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system info functions

From
Neil Conway
Date:
(1) The docs claim that pg_get_viewdef() returns the "CREATE VIEW
command for view", but that is clearly not the case:

postgres=# create view v1 as select 1;
CREATE VIEW
postgres=# select pg_get_viewdef('v1'::regclass::oid);pg_get_viewdef 
----------------SELECT 1;
(1 row)

Should we change the documentation, or the implementation of
pg_get_viewdef()?

(2) pg_get_indexdef() and pg_get_triggerdef() don't include a
terminating semi-colon, but pg_get_ruledef() does (as does the SELECT
statement returned by pg_get_viewdef()). Is there a good reason for this
inconsistency?

-Neil

Re: system info functions

From
"Dave Page"
Date:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org
> [mailto:pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Neil Conway
> Sent: 04 July 2006 05:53
> To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
> Subject: [HACKERS] system info functions
>
> (1) The docs claim that pg_get_viewdef() returns the "CREATE VIEW
> command for view", but that is clearly not the case:
>
> postgres=# create view v1 as select 1;
> CREATE VIEW
> postgres=# select pg_get_viewdef('v1'::regclass::oid);
>  pg_get_viewdef
> ----------------
>  SELECT 1;
> (1 row)
>
> Should we change the documentation, or the implementation of
> pg_get_viewdef()?

Documentation, unless we want to break apps that use the function.

Regards, Dave.

Re: system info functions

From
Tom Lane
Date:
"Dave Page" <dpage@vale-housing.co.uk> writes:
>> [mailto:pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Neil Conway
>> Should we change the documentation, or the implementation of
>> pg_get_viewdef()?

> Documentation, unless we want to break apps that use the function.

... such as pg_dump.
        regards, tom lane

Re: system info functions

From
Jim Nasby
Date:
On Jul 4, 2006, at 3:35 AM, Dave Page wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org
>> [mailto:pgsql-hackers-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Neil Conway
>> Sent: 04 July 2006 05:53
>> To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
>> Subject: [HACKERS] system info functions
>>
>> (1) The docs claim that pg_get_viewdef() returns the "CREATE VIEW
>> command for view", but that is clearly not the case:
>>
>> postgres=# create view v1 as select 1;
>> CREATE VIEW
>> postgres=# select pg_get_viewdef('v1'::regclass::oid);
>>  pg_get_viewdef
>> ----------------
>>  SELECT 1;
>> (1 row)
>>
>> Should we change the documentation, or the implementation of
>> pg_get_viewdef()?
>
> Documentation, unless we want to break apps that use the function.

Though, it would be nice to get everything into a consistent state.  
Since some get_*def commands have to return the create statements, we  
should probably move everything in that direction (or have two sets  
of functions, but that seems rather overblown...).
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