| From: | Corey Huinker <corey(dot)huinker(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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| To: | "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Fabien COELHO <coelho(at)cri(dot)ensmp(dot)fr>, PostgreSQL <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: PSQL commands: \quit_if, \quit_unless |
| Date: | 2016-11-28 21:27:38 |
| Message-ID: | CADkLM=eF-269H=k_UGGQ6xCEcECr+PV+Cq_49vBdLHJCZj_HWA@mail.gmail.com |
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> As far as the original problem goes, I wonder whether what you really
>> want isn't a \quit command that lets you specify psql's exit code.
>>
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>
The ability to specify an exit code was part of the brainstorming, yes. But
with it was the ability to conditionally quit.
> Actually, I'm seeing this as basically an assertion capability and maybe
> should be named as such
>
> \assert_is
> \assert_isnot
>
That came up too! I see real value in the ability to test for error
conditions. I just had a more immediate need for a non-error exit condition.
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