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

From Fabien COELHO
Subject Re: [HACKERS] proposal: session server side variables
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Msg-id alpine.DEB.2.20.1612281531390.4911@lancre
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] proposal: session server side variables  (Pavel Stehule <pavel.stehule@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] proposal: session server side variables
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> For security the variable should be persistent.

Why should they? If it is a session variable, being created when needed or 
used with the right type could be enough?

> If you would to do statical analyse (what you usually would), then variable
> should be persistent.

I do not understand what static analysis you would need/want to do on 
session variables.

> Currently the big issue of plpgsql_check is work with temporary tables.

Do you mean that temporary table are too slow/costly?

> Local objects or dynamic sql is stop for static check.

Hmm. If something is dynamic, it is not static, but I do not understand 
your point.

-- 
Fabien.



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