Re: Not using suppress_redundant_updates_trigger in sql-createtrigger.html#examples

On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 01:39:45PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> > I have developed the attached patch which is in a better direction.
>
> I still wish you wouldn't jam this topic into an only-marginally-related
> sentence. In the case at hand, the point that the existing text is
> making is that a no-op update will fire triggers. Which is not
> something that suppress_redundant_updates_trigger will suppress,
> so again it seems confusing to mention that in the same breath.
>
> I think that perhaps the right thing to do is add a new para to
> CREATE TRIGGER's "Notes" section, along the lines of
>
> There are a few built-in trigger functions that can be used
> to solve common problems without having to write your own trigger
> code. See Section 9.28.
>
> This would have the advantage of covering the other built-in triggers
> not only suppress_redundant_updates_trigger.

OK, I didn't think there was enough desire to put it its own paragraph,
but I like the idea of mentioning all of the trigger functions; patch
attached.

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