Re: BUG #15230: "Logical decoding" is not sensitive to clientencoding setting

2018-06-05 5:29 GMT-03:00 PG Bug reporting form <noreply@postgresql.org>:
> The plugin used is the common "test_decoding", which is shipped together
> with the kit.
>
What is the test_decoding output mode? By default, it uses textual
mode. Did you set binary mode (foce-binary=1)?

> There is a Japanese database for which encoding is defined as ""EUC_JP".
> Ordinarily - we process the streamed data in UTF8 client encoding - thus
> maintaining a common general "consumer" functions.
> Consequently, prior to issuing PQconnectdbParams(keywords, values, true) - a
> {"client_encoding","UTF8"} couple is introduced.
> To be on the safe side - a couple of PQclientEncoding(pConn) /
> pg_encoding_to_char(iClientEncoding) is issued thereafter,
> for approving that UTF8 was properly set.
>
client_encoding should be set in the replication connection because if
you set it later it won't be passed down to libpqwalreceiver.


[1] https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/logicaldecoding-output-plugin.html#LOGICALDECODING-OUTPUT-MODE


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