Re: Continue transactions after errors in psql

Bruce Momjian wrote:

> Michael Paesold wrote:
>> Some suggestions in random order:
>>
>> * I think you should use PSQLexec instead of using PQexec directly.
>> PSQLexec
>> is used by all \-commands and prints out queries with -E, which is very
>> helpful for debugging.
>>
>>   -E         display queries that internal commands generate
>
> It is now \set ON_ERROR_ROLLBACK, and PQexec seems right for that.
> Also, this isn't something like \d where anyone would want to see the
> queries, I think.

I just thought it was nice for debugging. E.g. your example below would be
more easy to analyze if one could see the queries with -E.


>> * You do not check for the server version before activating \reseterror.
>>   -> use PQserverVersion() to check for >= 80000
>
> Added.  Patch just posted.

Ok, looks good.


>> * Perhaps the name should be \reseterrors (plural)? Just my personal
>> opinion
>> though.
>
> Changed, as you see above.

My first patch for this feature (last year) also used \set. I think this is
more consistent. On the other hand there is no auto-completition for \set.
Perhaps this should be added later.


>> * If I read the code correctly, you now don't destroy user savepoints
>> anymore, but on the other hand, you do not release the psql savepoint
>> after >>
>> a user-defined savepoint is released. In other words, each time a user
>> creates a savepoint, one psql savepoint is left on the subxact stack. I
>> don't know if this is a real problem, though.
>
> Interesting.   I thought this would fail, but it doesn't:
>
[example...]
Yeah, I tried that earlier.

> What Greg's code does, effectively, is to move the savepoint down below
> the SAVEPOINt/RELEASE/ROLLBACK so it doesn't discard the user command.
> Nice trick:
[code...]

I think it is quite good. But note: I did not say that the feature broke
user savepoint, I just mentioned that with user savepoints, some (internal)
savepoint could be left on the stack (in the server) until the user defined
savepoints below the interal ones would be released. Nevertheless, I think
this is no problem in the real-world.


>> * You have not yet implemented a way to savely put \reseterror in
>> .psqlrc. I
>> previously suggested an AUTO setting (additional to ON/OFF) that disables
>> \reseterror when reading from a non-tty. So putting \reseterror AUTO in
>> .psqlrc would be save.
>
> Good question, or rather, should ON_ERROR_ROLLBACK have an effect when
> commands come from a file?  There is no way to test for the error in
> psql so it seems you would never want the transaction to continue after
> an error.  I am inclined to make ON_ERROR_ROLLBACK work only for
> interactive sessions, just like ON_ERROR_STOP works only for
> non-interactive sessions.

+1 for disabling ON_ERROR_ROLLBACK if pset.cur_cmd_interactive is false. Or
provide another switch that can be put in .psqlrc and is only activated for
pset.cur_cmd_interactive.

Btw. thanks Bruce for getting this done.

Best Regards,
Michael Paesold