Re: pg_settings view - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: pg_settings view
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Msg-id 17657.1029026019@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to pg_settings view  (Joe Conway <mail@joeconway.com>)
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Joe Conway <mail@joeconway.com> writes:
> The attached patch takes advantage of this, moving
> show_all_settings() from contrib/tablefunc into the backend (renamed
> all_settings().

That change of name seems like a step backwards to me; it's not more
intuitive, and it does seem more likely to conflict with user functions.

Actually, if this is going to be primarily a support function for a
view, I wonder if it should be pg_show_all_settings.

            regards, tom lane

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