ddc · ddc · Feb 25, 2026 · Feb 13, 2026 · Feb 13, 2026 · Feb 16, 2026
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE
@@ -1,16 +1,29 @@
 ## Summary
+<!-- Brief description of what this PR does and why -->
 
-<!-- What is this pull request for? Does it fix any issues? -->
+## Changes Made
+<!-- List the key changes -->
+
+## Type of Change
+- [ ] Bug fix
+- [ ] New feature
+- [ ] Breaking change (existing functionality affected)
+- [ ] Refactoring (no functional changes)
+- [ ] Documentation
+- [ ] CI/CD or build configuration
+- [ ] Dependencies update
+
+## Testing
+- [ ] Unit tests added/updated
+- [ ] Integration tests added/updated
+- [ ] All existing tests pass
+- [ ] Manual testing performed
 
 ## Checklist
-- [ ] If code changes were made, then they have been tested
-- [ ] I have updated the documentation to reflect any changes made
-- [ ] I have thought about how this code may affect other services
-- [ ] This PR fixes an issue
-- [ ] This PR is a breaking change (e.g. method, parameters, env variables)
-- [ ] This PR adds something new (e.g. method, parameters, env variables)
-- [ ] This PR change unit and integration tests
-- [ ] This PR is **NOT** a code change (e.g. documentation, packages)
+- [ ] Code follows the project's style and conventions
+- [ ] Documentation updated (if applicable)
+- [ ] No new warnings or linter errors introduced
+- [ ] I have considered how this change may affect other services
 
 ## Reviewer
-- [ ] I understand that approving this code, I am also responsible for it going into the codebase
+- [ ] I understand that by approving this PR, I share responsibility for these changes
diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ jobs:
             uv sync --locked --all-extras --dev --no-install-package mysqlclient --no-install-package aiomysql
           elif [[ '${{ matrix.os }}' == 'macos-latest' ]]; then
             export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(brew --prefix mysql-client)/lib/pkgconfig"
-            uv sync --locked --all-extras --dev
+            uv sync --locked --all-extras --group dev
           else
-            uv sync --locked --all-extras --dev
+            uv sync --locked --all-extras --group dev
           fi
         shell: bash
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           timeout_minutes: 2
           max_attempts: 3
-          command: uv run --no-sync pytest tests/unit
+          command: uv run --no-sync coverage run -m pytest tests/unit && uv run --no-sync coverage report && uv run --no-sync coverage xml
           shell: bash
 
       - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ jobs:
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y default-libmysqlclient-dev pkg-config
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: uv sync --locked --all-extras --dev
-        shell: bash
+        run: uv sync --locked --all-extras --group dev
 
       - name: Install ODBC driver for MSSQL
         run: |
@@ -115,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           timeout_minutes: 3
           max_attempts: 3
-          command: uv run --no-sync pytest tests/integration --no-cov
+          command: uv run --no-sync pytest tests/integration
           shell: bash
 
   build:

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -8,15 +8,14 @@
     <a href="https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/6G9Z78QHUD4RJ"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Donate-PayPal-brightgreen.svg?style=plastic" alt="Donate"/></a>
     <a href="https://github.com/sponsors/ddc"><img src="https://img.shields.io/static/v1?style=plastic&label=Sponsor&message=%E2%9D%A4&logo=GitHub&color=ff69b4" alt="Sponsor"/></a>
     <br>
-    <a href="https://github.com/psf/black"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-black-000000.svg?style=plastic" alt="Code style: black"/></a>
-    <a href="https://github.com/astral-sh/uv"><img src="https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/astral-sh/uv/main/assets/badge/v0.json?style=plastic" alt="uv"/></a>
-    <a href="https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff"><img src="https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/astral-sh/ruff/main/assets/badge/v2.json?style=plastic" alt="Ruff"/></a>
-    <br>
-    <a href="https://www.python.org/downloads"><img src="https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/ddcDatabases.svg?style=plastic&logo=python&cacheSeconds=3600" alt="Python"/></a>
     <a href="https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg?style=plastic" alt="License: MIT"/></a>
     <a href="https://pepy.tech/projects/ddcDatabases"><img src="https://static.pepy.tech/badge/ddcDatabases?style=plastic" alt="PyPI Downloads"/></a>
     <a href="https://pypi.python.org/pypi/ddcDatabases"><img src="https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/ddcDatabases.svg?style=plastic&logo=python&cacheSeconds=3600" alt="PyPi"/></a>
     <br>
+    <a href="https://www.python.org/downloads"><img src="https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/ddcDatabases.svg?style=plastic&logo=python&cacheSeconds=3600" alt="Python"/></a>
+    <a href="https://github.com/astral-sh/uv"><img src="https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/astral-sh/uv/main/assets/badge/v0.json?style=plastic" alt="uv"/></a>
+    <a href="https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff"><img src="https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/astral-sh/ruff/main/assets/badge/v2.json?style=plastic" alt="Ruff"/></a>
+    <br>
     <a href="https://github.com/ddc/ddcDatabases/issues"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/issues/ddc/ddcDatabases?style=plastic" alt="issues"/></a>
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@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@
 - [Database Utilities](#database-utilities)
   - [Available Methods](#available-methods)
 - [Logging](#logging)
-- [Development](#development)
+- [Development and Testing](#development-and-testing)
   - [Create DEV Environment and Running Tests](#create-dev-environment-and-running-tests)
   - [Update DEV Environment Packages](#update-dev-environment-packages)
   - [Building Wheel](#building-wheel)
@@ -89,13 +88,13 @@
 
 Database classes use structured configuration dataclasses instead of flat keyword arguments:
 
-| Class                        | Purpose                         | Fields                                                                              |
-|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| `{DB}PoolConfig`             | Connection pool settings        | `pool_size`, `max_overflow`, `pool_recycle`, `connection_timeout`                   |
-| `{DB}SessionConfig`          | SQLAlchemy session settings     | `echo`, `autoflush`, `expire_on_commit`, `autocommit`                               |
-| `{DB}ConnectionRetryConfig`        | Connection-level retry settings | `enable_retry`, `max_retries`, `initial_retry_delay`, `max_retry_delay`             |
-| `{DB}OperationRetryConfig`          | Operation-level retry settings  | `enable_retry`, `max_retries`, `initial_retry_delay`, `max_retry_delay`, `jitter`   |
-| `PersistentConnectionConfig` | Persistent connection settings  | `idle_timeout`, `health_check_interval`, `auto_reconnect`                           |
+| Class                        | Purpose                         | Fields                                                                            |
+|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `{DB}PoolConfig`             | Connection pool settings        | `pool_size`, `max_overflow`, `pool_recycle`, `connection_timeout`                 |
+| `{DB}SessionConfig`          | SQLAlchemy session settings     | `echo`, `autoflush`, `expire_on_commit`, `autocommit`                             |
+| `{DB}ConnectionRetryConfig`  | Connection-level retry settings | `enable_retry`, `max_retries`, `initial_retry_delay`, `max_retry_delay`           |
+| `{DB}OperationRetryConfig`   | Operation-level retry settings  | `enable_retry`, `max_retries`, `initial_retry_delay`, `max_retry_delay`, `jitter` |
+| `PersistentConnectionConfig` | Persistent connection settings  | `idle_timeout`, `health_check_interval`, `auto_reconnect`                         |
 
 **Note:** Replace `{DB}` with the database prefix: `PostgreSQL`, `MySQL`, `MSSQL`, `Oracle`, `MongoDB`, or `Sqlite`.
 
@@ -689,18 +688,15 @@ logging.getLogger("ddcDatabases").addHandler(logging.StreamHandler())
 ```
 
 
-# Development
+# Development and Testing
 
 Must have [UV](https://uv.run/docs/getting-started/installation) installed.
 
 ## Create DEV Environment and Running Tests
 
-> **Note:** All poe tasks automatically run ruff linter along with Black formatting
-
 ```shell
 uv sync --all-extras --all-groups
-poe test
-poe test-integration
+poe tests
 ```
 
 ## Update DEV Environment Packages

diff --git a/ddcDatabases/.env.example b/ddcDatabases/.env.example
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ POSTGRESQL_PORT=5432
 POSTGRESQL_USER=postgres
 POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD=password
 POSTGRESQL_DATABASE=postgres
+# Comma-separated for multiple schemas (e.g. public,schema2)
 POSTGRESQL_SCHEMA=public
 # Session settings
 POSTGRESQL_ECHO=false

diff --git a/ddcDatabases/__init__.py b/ddcDatabases/__init__.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 __all__ = tuple(__all__)
 __title__ = "ddcDatabases"
 __author__ = "Daniel Costa"
-__email__ = "ddcsoftwares@proton.me"
+__email__ = "daniel@ddcsoftwares.com"
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright 2024-present DDC Softwares"
 __version__ = version(__title__)

diff --git a/ddcDatabases/core/constants.py b/ddcDatabases/core/constants.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class SettingsMessages:
     USERNAME_DESCRIPTION = "Database username"
     PASSWORD_DESCRIPTION = "Database password"
     NAME_DESCRIPTION = "Database name"
-    SCHEMA_DESCRIPTION = "Database schema"
+    SCHEMA_DESCRIPTION = "Database schema (comma-separated for multiple schemas, e.g. 'gw2,public')"
     ASYNC_DATABASE_DRIVER_DESCRIPTION = "Async database driver"
     SYNC_DATABASE_DRIVER_DESCRIPTION = "Sync database driver"
 

diff --git a/ddcDatabases/core/persistent.py b/ddcDatabases/core/persistent.py
@@ -719,6 +719,7 @@ def __new__(
         user: str | None = None,
         password: str | None = None,
         database: str | None = None,
+        schema: str | None = None,
         async_mode: Literal[False] = False,
         config: PersistentConnectionConfig | None = None,
         connection_retry_config: BaseRetryConfig | None = None,
@@ -735,6 +736,7 @@ def __new__(
         user: str | None = None,
         password: str | None = None,
         database: str | None = None,
+        schema: str | None = None,
         *,
         async_mode: Literal[True],
         config: PersistentConnectionConfig | None = None,
@@ -751,6 +753,7 @@ def __new__(
         user: str | None = None,
         password: str | None = None,
         database: str | None = None,
+        schema: str | None = None,
         async_mode: bool = False,
         config: PersistentConnectionConfig | None = None,
         connection_retry_config: BaseRetryConfig | None = None,
@@ -765,7 +768,10 @@ def __new__(
         user = user or _settings.user
         password = password or _settings.password
         database = database or _settings.database
+        schema = schema if schema is not None else _settings.schema
         connection_key = f"postgresql://{user}@{host}:{port}/{database}"  # NOSONAR
+        if schema and schema != "public":
+            connection_key += f"?schema={schema}"
 
         # Build config from settings, allowing partial overrides
         _cfg = config or PersistentConnectionConfig()
@@ -820,6 +826,9 @@ def __new__(
                     else:
                         async_connect_args["ssl"] = ssl_mode
 
+                if schema and schema != "public":
+                    async_connect_args["server_settings"] = {"search_path": schema}
+
                 merged_kwargs = {**engine_kwargs}
                 if async_connect_args:
                     existing_connect_args = merged_kwargs.get("connect_args", {})
@@ -855,6 +864,9 @@ def __new__(
                     if ssl_client_key_path:
                         sync_connect_args["sslkey"] = ssl_client_key_path
 
+                if schema and schema != "public":
+                    sync_connect_args["options"] = f"-c search_path={schema}"
+
                 merged_kwargs = {**engine_kwargs}
                 if sync_connect_args:
                     existing_connect_args = merged_kwargs.get("connect_args", {})

diff --git a/ddcDatabases/core/settings.py b/ddcDatabases/core/settings.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings, SettingsConfigDict
 from typing import TypeVar
 
-warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message="Field name \"schema\".*shadows an attribute in parent")
+warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message='Field name "schema".*shadows an attribute in parent')
 
 # Type variable for generic settings factory
 T = TypeVar("T", bound=BaseSettings)

diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ packages = ["ddcDatabases"]
 
 [project]
 name = "ddcDatabases"
-version = "3.0.10"
+version = "3.0.11"
 description = "Simplified database ORM connections with support for multiple database engines"
 urls.Repository = "https://github.com/ddc/ddcDatabases"
 urls.Homepage = "https://pypi.org/project/ddcDatabases"
 license = {text = "MIT"}
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [
-    {name = "Daniel Costa", email = "ddcsoftwares@proton.me"},
+    {name = "Daniel Costa", email = "daniel@ddcsoftwares.com"},
 ]
 maintainers = [
     {name = "Daniel Costa"},
@@ -55,41 +55,40 @@ classifiers = [
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
     "pydantic-settings>=2.11.0",
-    "sqlalchemy[asyncio]>=2.0.46",
+    "sqlalchemy[asyncio]>=2.0.47",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 mongodb = ["motor>=3.7.1"]
 oracle = ["oracledb>=3.4.2"]
 mssql = ["pyodbc>=5.3.0", "aioodbc>=0.5.0"]
 mysql = ["mysqlclient>=2.2.8", "aiomysql>=0.3.2"]
-postgres = ["psycopg[binary]>=3.3.2", "asyncpg>=0.31.0"]
+postgres = ["psycopg[binary]>=3.3.3", "asyncpg>=0.31.0"]
 pgsql = ["ddcDatabases[postgres]"]
 mariadb = ["ddcDatabases[mysql]"]
 
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
+    "coverage>=7.13.4",
+    "poethepoet>=0.42.0",
     "pytest-asyncio>=1.3.0",
-    "pytest-cov>=7.0.0",
+    "ruff>=0.15.2",
     "testcontainers[postgres,mysql,mssql,mongodb,oracle]>=4.14.1",
-    "poethepoet>=0.41.0",
-    "ruff>=0.15.0",
-    "black>=26.1.0",
 ]
 
 [tool.poe.tasks]
-linter.shell = "uv run ruff check --fix . && uv run black ."
-profile.sequence = ["linter", {shell = "uv run python -m cProfile -o cprofile_unit.prof -m pytest tests/unit --no-cov"}]
-profile-integration.sequence = ["linter", {shell = "uv run python -m cProfile -o cprofile_integration.prof -m pytest tests/integration --no-cov"}]
-test.sequence = ["linter", {shell = "uv run pytest"}]
-test-integration.sequence = ["linter", {shell = "uv run pytest tests/integration --no-cov"}]
+linter.shell = "uv run ruff check --fix . && uv run ruff format ."
+profile = "uv run python -m cProfile -o cprofile_unit.prof -m pytest tests/unit"
+profile-integration = "uv run python -m cProfile -o cprofile_integration.prof -m pytest tests/integration"
+test.sequence = [{ shell = "uv run coverage run -m pytest tests/unit" }, { shell = "uv run coverage report" }, { shell = "uv run coverage xml" }]
+test-integration = "uv run pytest tests/integration"
+tests.sequence = ["linter", "test", "test-integration"]
 updatedev.sequence = ["linter", {shell = "uv lock --upgrade && uv sync --all-extras --group dev"}]
-build.sequence = ["updatedev", "test", "test-integration", {shell = "uv build --wheel"}]
+build.sequence = ["updatedev", "tests", {shell = "uv build --wheel"}]
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
-addopts = "-v --cov --cov-report=term --cov-report=xml --junitxml=junit.xml"
+addopts = "-v --import-mode=importlib --junitxml=junit.xml"
 junit_family = "legacy"
-testpaths = ["tests/unit"]
 asyncio_mode = "strict"
 asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope = "function"
 markers = [
@@ -120,10 +119,6 @@ exclude_lines = [
     "@(abc\\.)?abstractmethod",
 ]
 
-[tool.black]
-line-length = 120
-skip-string-normalization = true
-
 [tool.ruff]
 line-length = 120
 target-version = "py310"

diff --git a/tests/integration/conftest.py b/tests/integration/conftest.py
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 import pytest
+import time
 from sqlalchemy import Boolean, Identity, String
 from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase, Mapped, mapped_column
 
 # Testcontainer image versions
-POSTGRES_IMAGE = "postgres:18-alpine"
-MYSQL_IMAGE = "mysql:9"
+POSTGRES_IMAGE = "postgres:latest"
+MYSQL_IMAGE = "mysql:latest"
+MONGODB_IMAGE = "mongo:8.0"
+MARIADB_IMAGE = "mariadb:latest"
+ORACLE_IMAGE = "gvenzl/oracle-free:slim-faststart"
 MSSQL_IMAGE = "mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2022-latest"
-MONGODB_IMAGE = "mongo:8"
-MARIADB_IMAGE = "mariadb:12"
-ORACLE_IMAGE = "gvenzl/oracle-free:23-slim"
 
 
 class Base(DeclarativeBase):
@@ -50,8 +51,21 @@ def mssql_container():
 def mongodb_container():
     from testcontainers.mongodb import MongoDbContainer
 
-    with MongoDbContainer(MONGODB_IMAGE) as mongo:
-        yield mongo
+    max_attempts = 3
+    last_exc = None
+    for attempt in range(max_attempts):
+        try:
+            container = MongoDbContainer(MONGODB_IMAGE)
+            container.start()
+            break
+        except Exception as exc:
+            last_exc = exc
+            if attempt < max_attempts - 1:
+                time.sleep(2)
+    else:
+        raise last_exc
+    yield container
+    container.stop()
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")