Thread: pgsql: backport: Extend background_psql() to be able to start asynchron

pgsql: backport: Extend background_psql() to be able to start asynchron

From
Andres Freund
Date:
backport: Extend background_psql() to be able to start asynchronously

This is a backport of ba08edb0654. Originally it was only applied to master,
but I (Andres) am planning to fix a few bugs in BackgroundPsql, which would be
somewhat harder with the behavioural differences across branches. It's also
generally good for test infrastructure to behave similarly across branches, to
avoid pain during backpatching.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/ilcctzb5ju2gulvnadjmhgatnkxsdpac652byb2u3d3wqziyvx@fbuqcglker46

Michael's original commit message:

This commit extends the constructor routine of BackgroundPsql.pm with a
new "wait" parameter.  If set to 0, the routine returns without waiting
for psql to start, ready to consume input.

background_psql() in Cluster.pm gains the same "wait" parameter.  The
default behavior is still to wait for psql to start.  It becomes now
possible to not wait, giving to TAP scripts the possibility to perform
actions between a BackgroundPsql startup and its wait_connect() call.

Author: Jacob Champion
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAOYmi+=60deN20WDyCoHCiecgivJxr=98s7s7-C8SkXwrCfHXg@mail.gmail.com

Branch
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REL_14_STABLE

Details
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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/7c07ab62aeb7e8c4c24a5ff85e5c2a3416f257e7

Modified Files
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src/test/perl/PostgreSQL/Test/BackgroundPsql.pm | 28 ++++++++++++++++++-------
src/test/perl/PostgresNode.pm                   | 10 ++++++++-
2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)