MeltanoLabs / MeltanoLabs/tap-postgres

Sleep between trys of Log Based WAL

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Description

          Normally when you have a timeout loop like this you'll add in some kind of "sleep" time between trying each message read so you don't ddoss your server too hard. Maybe 500ms-1s or something

Originally posted by @visch in https://github.com/MeltanoLabs/tap-postgres/pull/249#discussion_r1357354566

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Research direction

Start by locating the Log Based WAL timeout loop and inspect how repeated message reads are scheduled. Confirm the intended delay from the issue discussion and verify the behavior with the relevant tests; done means retries pause without changing WAL processing.

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Assessment

Tech stack
postgresql, python
Domain
databases
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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