Hello Vik,
I have attached here an entirely new patch (new documentation and
everything) that should please everyone. It no longer overloads
pg_sleep(double precision) but instead add two new functions:
* pg_sleep_for(interval)
* pg_sleep_until(timestamp with time zone)
Because it's no longer overloading the original pg_sleep, Robert's
ambiguity objection is no more.
Also, I like how it reads aloud: SELECT pg_sleep_for('5 minutes');
If people like this, I'll reject the current patch and add this one to
the next commitfest.
Opinions?
I liked overloading...
Anyway, I have not looked at the patch in details, but both functions
seems useful at least if you need to sleep, and the solution is
reasonable.
I also like "pg_sleep_until('tomorrow');" that I guess would work, but I'm
not sure of any practical use case for this one. Do you have an example
where it makes sense?
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Fabien.
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