Re: Comment for UserMappingPasswordRequired in contrib/postgres_fdw

On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 6:36 PM Etsuro Fujita <etsuro(dot)fujita(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 8:01 AM Andreas Karlsson <andreas(at)proxel(dot)se> wrote:
> > On 2/22/26 12:10 PM, Etsuro Fujita wrote:
> > >> /*
> > >> * Checks the value of password_required, defaults to true
> > >> * if not defined. The mapping has been pre-validated.
> > >> */
> > >
> > > I like your wording. I am not a native speaker either, though. This
> > > would be nitpicking, but I think it is better to clearly mention what
> > > the function returns. How about modifying it a bit, like this?
> > >
> > > /*
> > > * Check and return the value of password_required, if defined; otherwise,
> > > * return true, which is the default value of it. The mapping has been
> > > * pre-validated.
> > > */
> > No strong opinion. I would be fine with either. I do not think saying
> > that it returns is necessary since you can see that from the function
> > definition but it does not really harm either.
>
> Ok. I like the modified version as it also keeps the existing comment
> to some extent, so I'd like to go with it. Updated patch attached. I
> will push and back-patch it to all supported versions if there are no
> objections from others.

Done.

Best regards,
Etsuro Fujita