Re: [PATCH 4/4] Add tests to dblink covering use of COPY TO FUNCTION

2009/11/25 Jeff Davis <pgsql@j-davis.com>:
> On Tue, 2009-11-24 at 14:39 +0100, Pavel Stehule wrote:
>> a) good designed C API  like:
>>
>>    initialise_functions(fcinfo) -- std fcinfo
>>    consument_process_tuple(fcinfo) -- gets standard row -- Datum
>> dvalues[] + Row description
>>    producent_process_tuple(fcinfo) -- returns standard row  -- Datum
>> dvalues[] + Row description (look on SRF API)
>>    terminate_funnction(fcinfo)
>>
>
> Don't you still need the functions to accept an argument of type
> internal? Otherwise, we lose the ability to copy a buffer to the dblink
> connection, which was the original motivation.
>

It depends on design. I don't thing so internal is necessary. It is
just wrong design.

Pavel


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