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author | Sebastian Harl <sh@tokkee.org> | |
Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:51:41 +0000 (19:51 +0100) | ||
committer | Sebastian Harl <sh@tokkee.org> | |
Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:51:41 +0000 (19:51 +0100) |
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<Database qux>
# ...
Writer sqlstore
+ CommitInterval 10
</Database>
</Plugin>
Specify the interval with which the database should be queried. The default is
to use the global B<Interval> setting.
+=item B<CommitInterval> I<seconds>
+
+This option may be used for database connections which have "writers" assigned
+(see above). If specified, it causes a writer to put several updates into a
+single transaction. This transaction will last for the specified amount of
+time. By default, each update will be executed in a separate transaction. Each
+transaction generates a fair amount of overhead which can, thus, be reduced by
+activating this option. The draw-back is, that data covering the specified
+amount of time will be lost, for example, if a single statement within the
+transaction fails or if the database server crashes.
+
=item B<Host> I<hostname>
Specify the hostname or IP of the PostgreSQL server to connect to. If the