Re: [PATCH] Generalized JSON output functions

On 07/17/2015 08:20 AM, Shulgin, Oleksandr wrote:


> > This patch makes Postgres core more complex
>
> Yes, it does. But, that was not the purpose, obviously. :-)
>
> > while not really solving the problem in Javascript.
>
> It still allows for less risk of silent data corruption on the js side.
>
>

I have already pointed out how this patch is fundamentally broken. You 
can achieve your aims by a fairly small amount of code inside your 
logical decoder, and with no core code changes whatsoever. So I'm 
puzzled why we are even still debating this broken design.

cheers

andrew