On 2014-09-03 09:36:32 -0400, Robert Haas wrote: > On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 9:48 AM, Andres Freund <and...@2ndquadrant.com> wrote: > > 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"? > > Maybe: > > ERROR: pg_logical_slot_peek_changes cannot be used with a plugin that > produces only binary output > HINT: Use pg_logical_slot_peek_binary_changes instead.
That level has no knowledge of what it's used by, so I think that'd require bigger changes than worth it. Greetings, Andres Freund -- Andres Freund http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers