Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Automatic view update rules Bernd Helmle - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

--On Montag, Januar 26, 2009 20:03:41 -0800 Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> 
wrote:

> Jaime, Bernd,
>
>> having said that, i don't think that inventing new syntax is the way
>> to go... a reloption seems better (thinking a little more, it could be
>> a problem if the user changes the reloptions of an already created
>> view)
>
> There's also the issue with backup/restore: we need some kind of syntax
> for restoring a read-only view which doesn't depend on command ordering.
> So we need a ALTER VIEW SET READ ONLY or similar.
>

Hence my proposal with

CREATE [OR REPLACE] [READ ONLY|UPDATABLE] VIEW

This can easily be extended to ALTER VIEW SET [READ ONLY|UPDATABLE]. 
Besides other issues already mentioned, this looks more logical to me, 
since this is going to change the behavior of a view completely.


--  Thanks
                   Bernd