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authorPeter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>2011-06-23 22:12:46 +0300
committerPeter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>2011-06-23 22:12:46 +0300
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Add information schema views role_udt_grants, udt_privileges, user_defined_types
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@@ -3509,6 +3509,81 @@ ORDER BY c.ordinal_position;
</table>
</sect1>
+ <sect1 id="infoschema-role-udt-grants">
+ <title><literal>role_udt_grants</literal></title>
+
+ <para>
+ The view <literal>role_udt_grants</literal> is intended to identify
+ <literal>USAGE</literal> privileges granted on user-defined types
+ where the grantor or grantee is a currently enabled role. Further
+ information can be found under
+ <literal>udt_privileges</literal>. The only effective difference
+ between this view and <literal>udt_privileges</literal> is that
+ this view omits objects that have been made accessible to the
+ current user by way of a grant to <literal>PUBLIC</literal>. Since
+ data types do not have real privileges in PostgreSQL, but only an
+ implicit grant to <literal>PUBLIC</literal>, this view is empty.
+ </para>
+
+ <table>
+ <title><literal>role_udt_grants</literal> Columns</title>
+
+ <tgroup cols="3">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry>Name</entry>
+ <entry>Data Type</entry>
+ <entry>Description</entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>grantor</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>sql_identifier</type></entry>
+ <entry>The name of the role that granted the privilege</entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>grantee</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>sql_identifier</type></entry>
+ <entry>The name of the role that the privilege was granted to</entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>udt_catalog</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>sql_identifier</type></entry>
+ <entry>Name of the database containing the type (always the current database)</entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>udt_schema</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>sql_identifier</type></entry>
+ <entry>Name of the schema containing the type</entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>udt_name</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>sql_identifier</type></entry>
+ <entry>Name of the type</entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>privilege_type</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>character_data</type></entry>
+ <entry>Always <literal>TYPE USAGE</literal></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>is_grantable</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>yes_or_no</type></entry>
+ <entry><literal>YES</literal> if the privilege is grantable, <literal>NO</literal> if not</entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect1>
+
<sect1 id="infoschema-role-usage-grants">
<title><literal>role_usage_grants</literal></title>
@@ -5499,6 +5574,80 @@ ORDER BY c.ordinal_position;
</note>
</sect1>
+ <sect1 id="infoschema-udt-privileges">
+ <title><literal>udt_privileges</literal></title>
+
+ <para>
+ The view <literal>udt_privileges</literal> is intended to identify
+ <literal>USAGE</literal> privileges granted on user-defined types
+ to a currently enabled role or by a currently enabled role. Since
+ data types do not have real privileges
+ in <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>, this view shows implicit
+ non-grantable <literal>USAGE</literal> privileges granted by the
+ owner to <literal>PUBLIC</literal> for all types, including
+ built-in ones (except domains,
+ see <xref linkend="infoschema-usage-privileges"> for that).
+ </para>
+
+ <table>
+ <title><literal>udt_privileges</literal> Columns</title>
+
+ <tgroup cols="3">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry>Name</entry>
+ <entry>Data Type</entry>
+ <entry>Description</entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>grantor</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>sql_identifier</type></entry>
+ <entry>Name of the role that granted the privilege</entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>grantee</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>sql_identifier</type></entry>
+ <entry>Name of the role that the privilege was granted to</entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>udt_catalog</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>sql_identifier</type></entry>
+ <entry>Name of the database containing the type (always the current database)</entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>udt_schema</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>sql_identifier</type></entry>
+ <entry>Name of the schema containing the type</entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>udt_name</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>sql_identifier</type></entry>
+ <entry>Name of the type</entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>privilege_type</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>character_data</type></entry>
+ <entry>Always <literal>TYPE USAGE</literal></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>is_grantable</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>yes_or_no</type></entry>
+ <entry><literal>YES</literal> if the privilege is grantable, <literal>NO</literal> if not</entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect1>
+
<sect1 id="infoschema-usage-privileges">
<title><literal>usage_privileges</literal></title>
@@ -5585,6 +5734,224 @@ ORDER BY c.ordinal_position;
</table>
</sect1>
+ <sect1 id="infoschema-user-defined-types">
+ <title><literal>user_defined_types</literal></title>
+
+ <para>
+ The view <literal>user_defined_types</literal> currently contains
+ all composite types defined in the current database.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ SQL knows about two kinds of user-defined types: structured types
+ (also known as composite types
+ in <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>) and distinct types (not
+ implemented in <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>). To be
+ future-proof, use the
+ column <literal>user_defined_type_category</literal> to
+ differentiate between these. Other user-defined types such as base
+ types and enums, which are <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
+ extensions, are not shown here. For domains,
+ see <xref linkend="infoschema-domains"> instead.
+ </para>
+
+ <table>
+ <title><literal>user_defined_types</literal> Columns</title>
+
+ <tgroup cols="3">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry>Name</entry>
+ <entry>Data Type</entry>
+ <entry>Description</entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>user_defined_type_catalog</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>sql_identifier</type></entry>
+ <entry>Name of the database that contains the type (always the current database)</entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>user_defined_type_schema</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>sql_identifier</type></entry>
+ <entry>Name of the schema that contains the type</entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>user_defined_type_name</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>sql_identifier</type></entry>
+ <entry>Name of the type</entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>user_defined_type_category</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>character_data</type></entry>
+ <entry>
+ Currently always <literal>STRUCTURED</literal>
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>is_instantiable</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>yes_or_no</type></entry>
+ <entry>Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>is_final</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>yes_or_no</type></entry>
+ <entry>Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>ordering_form</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>character_data</type></entry>
+ <entry>Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>ordering_category</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>character_data</type></entry>
+ <entry>Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>ordering_routine_catalog</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>sql_identifier</type></entry>
+ <entry>Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>ordering_routine_schema</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>sql_identifier</type></entry>
+ <entry>Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>ordering_routine_name</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>sql_identifier</type></entry>
+ <entry>Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>reference_type</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>character_data</type></entry>
+ <entry>Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>data_type</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>character_data</type></entry>
+ <entry>
+ Always <literal>USER-DEFINED TYPE</literal> (for joining
+ against <literal>object_type</literal> columns in other
+ views)
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>character_maximum_length</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>cardinal_number</type></entry>
+ <entry>Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>character_octet_length</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>cardinal_number</type></entry>
+ <entry>Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>character_set_catalog</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>sql_identifier</type></entry>
+ <entry>Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>character_set_schema</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>sql_identifier</type></entry>
+ <entry>Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>character_set_name</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>sql_identifier</type></entry>
+ <entry>Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>collation_catalog</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>sql_identifier</type></entry>
+ <entry>Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>collation_schema</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>sql_identifier</type></entry>
+ <entry>Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>collation_name</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>sql_identifier</type></entry>
+ <entry>Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>numeric_precision</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>cardinal_number</type></entry>
+ <entry>Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>numeric_precision_radix</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>cardinal_number</type></entry>
+ <entry>Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>numeric_scale</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>cardinal_number</type></entry>
+ <entry>Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>datetime_precision</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>cardinal_number</type></entry>
+ <entry>Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>interval_type</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>character_data</type></entry>
+ <entry>Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>interval_precision</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>character_data</type></entry>
+ <entry>Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>source_dtd_identifier</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>sql_identifier</type></entry>
+ <entry>Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>ref_dtd_identifier</literal></entry>
+ <entry><type>sql_identifier</type></entry>
+ <entry>Applies to a feature not available in <productname>PostgreSQL</></entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+ </sect1>
+
<sect1 id="infoschema-user-mapping-options">
<title><literal>user_mapping_options</literal></title>