Re: pg_recvlogical cannot create slots with failover=true

On 22.06.25 15:38, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> On 17.06.25 20:19, Masahiko Sawada wrote:
>>>> Ideally, we should change both to maintain consistency across various
>>>> slot options. OTOH, as we have already described these options as: "
>>>> The --two-phase and --failover options can be specified with
>>>> --create-slot.", it is clear that these are slot options. The previous
>>>> version docs have a description: "The --two-phase can be specified
>>>> with --create-slot to enable decoding of prepared transactions." which
>>>> makes it even more clear that the two-phase is a slot option. The
>>>> options are named similarly in pg_create_logical_replication_slot API
>>>> and during CREATE SUBSCRIPTION, so, to some level, there is a
>>>> consistency in naming of these options across all APIs/tools. But,
>>>> their usage in a tool like pg_recvlogical could be perceived
>>>> differently as well, so it is also okay to consider naming them
>>>> differently.
>>>
>>> Also note that we have a new pg_createsubscriber --enable-two-phase.
>>
>> Yeah, I also noticed the precedent.
>>
>>> It would be nice if there was more consistency between similar/related
>>> tools.
>>
>> I've attached the patch. Feedback is very welcome.
>
> This looks fine to me, but I would keep the old name --two-phase as
> well.  You could mark it as deprecated.  No need to make a hard break.

I have committed your patch with this change.