[pgrouting-dev] [pgrouting-users] RFC3 Positional and named parameters on pgRouting functions

[Vicky Vergara]

Hi Daniel, there are INOUT parameters in postgres
But then using them will give the columns a strange ordering
like having the `seq` column in the second or third column.

On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 8:55 PM Daniel Kastl <daniel at georepublic.de> wrote:

> Hi Vicky,
>
> I agree with your proposal.
>
> There is maybe one point, which we would loose, when we remove the names
> on compulsory parameter: code readability.
>
> Take your example:
> https://github.com/pgRouting/admin/wiki/RFC3#developers-steps-to-take
>
> Now it's not so easy anymore to understand the first three input
> parameters, so I would suggest to somehow encourage developers (or make it
> a required formal rule) to append the parameter name in each line as a
> comment.
>
> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION pgr_aStarCost(
>     ---------------- remove the names on compulsory parameters
>     TEXT,    # edges_sql (required)
>     BIGINT,  # start_vid (required)
>     BIGINT,  # end_vid (required)
>     directed BOOLEAN DEFAULT true,
>     ...
>
> I understand, that PostgreSQL does not allow us to use the same attribute
> name twice for in IN and OUT parameters, if we want to use named
> parameters. But isn't this something that could be solved in future
> versions of PostgreSQL? Looks more like a bug than a feature, because why
> would someone want to use the parameter name of one, that is defined as
> "OUT"?
>
> Best regards,
> Daniel
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2018 at 3:44 AM Vicky Vergara <vicky at georepublic.de>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Users and developers
>>
>> We would like to hear your feedback about:
>> Positional and named parameters on pgRouting functions
>> That is described here:
>> https://github.com/pgRouting/admin/wiki/RFC3
>>
>> The aim is to enforce positional notation on compulsory parameters and
>> allow named notation on optional parameters
>> That enforcement would take place on version 3.0.0 scheduled to be
>> released on September 2019.
>>
>> We will appreciate your feedback.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> The pgRouting team
>>
>>
>>
>>
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