I thought that would be desirable, although I don't see any better way of
getting there than this.
I don't see other commands for which which watch is wanted...but who am I to
say that watching creation extention isn't useful? So I imagine this should be
generalized to save query buffer for all \d commands.
BTW, for amusement value, I briefly looked at implementing it for \!
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index 4c85f43..580d708 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static backslashResult exec_command_copy(PsqlScanState
scan_state, bool active_b
static backslashResult exec_command_copyright(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool
active_branch);
static backslashResult exec_command_crosstabview(PsqlScanState scan_state,
bool active_branch);
static backslashResult exec_command_d(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool
active_branch,
- const char *cmd);
+ const char *cmd, PQExpBuffer query_buf);
static backslashResult exec_command_edit(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool
active_branch,
PQExpBuffer query_buf, PQExpBuffer
previous_buf);
static backslashResult exec_command_ef_ev(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool
active_branch,
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ exec_command(const char *cmd,
else if (strcmp(cmd, "crosstabview") == 0)
status = exec_command_crosstabview(scan_state, active_branch);
else if (cmd[0] == 'd')
- status = exec_command_d(scan_state, active_branch, cmd);
+ status = exec_command_d(scan_state, active_branch, cmd,
query_buf);
else if (strcmp(cmd, "e") == 0 || strcmp(cmd, "edit") == 0)
status = exec_command_edit(scan_state, active_branch,
query_buf,
previous_buf);
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ exec_command_crosstabview(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool
active_branch)
* \d* commands
*/
static backslashResult
-exec_command_d(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch, const char *cmd)
+exec_command_d(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool active_branch, const char *cmd,
PQExpBuffer query_buf)
{
backslashResult status = PSQL_CMD_SKIP_LINE;
bool success = true;
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ exec_command_d(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool
active_branch, const char *cmd)
success = describeTableDetails(pattern,
show_verbose, show_system);
else
/* standard listing of interesting
things */
- success = listTables("tvmsE", NULL,
show_verbose, show_system);
+ success = listTables("tvmsE", NULL,
show_verbose, show_system, query_buf);
break;
case 'A':
success = describeAccessMethods(pattern,
show_verbose);
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ exec_command_d(PsqlScanState scan_state, bool
active_branch, const char *cmd)
case 'i':
case 's':
case 'E':
- success = listTables(&cmd[1], pattern,
show_verbose, show_system);
+ success = listTables(&cmd[1], pattern,
show_verbose, show_system, query_buf);
break;
case 'r':
if (cmd[2] == 'd' && cmd[3] == 's')
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/describe.c b/src/bin/psql/describe.c
index 410131e..b637e1b 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/describe.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/describe.c
@@ -3404,7 +3404,7 @@ listDbRoleSettings(const char *pattern, const char
*pattern2)
* (any order of the above is fine)
*/
bool
-listTables(const char *tabtypes, const char *pattern, bool verbose, bool
showSystem)
+listTables(const char *tabtypes, const char *pattern, bool verbose, bool
showSystem, PQExpBuffer buf)
{
bool showTables = strchr(tabtypes, 't') != NULL;
bool showIndexes = strchr(tabtypes, 'i') != NULL;
@@ -3413,7 +3413,6 @@ listTables(const char *tabtypes, const char *pattern,
bool verbose, bool showSys
bool showSeq = strchr(tabtypes, 's') != NULL;
bool showForeign = strchr(tabtypes, 'E') != NULL;
- PQExpBufferData buf;
PGresult *res;
printQueryOpt myopt = pset.popt;
static const bool translate_columns[] = {false, false, true, false,
false, false, false};
@@ -3422,13 +3421,13 @@ listTables(const char *tabtypes, const char *pattern,
bool verbose, bool showSys
if (!(showTables || showIndexes || showViews || showMatViews || showSeq
|| showForeign))
showTables = showViews = showMatViews = showSeq = showForeign =
true;
- initPQExpBuffer(&buf);
+ initPQExpBuffer(buf);
/*
* Note: as of Pg 8.2, we no longer use relkind 's' (special), but we
keep
* it here for backwards compatibility.
*/
- printfPQExpBuffer(&buf,
+ printfPQExpBuffer(buf,
"SELECT n.nspname as \"%s\",\n"
" c.relname as \"%s\",\n"
" CASE c.relkind"
@@ -3458,7 +3457,7 @@ listTables(const char *tabtypes, const char *pattern,
bool verbose, bool showSys
gettext_noop("Owner"));
if (showIndexes)
- appendPQExpBuffer(&buf,
+ appendPQExpBuffer(buf,
",\n c2.relname as \"%s\"",
gettext_noop("Table"));
@@ -3469,50 +3468,50 @@ listTables(const char *tabtypes, const char *pattern,
bool verbose, bool showSys
* size of a table, including FSM, VM and TOAST tables.
*/
if (pset.sversion >= 90000)
- appendPQExpBuffer(&buf,
+ appendPQExpBuffer(buf,
",\n
pg_catalog.pg_size_pretty(pg_catalog.pg_table_size(c.oid)) as \"%s\"",
gettext_noop("Size"));
else if (pset.sversion >= 80100)
- appendPQExpBuffer(&buf,
+ appendPQExpBuffer(buf,
",\n
pg_catalog.pg_size_pretty(pg_catalog.pg_relation_size(c.oid)) as \"%s\"",
gettext_noop("Size"));
- appendPQExpBuffer(&buf,
+ appendPQExpBuffer(buf,
",\n
pg_catalog.obj_description(c.oid, 'pg_class') as \"%s\"",
gettext_noop("Description"));
}
- appendPQExpBufferStr(&buf,
+ appendPQExpBufferStr(buf,
"\nFROM pg_catalog.pg_class c"
"\n LEFT JOIN
pg_catalog.pg_namespace n ON n.oid = c.relnamespace");
if (showIndexes)
- appendPQExpBufferStr(&buf,
+ appendPQExpBufferStr(buf,
"\n LEFT JOIN
pg_catalog.pg_index i ON i.indexrelid = c.oid"
"\n LEFT JOIN
pg_catalog.pg_class c2 ON i.indrelid = c2.oid");
- appendPQExpBufferStr(&buf, "\nWHERE c.relkind IN (");
+ appendPQExpBufferStr(buf, "\nWHERE c.relkind IN (");
if (showTables)
- appendPQExpBufferStr(&buf, CppAsString2(RELKIND_RELATION) ","
+ appendPQExpBufferStr(buf, CppAsString2(RELKIND_RELATION) ","
CppAsString2(RELKIND_PARTITIONED_TABLE) ",");
if (showViews)
- appendPQExpBufferStr(&buf, CppAsString2(RELKIND_VIEW) ",");
+ appendPQExpBufferStr(buf, CppAsString2(RELKIND_VIEW) ",");
if (showMatViews)
- appendPQExpBufferStr(&buf, CppAsString2(RELKIND_MATVIEW) ",");
+ appendPQExpBufferStr(buf, CppAsString2(RELKIND_MATVIEW) ",");
if (showIndexes)
- appendPQExpBufferStr(&buf, CppAsString2(RELKIND_INDEX) ","
+ appendPQExpBufferStr(buf, CppAsString2(RELKIND_INDEX) ","
CppAsString2(RELKIND_PARTITIONED_INDEX) ",");
if (showSeq)
- appendPQExpBufferStr(&buf, CppAsString2(RELKIND_SEQUENCE) ",");
+ appendPQExpBufferStr(buf, CppAsString2(RELKIND_SEQUENCE) ",");
if (showSystem || pattern)
- appendPQExpBufferStr(&buf, "'s',"); /* was RELKIND_SPECIAL */
+ appendPQExpBufferStr(buf, "'s',"); /* was RELKIND_SPECIAL */
if (showForeign)
- appendPQExpBufferStr(&buf, CppAsString2(RELKIND_FOREIGN_TABLE)
",");
+ appendPQExpBufferStr(buf, CppAsString2(RELKIND_FOREIGN_TABLE)
",");
- appendPQExpBufferStr(&buf, "''"); /* dummy */
- appendPQExpBufferStr(&buf, ")\n");
+ appendPQExpBufferStr(buf, "''"); /* dummy */
+ appendPQExpBufferStr(buf, ")\n");
if (!showSystem && !pattern)
- appendPQExpBufferStr(&buf, " AND n.nspname <>
'pg_catalog'\n"
+ appendPQExpBufferStr(buf, " AND n.nspname <>
'pg_catalog'\n"
" AND n.nspname
<> 'information_schema'\n");
/*
@@ -3522,16 +3521,15 @@ listTables(const char *tabtypes, const char *pattern,
bool verbose, bool showSys
* be shown. Use plain \d if you really need to look at a TOAST
* table/index.
*/
- appendPQExpBufferStr(&buf, " AND n.nspname !~ '^pg_toast'\n");
+ appendPQExpBufferStr(buf, " AND n.nspname !~ '^pg_toast'\n");
- processSQLNamePattern(pset.db, &buf, pattern, true, false,
+ processSQLNamePattern(pset.db, buf, pattern, true, false,
"n.nspname", "c.relname",
NULL,
"pg_catalog.pg_table_is_visible(c.oid)");
- appendPQExpBufferStr(&buf, "ORDER BY 1,2;");
+ appendPQExpBufferStr(buf, "ORDER BY 1,2;");
- res = PSQLexec(buf.data);
- termPQExpBuffer(&buf);
+ res = PSQLexec(buf->data);
if (!res)
return false;
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/describe.h b/src/bin/psql/describe.h
index a4cc5ef..57f2964 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/describe.h
+++ b/src/bin/psql/describe.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ extern bool listTSTemplates(const char *pattern, bool
verbose);
extern bool listAllDbs(const char *pattern, bool verbose);
/* \dt, \di, \ds, \dS, etc. */
-extern bool listTables(const char *tabtypes, const char *pattern, bool
verbose, bool showSystem);
+extern bool listTables(const char *tabtypes, const char *pattern, bool
verbose, bool showSystem, PQExpBuffer buf);
/* \dD */
extern bool listDomains(const char *pattern, bool verbose, bool showSystem);
