Re: Support logical replication of DDLs

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On Sun, Mar 13, 2022 at 5:05 PM Dilip Kumar <dilipbalaut(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
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> On Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 9:43 PM Zheng Li <zhengli10(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
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> > Hello,
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> > One of the most frequently requested improvements from our customers
> > is to reduce downtime associated with software updates (both major and
> > minor versions). To do this, we have reviewed potential contributions to
> > improving logical replication.
> >
> > I’m working on a patch to support logical replication of data
> > definition language statements (DDLs). This is a useful feature when a
> > database in logical replication has lots of tables, functions and
> > other objects that change over time, such as in online cross major
> > version upgrade.
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> +1
+1

> > I put together a prototype that replicates DDLs using the generic
> > messages for logical decoding. The idea is to log the candidate DDL
> > string in ProcessUtilitySlow() using LogLogicalMessge() with a new
> > flag in WAL record type xl_logical_message indicating it’s a DDL
> > message. The xl_logical_message record is decoded and sent to the
> > subscriber via pgoutput. The logical replication worker process is
> > dispatched for this new DDL message type and executes the command
> > accordingly.
>
> If you don't mind, would you like to share the POC or the branch for this work?
I would love to try this patch out, would you like to share branch or POC ?