Re: Libpq support to connect to standby server as priority

On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 9:14 AM, Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at> wrote:
>   What about keeping the first successful connection open and storing it in a
>   variable if we are in "prefer-read" mode.
>   If we get the read-only connection we desire, close that cached connection,
>   otherwise use it.

I like this idea.  If I recall correctly, the logic in this area is
getting pretty complex, so we might need to refactor it for better
readability and maintainability.