On Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM Greg Sabino Mullane <htamf...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM Konstantin Osipov <kostja.osi...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> If anyone is working on Raft already I'd be happy to discuss >> the details. I am fairly new to the PostgreSQL hackers ecosystem >> so cautious of starting work in isolation/knowing there is no >> interest in accepting the feature into the trunk. >> > > Putting aside the technical concerns about this specific idea, it's best > to start by laying out a very detailed plan of what you would want to > change, and what you see as the costs and benefits. It's also extremely > helpful to think about developing this as an extension. If you get stuck > due to extension limitations, propose additional hooks. If the hooks will > not work, explain why. > This is exactly what I wanted to write as well. The idea is great. At the same time, I think, consensus on many decisions will be extremely hard to reach, so this project has a high risk of being very long. Unless it's an extension, at least in the beginning. Nik
