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Re: [PATCH] Add hints for invalid binary encoding names in encode/decode functions

Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>

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From: Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>
To: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se>
Cc: Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@gmail.com>, Sugamoto Shinya <shinya34892@gmail.com>, Masahiko Sawada <sawada.mshk@gmail.com>, Chao Li <li.evan.chao@gmail.com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2025-11-17T16:44:43Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
On Mon, Nov 17, 2025 at 04:04:17PM +0100, Daniel Gustafsson wrote:
> Oh right, I had forgotten about that, thanks for the reminder.  The patch as
> proposed is correct then.

The patch is probably fine as-is, but this seems like a candidate for the
ClosestMatch stuff added by commit 5ac51c8.

-- 
nathan

Commits

Same data as JSON: GET /api/v1/messages/:b64id/commits the thread's linked commits as JSON, with link sources. API reference →

  1. Add HINT listing valid encodings to encode() and decode() errors.

  2. Revise GUC names quoting in messages again

  3. doc: Mention how to use quotes with GUC names in error messages

  4. Adjust assorted hint messages that list all valid options.