Re: machine-readable explain output

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Greg Stark <gsstark(at)mit(dot)edu>, Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: machine-readable explain output
Date: 2009-06-16 16:32:09
Message-ID: 4A37C909.3080305@dunslane.net
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Tom Lane wrote:
> But I'd be just as happy with a naming convention, like
> <planner:rowcount> versus <actual:rowcount>, etc. I don't know
> enough about XML usage to understand the benefits and costs of
> different ways of providing that kind of structure.
>
>
FYI, you probably don't want this. the ':' is not just another character, it separates the namespace designator from the local name. We probably only want one namespace. You can use '-' or '_' or '.' inside names to give them some structure beyond XML semantics.

cheers

andrew

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