Re: Should we get rid of custom_variable_classes altogether?

From: Dimitri Fontaine <dimitri(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)fr>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Dimitri Fontaine <dimitri(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)fr>, David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Should we get rid of custom_variable_classes altogether?
Date: 2011-10-03 20:47:34
Message-ID: m2hb3p4xax.fsf@2ndQuadrant.fr
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Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> Dimitri Fontaine <dimitri(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)fr> writes:
>> Another compromise might be to allow for defining variable in any class
>> from the configuration files but restrict that to existing classes from
>> the SET command. Wait, that's exactly what happens as soon as there's
>> no explicit custom_variable_classes, right?
>
> No, because there are people who do intentionally use placeholder
> variables as session-local storage, and that would be taking away
> that capability.

They would have to set the variable to its default value in some
configuration file and reload, just as now. They wouldn't have to also
edit custom_variable_classes, that's about it.

Or do you want to open SET typo.wrogn TO 'foobar' to just work silently?

Regards,
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Dimitri Fontaine
http://2ndQuadrant.fr PostgreSQL : Expertise, Formation et Support

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