Re: [HACKERS] Support for pg_receivexlog --post-segment command

On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 2:30 PM, David Steele <david@pgmasters.net> wrote:
> For my part I still prefer an actual command to be executed so it will start/restart the archiver if it is not already running or died.  This reduces the number of processes that I need to ensure are running.
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> If the consensus is that a signal is better then I'll make that work.  I will say this raises the bar on what is required to write a good archive command and we already know it is quite a difficult task.

On 6 January 2017 at 14:37, Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net> wrote:
> I like the idea of a command as well, for flexibility. If you want a signal, you can write a trivial command that sends the signal... Maximum flexibility, as long as we don't create a lot of caveats for users.

Agreed, I think it is also easier to understand the mechanism (instead of a signal), and would allow for some reuse of already existing scripts.

If we do use a full command (vs a signal), I propose we do also offer the %p and %f placeholders for the command.