Re: CREATE TRANSFORM syntax (was Re: [PATCH] Add transforms feature)

From: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: CREATE TRANSFORM syntax (was Re: [PATCH] Add transforms feature)
Date: 2013-08-15 16:54:43
Message-ID: 520D07D3.1040708@agliodbs.com
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On 08/13/2013 07:16 PM, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> My next best idea is CREATE TRANSFORM FOR hstore SERVER LANGUAGE plperl,
> which preserves the overall idea but still distinguishes server from
> client languages.
>
> Comments?

My thinking is that TRANSFORMS will almost certainly be managed by
installer/puppet scripts by users, so it doesn't really matter how ugly
the syntax is, as long as it's unambiguous.

Which is a roundabout way of saying "whatever syntax you implement is
fine with me from a usability perspective".

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Josh Berkus
PostgreSQL Experts Inc.
http://pgexperts.com

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