On 29 July 2015 at 12:51, Michael Paquier <michael.paqu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> In short, I would propose the following: > - Have --create-slot only create a slot, then exit for both > pg_recvlogical and pg_receivexlog. > - Have --drop-slot drop a slot, then exit. > It makes more sense to create one new utility to issue replication commands than to enhance multiple utility commands to have bizarre looking additional features and modes. pg_reputil --create-slot pg_reputil --drop-slot etc though I prefer the idea of using psql and the already existing slot functions than doing all of this extra code that needs maintaining. - Remove the --start switch in pg_recvlogical, and let the utility > start streaming by default. > By doing so both utilities will behave similarly with the same set of > options. > +1 That way all the utilities have just one thing they do. -- Simon Riggs http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ <http://www.2ndquadrant.com/> PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services
