"Brendan Jurd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I've had a chance to look at this now, and although it certainly does
> seem workable, there's a lot of duplication of code that I feel uneasy
> about.  describeOneTableDetails essentially already duplicates the
> table buildling code in printQuery, so I would be creating a third
> copy of the same logic.

> This makes me wonder whether print.c could offer something a bit more
> helpful to callers wishing to DIY a table; we could have a
> table-building struct with methods like addHeader and addCell.

> What do you think?  Overkill, or worthy pursuit?

Once you have two occurrences of a pattern, it's reasonable to assume
there will be more later.  +1 for building a little bit of infrastructure.

                        regards, tom lane

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