[Flamerobin-devel] UUID datatype?

[Dalton C. <dal...@gm...>]

We have had the ability to store a UUID and the ability to convert the
stored values to binary or character values depending upon what is needed,
but, why don't we have a simple native UUID datatype?

For client tools, if you store the data as binary, they display the binary
as what ever default characterset is being used.   So you need to wrap the
data in views to make it human readable.

If you store it as text, the data size increases and the speed of
querying decreases.

So, a simple UUID datatype that client tools such as DBeaver or flamerobin
can understand to be displayed as characters for users but stored as binary
on disk would make life easier for us end users trying to get people to use
firebird.

Is there a reason that it has not been put into place?