Add a collector for pending restarts

[mpldr]

Produces something along the lines of:

# HELP pg_catalog_pending_restart_info PostgreSQL configuration parameters that are pending a server restart to take effect.
# TYPE pg_catalog_pending_restart_info gauge
pg_catalog_pending_restart_info{pending_value="300",setting="max_connections"} 1

To test:

ALTER SYSTEM SET max_connections = '200'; SELECT pg_reload_conf();

[MarcWort]

Hi, I just saw this PR, and it is exactly what I need, thank you for creating this @mpldr.

Is there anything blocking this from being reviewed or merged? I’d be happy to help test or make updates if needed.

[MarcWort]

@SuperQ Could you please take a look at this? It would be much easier if it was merged, rather than me having to maintain a local patch and build for my systems.

[ArthurSens]

Hi, sorry for the delayed review here! The codebase has been heavily refactored a few months back, so the PR will need a big rebase 😬

Also, we need to have proper test coverage before accepting any PRs.

If you don't mind, could you clarify ehat is the intended use case for the pending_value label? pg_settings.setting contains the currently active value, not the value awaiting restart. Are you trying to expose only which settings require a restart, or also the configured value that will take effect afterward?

[ArthurSens]

We could probably re-use the existing settings collector instead of creating a new one too 🤔