Re: No longer possible to query catalogs for index capabilities? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: No longer possible to query catalogs for index capabilities?
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Msg-id 9721.1470663538@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: No longer possible to query catalogs for index capabilities?  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com>)
Responses Re: No longer possible to query catalogs for index capabilities?  (Vik Fearing <vik@2ndquadrant.fr>)
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Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> Building on the has-property approach Andrew suggested, I wonder if
>> we need something like pg_index_column_has_property(indexoid, colno,
>> propertyname) with properties like "sortable", "desc", "nulls first".

> This seems simple enough, on the surface.  Why not run with this design?

Well, the next step is to fill in the blanks: what properties need to be
queryable?
        regards, tom lane



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