Skytools is not just a single script but a collection of various tool serving different purposes. Once we have installed Skytools it makes sense to inspect those components in a bit more detail:
pgq: A generic queuing interface to flexibly dispatch and distribute data
londiste: An easy-to-use tool to replicate individual tables and entire databases on a logical level
walmgr: A toolkit to manage transaction logging
In this chapter we will discuss pgq and londiste in detail.