Re: [HACKERS] Logical replication existing data copy

On 12/19/16 4:30 AM, Petr Jelinek wrote:
> So existing table data can be copied once subscription is created, but
> also new tables can be added and their data copied. This is where the
> REFRESH PUBLICATION comes into play. Adding table to publication does
> not make it automatically replicated by the subscription as the
> subscription does not have tracking info for that table. So to add new
> table user must call ALTER SUBSCRIPTION ... REFRESH PUBLICATION on
> subscriber otherwise the data won't be replicated.

Couldn't the subscriber automatically add tracking info when apply
stream data arrives for a relation it has not seen before?

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