Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes:
> On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 05:57:12PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
>> In hindsight it seems clear that what a lot of apps want out of extended
>> protocol is only the ability to send parameter values out-of-line instead
>> of having to quote/escape them into SQL literals. Maybe an idea for the
>> fabled V4 protocol update is some compromise query type that corresponds
>> precisely to PQexecParams's feature set: you can send parameter values
>> out-of-line, and you can specify text or binary results, but there's no
>> notion of any persistent state being created and no feedback about
>> parameter data types.
> Do you want this on the TODO list?
I didn't hear anyone say it was a silly idea, so sure.
regards, tom lane