Re: Error-safe user functions - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Corey Huinker
Subject Re: Error-safe user functions
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In response to Re: Error-safe user functions  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
Responses Re: Error-safe user functions  (Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>)
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On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 11:36 AM Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> wrote:

On 2022-12-05 Mo 11:20, Robert Haas wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 11:09 AM Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
>>> On Sat, Dec 3, 2022 at 10:57 PM Corey Huinker <corey.huinker@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 2. ereturn_* => errfeedback / error_feedback / feedback
>>> Oh, I like that, especially errfeedback.
>> efeedback?  But TBH I do not think any of these are better than ereturn.
> I do. Having a macro name that is "return" plus one character is going
> to make people think that it returns. I predict that if you insist on
> using that name people are still going to be making mistakes based on
> that confusion 10 years from now.
>

OK, I take both this point and Tom's about trying to keep it the same
length. So we need something that's  7 letters, doesn't say 'return' and
preferably begins with 'e'. I modestly suggest 'eseterr', or if we like
the 'feedback' idea 'efeedbk'.



Consulting https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/feedback again:
ereply clocks in at 7 characters.

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