On 2016-11-13 00:40:12 -0500, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> On 11/12/16 2:18 PM, Andres Freund wrote:
> >>> I also wonder if we want an easier to
> >>> > > extend form of pubinsert/update/delete (say to add pubddl, pubtruncate,
> >>> > > pub ... without changing the schema).
> >>> > >
> >> >
> >> > So like, text array that's then parsed everywhere (I am not doing
> >> > bitmask/int definitely)?
> > Yes, that sounds good to me. Then convert it to individual booleans or a
> > bitmask when loading the publications into the in-memory form (which you
> > already do).
>
> I'm not sure why that would be better. Adding catalog columns in future
> versions is not a problem.
It can be extended from what core provides, for extended versions of
replication solutions, for one. I presume publications/subscriptions
aren't only going to be used by built-in code.
Andres