Re: Request for comment on setting binary format output per session

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Dave Cramer <davecramer@gmail.com>
Cc: Jeff Davis <pgsql@j-davis.com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@enterprisedb.com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2023-03-26T22:12:26Z
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Dave Cramer <davecramer@gmail.com> writes:
> Well I was presuming that they would just pass the parameter on. If they
> didn't then binary_format won't work with them. In the case that they do
> pass it on, then DISCARD_ALL will reset it and future borrows of the
> connection will have no way to set it again; effectively making this a one
> time setting.

I would not expect DISCARD ALL to reset a session-level property.

			regards, tom lane