Re: proposal: enhancing plpgsql debug API - returns text value of variable content

From: Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Aleksander Alekseev <aleksander(at)timescale(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: proposal: enhancing plpgsql debug API - returns text value of variable content
Date: 2021-07-16 16:40:38
Message-ID: CAFj8pRAHjT3KALej=k8fjrfaf4kFUgu09VYC7pQey0rVS=Tkkg@mail.gmail.com
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Hi

pá 16. 7. 2021 v 15:05 odesílatel Aleksander Alekseev <
aleksander(at)timescale(dot)com> napsal:

> Hi Pavel,
>
> > I would like to print content of variables - and now, I have to go some
> > deeper than I would like. I need to separate between scalar, row, and
> > record variables. PLpgSQL has code for it - but it is private.
> > [...]
>
> The patch seems OK, but I wonder - would it be possible to write a test on
> it?
>

Sure, it is possible - unfortunately - the size of this test will be
significantly bigger than patch self.

I'll try to write it some simply tracer, where this API can be used

> --
> Best regards,
> Aleksander Alekseev
>

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