Re: [HACKERS] If subscription to foreign table valid ? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Robert Haas
Subject Re: [HACKERS] If subscription to foreign table valid ?
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Msg-id CA+TgmoZ6_v5L6UWHRVOZGVUQv_cu5uj-Lii1YhiYZ8ThPx45pQ@mail.gmail.com
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In response to [HACKERS] If subscription to foreign table valid ?  (tushar <tushar.ahuja@enterprisedb.com>)
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On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 8:25 AM, tushar <tushar.ahuja@enterprisedb.com> wrote:
> I observed that -we cannot publish "foreign table" in Publication
>
> postgres=# create foreign table t (n int) server db1_server options
> (table_name 't1');
> CREATE FOREIGN TABLE
>
> postgres=# create publication pub for table t;
> ERROR:  "t" is not a table
> DETAIL:  Only tables can be added to publications.
> postgres=#
>
> but same thing is not true for Subscription
>
> postgres=# create foreign table t (n int) server db1_server options
> (table_name 't');
> CREATE FOREIGN TABLE
> postgres=# alter subscription sub refresh publication ;
> NOTICE:  added subscription for table public.t
> ALTER SUBSCRIPTION
>
> Is this an expected behavior ?   if we cannot publish then how  can we  add
> subscription for it.

This is not a complete test case, but it does appear to be odd behavior.

-- 
Robert Haas
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