Re: Improve psql \d output - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Improve psql \d output
Date
Msg-id 200303271657.h2RGvj307289@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Improve psql \d output  ("Christopher Kings-Lynne" <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>)
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Patch applied.  Thanks.

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Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote:
> Example:
>
> test=# \d test
>      Table "public.test"
>  Column |  Type   | Modifiers
> --------+---------+-----------
>  a      | integer | not null
> Indexes:
>     "test_pkey" PRIMARY KEY btree (a)
> Check Constraints:
>     "$2" CHECK (a > 1)
> Foreign Key Constraints:
>     "$1" FOREIGN KEY (a) REFERENCES parent(b)
> Rules:
>     myrule AS ON INSERT TO test DO INSTEAD NOTHING
> Triggers:
>     "asdf asdf" AFTER INSERT OR DELETE ON test FOR EACH STATEMENT EXECUTE
> PROCEDURE update_pg_pwd_and_pg_group(),
>     mytrigger AFTER INSERT OR DELETE ON test FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE
> update_pg_pwd_and_pg_group()
>
> I have minimised the double quoting of identifiers as much as I could
> easily, and I will submit another patch when I have time to work on it that
> will use a 'fmtId' function to determine it exactly.
>
> I think it's a significant improvement in legibility...
>
> Obviously the table example above is slightly degenerate in that not many
> tables in production have heaps of (non-constraint) triggers and rules.
>
> Chris

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