On 27 March 2012 18:15, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> I am thinking that perhaps a reasonable signature for the hook function
> would be
>
> void post_parse_analyze (ParseState *pstate, Query *query);
>
> with the expectation that it could dig whatever it wants to know out
> of the ParseState (in particular the sourceText is available there,
> and in general this should provide everything that's known at parse
> time).
It seems reasonable to suggest that this will provide everything known
at parse time.
> Now, if what it wants to know about is the parameterization status
> of the query, things aren't ideal because most of the info is hidden
> in parse-callback fields that aren't of globally exposed types. However
> we could at least duplicate the behavior you have here, because you're
> only passing canonicalize = true in cases where no parse callback will
> be registered at all, so pg_stat_statements could equivalently test for
> pstate->p_paramref_hook == NULL.
It has been suggested to me before that comparisons with function
pointers - using them as a flag, in effect - is generally iffy, but
that particular usage seems reasonable to me.
Attached is a revision with the suggested changes.
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