Re: [pgAdmin][RM5157] Default sort order at start in view table data by primary key by default

From: Akshay Joshi <akshay(dot)joshi(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
To: navnath gadakh <navnath(dot)gadakh(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Cc: Khushboo Vashi <khushboo(dot)vashi(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, pgadmin-hackers <pgadmin-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [pgAdmin][RM5157] Default sort order at start in view table data by primary key by default
Date: 2020-04-22 13:19:05
Message-ID: CANxoLDfNtv8cXFZ0mak+oUSfL2Fi5WxH64cL9+b9yJLzj-sJVw@mail.gmail.com
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgadmin-hackers

Thanks, patch applied.

On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 6:15 PM navnath gadakh <
navnath(dot)gadakh(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:

> Hi Akshay,
>
> I have updated the patch with screenshot and documentation change.
> Please commit and push it.
>
> Thanks!
>
> On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 2:26 PM Akshay Joshi <
> akshay(dot)joshi(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Navnath
>>
>> Please update the screenshot and documentation for the new parameter you
>> have added in Preferences.
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 6:32 PM Khushboo Vashi <
>> khushboo(dot)vashi(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>
>>> The patch looks good to me.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 6:18 PM navnath gadakh <
>>> navnath(dot)gadakh(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello Khushboo,
>>>>
>>>> Please find an updated patch with the following changes:
>>>>
>>>> 1. View table data sorting(by Primary Key columns) is configurable now
>>>> (Preferences > Query Tools > Options > Sort View Data results by
>>>> primary key columns? ).
>>>> 2. This feature will work with only View/Edit Data - All Rows option of
>>>> the table's context menu as for other options data is always sorted.
>>>> 3. Test cases added.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 5:31 PM navnath gadakh <
>>>> navnath(dot)gadakh(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks, Dave for all clarifications. Will send updated patch.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 5:04 PM Dave Page <dave(dot)page(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 12:21 PM Khushboo Vashi <
>>>>>> khushboo(dot)vashi(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 4:50 PM Dave Page <
>>>>>>> dave(dot)page(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 12:05 PM navnath gadakh <
>>>>>>>> navnath(dot)gadakh(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Dave,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 4:17 PM Dave Page <
>>>>>>>>> dave(dot)page(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 11:16 AM Ashesh Vashi <
>>>>>>>>>> ashesh(dot)vashi(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 3:38 PM navnath gadakh <
>>>>>>>>>>> navnath(dot)gadakh(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Dave/Team,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I have added an option under preferences menu to table data
>>>>>>>>>>>> sorting by primary key.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> [image: image.png]
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Are you okay with text/labels?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> "Sort table/view data by primary key(s)?"
>>>>>>>>>>> Question mark (?) is missing your statement, which is must for a
>>>>>>>>>>> boolean flag.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> "Sort View Data results by primary key columns?"
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> "If set to True, data returned when using the View Data option
>>>>>>>>>> will be sorted by the Primary Key columns by default."
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Ok. Will add this label and description.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Why does it only apply if "All Rows" is used? I don't see any
>>>>>>>>>> reason not to do it at all times.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> As per discussion with Khushboo and Akshay will implement for "All
>>>>>>>>> Rows" as primary key columns ordering is already present for
>>>>>>>>> other options.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> OK. Let's make it consistent then, and have the preference affect
>>>>>>>> all options.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In case of the Last 100 rows, how will we get the result without
>>>>>>> sorting?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> SELECT * FROM table ORDER BY xmin DESC limit 100 :-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's a good point though. Let's just modify the description:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "If set to True, data returned when using the View/Edit Data - All
>>>>>> Rows option will be sorted by the Primary Key columns by default. When
>>>>>> using the First/Last 100 Rows options, data is always sorted."
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> -- Ashesh
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 12:35 PM Akshay Joshi <
>>>>>>>>>>>> akshay(dot)joshi(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Navnath
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 12:21 PM navnath gadakh <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> navnath(dot)gadakh(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello Hackers,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's related to applying data sorting on table data
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> by primary key.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> With the existing implementation, we can view the table's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> data using 4 options with the different orders by default
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1 - All Rows (No order)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2 - First 100 rows (ASC order)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3 - Last 100 rows (DESC order)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4 - Filtered rows (No order)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In the https://redmine.postgresql.org/issues/5157 it's not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> clearly mentioned on which option to apply sorting by PK? I'm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> assuming that should be on ALL Rows option.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please suggest.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, for all those options. Sorting by Primary Key is all
>>>>>>>>>>>>> depends on the value set by the user in the Preferences dialog.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 10:12 AM navnath gadakh <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> navnath(dot)gadakh(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Khushboo,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please hold this patch for review I'm still optimizing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the code in the patch.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 9:16 PM navnath gadakh <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> navnath(dot)gadakh(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Khushboo,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have modified the code as per review comments. Please
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> review the attached patch file.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 10:56 AM Khushboo Vashi <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> khushboo(dot)vashi(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Navnath,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Review comments:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. If we have multiple Primary keys, then we should
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> include all the keys into the Order by clause.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. In the Preferences dialog, please put this option in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the Query Tool > Options instead of Result Grid and also change the Label.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. Please optimize the code, as I can see objectname.sql
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> file is being used in else condition also, which is not required. Based on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the parameter setting, Just one call of that sql is enough.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Khushboo
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 17, 2020 at 6:43 PM navnath gadakh <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> navnath(dot)gadakh(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello Hackers,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please find the modified patch with an option in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Preferences for data sorting by the primary key. Also, the previous patch
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was not working with table has no primary key.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 5:01 PM Dave Page <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dave(dot)page(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 12:08 PM navnath gadakh <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> navnath(dot)gadakh(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Dave/Team,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This patch is related to the default sort
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> order for the view table data. In pgAdminIII default ordering is by primary
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> key and this is not working in pgAdminIV.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have attached the patch with the back end code.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please review it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Question*: There is one suggestion on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://redmine.postgresql.org/issues/5157 about to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> put a checkbox in the configuration for this behavior.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Do I need to implement that really? I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> yes, Is preferences a good place for that? / Suggestions?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think we should make this optional, and yes,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Preferences is a good place. The reason is that sorting data is not without
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cost - at the very least it will require use of an index to access what may
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be the whole table.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dave Page
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> VP & Chief Architect, Database Infrastructure
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Blog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Twitter: @pgsnake
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Navnath Gadakh
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Navnath Gadakh
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Navnath Gadakh
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Navnath Gadakh
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Thanks & Regards*
>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Akshay Joshi*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Sr. Software Architect*
>>>>>>>>>>>>> *EnterpriseDB Software India Private Limited*
>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Mobile: +91 976-788-8246*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>> Navnath Gadakh
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> Dave Page
>>>>>>>>>> VP & Chief Architect, Database Infrastructure
>>>>>>>>>> EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
>>>>>>>>>> The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Blog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.com
>>>>>>>>>> Twitter: @pgsnake
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>> Navnath Gadakh
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Dave Page
>>>>>>>> VP & Chief Architect, Database Infrastructure
>>>>>>>> EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
>>>>>>>> The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Blog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.com
>>>>>>>> Twitter: @pgsnake
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Dave Page
>>>>>> VP & Chief Architect, Database Infrastructure
>>>>>> EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
>>>>>> The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Blog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.com
>>>>>> Twitter: @pgsnake
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Navnath Gadakh
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Navnath Gadakh
>>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> *Thanks & Regards*
>> *Akshay Joshi*
>>
>> *Sr. Software Architect*
>> *EnterpriseDB Software India Private Limited*
>> *Mobile: +91 976-788-8246*
>>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Navnath Gadakh
>

--
*Thanks & Regards*
*Akshay Joshi*

*Sr. Software Architect*
*EnterpriseDB Software India Private Limited*
*Mobile: +91 976-788-8246*

In response to

Browse pgadmin-hackers by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Akshay Joshi 2020-04-22 13:19:15 Re: [pgAdmin][RM3269] Slider jumps up issue in DataView panel
Previous Message Akshay Joshi 2020-04-22 13:18:51 Re: RM4292 - Dark mode support for Windows/macOS