Re: [PATCH] Store Extension Options

On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 12:05 AM, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 1:52 PM, Fabrízio de Royes Mello
> <fabriziomello(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> > The main goal of this patch is enable to an user the capability to store
> > options
> > (relations and attributes) related to extensions by using a fixed prefix
> > called 'ext' in
> > the defined name. It's cant be useful for replication solutions.
> >
> > So, with this patch we can do that:
> >
> > ALTER TABLE foo
> > SET (ext.somext.do_replicate=true);
> >
> > When 'ext' is the fixed prefix, 'somext' is the extension name,
> > 'do_replicate' is the
> > extension option and 'true' is the value.
>
> This doesn't seem like a particular good choice of syntax;

What's your syntax suggestion?

> and I also have my doubts about the usefulness of the feature.
>

This feature can be used for replication solutions, but also can be used
for any extension that need do some specific configuration about tables,
attributes and/or indexes.

Regards,

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