On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 1:05 PM, David Fetter <da...@fetter.org> wrote: > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 12:59:48PM -0400, Robert Haas wrote: >> On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Joseph Adams >> <joeyadams3.14...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Indeed, a built-in JSON data type will certainly not need it. >> > However, users may want to return enums from procedures written in >> > C, and this function provides a way to do it. >> >> Yeah, but I can't see accepting it on speculation. We'll add it if >> and when it's clear that it will be generally useful. > > Please pardon me for jumping in here, but one of the things people > really love about PostgreSQL is that when you reach for something, > it's frequently "just there." > > As we're improving enums (allowing them to be altered easily after > creation, etc.), it seems reasonable to provide ways to return them > from all kinds of PLs, including making this easier in C.
Maybe so, but it's not clear the interface that Joseph implemented is the one everyone wants... -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise Postgres Company -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
