Re: some dblink refactoring

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter(dot)eisentraut(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
To: Corey Huinker <corey(dot)huinker(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: some dblink refactoring
Date: 2017-03-01 16:02:38
Message-ID: 140df28a-bdba-e5ec-9d55-54697e42e71e@2ndquadrant.com
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On 2/28/17 22:22, Corey Huinker wrote:
> Any chance we can make get_connect_string() a core function or at least
> externally accessible?

[get_connect_string() gets the connection string for a foreign server]

The connection string for a foreign server depends on the nature of the
foreign server. dblink can assume it's a PostgreSQL server, but it's
not clear how to generalize that.

Some kind of node or connection registry (i.e., "native" servers) might
be a better feature to think about here.

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Peter Eisentraut http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services

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