Add option --drop-cascade for pg_dump/restore - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

Hello,

I'd like to propose adding `--drop-cascade` option for pg_dump/restore

Usecase:

I'd like to be able to restore an old custom format database dump as a single transaction ( so the current data won't lose if restore fails). The database has added some new constraints after backup so a CASCADE DROP is needed.

 This allows for restoring an old backup after adding new constraints,

 at the risk of losing new data.

There're already some requests for supporting cascade drop:

• https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/281384/pg-restore-clean-not-working-because-cascade-drop
• https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/Pine.LNX.4.33.0308281409440.6957-100000%40dev2.int.journyx.com
• https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/50EC9574.9060500%40encs.concordia.ca

Design & Implementation

Basically I'm following the changes in adding `--if-exists` patch: https://github.com/postgres/postgres/commit/9067310cc5dd590e36c2c3219dbf3961d7c9f8cb . pg_dump/restore will inject a CASCADE clause to each DROP command.