Re: bugfix: --echo-hidden is not supported by \sf statements - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Stephen Frost
Subject Re: bugfix: --echo-hidden is not supported by \sf statements
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Msg-id 20130227183053.GJ16142@tamriel.snowman.net
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In response to Re: bugfix: --echo-hidden is not supported by \sf statements  (Pavel Stehule <pavel.stehule@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: bugfix: --echo-hidden is not supported by \sf statements  (Pavel Stehule <pavel.stehule@gmail.com>)
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* Pavel Stehule (pavel.stehule@gmail.com) wrote:
> autocomplete send a SQL query in every iteration to server - so it is
> not any new overhead. And if we should to write some smarted routine,
> then I prefer server side due better reusability and better exception
> processing than psql environment - and a possibility of access to
> system caches and auxiliary functions for arguments processing. This
> routine can be smart enough to support autocomplete and unique
> identification without needless exceptions - and then psql behave can
> be more smooth and consistent.

We already have it and it works quite well from my POV.  I don't think
we need to over-engineer this.
Thanks,
    Stephen

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