Re: Statistics Import and Export

On Thu, Oct 10, 2024 at 03:49:16PM -0400, Corey Huinker wrote:
>> One other question I had when looking at this patch is whether we could
>> remove dataOnly/schemaOnly from DumpOptions and RestoreOptions.  Once 0007
>> is applied, those variables become particularly hazardous, so we really
>> want to prevent folks from using them in new code.
> 
> Well, the very next patch in the series adds --statistics-only, so I don't
> think we're getting rid of user-facing command switches. However, I could
> see us taking away the dataOnly/schemaOnly internal variables, thus
> preventing coders from playing with those sharp objects.

That's what I meant.  The user-facing options would stay the same, but the
internal variables would be local to main() so that other functions would
be forced to use dumpData, dumpSchema, etc.

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nathan