Re: Out arguments name of "pg_identify_object_as_address" function in 9.5.14 and 11beta3

Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> writes:
> On 2018-Sep-03, Tom Lane wrote:
>> I do not think we can change the names of the output arguments;
>> it'd break existing queries. However, renaming input arguments
>> shouldn't affect anything. So I propose we make pg_get_object_address'
>> input arguments be named type,object_names,object_args for
>> consistency with the other function, and update the docs to match.

> Hmm, I don't think it's possible to rename input args without breaking
> working code either:

Yeah, Andrew noted the same ...

> That said, I haven't heard of anyone using these functions in code yet,
> so if we change it in 11 or 12 nobody is going to complain.

... and that's pretty much my feeling. It seems really unlikely that
anyone's using named-argument notation for pg_get_object_address, and
even if they are, it wouldn't be very painful to change, or just not
use the notation if they need cross-branch compatibility. I think it's
more useful in the long run to make the names consistent.

Will go take care of it.

regards, tom lane