Re: psql: Add role's membership options to the \du+ command

From: Pavel Luzanov <p(dot)luzanov(at)postgrespro(dot)ru>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>, "Jonathan S(dot) Katz" <jkatz(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, David Zhang <david(dot)zhang(at)highgo(dot)ca>, "pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>, rmt(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org, horikyota(dot)ntt(at)gmail(dot)com
Subject: Re: psql: Add role's membership options to the \du+ command
Date: 2023-07-12 10:21:42
Message-ID: c881e88b-ab02-775b-9d12-95787d603175@postgrespro.ru
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On 09.07.2023 13:56, Pavel Luzanov wrote:
> On 08.07.2023 20:07, Tom Lane wrote:
>> 1. I was thinking in terms of dropping the "Member of" column entirely
>> in \du and \dg. It doesn't tell you enough, and the output of those
>> commands is often too wide already.
>
>> 2. You have describeRoleGrants() set up to localize "ADMIN", "INHERIT",
>> and "SET". Since those are SQL keywords, our usual practice is to not
>> localize them; this'd simplify the code.
>
>
>> 3. Not sure about use of LEFT JOIN in the query. That will mean we
>> get a row out even for roles that have no grants, which seems like
>> clutter. The LEFT JOINs to r and g are fine, but I suggest changing
>> the first join to a plain join.
>
> So, I accepted all three suggestions. I will wait for other opinions and
> plan to implement discussed changes within a few days.

Please review the updated version with suggested changes.

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Pavel Luzanov
Postgres Professional: https://postgrespro.com

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