On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Christopher Browne <cbbro...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Yeah. I was wondering if anyone was gung-ho enough about this to >> implement some kind of library that both programs could draw on. >> >> It probably wouldn't be super-hard, if we could agree on a rough design. > > It seems to me that the Mo Betta answer would be to implement the > fabled "stored procedure" language, that has, as its distinctive, the > capability to control transactions. That would have the capability of > being used in places other than just inside psql. > > And it would be a good way for scripting things like specialized > vacuum and analyze regimens, which cannot be done inside stored > functions today.
Well, I'm all good with that, too, but am not fired up about either one to implement it myself. So I think it's going to come down to what the person doing the work feels most strongly about. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
