From: | Jan Wieck <janwieck(at)Yahoo(dot)com> |
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To: | PostgreSQL SQL <pgsql-sql(at)PostgreSQL(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Rule not invoked in 7.1 |
Date: | 2001-01-26 19:15:35 |
Message-ID: | 200101261915.OAA03785@jupiter.greatbridge.com |
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Kyle wrote:
> The only complication is
> that there are a class of records which the user should be able to view, but not
> modify. For example,
> the employee can create and modify working records as long as the only
> modification to their status
> is to move them on to "open status" (creating an "approved" record would be a bad
> idea.)
>
> But the user should be able to view all their records (working, open, approved,
> and even paid).
>
> Hence, the restrictions on update are more stringent than those on select.
Ah.
Describe the entire problem and you'll get a complete answer:
CREATE TABLE wr_table (
w_id serial PRIMARY KEY,
w_user name,
w_state text,
w_data text
);
CREATE
CREATE VIEW wr_view AS
SELECT * FROM wr_table WHERE w_user = CURRENT_USER;
CREATE
CREATE RULE wr_view_ins AS ON INSERT TO wr_view DO INSTEAD
INSERT INTO wr_table (w_user, w_state, w_data)
VALUES (
CURRENT_USER,
'OPEN',
new.w_data
);
CREATE
CREATE RULE wr_view_upd AS ON UPDATE TO wr_view DO INSTEAD
UPDATE wr_table SET w_data = new.w_data
WHERE w_id = old.w_id AND w_state = 'OPEN';
CREATE
CREATE RULE wr_view_del AS ON DELETE TO wr_view DO INSTEAD
DELETE FROM wr_table
WHERE w_id = old.w_id AND w_state = 'OPEN';
CREATE
INSERT INTO wr_table (w_user, w_state, w_data)
VALUES ('pgsql', 'OPEN', 'Open item 1 of pgsql');
INSERT 19392 1
INSERT INTO wr_table (w_user, w_state, w_data)
VALUES ('pgsql', 'OPEN', 'Open item 2 of pgsql');
INSERT 19393 1
INSERT INTO wr_table (w_user, w_state, w_data)
VALUES ('pgsql', 'CLOSED', 'Closed item 3 of pgsql');
INSERT 19394 1
INSERT INTO wr_table (w_user, w_state, w_data)
VALUES ('someone', 'OPEN', 'Open item of someone else');
INSERT 19395 1
INSERT INTO wr_table (w_user, w_state, w_data)
VALUES ('someone', 'CLOSED', 'Closed item of someone else');
INSERT 19396 1
SELECT CURRENT_USER;
current_user
--------------
pgsql
(1 row)
SELECT * FROM wr_table ORDER BY w_id;
w_id | w_user | w_state | w_data
------+---------+---------+-----------------------------
1 | pgsql | OPEN | Open item 1 of pgsql
2 | pgsql | OPEN | Open item 2 of pgsql
3 | pgsql | CLOSED | Closed item 3 of pgsql
4 | someone | OPEN | Open item of someone else
5 | someone | CLOSED | Closed item of someone else
(5 rows)
UPDATE wr_view SET w_data = 'Changed item 2 of pgsql'
WHERE w_id = 2;
UPDATE 1
SELECT * FROM wr_table ORDER BY w_id;
w_id | w_user | w_state | w_data
------+---------+---------+-----------------------------
1 | pgsql | OPEN | Open item 1 of pgsql
2 | pgsql | OPEN | Changed item 2 of pgsql
3 | pgsql | CLOSED | Closed item 3 of pgsql
4 | someone | OPEN | Open item of someone else
5 | someone | CLOSED | Closed item of someone else
(5 rows)
UPDATE wr_view SET w_data = 'Changed item of someone else'
WHERE w_id = 4;
UPDATE 0
SELECT * FROM wr_table ORDER BY w_id;
w_id | w_user | w_state | w_data
------+---------+---------+-----------------------------
1 | pgsql | OPEN | Open item 1 of pgsql
2 | pgsql | OPEN | Changed item 2 of pgsql
3 | pgsql | CLOSED | Closed item 3 of pgsql
4 | someone | OPEN | Open item of someone else
5 | someone | CLOSED | Closed item of someone else
(5 rows)
UPDATE wr_view SET w_data = 'Changed item 3 of pgsql'
WHERE w_id = 3;
UPDATE 0
SELECT * FROM wr_table ORDER BY w_id;
w_id | w_user | w_state | w_data
------+---------+---------+-----------------------------
1 | pgsql | OPEN | Open item 1 of pgsql
2 | pgsql | OPEN | Changed item 2 of pgsql
3 | pgsql | CLOSED | Closed item 3 of pgsql
4 | someone | OPEN | Open item of someone else
5 | someone | CLOSED | Closed item of someone else
(5 rows)
DELETE FROM wr_view;
DELETE 2
SELECT * FROM wr_table ORDER BY w_id;
w_id | w_user | w_state | w_data
------+---------+---------+-----------------------------
3 | pgsql | CLOSED | Closed item 3 of pgsql
4 | someone | OPEN | Open item of someone else
5 | someone | CLOSED | Closed item of someone else
(3 rows)
INSERT INTO wr_view VALUES (99, 'someone', 'CLOSED', 'Meant for someone');
INSERT 19397 1
SELECT * FROM wr_table ORDER BY w_id;
w_id | w_user | w_state | w_data
------+---------+---------+-----------------------------
3 | pgsql | CLOSED | Closed item 3 of pgsql
4 | someone | OPEN | Open item of someone else
5 | someone | CLOSED | Closed item of someone else
6 | pgsql | OPEN | Meant for someone
(4 rows)
Jan
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