C++ API for flex table raw format access

scherepanov

Hi,

Users complained for poor performance of one query on flex table.
I can easily address issue by writing c++ UDx function that take raw flex data and do whatever user wants.
This would be a very specialised function useful only for very small group of users.
Problem is that Vertica is not disclosing raw format and do not provide c++ API for raw access.

It would not a be a big deal to look on binary format of raw and reverse engineer it.

On other thought, I should not do it. Information and support for access better come officially from Vertica.

Question - can Vertica disclose raw format, or better provide c++ API for access.
I would ask for some simple c++ API for raw access:
1) list all keys in raw
2) get value for key
3) get nested raw for key.

Please ask Vertica Engineering, will they be willing to disclose raw format and/or provide c++ API.

Thank you
Sergey