Re: pg_get__*_ddl consolidation

On 2026-03-19 Th 4:28 PM, Mahendra Singh Thalor wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Mar 2026 at 01:44, Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> wrote:
>>
>> You could construct these functions using plpgsql. The information isn't hidden from non-superusers. So what exactly
wouldmaking these functions superuser-only achieve? Now it's true that the user might not be able to execute the DDL.
Butthat's not the point.
 
> Thanks Andrew for the clarification.
>
> Sorry, my question might be stupid. Can we use these functions
> directly into our dump utilities so that common code can be removed
> and if there is any syntax change for a particular object, then no
> need to change into different-2 places, rather we just need to change
> it into ddlutils.c file only.


Well, we have tried to make the output like pg_dump. We might later 
provide options for more compact output. But it remains to be seen if it 
can be used in the pg_dump utilities. After all, it is going to produce 
output suitable for the source version, since there is no knowledge in 
the server of future versions. But pg_dump emits SQL suitable for the 
target version.

My original motivation was quite different. It was to give the user a 
piece of SQL that they could modify as they saw fit, rather than making 
them start with a blank canvas.


cheers


andrew

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