Re: JSON manipulation functions

On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 12:57, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 5:37 AM, Joseph Adams
> <joeyadams3(dot)14159(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>> I started a wiki article for brainstorming the JSON API:
>> http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/JSON_API_Brainstorm .  I also made
>> substantial changes to the draft of the API based on discussion here
>> and on the #postgresql IRC channel.
>>
>> Is it alright to use the wiki for brainstorming, or should it stay on
>> the mailing list or go somewhere else?
>
> Well, I think it's fine to use the wiki for brainstorming, but before
> you change the design you probably need to talk about it here.  You
> can't rely on everyone on -hackers to follow changes on a wiki page
> somewhere.  It looks like the API has been overhauled pretty heavily
> since the last version we talked about here, and I'm not sure I
> understand it.

The general idea that most people have been using, and that I think is
correct, is to have the discussion here on the list, and then keep a
summary of the current state of it on the wiki page so it's easier for
someone entering the discussion to catch up on where it is.

>> I'll try not to spend too much time quibbling over the specifics as I
>> tend to do.  While the brainstorming is going on, I plan to start
>> implementing the datatype by itself so I can establish an initial
>> working codebase.
>
> Sounds good.

Agreed.

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