Re: patch: Add JSON datatype to PostgreSQL (GSoC, WIP)

On Sat, 2010-07-24 at 18:57 -0400, Joseph Adams wrote:

> I've been developing it as a contrib module because:
> * I'd imagine it's easier than developing it as a built-in datatype
> right away (e.g. editing a .sql.in file versus editing pg_type.h ).
> * As a module, it has PGXS support, so people can try it out right
> away rather than having to recompile PostgreSQL.
> 
> I, for one, think it would be great if the JSON datatype were all in
> core :-)  However, if and how much JSON code should go into core is up
> for discussion.  Thoughts, anyone?

As a GSoC piece of work, doing it as a contrib module gives an
immediately useful deliverable. Good plan.

Once that is available, we can then get some feedback on it and include
it as an in-core datatype later in the 9.1 cycle.

So lets do both: contrib and in-core.

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