Re: Why can't we used CAPITAL LETTERS into replication slot_name?

Hi,

On 2015-09-25 17:32:39 +0530, Rushabh Lathia wrote:
> I am just wondering why pg_create_physical_replication_slot() can't take
> CAPITAL LETTERS into slot_name ?

Windows. And OSX. Specifically case-insensitive filenames.

> If its by design then was should atleast change the hint into
> ReplicationSlotValidateName() which says: "Replication slot names may only
> contain letters, numbers, and the underscore character."

We could add a 'lower case' in there.

Greetings,

Andres Freund