Re: Have better wording for snapshot file reading failure

From: Yogesh Sharma <yogesh(dot)sharma(at)catprosystems(dot)com>
To: Bharath Rupireddy <bharath(dot)rupireddyforpostgres(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Have better wording for snapshot file reading failure
Date: 2023-09-13 10:02:46
Message-ID: 193b15a6-c63d-574b-4b26-8f53dfec3083@catprosystems.com
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On 9/13/23 02:10, Bharath Rupireddy wrote:
> Hi,
>
> When a snapshot file reading fails in ImportSnapshot(), it errors out
> with "invalid snapshot identifier". This message better suits for
> snapshot identifier parsing errors which is being done just before the
> file reading. The attached patch adds a generic file reading error
> message with path to help distinguish if the issue is with snapshot
> identifier parsing or file reading.
>
I suggest error message to include "snapshot" keyword in message, like this:

errmsg("could not open snapshot file \"%s\" for reading: %m",

and also tweak other messages accordingly.

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Kind Regards,
Yogesh Sharma
PostgreSQL, Linux, and Networking Expert
Open Source Enthusiast and Advocate

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