On 4/10/13 10:54 AM, ˧ wrote: > I'm interested in the idea "Rewrite (add) pg_dump and pg_restore > utilities as libraries (.so, .dll & .dylib)".
The pg_dump code is a giant mess, and refactoring it as a library is perhaps not a project for a new hacker. Independent of that, I think the first consideration in such a project would be, who else would be using that library? What are the use cases? And then come up with an interface around that, and then see about refactoring pg_dump. I think the main uses cases mentioned in connection with this idea are usually in the direction of finer-grained control over what gets dumped and how. But making pg_dump into a library would not necessarily address that. -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
