Alterations to backend/client protocol - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Philip Shiels
Subject Alterations to backend/client protocol
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Msg-id 36D2C6CC.92534F2E@jrc.it
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Responses Re: [HACKERS] Alterations to backend/client protocol  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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This question is directed at the developers of Postgres.
How open are you to changing the protocol between the backend and the client ?

I posted a question regarding finding the tables to which fields (from a query)
belong. The problem I have is that the only information I have is that the query
is a SELECT. The query is completely arbitrary and I have no idea what the
select contains (and cannot change it).
Is it possible to change the  protocol between the backend/client to include the
the table names (or some unique value allowing me get to the table name) ? (for
data that has come directly from the DB and a blank table name for functions
that are not directly represented in a DB table).
Perhaps an option upon connection to use the new protocol (so not all the other
clients that currently work with the existing protocol break).

I am, depending on how much effort this takes, willing to perform the
development myself, can you measure the effort ?

ThanksPhilip
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