Re: pg_avd

Matthew T. O'Connor wrote:
> I don't think pg_avd is contorted, but it is limited to the data
> published by the stats system, so there is no FSM etc...
>
> I also think it would probably be better in the backend, I just wasn't
> sure if the additional complexity was worth it.  The primary advantage
> of a client side implementation is simplicity.
>
> That said, I originally tried to do this in the backend, but found the
> task too daunting for me and gave up.  When Shridhar started some work
> on a client side version I decided to run with that and see how far I
> could get.
>
> Question:  Should I keep working on pg_avd for contrib inclusion in 7.4,
> or should I try again on a backend implementation that might be less
> likely to get into 7.4?

Well, one idea would be to write a loadable function that dumps out FSM
information --- then you could improve your implementation and
eventually put it in the backend.  I would like to have something for
7.4.

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