Extension request: pg_net or http (webhooks)
I would better like to understand the likelihood of pg_net (or http) extensions making it into the Neon supported extensions list. I understand that with Neon's serverless nature most extensions aren't compatible by default and have to be adapted. Nevertheless, I would appreciate if someone on the Neon team could explain some of the challenges with implementing pg_net and paint a picture of how likely it is to become a feature. It is very useful to be able to extend the database using webhooks as the alternatives like having to set up elaborate database watchers or managing a stable database connection to listen to db notifications isn't particularly fun or easy and often overkill for basic one-way external service updates. Thanks for any replies 🫡
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rare-sapphire•2mo ago
Hey, @BoogeyMan!
pg_net is definitely on our roadmap. As you pointed out, it's pretty useful and we've seen a few requests like yours before.
We have a (mostly empty) epic for adding support here: https://github.com/neondatabase/neon/issues/5630. Some foundational work for it has been already merged here: https://github.com/neondatabase/neon/issues/3720.
Currently, the team is 100% focused on general reliability and performance work and unifying our infrastructure. I'll flag this internally to highlight interest in pg_net and will update here if I hear otherwise, but I'm pretty sure this won't happen in the next few months unfortunately.