On 2014-08-29 22:42:46 +0900, Michael Paquier wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Using a plugin producing binary output, I came across this error:
> =# select data from pg_logical_slot_peek_changes('foo', NULL, NULL);
> ERROR:  0A000: output plugin cannot produce binary output
> LOCATION:  pg_logical_slot_get_changes_guts, logicalfuncs.c:404
> 
> Shouldn't the error message be here something like "binary output plugin
> cannot produce textual output"? The plugin used in my case produces binary
> output, but what is requested from it with pg_logical_slot_peek_changes is
> textual output.

I don't like the new message much. It's imo even more misleading than
the old message. How about
"output pluing produces binary output but the sink only accepts textual data"?

Greetings,

Andres Freund

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