[postgis-tickets] [PostGIS] #2217: [raster] ST_AsBinary semantic discrepancy

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#2217: [raster] ST_AsBinary semantic discrepancy
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 Reporter:  mloskot  |       Owner:  dustymugs
     Type:  defect   |      Status:  new      
 Priority:  medium   |   Milestone:           
Component:  raster   |     Version:  trunk    
 Keywords:           |  
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Comment(by mloskot):

 Replying to [comment:6 dustymugs]:
 > I like the idea of adding a flag to ST_AsBinary(), like
 include_outdb_data = TRUE.  ST_MakeInDB() is also a nifty idea...

 It's not only about technical fix, as it is easy peasy to fix from such
 point.
 It is about considet discoverable decent quality API.

 I can bet Pierre's 5K UDS majority of users will expact this simple query
 to behave exactly the same way, regardless storage mode on the database
 server:
 {{{
 SELECT ST_AsBinary(rast) FROM t1;
 }}}

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