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Re: Collation & ctype method table, and extension hooks

Andreas Karlsson <andreas@proxel.se>

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From: Andreas Karlsson <andreas@proxel.se>
To: Jeff Davis <pgsql@j-davis.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2024-10-04T13:24:12Z
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On 9/27/24 12:30 AM, Jeff Davis wrote:
> The attached patch series refactors the collation and ctype behavior
> into method tables, and provides a way to hook the creation of a
> pg_locale_t so that an extension can create any kind of method table it
> wants.

Great! I had been planning to do this myself so great to see that you 
already did it before me. Will take a look at this work later.

Andreas

Commits

  1. Remove provider field from pg_locale_t.

  2. Control ctype behavior internally with a method table.

  3. Control collation behavior with a method table.

  4. Move code for collation version into provider-specific files.

  5. Refactor string case conversion into provider-specific files.

  6. Move check for ucol_strcollUTF8 to pg_locale_icu.c

  7. Perform provider-specific initialization in new functions.

  8. Refactor the code to create a pg_locale_t into new function.