Re: additional json functionality - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From ktm@rice.edu
Subject Re: additional json functionality
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Msg-id 20131115214644.GJ28440@aart.rice.edu
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In response to Re: additional json functionality  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
Responses Re: additional json functionality  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 01:18:22PM -0800, Josh Berkus wrote:
> 
> I believe this was a danger we recognized when we added the JSON type,
> including the possibility that a future binary type might need to be a
> separate type due to compatibility issues.  The only sad thing is the
> naming; it would be better for the new type to carry the JSON name in
> the future, but there's no way to make that work that I can think of.
> 
> -- 
> Josh Berkus
> PostgreSQL Experts Inc.
> http://pgexperts.com
> 

What about a GUC for json version? Then you could choose and they
could both be call json.

Regards,
Ken



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