Re: bugfix: --echo-hidden is not supported by \sf statements

From: Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Josh Kupershmidt <schmiddy(at)gmail(dot)com>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: bugfix: --echo-hidden is not supported by \sf statements
Date: 2013-02-27 18:33:40
Message-ID: CAFj8pRCYSbcPQ-f50uvKRvcZUC0dEuDXLaHxD3CWT_PpXBPucA@mail.gmail.com
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2013/2/27 Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>:
> * Pavel Stehule (pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com) wrote:
>> autocomplete send a SQL query in every iteration to server - so it is
>> not any new overhead. And if we should to write some smarted routine,
>> then I prefer server side due better reusability and better exception
>> processing than psql environment - and a possibility of access to
>> system caches and auxiliary functions for arguments processing. This
>> routine can be smart enough to support autocomplete and unique
>> identification without needless exceptions - and then psql behave can
>> be more smooth and consistent.
>
> We already have it and it works quite well from my POV. I don't think
> we need to over-engineer this.

I don't agree so it works well - you cannot use short type names is
significant issue

Pavel

>
> Thanks,
>
> Stephen

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