Re: Naming of new tsvector functions - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Naming of new tsvector functions
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Msg-id 18893.1462489467@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Naming of new tsvector functions  (Stas Kelvich <s.kelvich@postgrespro.ru>)
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Stas Kelvich <s.kelvich@postgrespro.ru> writes:
> On 06 May 2016, at 00:46, Gavin Flower <GavinFlower@archidevsys.co.nz> wrote:
>> On 06/05/16 07:44, Tom Lane wrote:
>>> Yeah, I see we're already a bit inconsistent here.  The problem with using
>>> a ts_ prefix, to my mind, is that it offers no option for distinguishing
>>> tsvector from tsquery, should you need to do that.  Maybe this isn't a
>>> problem for functions that have tsvector as input.

>> use tsv_ and tsq_?

> That would be a good convention if we were able to easily rename old functions.
> But now that will just create another pattern on top of three existing (no prefix, ts_*, tsvector_*).

Yeah :-(.  Well, time grows short, so let's go with ts_ for these.
I'll go make it happen.
        regards, tom lane



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