Thanks, but after lots of discussion, it turns out the community doesn't
want to add such functions, and I have removed it from the TODO list.

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FAST PostgreSQL wrote:
> Resubmitting this patch without the legal disclaimers attached to it.
> 
> Rgds,
> Arul Shaji
> 
> 
> ----------  FWD:  ----------
> 
> Subject: Re: [pgsql-patches] pg_get_domaindef
> Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 03:18:30 +1100
> From: Arul Shaji <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Neil Conway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: pgsql-patches@postgresql.org
> 
> Please find attached the patch with modifications
> 
> Rgds,
> Arul Shaji
> 
> On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 04:44, FAST PostgreSQL wrote:
> > On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:02, Neil Conway wrote:
> > > On Sat, 2007-01-20 at 02:28 +1100, FAST PostgreSQL wrote:
> > > > Attached is a small patch that implements the pg_get_domaindef(oid)
> > > > function.
> > >
> > > A few minor comments:
> > >
> > > - don't use C++-style comments
> >
> > OK. Can do.
> >
> > > - why does this code append a "-" to the output when SPI_processed != 1,
> > > rather than erroring out?
> >
> > get_ruledef() does the same.  As the user gets a '-' in that case when a
> > non-existent oid is given,  I just wanted to be consistent. Maybe a wrong
> > idea ?
> >
> > > - you probably want to elog(ERROR) if typeTuple is invalid:
> >
> > Of course.
> >
> > > +               if (typnotnull || constraint != NULL)
> > > +               {
> > > +                       if ( ( (contype != NULL) && (strcmp(contype,
> > > "c") != 0) ) || typnotnull )
> > > +                       {
> > > +                               appendStringInfo(&buf, "CONSTRAINT ");
> > > +                       }
> > > +                       if (typnotnull)
> > > +                       {
> > > +                               appendStringInfo(&buf, "NOT NULL ");
> > > +                       }
> > > +               }
> > > +               if (constraint != NULL)
> > > +               {
> > > +                       appendStringInfo(&buf,
> > > quote_identifier(constraint));
> > > +               }
> > >
> > > This logic seems pretty awkward. Perhaps simpler would be a check for
> > > typnotnull (and then appending "CONSTRAINT NOT NULL"), and then handling
> > > the non-typnotnull branch separately.
> >
> > Yeah agree.
> >
> > > -Neil
> >
> > Rgds,
> > Arul Shaji
> >
> >
> >
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