Re: pgsql: Implement pg_wal_replay_wait() stored procedure - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On Mon, Nov 4, 2024 at 10:57 AM Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnaka@iki.fi> wrote:
> > There's also the patch that Heikki posted to wait using a
> > protocol-level facility.
>
> It was Peter E

Oops.

> > Maybe that's just a better fit and we don't need either a procedure
> > or new syntax.
> I think it would still be good to expose the feature at SQL level too.
> Makes it easier to test and makes it usable without client library
> changes, for example.

OK. Well then I agree with Álvaro. If using a procedure isn't working
out nicely, it's better to consider alternatives than to force a round
peg into a square hole (with due regard for the fact that you can fit
anything through the square hole if you make the square hole big
enough...).

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Robert Haas
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