Re: Libpq support to connect to standby server as priority

On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 10:59 PM Haribabu Kommi <kommi(dot)haribabu(at)gmail(dot)com>
wrote:

>
> On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 10:53 PM Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 9:14 AM, Laurenz Albe <laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at>
>> wrote:
>> > What about keeping the first successful connection open and storing
>> it in a
>> > variable if we are in "prefer-read" mode.
>> > If we get the read-only connection we desire, close that cached
>> connection,
>> > otherwise use it.
>>
>> I like this idea. If I recall correctly, the logic in this area is
>> getting pretty complex, so we might need to refactor it for better
>> readability and maintainability.
>>
>
> OK. I will work on the code refactoring first and then provide the
> prefer-read option on top it.
>

commits d1c6a14bacf and 5ca00774194 have refactored the logic
of handling the different connection states.

Attached is a rebased patch after further refactoring the new option
code for easier maintenance.

Regards,
Haribabu Kommi
Fujitsu Australia