Re: json api WIP patch

On 01/31/2013 05:06 PM, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> On 1/10/13 6:42 PM, Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>> This updated patch contains all the intended functionality, including
>> operators for the json_get_path functions, so you can say things like
>>
>> select jsonval->array['f1','0','f2] ...
> I would like to not create any -> operators, so that that syntax could
> be used in the future for method invocation or something similar (it's
> in the SQL standard).

This is the first time I have heard that we should stay away from this.
We have operators with this name in hstore, which is why I chose it.

Have we officially deprecated '->'? I know we deprecated "=>", but I
simply don't recall anything about '->'.

>
> I also don't find the proposed use to be very intuitive. You invented
> lots of other function names -- why not invent a few more for this
> purpose that are clearer?
>
>

I'm happy to take opinions about this, and I expected some bikeshedding,
but your reaction is contrary to everything others have told me. Mostly
they love the operators.

I guess that '~>' and '~>>' would work as well as '->' and '->>'.

cheers

andrew