On 29.03.21 11:53, Amit Kapila wrote:
> Okay, but just in the previous sentence ("However, reuse of the same
> <parameter>gid</parameter> for example by a downstream node using
> multiple subscriptions may lead to it not being a unique
> identifier."), you have explained how sending a GID identifier can
> lead to a non-unique identifier for multiple subscriptions.
Maybe the example of the downstream node is a bad one. I understand
that can cause confusion. Let's leave away that example and focus on
the output plugin side. v6 attached.
> And then
> in the next line, the way you are suggesting to generate GID by use of
> XID seems to have the same problem, so that caused confusion for me.
It was not intended as a suggestion for how to generate GIDs at all.
Hopefully leaving away that bad example will make it less likely to
appear related to GID generation on the subscriber.
Regards
Markus