On 13/06/2019 11:02, Adriano dos Santos Fernandes wrote: > Even a different external representation would need to work as input > data when sending data from client to server. > > So as I said, a data that have dummy fields when using from > client->server I'm totally against. > > A extendable server->client data that has extra properties and could > also be used for the string problems I mentioned, I'm totally in favor. > > So one (client) could request "give-me that timestamp-tz (utc timestamp > + region/offset) columns and additionally give-me its string > representation or offset or whatever". > > At same time I'm totally against on removing the functions already > present in the client that makes ICU a optional dependency only when > they are called. > Thinking again, I may be open to remove it (subject of that last paragraph) with proper server->client data having additional information.
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