On 2015-01-26 13:00:29 -0800, Christophe Pettus wrote:
> * OutputPluginPrepareWrite, OutputPluginWrite -- last_write. This is false
> if you are planning to do another OutputPluginPrepareWrite/OutputPluginWrite
> pair in the same invocation of the same callback function, yes?
Yes. Important so the other side gets an appropriate LSN of the record
you're essentially sending feedback for. That's primarily important for sync
rep,
but also also
> * On an UPDATE, it appears that data.tp.oldtuple is only not-NULL if a
> primary key field changed, and then it only includes primary key
> fields (the rest being NULL). Correct?
What's in the old tuple depends on the configured replica identity.
> * pg_decode_startup -- is_init. What's the situation under which this is
> true or false?
That's actually documented:
The <literal>is_init</literal> parameter will be true when the
replication slot is being created and false
otherwise. <parameter>options</parameter> points to a struct of options
that output plugins can set:
Greetings,
Andres Freund
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