Re: "Expiring" transactions?

Egor Shipovalov wrote:
> Is there a way to make transaction automatically COMMIT or ROLLBACK after
> certain period of time?
> I want website visitors to be able to page through search results using
> single cursor. Since users can leave the site at any time, I can't know when
> to end their transaction.
>
> I guess I can write a broker that gives each user a connection and tracks
> when he's gone, performing necessaty cleanup, but isn't there a simplier
> way?

We have statement_timeout, but not transaction_timeout.

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