[pgpool-hackers: 3530] Re: Refactoring running mode in Pgpool-II

[Tatsuo Ishii]

> Yes, Its would be a nice feature and it would create more clarity in
> configuration. Few comments/suggests.
> 1.
> To me "running_mode" seems bit generic, and it might be confusing whether
> its is something related to how pgpool application was started ( like we
> have pgpool -m smart/fast/etc ),
> We might have same feature of 'pgpool start' as well (
> headless/light/integrated etc. )
> 
> Instead of 'running_mode' we can have 'replication_setup' or
> 'replication_setup_mode'  with following value:
> streaming
> logical
> native
> slony
> raw

Makes sense. I prefer 'replication_setup_mode'.

> 2.
> Just an idea, we should develop this in extensibility in mind. In feature,
> if we have some new kind of replication mode, pgpool should be able to
> accommodate it with minimum changes ( or my be user can provide their own
> replication mode somehow, like we have memcached extensibility )

That's an interesting idea. Maybe something like *preload_libraries in
PostgreSQL?

Best regards,
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Tatsuo Ishii
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