On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 at 02:25, Kir Shatrov wrote:
> I'd like to propose a backward-compatible extension to the PostgreSQL
> Frontend/Backend Protocol that would allow servers to send command metadata
> back to clients alongside query results.
I think at least one of your goals for the feature ma
Hi,
FWIW I'm +1 on the feature idea, I think it would really allow way better
metrics processing.
On Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 07:55:10AM +0800, Andy Fan wrote:
> Kir Shatrov writes:
>
> Hi,
>
> > ## Unlocking Greater Extensions
> >
> > Extensions leveraging this metadata protocol could allow to buil
Kir Shatrov writes:
Hi,
> ## Unlocking Greater Extensions
>
> Extensions leveraging this metadata protocol could allow to build things with
> very little overhead that are not possible
> today:
>
> - Multi-tenant applications tracking per-query resource consumption (buffer
> hits/misses, CPU/I
On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 9:05 AM Jacob Champion
wrote:
> There have been previous requests for baking custom trace IDs and WAL
> information into the protocol; the wiki is down right now but I recall
> some discussion at maybe the 2024 unconference?
Wiki's back up:
https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki
On Sun, Aug 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM Kir Shatrov wrote:
> Is there interest in this type of protocol extension?
There have been previous requests for baking custom trace IDs and WAL
information into the protocol; the wiki is down right now but I recall
some discussion at maybe the 2024 unconference?
Hi,
> - Multi-tenant applications tracking per-query resource consumption (buffer
> hits/misses, CPU/IO time)
BTW speaking of buffer hits/misses, you can already do this with
EXPLAIN ANALYZE.
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Best regards,
Aleksander Alekseev
Hi,
> I'd like to propose a backward-compatible extension to the PostgreSQL
> Frontend/Backend Protocol that would allow servers to send command metadata
> back to clients alongside query results.
>
> ## Background & Motivation
>
> Coming from a MySQL background, I've found PostgreSQL's lack of
Hi hackers,
I'd like to propose a backward-compatible extension to the PostgreSQL
Frontend/Backend Protocol that would allow servers to send command metadata
back to clients alongside query results.
## Background & Motivation
Coming from a MySQL background, I've found PostgreSQL's lack of sessio
