Re: pgbench - allow backslash continuations in \set expressions - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Fabien COELHO
Subject Re: pgbench - allow backslash continuations in \set expressions
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Msg-id alpine.DEB.2.20.1611011147380.9978@lancre
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In response to pgbench - allow backslash continuations in \set expressions  (Fabien COELHO <coelho@cri.ensmp.fr>)
Responses Re: pgbench - allow backslash continuations in \set expressions
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> Attached patch does what is described in the title, hopefully. Continuations
> in other pgbench backslash-commands should be dealt with elsewhere...
>
> Also attached is a small test script.

Here is another approach, with "infered" continuations: no backslash is
needed, the parsing is pursued if the last token of the line cannot end an
expression (eg an operator) or if there is an unclosed parenthesis.

I think that backslashes are less surprising for the classically minded
user, but this one is more fun:-) Also, this version changes a little more
the scanner because on each token the next state (continued or not) must
be decided.

--
Fabien.
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