Previously, isolationtester displayed SQL query results using some
ad-hoc code that clearly hadn't had much effort expended on it.
Field values longer than 14 characters weren't separated from
the next field, and usually caused misalignment of the columns
too. Also there was no visual separation of a query's result
from subsequent isolationtester output. This made test result
files confusing and hard to read.
To improve matters, let's use libpq's PQprint() function. Although
that's long since unused by psql, it's still plenty good enough
for the purpose here.
Like 741d7f104, back-patch to all supported branches, so that this
isn't a stumbling block for back-patching isolation test changes.
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/582362.1623798221@sss.pgh.pa.us
Commit 0aa8a01d04 extends the output plugin API to allow decoding of
prepared xacts and allowed the user to enable/disable the two-phase option
via pg_logical_slot_get_changes(). This can lead to a problem such that
the first time when it gets changes via pg_logical_slot_get_changes()
without two_phase option enabled it will not get the prepared even though
prepare is after consistent snapshot. Now next time during getting changes,
if the two_phase option is enabled it can skip prepare because by that
time start decoding point has been moved. So the user will only get commit
prepared.
Allow to enable/disable this option at the create slot time and default
will be false. It will break the existing slots which is fine in a major
release.
Author: Ajin Cherian
Reviewed-by: Amit Kapila and Vignesh C
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/d0f60d60-133d-bf8d-bd70-47784d8fabf3@enterprisedb.com
Commit 5a3574d7b3 added the test for decoding of two-phase transactions
during the build of a consistent snapshot. The test forgot to skip empty
xacts which can lead to decoding of extra empty transactions due to
background activity by autovacuum.
Per report by buildfarm.
Reported-by: Tom Lane
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/363512.1610171267@sss.pgh.pa.us
Tom Lane
Amit Kapila