Re: Cleanup: Use modern macro for text-to-CString conversion in plsample.c

On Fri, Apr 17, 2026 at 9:55 PM Amul Sul <sulamul@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I noticed that plsample.c uses an outdated method to convert text data
> to a C string. This old method calls the textout function manually,
> which adds unnecessary overhead.
>
> The attached patch replaces this with the TextDatumGetCString() macro.
> This macro is more efficient and automatically handles "detoasting"
> (decompressing/fetching) the data.
>
> Since plsample serves as a template for developers writing new
> extensions, it should follow current best practices. This patch
> updates the code in both the function and trigger handlers.

LGTM.

Regards,



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Fujii Masao