Re: Event Triggers: adding information

On 2013-01-18 10:31:28 +0800, Craig Ringer wrote:
> On 01/18/2013 09:33 AM, Andres Freund wrote:
> > I have no problem requiring C code to use the even data, be it via
> > hooks or via C functions called from event triggers. The problem I
> > have with putting in some hooks is that I doubt that you can find
> > sensible spots with enough information to actually recreate the DDL
> > for a remote system without doing most of the work for command triggers.
> 
> Is that so much of a problem if it's OK to break it between major
> versions? Maybe require compilation with -DPG_NON_FORWARD_COMPATIBLE to
> make the hooks visible in the headers, so nobody can claim they didn't know?

I can't follow the connection between what you quote from my mail and
what you are saying ;)

The problem I see is providing enough information to the hooks, not
cross version compatibility. If we go the hook route I don't have the
slightest problem of breaking them in the next releases.

Greetings,

Andres Freund

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