Re: [GSoC] github repo and initial work

Thanks for correcting me, will definitely study citext and see how a new
type is registered in plugin.

2018-05-24 23:23 GMT-07:00 Aleksandr Parfenov <a(dot)parfenov(at)postgrespro(dot)ru>:

> On Thu, 24 May 2018 18:25:28 -0700
> Charles Cui <charles(dot)cui1984(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> > The second is to provide thrift type just like json or jsonb. When you
> > create a table, postgres knows ::thrift keywords.
> > I think method one should be easier to implement because it only
> > limits to this plugin. Method two needs modify postgres kernel to
> > register a new type, which may time consuming,
> > but more natural. Any ideas on this?
> >
> > Thanks, Charles
>
> Hi Charles,
>
> I prefer the second way with separate type. But I think it is good idea
> to wait for an answer from your project mentor or someone other.
>
> I'm not an expert in PostgreSQL user-defined types, but AFAIK, it
> doesn't require changes in PostgreSQL core, since types can be created
> in extensions. It doesn't require changes to grammar or something.
> You can look at citext contrib as an example.
>
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> Aleksandr Parfenov
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