Hi,
Recently, I learned it is possible to say:
CREATE PUBLICATION pub ... WITH (publish_generated_columns);
This is equivalent to:
CREATE PUBLICATION pub ... WITH (publish_generated_columns = stored);
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Example:
postgres=# create publication pub for table t with
(publish_generated_columns=xxx);
ERROR: invalid value for publication parameter
"publish_generated_columns": "xxx"
DETAIL: Valid values are "none" and "stored".
postgres=# create publication pub for table t with (publish_generated_columns);
CREATE PUBLICATION
postgres=# \dRp pub
List of publications
Name | Owner | All tables | Inserts | Updates | Deletes | Truncates
| Generated columns | Via root
------+----------+------------+---------+---------+---------+-----------+-------------------+----------
pub | postgres | f | t | t | t | t
| stored | f
(1 row)
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However, I could not find this kind of shorthand specification (having
no assigned value) mentioned anywhere in the PG docs [1].
OTOH, I did see this is being tested/commented in 'publication.sql'
[2], so perhaps that means it is deliberate?
~~~
What is the verdict for this syntax -- ok or not?
a- Is it some deliberate, undocumented shorthand?
b- Is it just a documentation omission?
c- Is this an unintended quirk? IIRC, this parameter was initially
Boolean during development, before it was changed to an enum. Maybe
this behaviour/test is an accidental hangover from then?
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[1] https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/sql-createpublication.html
[2] https://github.com/postgres/postgres/blob/master/src/test/regress/sql/publication.sql#L1193
Kind Regards,
Peter Smith.
Fujitsu Australia
