Re: proposal: session server side variables

2017-02-01 6:05 GMT+01:00 Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com>:

> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 10:42 PM, Craig Ringer <craig(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
> wrote:
> > There is no code yet. Code review and testing is where things get firmer.
> >
> > My personal stance right now is that I'd like to see catalog-decared
> typed
> > variables. I would prefer them to be transactional and would at least
> oppose
> > anything that didn't allow future room for that capability. I'd prefer
> that
> > non-transactional vars be clearly declared as such.
> >
> > In the end though... I'm not the one implementing it. I can have some
> > influence through the code review process. But it's whoever steps up
> with a
> > proposed implementation that has the biggest say. The rest of us can say
> yes
> > or no to some degree... but nobody can make someone else implement
> something
> > they don't want.
>
> The last patch is from the 6th of December and does not apply anymore:
> https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CAFj8pRA9w_AujBAYdLR0UVfXwwoxhmn%
> 2BFbNHnD3_NL%3DJ9x3y8w%40mail.gmail.com
> I don't have a better idea than marking this patch as "returned with
> feedback" for now, as the thread has died 3 weeks ago as well.
>

There is not a agreement on the form of session variables.

Regards

Pavel

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> Michael
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