Re: PSQL commands: \quit_if, \quit_unless

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Corey Huinker <corey(dot)huinker(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>, Fabien COELHO <coelho(at)cri(dot)ensmp(dot)fr>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, PostgreSQL <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PSQL commands: \quit_if, \quit_unless
Date: 2016-12-02 17:24:05
Message-ID: CA+TgmoYztLgME9BepjBPMOL5q-z5gEVgeuYjhjVi4yyLN-acLQ@mail.gmail.com
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On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 11:12 AM, Corey Huinker <corey(dot)huinker(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> In order for me to understand how high the bar has been set, can you
> (Robert/Tom mostly, but I welcome any responses) explain what you mean by
> "full-blown expression language"? What constructs must it include, etc?

I mostly mean it should be based on flex and bison, not "this is so
simple I can just hand-roll it". I don't think it has much chance of
staying that simple.

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Robert Haas
EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company

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