Investigate how slick-pg supports postgresql array of enum types
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Earl St Sauver @estsauver Sep 06 12:14
Hey, it seems that doobie doens't support arrays of enums.
I think I've seen that before in slick-pg.
(https://github.com/tminglei/slick-pg/blob/master/src/main/scala/com/github/tminglei/slickpg/PgEnumSupport.scala#L36)
Earl St Sauver @estsauver Sep 06 12:22
Hopefully that's helpful for handling the issue mentioned in pgtypes (~line 117)
Rob Norris @tpolecat Sep 06 19:35
@estsauver can you open an issue with that pointer? I couldn't get it to work but maybe it's possible after all
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by inspecting slick-pg's PgEnumSupport.scala around line 36 and the doobie pgtypes code around line 117, as referenced in the issue. Determine whether PostgreSQL arrays of enum types can be supported there, and document a concrete implementation path or the blocker, including any relevant validation needed.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- postgresql, scala
- Domain
- databases
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100