2 files changed, 36 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/database/sql/sql.go b/src/database/sql/sql.go
index 1ce679d8a6..b0e8894673 100644
--- a/src/database/sql/sql.go
+++ b/src/database/sql/sql.go
@@ -572,6 +572,22 @@ func (db *DB) SetMaxOpenConns(n int) {
 	}
 }
 
+// DBStats contains database statistics.
+type DBStats struct {
+	// OpenConnections is the number of open connections to the database.
+	OpenConnections int
+}
+
+// Stats returns database statistics.
+func (db *DB) Stats() DBStats {
+	db.mu.Lock()
+	stats := DBStats{
+		OpenConnections: db.numOpen,
+	}
+	db.mu.Unlock()
+	return stats
+}
+
 // Assumes db.mu is locked.
 // If there are connRequests and the connection limit hasn't been reached,
 // then tell the connectionOpener to open new connections.
diff --git a/src/database/sql/sql_test.go b/src/database/sql/sql_test.go
index 60bdefa076..e225ffe6fa 100644
--- a/src/database/sql/sql_test.go
+++ b/src/database/sql/sql_test.go
@@ -1093,6 +1093,26 @@ func TestSingleOpenConn(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestStats(t *testing.T) {
+	db := newTestDB(t, "people")
+	stats := db.Stats()
+	if got := stats.OpenConnections; got != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("stats.OpenConnections = %d; want 1", got)
+	}
+
+	tx, err := db.Begin()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	tx.Commit()
+
+	closeDB(t, db)
+	stats = db.Stats()
+	if got := stats.OpenConnections; got != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("stats.OpenConnections = %d; want 0", got)
+	}
+}
+
 // golang.org/issue/5323
 func TestStmtCloseDeps(t *testing.T) {
 	if testing.Short() {