Re: Request - repeat value of \pset title during \watch interations

From: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Request - repeat value of \pset title during \watch interations
Date: 2016-03-21 18:09:02
Message-ID: CAKFQuwYzmB8DRUDvJinmfwYLoV4PVzWO3jxKqtpz0aTmnMjiDA@mail.gmail.com
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On Monday, March 21, 2016, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:

> "David G. Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com <javascript:;>> writes:
> > I'd rather not omit sleep but removing "Watch every" is fine (preferred
> > actually), so:
> > Title Is Here Mon Mar 21 15:05:06 2016 (5s)
>
> Meh ... seems a bit awkward to me. Couldn't you include " (5s)" in the
> title, if you want that info? If it's variable, you could still
> accommodate that:

Actually, only if it's a variable that you setup and repeat and you show.
A bit cumbersome and mixes the parts that are title and those that are
present only because you are watching.

> regression=# \set delay 5
> regression=# \pset title 'My Title (':delay' s)'
> Title is "My Title (5 s)".
> regression=# select repeat('xyzzy',12) \watch :delay
>

David J.

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