2012/1/11 Robert Haas <robertmh...@gmail.com>: > On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 9:06 PM, David E. Wheeler <da...@kineticode.com> > wrote: >> On Dec 20, 2011, at 10:39 AM, Claes Jakobsson wrote: >>> Are people explicitly asking for a) *JSON* datatype or b) a type that lets >>> you store arbitrary complex semi-untyped data structures? >> >> Yes. >> >>> if b) then this might get a lot more interesting >> >> JSON is the most popular/likely way to represent that, I think. > > On that note, here's an updated version of the patch I posted > upthread, with some regression tests and minimal documentation.
I like this patch and this feature. I see only one issue - there is not functionality that helps generate JSON in pg. What do you think about functions: array_to_json(anyarray), row_to_json(any) and format_json(text, text, ...) Regards Pavel > > -- > Robert Haas > EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com > The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company > > > -- > Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers > -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
