Re: Add tab completion for SERVER and CONNECTION keywords in psql - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Masahiko Sawada
Subject Re: Add tab completion for SERVER and CONNECTION keywords in psql
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Msg-id CAD21AoA04oupXaK+o3d50Tj5M_zr19ZfvXY=z98tWh8AxWtPKw@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: Add tab completion for SERVER and CONNECTION keywords in psql  (Yamaguchi Atsuo <acrobatcoder@gmail.com>)
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On Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 8:44 AM Yamaguchi Atsuo <acrobatcoder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> On Mon, Mar 23, 2026 at 1:14 PM Masahiko Sawada <sawada.mshk@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 22, 2026 at 1:30 PM Yamaguchi Atsuo <acrobatcoder@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > This patch adds missing tab completion support in psql for:
>> >
>> > - SERVER keyword after ALTER/CREATE SUBSCRIPTION <name>
>> > - CONNECTION keyword after ALTER/CREATE FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER <name>
>> >
>> > Currently, typing "ALTER SUBSCRIPTION sub1 SERVER" and pressing Tab
>> > does not complete server names, even though the SERVER keyword itself
>> > is already suggested. Similarly, CONNECTION is not suggested as a
>> > completion candidate for FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER commands, despite being
>> > a valid option.
>> >
>> > The patch is generated against the current master branch.
>>
>> It's a fix for an oversight of commit 8185bb5347 rather than proposing
>> a new tab-completion. Good catch. Regarding the patch, I have one
>> comment:
>>
>>     /* ALTER FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER <name> */
>>     else if (Matches("ALTER", "FOREIGN", "DATA", "WRAPPER", MatchAny))
>>         COMPLETE_WITH("HANDLER", "VALIDATOR", "NO",
>> -                     "OPTIONS", "OWNER TO", "RENAME TO");
>> +                     "OPTIONS", "OWNER TO", "RENAME TO", "CONNECTION");
>>
>> I think it's better to maintain the keywords in the list in alphabetical order.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> --
>> Masahiko Sawada
>> Amazon Web Services: https://aws.amazon.com
>
>
>  Thank you for the review. I have updated the code to maintain the keywords in alphabetical order.

Thank you for updating the patch! Pushed.

Regards,

--
Masahiko Sawada
Amazon Web Services: https://aws.amazon.com



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