On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 2:54 PM, Josh Berkus <j...@agliodbs.com> wrote: > On 11/15/2013 12:25 PM, Merlin Moncure wrote: >> Kinda yes, kinda no. Here's a rough sketch of what I'm thinking: >> >> *) 'json' type internally has a binary as well a text representation. >> The text representation is basically the current type behavior > > <snip long detailed explanation of behavior-dependant type> > > That's not at all workable. Users would be completely unable to predict > or understand the JSON type and how it acts. That's not just violating > POLS; that's bashing POLS' head in with a shovel.
All right: make a new type then, and leave the current one alone please. merlin -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
