Josh Berkus wrote:
>
> Tom, Bruce,
>
> > > A possible compromise is to dissociate now() and current_timestamp,
> > > allowing the former to be start of transaction and the latter to be
> > > start of client command.
> >
> > I was thinking 'transaction_timestamp' for the transaction start time, and
> > current_timestamp for the statement start time. I would equate now()
> > with current_timestamp.
>
> May I point out that this will break compatibility for those used to the
> current behavior?
I am not saying we have to make that change. My point is that our
current behavior may not be the most intuitive, and that most people may
prefer a change. Any such change would be documented in the release
notes.
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