Add ALTER VIEW ... RENAME TO, and a RENAME TO clause to ALTER SEQUENCE.

Sequences and views could previously be renamed using ALTER TABLE, but
this was a repeated source of confusion for users. Update the docs,
and psql tab completion. Patch from David Fetter; various minor fixes
by myself.
This commit is contained in:
Neil Conway 2007-07-03 01:30:37 +00:00
parent a1587e41ae
commit a55898131e
12 changed files with 184 additions and 26 deletions

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<!--
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/allfiles.sgml,v 1.70 2007/04/26 16:13:08 neilc Exp $
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/allfiles.sgml,v 1.71 2007/07/03 01:30:35 neilc Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
Complete list of usable sgml source files in this directory.
-->
@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Complete list of usable sgml source files in this directory.
<!entity alterTrigger system "alter_trigger.sgml">
<!entity alterType system "alter_type.sgml">
<!entity alterUser system "alter_user.sgml">
<!entity alterView system "alter_view.sgml">
<!entity analyze system "analyze.sgml">
<!entity begin system "begin.sgml">
<!entity checkpoint system "checkpoint.sgml">

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<!--
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_sequence.sgml,v 1.16 2007/01/31 23:26:02 momjian Exp $
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_sequence.sgml,v 1.17 2007/07/03 01:30:35 neilc Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ ALTER SEQUENCE <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> [ INCREMENT [ B
[ RESTART [ WITH ] <replaceable class="parameter">start</replaceable> ] [ CACHE <replaceable class="parameter">cache</replaceable> ] [ [ NO ] CYCLE ]
[ OWNED BY { <replaceable class="parameter">table</replaceable>.<replaceable class="parameter">column</replaceable> | NONE } ]
ALTER SEQUENCE <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> SET SCHEMA <replaceable class="parameter">new_schema</replaceable>
ALTER SEQUENCE <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> RENAME TO <replaceable class="parameter">new_name</replaceable>
</synopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
@ -182,14 +183,24 @@ ALTER SEQUENCE <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> SET SCHEMA <rep
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable class="parameter">new_schema</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The new schema for the sequence.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable class="parameter">new_schema</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The new schema for the sequence.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable class="parameter">new_name</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The new name for the sequence.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>

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<!--
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_view.sgml,v 1.1 2007/07/03 01:30:35 neilc Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
<refentry id="SQL-ALTERVIEW">
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle id="SQL-ALTERVIEW-TITLE">ALTER VIEW</refentrytitle>
<refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>ALTER VIEW</refname>
<refpurpose>change the definition of a view</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<indexterm zone="sql-alterview">
<primary>ALTER VIEW</primary>
</indexterm>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<synopsis>
ALTER VIEW <replaceable>name</replaceable> RENAME TO <replaceable>newname</replaceable>
</synopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para>
<command>ALTER VIEW</command> changes the definition of a
view. To execute this command you must be the owner of the view.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Parameters</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The name (optionally schema-qualified) of an existing view.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><replaceable class="parameter">newname</replaceable></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The new name of the view.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Examples</title>
<para>
To rename the view <literal>foo</literal> to
<literal>bar</literal>:
<programlisting>
ALTER VIEW foo RENAME TO bar;
</programlisting>
</para>
<refsect1>
<title>Compatibility</title>
<para>
<command>ALTER VIEW</command> is a <productname>PostgreSQL</>
extension of the SQL standard.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
<simplelist type="inline">
<member><xref linkend="sql-createview" endterm="sql-createview-title"></member>
<member><xref linkend="sql-dropview" endterm="sql-dropview-title"></member>
</simplelist>
</refsect1>
</refentry>

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$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_view.sgml,v 1.35 2007/02/01 00:28:18 momjian Exp $
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_view.sgml,v 1.36 2007/07/03 01:30:35 neilc Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ CREATE VIEW <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable> [ ( <replaceable c
<title>See Also</title>
<simplelist type="inline">
<member><xref linkend="sql-alterview" endterm="sql-alterview-title"></member>
<member><xref linkend="sql-dropview" endterm="sql-dropview-title"></member>
</simplelist>
</refsect1>

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$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml,v 1.23 2006/09/16 00:30:18 momjian Exp $
$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/drop_view.sgml,v 1.24 2007/07/03 01:30:35 neilc Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ DROP VIEW kinds;
<title>See Also</title>
<simplelist type="inline">
<member><xref linkend="sql-alterview" endterm="sql-alterview-title"></member>
<member><xref linkend="sql-createview" endterm="sql-createview-title"></member>
</simplelist>
</refsect1>

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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/reference.sgml,v 1.63 2007/04/26 16:13:08 neilc Exp $ -->
<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/reference.sgml,v 1.64 2007/07/03 01:30:35 neilc Exp $ -->
<part id="reference">
<title>Reference</title>
@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
&alterTrigger;
&alterType;
&alterUser;
&alterView;
&analyze;
&begin;
&checkpoint;

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@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
*
*
* IDENTIFICATION
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/commands/alter.c,v 1.23 2007/03/26 16:58:38 tgl Exp $
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/commands/alter.c,v 1.24 2007/07/03 01:30:36 neilc Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ ExecRenameStmt(RenameStmt *stmt)
break;
case OBJECT_TABLE:
case OBJECT_SEQUENCE:
case OBJECT_VIEW:
case OBJECT_INDEX:
case OBJECT_COLUMN:
case OBJECT_TRIGGER:
@ -96,6 +98,8 @@ ExecRenameStmt(RenameStmt *stmt)
switch (stmt->renameType)
{
case OBJECT_TABLE:
case OBJECT_SEQUENCE:
case OBJECT_VIEW:
case OBJECT_INDEX:
{
/*
@ -113,7 +117,7 @@ ExecRenameStmt(RenameStmt *stmt)
aclcheck_error(aclresult, ACL_KIND_NAMESPACE,
get_namespace_name(namespaceId));
renamerel(relid, stmt->newname);
renamerel(relid, stmt->newname, stmt->renameType);
break;
}
case OBJECT_COLUMN:

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@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
*
*
* IDENTIFICATION
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c,v 1.228 2007/06/23 22:12:50 tgl Exp $
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/commands/tablecmds.c,v 1.229 2007/07/03 01:30:36 neilc Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
#include "executor/executor.h"
#include "miscadmin.h"
#include "nodes/makefuncs.h"
#include "nodes/parsenodes.h"
#include "optimizer/clauses.h"
#include "optimizer/plancat.h"
#include "optimizer/prep.h"
@ -1621,7 +1622,7 @@ renameatt(Oid myrelid,
* sequence, AFAIK there's no need for it to be there.
*/
void
renamerel(Oid myrelid, const char *newrelname)
renamerel(Oid myrelid, const char *newrelname, ObjectType reltype)
{
Relation targetrelation;
Relation relrelation; /* for RELATION relation */
@ -1633,8 +1634,8 @@ renamerel(Oid myrelid, const char *newrelname)
bool relhastriggers;
/*
* Grab an exclusive lock on the target table or index, which we will NOT
* release until end of transaction.
* Grab an exclusive lock on the target table, index, sequence or
* view, which we will NOT release until end of transaction.
*/
targetrelation = relation_open(myrelid, AccessExclusiveLock);
@ -1647,7 +1648,24 @@ renamerel(Oid myrelid, const char *newrelname)
errmsg("permission denied: \"%s\" is a system catalog",
RelationGetRelationName(targetrelation))));
/*
* For compatibility with prior releases, we don't complain if
* ALTER TABLE or ALTER INDEX is used to rename a sequence or
* view.
*/
relkind = targetrelation->rd_rel->relkind;
if (reltype == OBJECT_SEQUENCE && relkind != 'S')
ereport(ERROR,
(errcode(ERRCODE_WRONG_OBJECT_TYPE),
errmsg("\"%s\" is not a sequence",
RelationGetRelationName(targetrelation))));
if (reltype == OBJECT_VIEW && relkind != 'v')
ereport(ERROR,
(errcode(ERRCODE_WRONG_OBJECT_TYPE),
errmsg("\"%s\" is not a view",
RelationGetRelationName(targetrelation))));
relhastriggers = (targetrelation->rd_rel->reltriggers > 0);
/*

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@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
*
*
* IDENTIFICATION
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/parser/gram.y,v 2.596 2007/06/23 22:12:51 tgl Exp $
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/parser/gram.y,v 2.597 2007/07/03 01:30:36 neilc Exp $
*
* HISTORY
* AUTHOR DATE MAJOR EVENT
@ -4546,6 +4546,24 @@ RenameStmt: ALTER AGGREGATE func_name aggr_args RENAME TO name
n->newname = $6;
$$ = (Node *)n;
}
| ALTER SEQUENCE relation_expr RENAME TO name
{
RenameStmt *n = makeNode(RenameStmt);
n->renameType = OBJECT_SEQUENCE;
n->relation = $3;
n->subname = NULL;
n->newname = $6;
$$ = (Node *)n;
}
| ALTER VIEW relation_expr RENAME TO name
{
RenameStmt *n = makeNode(RenameStmt);
n->renameType = OBJECT_VIEW;
n->relation = $3;
n->subname = NULL;
n->newname = $6;
$$ = (Node *)n;
}
| ALTER INDEX relation_expr RENAME TO name
{
RenameStmt *n = makeNode(RenameStmt);

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@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
*
*
* IDENTIFICATION
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/tcop/utility.c,v 1.282 2007/06/28 00:02:39 tgl Exp $
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/tcop/utility.c,v 1.283 2007/07/03 01:30:37 neilc Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
@ -1574,6 +1574,9 @@ CreateCommandTag(Node *parsetree)
case OBJECT_SCHEMA:
tag = "ALTER SCHEMA";
break;
case OBJECT_SEQUENCE:
tag = "ALTER SEQUENCE";
break;
case OBJECT_COLUMN:
case OBJECT_TABLE:
tag = "ALTER TABLE";
@ -1584,6 +1587,9 @@ CreateCommandTag(Node *parsetree)
case OBJECT_TRIGGER:
tag = "ALTER TRIGGER";
break;
case OBJECT_VIEW:
tag = "ALTER VIEW";
break;
default:
tag = "???";
break;

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@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
*
* Copyright (c) 2000-2007, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
*
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.c,v 1.165 2007/06/13 23:59:47 neilc Exp $
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.c,v 1.166 2007/07/03 01:30:37 neilc Exp $
*/
/*----------------------------------------------------------------------
@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ psql_completion(char *text, int start, int end)
static const char *const list_ALTER[] =
{"AGGREGATE", "CONVERSION", "DATABASE", "DOMAIN", "FUNCTION",
"GROUP", "INDEX", "LANGUAGE", "OPERATOR", "ROLE", "SCHEMA", "SEQUENCE", "TABLE",
"TABLESPACE", "TRIGGER", "TYPE", "USER", NULL};
"TABLESPACE", "TRIGGER", "TYPE", "USER", "VIEW", NULL};
COMPLETE_WITH_LIST(list_ALTER);
}
@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ psql_completion(char *text, int start, int end)
{
static const char *const list_ALTERSEQUENCE[] =
{"INCREMENT", "MINVALUE", "MAXVALUE", "RESTART", "NO", "CACHE", "CYCLE",
"SET SCHEMA", NULL};
"SET SCHEMA", "RENAME TO", NULL};
COMPLETE_WITH_LIST(list_ALTERSEQUENCE);
}
@ -728,6 +728,14 @@ psql_completion(char *text, int start, int end)
COMPLETE_WITH_LIST(list_ALTERSEQUENCE2);
}
/* ALTER VIEW <name> */
else if (pg_strcasecmp(prev3_wd, "ALTER") == 0 &&
pg_strcasecmp(prev2_wd, "VIEW") == 0)
{
static const char *const list_ALTERVIEW[] = {"RENAME TO", NULL};
COMPLETE_WITH_LIST(list_ALTERVIEW);
}
/* ALTER TRIGGER <name>, add ON */
else if (pg_strcasecmp(prev3_wd, "ALTER") == 0 &&
pg_strcasecmp(prev2_wd, "TRIGGER") == 0)

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@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
* Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2007, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
* Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
*
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/commands/tablecmds.h,v 1.33 2007/05/11 20:17:10 tgl Exp $
* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/commands/tablecmds.h,v 1.34 2007/07/03 01:30:37 neilc Exp $
*
*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ extern void renameatt(Oid myrelid,
bool recursing);
extern void renamerel(Oid myrelid,
const char *newrelname);
const char *newrelname,
ObjectType reltype);
extern void find_composite_type_dependencies(Oid typeOid,
const char *origTblName,