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author | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> | 2011-06-23 22:12:46 +0300 |
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committer | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> | 2011-06-23 22:12:46 +0300 |
commit | d34e142c511c779a294ce96eee0e9ab535b24de3 (patch) | |
tree | 653ff77e11561590cf4c8711a1cbf5ce8be5c0b3 /doc/src | |
parent | 2c262ea9fef2652fd51582a364c69708879398e3 (diff) | |
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Add information schema views role_udt_grants, udt_privileges, user_defined_types
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/information_schema.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/information_schema.sgml index 40c0066d8ed..ab9ce2aa4a8 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/information_schema.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/information_schema.sgml @@ -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> |