Re: [PATCH] Add additional extended protocol commands to psql: \parse and \bindx

On Wed, Jun 18, 2025 at 09:15:07AM +0200, Jelte Fennema-Nio wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 at 08:23, Anthonin Bonnefoy <anthonin(dot)bonnefoy(at)datadoghq(dot)com> wrote:
>> Since \bind_named is also new, we can also rename it to make it
>> consistent with close meta-command. So what about renaming \bind_named
>> to \bindprepared and \close to \closeprepared?
>
> I think I still prefer \bind_named or maybe \bindnamed (depending on
> what our policy for underscores in \ commands is).

Not sure that there is such a policy in place. I find names with
underscores easier to parse.

> For that command it
> should differentiate from the already existing \bind command, which is
> also for prepared statements, just not for "named" prepared
> statements. While close needs to differentiate from close for portals
> vs close for prepared statements.

Good point. I would be on board with a \close_prepared then, if
that's the consensus we reach, without touching at \bind_named. We
still have time to decide on the name until the release, just let's
make sure to not do a rename multiple times.
--
Michael