# What changed in hdb

> 4 changes in hdb 2 from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories: 1 new APIs and options. Each one cited. Sources checked 2026-10-19. HTML: https://unstale.sh/npm/hdb/

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## hdb 2

### New APIs and options

- Added a method to check whether the current session is still connected. (2.30.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/SAP/node-hdb/releases/tag/v2.30.1)

### Fixes and other changes

- Passing an empty string as the value now succeeds instead of throwing. (2.30.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/SAP/node-hdb/releases/tag/v2.30.1)
- Suppresses an error when disconnecting a connection that is already closed. (2.29.5) — [release notes](https://github.com/SAP/node-hdb/releases/tag/v2.29.5)
- Guards against an undefined queue in isIdle(). (2.29.5) — [release notes](https://github.com/SAP/node-hdb/releases/tag/v2.29.5)