Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Automatic view update rules Bernd Helmle

From: Bernd Helmle <mailings(at)oopsware(dot)de>
To: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, Jaime Casanova <jcasanov(at)systemguards(dot)com(dot)ec>
Cc: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Guillaume Smet <guillaume(dot)smet(at)gmail(dot)com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Automatic view update rules Bernd Helmle
Date: 2009-01-27 10:31:26
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--On Montag, Januar 26, 2009 20:03:41 -0800 Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
wrote:

> Jaime, Bernd,
>
>> having said that, i don't think that inventing new syntax is the way
>> to go... a reloption seems better (thinking a little more, it could be
>> a problem if the user changes the reloptions of an already created
>> view)
>
> There's also the issue with backup/restore: we need some kind of syntax
> for restoring a read-only view which doesn't depend on command ordering.
> So we need a ALTER VIEW SET READ ONLY or similar.
>

Hence my proposal with

CREATE [OR REPLACE] [READ ONLY|UPDATABLE] VIEW

This can easily be extended to ALTER VIEW SET [READ ONLY|UPDATABLE].
Besides other issues already mentioned, this looks more logical to me,
since this is going to change the behavior of a view completely.

--
Thanks

Bernd

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