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From Amit Kapila
Subject Re: doc: improve the restriction description of using indexes on REPLICA IDENTITY FULL table.
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Msg-id CAA4eK1LZ_A-UmC_P+_hLi+Pbwyqak+vRKemZ7imzk2puVTpHOA@mail.gmail.com
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In response to doc: improve the restriction description of using indexes on REPLICA IDENTITY FULL table.  (Masahiko Sawada <sawada.mshk@gmail.com>)
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On Mon, Jul 3, 2023 at 7:45 AM Masahiko Sawada <sawada.mshk@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Commit 89e46da5e5 allowed us to use indexes for searching on REPLICA
> IDENTITY FULL tables. The documentation explains:
>
> When replica identity <quote>full</quote> is specified,
> indexes can be used on the subscriber side for searching the rows.  Candidate
> indexes must be btree, non-partial, and have at least one column reference
> (i.e. cannot consist of only expressions).
>
> To be exact, IIUC the column reference must be on the leftmost column
> of indexes. Does it make sense to mention that?
>

Yeah, I think it is good to mention that. Accordingly, the comments
atop build_replindex_scan_key(),
FindUsableIndexForReplicaIdentityFull(), IsIndexOnlyOnExpression()
should also be adjusted.

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With Regards,
Amit Kapila.

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