Hello Jim > -----Original Message----- > From: pgsql-hackers-ow...@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-hackers- > ow...@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Charles Clavadetscher > Sent: Dienstag, 15. September 2015 07:35 > To: Jim Nasby <jim.na...@bluetreble.com>; pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org > Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Attach comments to functions' parameters and return > value > > Hello Jim > > On 14/09/2015 19:23, Jim Nasby wrote: > > On 9/14/15 8:59 AM, Charles Clavadetscher wrote: > >> Hello > >> > >> In PostgreSQL it is possible to attach comments to almost everything. > >> This > >> made it possible for us to integrate the wiki that we use for our > >> technical > >> documentation directly with the database using the MediaWiki [1] > >> extensions > >> ExternalData [2] and MagicNoCache [3]. The result is a documentation on > >> tables and related objects (indexes, triggers, etc.) and views that > >> always > >> shows the current state, i.e. any DDL change or any comment attached > >> to an > >> object is shown in the wiki immediately (or on refresh if the change was > >> done after the reader landed on the page). > > > > Neat! I hope you'll open source that. :) > > Thank you for your answer. Sure I will put some information on it and > the source on my website soon and let you know. There is not really much > magic to it, but it can be quite helpful.
As promised: http://www.schmiedewerkstatt.ch/wiki/index.php/Database_self-documenting_Wik i Feedback, as usual, is always welcome. Bye Charles -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
