Re: How to handle failed COMMIT

From: Håvar Nøvik <havar(at)novik(dot)email>
To: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: "pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: How to handle failed COMMIT
Date: 2022-07-19 14:52:13
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> Correct, the client did not get confirmation of commit success so it must operate as if it failed.

I mean that’s the point, the client can’t operate as if it failed. It must operate as the state is unknown. But maybe that’s the correct application behaviour, just that I haven’t thought this through previously.

/Håvar Nøvik

On Tue, Jul 19, 2022, at 16:12, David G. Johnston wrote:
> On Monday, July 18, 2022, Håvar Nøvik <havar(at)novik(dot)email> wrote:
>>
>> try
>> execute transactional sql
>> catch (commit failed)
>> if (data is not stored)
>> // regard data as not stored
>
> Correct, the client did not get confirmation of commit success so it must operate as if it failed.
>
> David J.

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