Re: Add contrib/pg_logicalsnapinspect

On Thu, Aug 22, 2024 at 5:56 PM Bertrand Drouvot
<bertranddrouvot(dot)pg(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
> Please find attached a patch to $SUBJECT.
>
> This module provides SQL functions to inspect the contents of serialized logical
> snapshots of a running database cluster, which I think could be useful for
> debugging or educational purposes.
>

+1. I see it could be a good debugging aid.

>
> 2. The SnapBuildOnDisk and SnapBuild structs are now exposed to public. Means
> we should now pay much more attention when changing their contents but I think
> it's worth it.
>

Is it possible to avoid exposing these structures? Can we expose some
function from snapbuild.c that provides the required information?

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With Regards,
Amit Kapila.