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Fwd: psql include file using relative path

От
Gurjeet Singh
Дата:
    psql has the ability to execute commands from a file, but if one wishes to develop and provide a modularized set of sql files, then psql is not very helpful because the \i command can open file paths either if they are absolute paths or if they are palced correctly relative to psql's current working directory.

Attached patch adds a new meta-command to psql, '\ir' that allows the user to process files relative to currently processing file.

Also attached is a sample use case ir_sample. One can extract it _anywhere_ on the filesystem and invoke psql with the path to main.sql and the rest of the files will be automatically included from that location.

Sample session:

[/tmp]$ psql -f ~/dev/ir_sample/main.sql
processing main.sql
BEGIN
processing subdir1/1.sql
processing subdir1/2.sql
processing subdir2/1.sql
processing subdir2/subdir2.1/1.sql
processing subdir2/2.sql
processing subdir2/3.sql
COMMIT

And here's what the sample's directory structure and files look like:

[ir_sample]$ find ./ -name "*.sql" | while read f; do echo === $f ====; cat $f; done
=== ./main.sql ====
\echo processing main.sql
BEGIN;
\ir subdir1/1.sql
\ir subdir1/2.sql
\ir subdir2/1.sql
\ir subdir2/2.sql
\ir subdir2/3.sql
COMMIT;
=== ./subdir1/1.sql ====
\echo processing subdir1/1.sql
=== ./subdir1/2.sql ====
\echo processing subdir1/2.sql
=== ./subdir2/subdir2.1/1.sql ====
\echo processing subdir2/subdir2.1/1.sql
=== ./subdir2/1.sql ====
\echo processing subdir2/1.sql
\ir subdir2.1/1.sql
=== ./subdir2/2.sql ====
\echo processing subdir2/2.sql
=== ./subdir2/3.sql ====
\echo processing subdir2/3.sql

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Re: Fwd: psql include file using relative path

От
Robert Haas
Дата:
On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Gurjeet Singh <singh.gurjeet@gmail.com> wrote:
>     psql has the ability to execute commands from a file, but if one wishes
> to develop and provide a modularized set of sql files, then psql is not very
> helpful because the \i command can open file paths either if they are
> absolute paths or if they are palced correctly relative to psql's current
> working directory.
>
> Attached patch adds a new meta-command to psql, '\ir' that allows the user
> to process files relative to currently processing file.

Please add this patch to the currently open CommitFest at:

https://commitfest.postgresql.org/action/commitfest_view/open

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Re: Fwd: psql include file using relative path

От
Ibrar Ahmed
Дата:
Gurjeet!

What about tab completion, like in \i command?

On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 5:07 AM, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Gurjeet Singh <singh.gurjeet@gmail.com> wrote:
>>     psql has the ability to execute commands from a file, but if one wishes
>> to develop and provide a modularized set of sql files, then psql is not very
>> helpful because the \i command can open file paths either if they are
>> absolute paths or if they are palced correctly relative to psql's current
>> working directory.
>>
>> Attached patch adds a new meta-command to psql, '\ir' that allows the user
>> to process files relative to currently processing file.
>
> Please add this patch to the currently open CommitFest at:
>
> https://commitfest.postgresql.org/action/commitfest_view/open
>
> --
> Robert Haas
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Re: Fwd: psql include file using relative path

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Gurjeet Singh
Дата:
Attached patch implements tab completion. It also introduces the long-form alternative \include_relative for \ir

Regards,

On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 2:18 PM, Ibrar Ahmed <ibrar.ahmad@gmail.com> wrote:
Gurjeet!

What about tab completion, like in \i command?

On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 5:07 AM, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Gurjeet Singh <singh.gurjeet@gmail.com> wrote:
>>     psql has the ability to execute commands from a file, but if one wishes
>> to develop and provide a modularized set of sql files, then psql is not very
>> helpful because the \i command can open file paths either if they are
>> absolute paths or if they are palced correctly relative to psql's current
>> working directory.
>>
>> Attached patch adds a new meta-command to psql, '\ir' that allows the user
>> to process files relative to currently processing file.
>
> Please add this patch to the currently open CommitFest at:
>
> https://commitfest.postgresql.org/action/commitfest_view/open
>
> --
> Robert Haas
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Re: Fwd: psql include file using relative path

От
David Fetter
Дата:
Being able to include relative paths is a really great feature, but
should it have a UI (well, API) distinct from fixed-path includes?  My
first instinct is that it shouldn't, but I haven't really thought it
through thoroughly.

Cheers,
David (the tough coughs as he ploughs the dough)
On Tue, Mar 08, 2011 at 03:19:40PM -0500, Gurjeet Singh wrote:
> Attached patch implements tab completion. It also introduces the long-form
> alternative \include_relative for \ir
> 
> Regards,
> 
> On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 2:18 PM, Ibrar Ahmed <ibrar.ahmad@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Gurjeet!
> >
> > What about tab completion, like in \i command?
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 5:07 AM, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Gurjeet Singh <singh.gurjeet@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >>     psql has the ability to execute commands from a file, but if one
> > wishes
> > >> to develop and provide a modularized set of sql files, then psql is not
> > very
> > >> helpful because the \i command can open file paths either if they are
> > >> absolute paths or if they are palced correctly relative to psql's
> > current
> > >> working directory.
> > >>
> > >> Attached patch adds a new meta-command to psql, '\ir' that allows the
> > user
> > >> to process files relative to currently processing file.
> > >
> > > Please add this patch to the currently open CommitFest at:
> > >
> > > https://commitfest.postgresql.org/action/commitfest_view/open
> > >
> > > --
> > > Robert Haas
> > > EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
> > > The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
> > >
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> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >    Ibrar Ahmed
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
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Re: Fwd: psql include file using relative path

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Gurjeet Singh
Дата:
Good question, I hadn't thought of that either, and thinking about it a bit I think we'd want to keep the current behaviour of \i and provide new behaviour using a new command.

Say when we are processing a pretty nested file after multiple \ir commands, a \i <relative path file> in any of those files should look for that file in psql's CWD/PWD. That is what the user expects from \i command currently and I don't think it'd be desirable to break that assumption.

Regards,

On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 4:41 PM, David Fetter <david@fetter.org> wrote:
Being able to include relative paths is a really great feature, but
should it have a UI (well, API) distinct from fixed-path includes?  My
first instinct is that it shouldn't, but I haven't really thought it
through thoroughly.

Cheers,
David (the tough coughs as he ploughs the dough)
On Tue, Mar 08, 2011 at 03:19:40PM -0500, Gurjeet Singh wrote:
> Attached patch implements tab completion. It also introduces the long-form
> alternative \include_relative for \ir
>
> Regards,
>
> On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 2:18 PM, Ibrar Ahmed <ibrar.ahmad@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Gurjeet!
> >
> > What about tab completion, like in \i command?
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 5:07 AM, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Gurjeet Singh <singh.gurjeet@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >>     psql has the ability to execute commands from a file, but if one
> > wishes
> > >> to develop and provide a modularized set of sql files, then psql is not
> > very
> > >> helpful because the \i command can open file paths either if they are
> > >> absolute paths or if they are palced correctly relative to psql's
> > current
> > >> working directory.
> > >>
> > >> Attached patch adds a new meta-command to psql, '\ir' that allows the
> > user
> > >> to process files relative to currently processing file.
> > >
> > > Please add this patch to the currently open CommitFest at:
> > >
> > > https://commitfest.postgresql.org/action/commitfest_view/open
> > >
> > > --
> > > Robert Haas
> > > EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
> > > The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
> > >
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> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >    Ibrar Ahmed
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Gurjeet Singh
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> The Enterprise PostgreSQL <http://www.postgresql.org/> Company


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Re: Fwd: psql include file using relative path

От
David Fetter
Дата:
On Wed, Mar 09, 2011 at 07:05:19PM -0500, Gurjeet Singh wrote:
> Good question, I hadn't thought of that either, and thinking about
> it a bit I think we'd want to keep the current behaviour of \i and
> provide new behaviour using a new command.
> 
> Say when we are processing a pretty nested file after multiple \ir
> commands, a \i <relative path file> in any of those files should
> look for that file in psql's CWD/PWD. That is what the user expects
> from \i command currently and I don't think it'd be desirable to
> break that assumption.

I'm not sure I understand.  Stuff that worked before would still work.

Should stuff break when it has a legitimately accessible path in it
just because that path is relative?

Cheers,
David.
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Re: Fwd: psql include file using relative path

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Gurjeet Singh
Дата:
On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 7:32 PM, David Fetter <david@fetter.org> wrote:
On Wed, Mar 09, 2011 at 07:05:19PM -0500, Gurjeet Singh wrote:
> Good question, I hadn't thought of that either, and thinking about
> it a bit I think we'd want to keep the current behaviour of \i and
> provide new behaviour using a new command.
>
> Say when we are processing a pretty nested file after multiple \ir
> commands, a \i <relative path file> in any of those files should
> look for that file in psql's CWD/PWD. That is what the user expects
> from \i command currently and I don't think it'd be desirable to
> break that assumption.

I'm not sure I understand.  Stuff that worked before would still work.

files present:
~/1.sql
~/package/main.sql
~/package/1.sql

psql's CWD: $HOME
psql executed as: psql -f ~/package/main.sql

Now if we kept \i and \ir separate then if main.sql does

\i 1.sql

it'd read ~/1.sql, which is the current behaviour,

and

\ir 1.sql

would read ~/package/1.sql .

If we folded \ir into \i then what would you want `\i 1.sql` to do? Read 1.sql from $HOME or the one that is main.sql's sibling.
 

Should stuff break when it has a legitimately accessible path in it
just because that path is relative?

Given the above test case, I think it'd be best if we introduced a new command for  this feature.

Regards,
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Re: Fwd: psql include file using relative path

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Andrew Dunstan
Дата:

On 03/09/2011 09:36 PM, Gurjeet Singh wrote:
> If we folded \ir into \i then what would you want `\i 1.sql` to do? 
> Read 1.sql from $HOME or the one that is main.sql's sibling.
>
>
>     Should stuff break when it has a legitimately accessible path in it
>     just because that path is relative?
>
>
> Given the above test case, I think it'd be best if we introduced a new 
> command for  this feature.
>
>

I agree there's a good case for the new feature. I think someone 
mentioned tab completion upthread, and that doesn't make so much sense 
to me. This only makes sense nested in a script - in fact if it's not 
called from inside an included script (via -f or \i) it should possibly 
error out (if it already does this I apologise - I haven't looked at the 
patch).

cheers

andrew


Re: Fwd: psql include file using relative path

От
Gurjeet Singh
Дата:
On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 10:07 PM, Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> wrote:

I agree there's a good case for the new feature. I think someone mentioned tab completion upthread, and that doesn't make so much sense to me. This only makes sense nested in a script - in fact if it's not called from inside an included script (via -f or \i) it should possibly error out (if it already does this I apologise - I haven't looked at the patch).


I think \ir can stand on its own. In the patch, the \ir command falls back to \i behaviour if there's no file being processed currently. So, I think tab-completion makes sense for this command. And if someone wishes they can stop using \i altogether and \ir will give them old and new bheaviour seamlessly.

Regards,
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Re: Fwd: psql include file using relative path

От
Robert Haas
Дата:
On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 7:32 PM, David Fetter <david@fetter.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 09, 2011 at 07:05:19PM -0500, Gurjeet Singh wrote:
>> Good question, I hadn't thought of that either, and thinking about
>> it a bit I think we'd want to keep the current behaviour of \i and
>> provide new behaviour using a new command.
>>
>> Say when we are processing a pretty nested file after multiple \ir
>> commands, a \i <relative path file> in any of those files should
>> look for that file in psql's CWD/PWD. That is what the user expects
>> from \i command currently and I don't think it'd be desirable to
>> break that assumption.
>
> I'm not sure I understand.  Stuff that worked before would still work.
>
> Should stuff break when it has a legitimately accessible path in it
> just because that path is relative?

You're confused.  The point is whether the path is relative to PWD or
to the directory in which the currently executing script is located.
If you want to allow people to get either interpretation, you need two
commands.

In interactive use, I believe there's no difference between the two.

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Re: Fwd: psql include file using relative path

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David Fetter
Дата:
On Wed, Mar 09, 2011 at 10:57:53PM -0500, Robert Haas wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 7:32 PM, David Fetter <david@fetter.org> wrote:
> > On Wed, Mar 09, 2011 at 07:05:19PM -0500, Gurjeet Singh wrote:
> >> Good question, I hadn't thought of that either, and thinking
> >> about it a bit I think we'd want to keep the current behaviour of
> >> \i and provide new behaviour using a new command.
> >>
> >> Say when we are processing a pretty nested file after multiple
> >> \ir commands, a \i <relative path file> in any of those files
> >> should look for that file in psql's CWD/PWD. That is what the
> >> user expects from \i command currently and I don't think it'd be
> >> desirable to break that assumption.
> >
> > I'm not sure I understand.  Stuff that worked before would still
> > work.
> >
> > Should stuff break when it has a legitimately accessible path in
> > it just because that path is relative?
> 
> You're confused.  The point is whether the path is relative to PWD
> or to the directory in which the currently executing script is
> located.  If you want to allow people to get either interpretation,
> you need two commands.
> 
> In interactive use, I believe there's no difference between the two.

Thanks for clearing that up :)

OK, nothing to see here.  Move along ;)

Cheers,
David.
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