Re: pg_hba_file_settings view patch

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Haribabu Kommi <kommi(dot)haribabu(at)gmail(dot)com>, Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com>, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: pg_hba_file_settings view patch
Date: 2016-10-26 19:24:53
Message-ID: 24176.1477509893@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> FWIW, I'm -1 on using JSON here. I don't believe that we should start
> using JSON all over the place just because we can. If we do that,
> we'll end up with a mishmash of styles, and maybe look silly when JSON
> is replaced by the new and much better SDGJHSDR format.

I concur. JSON isn't a core datatype and I don't want to see it treated
as one. We should redesign this view so that it doesn't rely on anything
more advanced than arrays.

regards, tom lane

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