Thread: Should PostgresFDW ImportForeignSchema should import the remote table default expression?

Here is the test:

-- create database

postgres=# create database foo;

CREATE DATABASE

postgres=# \c foo

You are now connected to database "foo" as user "rushabh".

-- Create remote table with default expression

foo=# create table test ( a int , b int default 200 );

CREATE TABLE

foo=# \c postgres

You are now connected to database "postgres" as user "rushabh".

postgres=# 

postgres=# create extension postgres_fdw ;

CREATE EXTENSION

-- Create server and user mapping

postgres=# create server myserver FOREIGN DATA WRAPPER postgres_fdw options (dbname 'foo', port '6666');

CREATE SERVER

postgres=# CREATE USER MAPPING FOR CURRENT_USER SERVER myserver;

CREATE USER MAPPING

-- Import foreign schema

postgres=# import foreign schema public from server myserver into public;

IMPORT FOREIGN SCHEMA

-- Foreign table got imported

postgres=# \d test

           Foreign table "public.test"

 Column |  Type   | Modifiers |    FDW Options    

--------+---------+-----------+-------------------

 a      | integer |           | (column_name 'a')

 b      | integer |           | (column_name 'b')

Server: myserver

FDW Options: (schema_name 'public', table_name 'test')

-- Try to insert row and assume that it will add default value for 'b' column 

postgres=# insert into test (a) values ( 10 );

INSERT 0 1

-- But guess what, I was wrong ???

postgres=# select * from test;

 a  | b 

----+---

 10 |  

(1 row)

Looking at the code of postgresImportForeignSchema it clear that its not

importing the default expression from the foreign table. But question is whether it should ?

inputs/thoughts ?

Regards,

Rushabh Lathia

www.EnterpriseDB.com