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From: Ashutosh Bapat <ashutosh.bapat.oss@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2024 12:49:20 +0530
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Subject: Re: [17] CREATE SUBSCRIPTION ... SERVER
To: Jeff Davis <pgsql@j-davis.com>
Cc: Bharath Rupireddy <bharath.rupireddyforpostgres@gmail.com>, Joe Conway <mail@joeconway.com>, 
	pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
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On Fri, Jan 5, 2024 at 6:26=E2=80=AFAM Jeff Davis <pgsql@j-davis.com> wrote=
:

>
> > 2. Can one use {FDW, user_mapping, foreign_server} combo other than
> > the built-in pg_connection_fdw?
>
> Yes, you can use any FDW for which you have USAGE privileges, passes
> the validations, and provides enough of the expected fields to form a
> connection string.
>
> There was some discussion on this point already. Initially, I
> implemented it with more catalog and grammar support, which improved
> error checking, but others objected that the grammar wasn't worth it
> and that it was too inflexible. See:
>
> https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/172273.1693403385%40sss.pgh.pa.us
> https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CAExHW5unvpDv6yMSmqurHP7Du1PqoJFWVx=
eK-4YNm5EnoNJiSQ%40mail.gmail.com
>

Can you please provide an example using postgres_fdw to create a
subscription using this patch. I think we should document it in
postgres_fdw and add a test for the same.

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Best Wishes,
Ashutosh Bapat