Re: dynamic result sets support in extended query protocol - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andres Freund
Subject Re: dynamic result sets support in extended query protocol
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Msg-id 20201021174907.xwasytahfutnrqdz@alap3.anarazel.de
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In response to Re: dynamic result sets support in extended query protocol  (Dave Cramer <davecramer@postgres.rocks>)
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Hi,

On 2020-10-20 20:17:45 -0400, Dave Cramer wrote:
> You are correct we are not talking about a whole new protocol, but why not ?
> Seems to me we would have a lot more latitude to get it right if we didn't
> have this limitation.

A new protocol will face a much bigger adoption hurdle, and there's much
stuff that we'll want to do that we'll have a hard time ever getting off
the ground. Whereas opt-in extensions are much easier to get off the ground.

Greetings,

Andres Freund



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