Re: [PATCH] Support for foreign keys with arrays - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Merlin Moncure
Subject Re: [PATCH] Support for foreign keys with arrays
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Msg-id CAHyXU0zg9dZcfY=xR30MBK0soPHXWjLAGZVPPVsE-bUf+C_Axw@mail.gmail.com
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In response to [PATCH] Support for foreign keys with arrays  (Gabriele Bartolini <gabriele.bartolini@2ndQuadrant.it>)
Responses Re: [PATCH] Support for foreign keys with arrays  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 7:48 AM, Gabriele Bartolini
<gabriele.bartolini@2ndquadrant.it> wrote:
> This patch adds basic support of arrays in foreign keys, by allowing to
> define a referencing column as an array of elements having the same type as
> the referenced column in the referenced table.
> Every NOT NULL element in the referencing array is matched against the
> referenced table.

I like the idea of being able to define more flexible foreign keys,
but are we gilding the lily here?  The proposed solution is really
quite specific to the nuances of arrays.  Perhaps there is a more
general expression based syntax that leaves the door open for other
types conditions such as dealing fields dependent on other fields?

merlin


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