Re: [HACKERS] proposal: session server side variables - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Michael Paquier
Subject Re: [HACKERS] proposal: session server side variables
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Msg-id CAB7nPqRcBi7EQxWwgLDJoVysYkC_BgDiq3BO_tr+VYrBAGyy=w@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] proposal: session server side variables  (Craig Ringer <craig@2ndquadrant.com>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] proposal: session server side variables  (Pavel Stehule <pavel.stehule@gmail.com>)
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On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 10:42 PM, Craig Ringer <craig@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
> There is no code yet. Code review and testing is where things get firmer.
>
> My personal stance right now is that I'd like to see catalog-decared typed
> variables. I would prefer them to be transactional and would at least oppose
> anything that didn't allow future room for that capability. I'd prefer that
> non-transactional vars be clearly declared as such.
>
> In the end though... I'm not the one implementing it. I can have some
> influence through the code review process. But it's whoever steps up with a
> proposed implementation that has the biggest say. The rest of us can say yes
> or no to some degree... but nobody can make someone else implement something
> they don't want.

The last patch is from the 6th of December and does not apply anymore:
https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CAFj8pRA9w_AujBAYdLR0UVfXwwoxhmn%2BFbNHnD3_NL%3DJ9x3y8w%40mail.gmail.com
I don't have a better idea than marking this patch as "returned with
feedback" for now, as the thread has died 3 weeks ago as well.
-- 
Michael



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