Re: Progress bar updates

On Wednesday 19 July 2006 07:33, Tom Lane wrote:
> Greg Stark <gsstark(at)mit(dot)edu> writes:
> > Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> >> In practice, if a query is taking long enough for this feature to be
> >> interesting, making another connection and looking to see what's
> >> happening is not a problem, and it's likely to be the most practical way
> >> anyway for many clients.
> >
> > It would be the most practical way for a DBA to monitor an application.
> > But it's not going to be convenient for clients like pgadmin or psql.
>
> [ shrug... ] Let me explain it to you this way: a progress counter
> visible through pg_stat_activity is something that might possibly get
> done in time for 8.2. If you insist on having the other stuff right
> off the bat as well, it won't get done this cycle.

Having the progress, or estimated time of completion in pg_stat_activity
sounds like a good starting point, the rest of the desired features can be
bolted on top of this down the road

>
> regards, tom lane
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