Hi
Attached patch adds an "%r" substitution for psql prompts to show
recovery status. Specifically it displays an "&" (ampersand) if
the server is in recovery, otherwise nothing, e.g.:
postgres=&# SELECT foo;
Why is this useful? Because I find myself messing about with replication
clusters a lot, and it would be nice to have an at-a-glance confirmation
whether I'm connected to a standby or not.
Why an ampersand? Because it's not used for any other prompts, and
it can be used as a mnemonic: "and" -> "st'and'by" (clutching at
straws a bit there I admit, but best I could come up with).
Note this substitution sends a "pg_is_in_recovery()" query to the server
each time it's encountered; unless there's something I'm overlooking I
think that's the only reliable way to determine current recovery status.
A possible alternative would be only to check the status each time a new
database connection is made, but that wouldn't catch the case where the
server has been promoted.
Will submit to next commitfest.
Regards
Ian Barwick
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