Re: Patch to add hook to copydir() - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Swen Kooij
Subject Re: Patch to add hook to copydir()
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Msg-id CACUs8SuDu1pxs63MQ_j_1Ed783782HJJ=3wbL0re9g8nzi9KhQ@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Patch to add hook to copydir()  (Swen Kooij <swenkooij@gmail.com>)
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I just realized I completely borked the patch file.

My apologies. Attached a (hopefully) correct patch file.

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Swen Kooij

On Mon, Sep 2, 2019 at 9:54 PM Swen Kooij <swenkooij@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I've been working on an extension that tightly integrates
> postgres with underlying filesystem . I need to customize
> how postgres copies directories for new databases.
>
> I first looked at the ProcessUtility_hook. This would require
> me to copy or rewrite most of the createdb() function. This is
> less than ideal of course. Someone on the IRC channel
> suggested I could add a hook for copydir().
>
> I implemented the hook similar to how the
> ProcessUtility_hook is implemented. I couldn't find any tests
> for any of the existing hooks. I've been looking at the regression
> tests, but I am not entirely sure how to proceed on that front.
>
> I tested my patch extensively against master and
> the REL_12_STABLE branch. All tests pass and the patch has
> been working great with my extension.
>
> I attached a first draft of the patch against master.
>
> ---
> Swen Kooij

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