Re: query_id: jumble names of temp tables for better pg_stat_statement UX

> > Attached is the second one, with more tests coverage with attribute
> > aliases (these being ignored exists in stable branches, but why not
> > while on it) and table aliases, and the fixes for the issues pointed
> > out by Christoph. I'll double-check all that again tomorrow. Please
> > find an updated version attached for now.

There are several parts of the doc that may no longer hold true.

1/
"Since the queryid hash value is computed on the post-parse-analysis
representation of the queries, the opposite is also possible: queries with
identical texts might appear as separate entries, if they have different
meanings as a result of factors such as different search_path settings."

I think this text could remain as is, because search_path still
matters for things like functions, etc.

"""
postgres=# SET SEARCH_PATH=a;
SET
postgres=# explain verbose select * from test();
QUERY PLAN
------------------------------------------
Result (cost=0.00..0.01 rows=1 width=4)
Output: 1
Query Identifier: -1813735303617154554
(3 rows)

postgres=# SET SEARCH_PATH=b;
SET
postgres=# explain verbose select * from test();
QUERY PLAN
------------------------------------------
Result (cost=0.00..0.01 rows=1 width=4)
Output: 1
Query Identifier: -3896107319863686763
(3 rows)
"""

2/
"For example, pg_stat_statements will consider two apparently-identical
queries to be distinct, if they reference a table that was dropped and
recreated between the executions of the two queries."

This is no longer true for relations, but is still true for functions. I think
we should mention the caveats in a bit more detail as this change
will have impact on the most common case. What about something
like this?

"For example, pg_stat_statements will consider two apparently-identical
queries to be distinct, if they reference a function that was dropped and
recreated between the executions of the two queries. Conversely, if a table is
dropped and recreated between the executions of queries, two
apparently-identical
queries will be considered the same. However, if the alias for a table is
different for semantically similar queries, these queries will be
considered distinct"

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Sami Imseih
Amazon Web Services (AWS)