Re: [PATCH] SQL function to report log message

On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 11:15 AM, Jim Nasby <Jim(dot)Nasby(at)bluetreble(dot)com>
wrote:

> On 10/22/15 2:20 AM, dinesh kumar wrote:
>
>>
>> 2. Using this function, if we provide any "NULL" argument to the function,
>> we should either skip it or report it. I see this is what the function
>> is doing.
>>
>> postgres=# SELECT pg_report_log('INFO', 'NULL', false, NULL, NULL);
>> INFO: NULL
>>
>> postgres=# SELECT pg_report_log('INFO', 'NULL', false, 'NULL', 'NULL');
>> INFO: NULL
>> DETAIL: NULL /-- Are you suggesting to change this behaviour/
>> HINT: NULL
>>
>
> It should operate the same as what was decided for RAISE.
>
> I'd say it should also support the remaining RAISE options as well
> (COLUMN, CONSTRAINT, DATATYPE, TABLE, SCHEMA).
>
> I think hide_statement is a better name than ishidestmt. It would be nice
> if RAISE supported that too...
>
> I think the function should also allow specifying a condition name instead
> of a SQL state, same as RAISE does.
>
> In other words, this function and raise should operate exactly the same
> unless there's a really strong reason not to. Otherwise it's just going to
> create confusion.
>
>
Thanks Jim,

That make sense to me. Let me cover these options too, and will update here.

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Regards,
Dinesh
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