                                      "median")).
       where(Arel::Nodes::Between.new(cte_table[:row_id],
-                                     Arel::Nodes::And.new([(cte_table[:ct] / Arel::Nodes::SqlLiteral.new('2.0')),
-                                                           (cte_table[:ct] / Arel::Nodes::SqlLiteral.new('2.0') + 1)]))).
+                                     Arel::Nodes::And.new([(cte_table[:ct] / Arel.sql('2.0')),
+                                                           (cte_table[:ct] / Arel.sql('2.0') + 1)]))).
       with(query_so_far, cte)
   end
 
   private
 
   def extract_epoch(arel_attribute)
-    Arel::Nodes::SqlLiteral.new("EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM \"#{arel_attribute.relation.name}\".\"#{arel_attribute.name}\")")
+    Arel.sql("EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM \"#{arel_attribute.relation.name}\".\"#{arel_attribute.name}\")")
   end
 
   # Need to cast '0' to an INTERVAL before we can check if the interval is positive
   def zero_interval
-    Arel::Nodes::NamedFunction.new("CAST", [Arel::Nodes::SqlLiteral.new("'0' AS INTERVAL")])
+    Arel::Nodes::NamedFunction.new("CAST", [Arel.sql("'0' AS INTERVAL")])
   end
 end

app/models/cycle_analytics.rb

@@ -61,18 +61,10 @@ class CycleAnalytics
     cte_table = Arel::Table.new("cte_table_for_#{name}")
 
     # Add a `SELECT` for (end_time - start-time), and add an alias for it.
-    # Note: We use COALESCE to pick up the first non-null column for end_time / start_time.
-    query = Arel::Nodes::As.new(
-      cte_table,
-      base_query.project(
-        Arel::Nodes::Subtraction.new(
-        Arel::Nodes::NamedFunction.new("COALESCE", Array.wrap(end_time_attrs)),
-        Arel::Nodes::NamedFunction.new("COALESCE", Array.wrap(start_time_attrs))
-      ).as(name.to_s)))
-
-    query = median_datetime(cte_table, query, name)
-    median = ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute(query.to_sql).first['median']
-    median.to_f if median.present?
+    query = Arel::Nodes::As.new(cte_table, subtract_datetimes(base_query, end_time_attrs, start_time_attrs, name.to_s))
+    queries = Array.wrap(median_datetime(cte_table, query, name))
+    results = queries.map { |query| run_query(query) }
+    extract_median(results).presence
   end
 
   # Join table with a row for every <issue,merge_request> pair (where the merge request
@@ -96,4 +88,43 @@ class CycleAnalytics
     # Limit to merge requests that have been deployed to production after `@from`
     query.where(TableReferences.merge_request_metrics[:first_deployed_to_production_at].gteq(@from))
   end
+
+  # Note: We use COALESCE to pick up the first non-null column for end_time / start_time.
+  def subtract_datetimes(query_so_far, end_time_attrs, start_time_attrs, as)
+    diff_fn = case ActiveRecord::Base.connection.adapter_name
+              when 'PostgreSQL'
+                Arel::Nodes::Subtraction.new(
+                  Arel::Nodes::NamedFunction.new("COALESCE", Array.wrap(end_time_attrs)),
+                  Arel::Nodes::NamedFunction.new("COALESCE", Array.wrap(start_time_attrs)))
+              when 'Mysql2'
+                Arel::Nodes::NamedFunction.new(
+                  "TIMESTAMPDIFF",
+                  [Arel.sql('second'),
+                   Arel::Nodes::NamedFunction.new("COALESCE", Array.wrap(start_time_attrs)),
+                   Arel::Nodes::NamedFunction.new("COALESCE", Array.wrap(end_time_attrs))])
+              else
+                raise NotImplementedError, "Cycle analytics doesn't support your database type."
+              end
+
+    query_so_far.project(diff_fn.as(as))
+  end
+
+  def run_query(query)
+    if query.is_a? String
+      ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute query
+    else
+      ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute query.to_sql
+    end
+  end
+
+  def extract_median(results)
+    result = results.compact.first
+
+    case ActiveRecord::Base.connection.adapter_name
+    when 'PostgreSQL'
+      result.first['median'].to_f
+    when 'Mysql2'
+      result.to_a.flatten.first
+    end
+  end
 end