Re: [HACKERS] More thoughts about FE/BE protocol - Mailing list pgsql-interfaces

From Hannu Krosing
Subject Re: [HACKERS] More thoughts about FE/BE protocol
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Msg-id 1049993718.1886.27.camel@fuji.krosing.net
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] More thoughts about FE/BE protocol  (Hannu Krosing <hannu@tm.ee>)
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Hannu Krosing kirjutas N, 10.04.2003 kell 19:50:

> I would propose something like X11 protocol (from memory)
> 
> each request (query) has a serial number.
> 
> eash response is sent in resonable sized chunks, and each chunk has a
> serial number of request, chunk number of response and an indicator for
> EndOfResponse (or perhaps to for Completed or Aborted).

They should both have size as well, as Tom suggested.

> This would make resyncing easier as you can safely ignore responsed you
> dont wan't to see anymore even if for some reasons some of them are
> still in pipeline.
> 
> What could be useful (and is often requested) is sending the number of
> records in response *if it is known without extra work*.
> 
> Also there should be a way to tell the backend not to send some types of
> notices/warnings.

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Hannu



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