Re: Reword messages using "as" instead of "because"

On Thu, Sep 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>
> Amit Kapila <amit(dot)kapila16(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> > Yeah, this sounds clear but shall we consider using
> > max_retention_duration like: "Retention is re-enabled because the
> > apply process has caught up with the publisher within the configured
> > max_retention_duration.". We can have a single message if we don't
> > want to specify the value of max_retention_duration or simply skip
> > adding max_retention_duration.
>
> That wording sounds good to me. I think you could leave out
> the mention of max_retention_duration, but I won't fight if
> people prefer to include it.
>

We have a similar message for stop retention. I feel it would be good
to mention that as a reason, so users can increase it. I could think
of two alternatives for stop message based on above suggestion:
"Retention is stopped because the apply process has not caught up with
the publisher within the configured max_retention_duration."
"Retention is stopped because the apply process could not catch up
with the publisher within the configured max_retention_duration."

Do you have any preference? The first one resembles a similar resume
message and second is probably what I would have used if there was no
corresponding resume message.

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With Regards,
Amit Kapila.