Re: +(pg_lsn, int8) and -(pg_lsn, int8) operators

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Fujii Masao <masao(dot)fujii(at)oss(dot)nttdata(dot)com>
Cc: "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: +(pg_lsn, int8) and -(pg_lsn, int8) operators
Date: 2020-04-23 12:09:22
Message-ID: CA+Tgmoa0gRq56Z517QABepGcpbK-SERkp4P+5JjuQH+3Y8v4Kw@mail.gmail.com
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On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 5:21 AM Fujii Masao <masao(dot)fujii(at)oss(dot)nttdata(dot)com> wrote:
> I'd like to propose to introduce the +(pg_lsn, int8) and -(pg_lsn, int8)
> operators. The + operator allows us to add the number of bytes into pg_lsn,
> resulting new pg_lsn. The - operator allows us to substract the number
> of bytes from pg_lsn, resulting new pg_lsn. Thought?
> I sometimes need these features for debuging purpose.

For anyone who missed it, this idea was popular on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/fujii_masao/status/1252652020487487488

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

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