-- -- UPDATABLE VIEWS -- -- check that non-updatable views are rejected with useful error messages CREATE TABLE base_tbl (a int PRIMARY KEY, b text DEFAULT 'Unspecified'); INSERT INTO base_tbl SELECT i, 'Row ' || i FROM generate_series(-2, 2) g(i); CREATE VIEW ro_view1 AS SELECT DISTINCT a, b FROM base_tbl; -- DISTINCT not supported CREATE VIEW ro_view2 AS SELECT a, b FROM base_tbl GROUP BY a, b; -- GROUP BY not supported CREATE VIEW ro_view3 AS SELECT 1 FROM base_tbl HAVING max(a) > 0; -- HAVING not supported CREATE VIEW ro_view4 AS SELECT count(*) FROM base_tbl; -- Aggregate functions not supported CREATE VIEW ro_view5 AS SELECT a, rank() OVER() FROM base_tbl; -- Window functions not supported CREATE VIEW ro_view6 AS SELECT a, b FROM base_tbl UNION SELECT -a, b FROM base_tbl; -- Set ops not supported CREATE VIEW ro_view7 AS WITH t AS (SELECT a, b FROM base_tbl) SELECT * FROM t; -- WITH not supported CREATE VIEW ro_view8 AS SELECT a, b FROM base_tbl ORDER BY a OFFSET 1; -- OFFSET not supported CREATE VIEW ro_view9 AS SELECT a, b FROM base_tbl ORDER BY a LIMIT 1; -- LIMIT not supported CREATE VIEW ro_view10 AS SELECT 1 AS a; -- No base relations CREATE VIEW ro_view11 AS SELECT b1.a, b2.b FROM base_tbl b1, base_tbl b2; -- Multiple base relations CREATE VIEW ro_view12 AS SELECT * FROM generate_series(1, 10) AS g(a); -- SRF in rangetable CREATE VIEW ro_view13 AS SELECT a, b FROM (SELECT * FROM base_tbl) AS t; -- Subselect in rangetable CREATE VIEW ro_view14 AS SELECT ctid FROM base_tbl; -- System columns not supported CREATE VIEW ro_view15 AS SELECT a, upper(b) FROM base_tbl; -- Expression/function in targetlist CREATE VIEW ro_view16 AS SELECT a, b, a AS aa FROM base_tbl; -- Repeated column CREATE VIEW ro_view17 AS SELECT * FROM ro_view1; -- Base relation not updatable CREATE VIEW ro_view18 WITH (security_barrier = true) AS SELECT * FROM base_tbl; -- Security barrier views not updatable CREATE VIEW ro_view19 AS SELECT * FROM (VALUES(1)) AS tmp(a); -- VALUES in rangetable CREATE SEQUENCE seq; CREATE VIEW ro_view20 AS SELECT * FROM seq; -- View based on a sequence SELECT table_name, is_insertable_into FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_name LIKE 'ro_view%' ORDER BY table_name; SELECT table_name, is_updatable, is_insertable_into FROM information_schema.views WHERE table_name LIKE 'ro_view%' ORDER BY table_name; SELECT table_name, column_name, is_updatable FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name LIKE 'ro_view%' ORDER BY table_name, ordinal_position; DELETE FROM ro_view1; DELETE FROM ro_view2; DELETE FROM ro_view3; DELETE FROM ro_view4; DELETE FROM ro_view5; DELETE FROM ro_view6; UPDATE ro_view7 SET a=a+1; UPDATE ro_view8 SET a=a+1; UPDATE ro_view9 SET a=a+1; UPDATE ro_view10 SET a=a+1; UPDATE ro_view11 SET a=a+1; UPDATE ro_view12 SET a=a+1; INSERT INTO ro_view13 VALUES (3, 'Row 3'); INSERT INTO ro_view14 VALUES (null); INSERT INTO ro_view15 VALUES (3, 'ROW 3'); INSERT INTO ro_view16 VALUES (3, 'Row 3', 3); INSERT INTO ro_view17 VALUES (3, 'ROW 3'); INSERT INTO ro_view18 VALUES (3, 'ROW 3'); DELETE FROM ro_view19; UPDATE ro_view20 SET max_value=1000; DROP TABLE base_tbl CASCADE; DROP VIEW ro_view10, ro_view12, ro_view19; DROP SEQUENCE seq CASCADE; -- simple updatable view CREATE TABLE base_tbl (a int PRIMARY KEY, b text DEFAULT 'Unspecified'); INSERT INTO base_tbl SELECT i, 'Row ' || i FROM generate_series(-2, 2) g(i); CREATE VIEW rw_view1 AS SELECT * FROM base_tbl WHERE a>0; SELECT table_name, is_insertable_into FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_name = 'rw_view1'; SELECT table_name, is_updatable, is_insertable_into FROM information_schema.views WHERE table_name = 'rw_view1'; SELECT table_name, column_name, is_updatable FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name = 'rw_view1' ORDER BY ordinal_position; INSERT INTO rw_view1 VALUES (3, 'Row 3'); INSERT INTO rw_view1 (a) VALUES (4); UPDATE rw_view1 SET a=5 WHERE a=4; DELETE FROM rw_view1 WHERE b='Row 2'; SELECT * FROM base_tbl; EXPLAIN (costs off) UPDATE rw_view1 SET a=6 WHERE a=5; EXPLAIN (costs off) DELETE FROM rw_view1 WHERE a=5; DROP TABLE base_tbl CASCADE; -- view on top of view CREATE TABLE base_tbl (a int PRIMARY KEY, b text DEFAULT 'Unspecified'); INSERT INTO base_tbl SELECT i, 'Row ' || i FROM generate_series(-2, 2) g(i); CREATE VIEW rw_view1 AS SELECT b AS bb, a AS aa FROM base_tbl WHERE a>0; CREATE VIEW rw_view2 AS SELECT aa AS aaa, bb AS bbb FROM rw_view1 WHERE aa<10; SELECT table_name, is_insertable_into FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_name = 'rw_view2'; SELECT table_name, is_updatable, is_insertable_into FROM information_schema.views WHERE table_name = 'rw_view2'; SELECT table_name, column_name, is_updatable FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name = 'rw_view2' ORDER BY ordinal_position; INSERT INTO rw_view2 VALUES (3, 'Row 3'); INSERT INTO rw_view2 (aaa) VALUES (4); SELECT * FROM rw_view2; UPDATE rw_view2 SET bbb='Row 4' WHERE aaa=4; DELETE FROM rw_view2 WHERE aaa=2; SELECT * FROM rw_view2; EXPLAIN (costs off) UPDATE rw_view2 SET aaa=5 WHERE aaa=4; EXPLAIN (costs off) DELETE FROM rw_view2 WHERE aaa=4; DROP TABLE base_tbl CASCADE; -- view on top of view with rules CREATE TABLE base_tbl (a int PRIMARY KEY, b text DEFAULT 'Unspecified'); INSERT INTO base_tbl SELECT i, 'Row ' || i FROM generate_series(-2, 2) g(i); CREATE VIEW rw_view1 AS SELECT * FROM base_tbl WHERE a>0 OFFSET 0; -- not updatable without rules/triggers CREATE VIEW rw_view2 AS SELECT * FROM rw_view1 WHERE a<10; SELECT table_name, is_insertable_into FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_name LIKE 'rw_view%' ORDER BY table_name; SELECT table_name, is_updatable, is_insertable_into FROM information_schema.views WHERE table_name LIKE 'rw_view%' ORDER BY table_name; SELECT table_name, column_name, is_updatable FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name LIKE 'rw_view%' ORDER BY table_name, ordinal_position; CREATE RULE rw_view1_ins_rule AS ON INSERT TO rw_view1 DO INSTEAD INSERT INTO base_tbl VALUES (NEW.a, NEW.b) RETURNING *; SELECT table_name, is_insertable_into FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_name LIKE 'rw_view%' ORDER BY table_name; SELECT table_name, is_updatable, is_insertable_into FROM information_schema.views WHERE table_name LIKE 'rw_view%' ORDER BY table_name; SELECT table_name, column_name, is_updatable FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name LIKE 'rw_view%' ORDER BY table_name, ordinal_position; CREATE RULE rw_view1_upd_rule AS ON UPDATE TO rw_view1 DO INSTEAD UPDATE base_tbl SET b=NEW.b WHERE a=OLD.a RETURNING NEW.*; SELECT table_name, is_insertable_into FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_name LIKE 'rw_view%' ORDER BY table_name; SELECT table_name, is_updatable, is_insertable_into FROM information_schema.views WHERE table_name LIKE 'rw_view%' ORDER BY table_name; SELECT table_name, column_name, is_updatable FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name LIKE 'rw_view%' ORDER BY table_name, ordinal_position; CREATE RULE rw_view1_del_rule AS ON DELETE TO rw_view1 DO INSTEAD DELETE FROM base_tbl WHERE a=OLD.a RETURNING OLD.*; SELECT table_name, is_insertable_into FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_name LIKE 'rw_view%' ORDER BY table_name; SELECT table_name, is_updatable, is_insertable_into FROM information_schema.views WHERE table_name LIKE 'rw_view%' ORDER BY table_name; SELECT table_name, column_name, is_updatable FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name LIKE 'rw_view%' ORDER BY table_name, ordinal_position; INSERT INTO rw_view2 VALUES (3, 'Row 3') RETURNING *; UPDATE rw_view2 SET b='Row three' WHERE a=3 RETURNING *; SELECT * FROM rw_view2; DELETE FROM rw_view2 WHERE a=3 RETURNING *; SELECT * FROM rw_view2; EXPLAIN (costs off) UPDATE rw_view2 SET a=3 WHERE a=2; EXPLAIN (costs off) DELETE FROM rw_view2 WHERE a=2; DROP TABLE base_tbl CASCADE; -- view on top of view with triggers CREATE TABLE base_tbl (a int PRIMARY KEY, b text DEFAULT 'Unspecified'); INSERT INTO base_tbl SELECT i, 'Row ' || i FROM generate_series(-2, 2) g(i); CREATE VIEW rw_view1 AS SELECT * FROM base_tbl WHERE a>0 OFFSET 0; -- not updatable without rules/triggers CREATE VIEW rw_view2 AS SELECT * FROM rw_view1 WHERE a<10; SELECT table_name, is_insertable_into FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_name LIKE 'rw_view%' ORDER BY table_name; SELECT table_name, is_updatable, is_insertable_into, is_trigger_updatable, is_trigger_deletable, is_trigger_insertable_into FROM information_schema.views WHERE table_name LIKE 'rw_view%' ORDER BY table_name; SELECT table_name, column_name, is_updatable FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name LIKE 'rw_view%' ORDER BY table_name, ordinal_position; CREATE FUNCTION rw_view1_trig_fn() RETURNS trigger AS $$ BEGIN IF TG_OP = 'INSERT' THEN INSERT INTO base_tbl VALUES (NEW.a, NEW.b); RETURN NEW; ELSIF TG_OP = 'UPDATE' THEN UPDATE base_tbl SET b=NEW.b WHERE a=OLD.a; RETURN NEW; ELSIF TG_OP = 'DELETE' THEN DELETE FROM base_tbl WHERE a=OLD.a; RETURN OLD; END IF; END; $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql; CREATE TRIGGER rw_view1_ins_trig INSTEAD OF INSERT ON rw_view1 FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE rw_view1_trig_fn(); SELECT table_name, is_insertable_into FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_name LIKE 'rw_view%' ORDER BY table_name; SELECT table_name, is_updatable, is_insertable_into, is_trigger_updatable, is_trigger_deletable, is_trigger_insertable_into FROM information_schema.views WHERE table_name LIKE 'rw_view%' ORDER BY table_name; SELECT table_name, column_name, is_updatable FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name LIKE 'rw_view%' ORDER BY table_name, ordinal_position; CREATE TRIGGER rw_view1_upd_trig INSTEAD OF UPDATE ON rw_view1 FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE rw_view1_trig_fn(); SELECT table_name, is_insertable_into FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_name LIKE 'rw_view%' ORDER BY table_name; SELECT table_name, is_updatable, is_insertable_into, is_trigger_updatable, is_trigger_deletable, is_trigger_insertable_into FROM information_schema.views WHERE table_name LIKE 'rw_view%' ORDER BY table_name; SELECT table_name, column_name, is_updatable FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name LIKE 'rw_view%' ORDER BY table_name, ordinal_position; CREATE TRIGGER rw_view1_del_trig INSTEAD OF DELETE ON rw_view1 FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE rw_view1_trig_fn(); SELECT table_name, is_insertable_into FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_name LIKE 'rw_view%' ORDER BY table_name; SELECT table_name, is_updatable, is_insertable_into, is_trigger_updatable, is_trigger_deletable, is_trigger_insertable_into FROM information_schema.views WHERE table_name LIKE 'rw_view%' ORDER BY table_name; SELECT table_name, column_name, is_updatable FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name LIKE 'rw_view%' ORDER BY table_name, ordinal_position; INSERT INTO rw_view2 VALUES (3, 'Row 3') RETURNING *; UPDATE rw_view2 SET b='Row three' WHERE a=3 RETURNING *; SELECT * FROM rw_view2; DELETE FROM rw_view2 WHERE a=3 RETURNING *; SELECT * FROM rw_view2; EXPLAIN (costs off) UPDATE rw_view2 SET a=3 WHERE a=2; EXPLAIN (costs off) DELETE FROM rw_view2 WHERE a=2; DROP TABLE base_tbl CASCADE; DROP FUNCTION rw_view1_trig_fn(); -- update using whole row from view CREATE TABLE base_tbl (a int PRIMARY KEY, b text DEFAULT 'Unspecified'); INSERT INTO base_tbl SELECT i, 'Row ' || i FROM generate_series(-2, 2) g(i); CREATE VIEW rw_view1 AS SELECT b AS bb, a AS aa FROM base_tbl; CREATE FUNCTION rw_view1_aa(x rw_view1) RETURNS int AS $$ SELECT x.aa $$ LANGUAGE sql; UPDATE rw_view1 v SET bb='Updated row 2' WHERE rw_view1_aa(v)=2 RETURNING rw_view1_aa(v), v.bb; SELECT * FROM base_tbl; EXPLAIN (costs off) UPDATE rw_view1 v SET bb='Updated row 2' WHERE rw_view1_aa(v)=2 RETURNING rw_view1_aa(v), v.bb; DROP TABLE base_tbl CASCADE; -- permissions checks CREATE USER view_user1; CREATE USER view_user2; SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION view_user1; CREATE TABLE base_tbl(a int, b text, c float); INSERT INTO base_tbl VALUES (1, 'Row 1', 1.0); CREATE VIEW rw_view1 AS SELECT b AS bb, c AS cc, a AS aa FROM base_tbl; INSERT INTO rw_view1 VALUES ('Row 2', 2.0, 2); GRANT SELECT ON base_tbl TO view_user2; GRANT SELECT ON rw_view1 TO view_user2; GRANT UPDATE (a,c) ON base_tbl TO view_user2; GRANT UPDATE (bb,cc) ON rw_view1 TO view_user2; RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION; SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION view_user2; CREATE VIEW rw_view2 AS SELECT b AS bb, c AS cc, a AS aa FROM base_tbl; SELECT * FROM base_tbl; -- ok SELECT * FROM rw_view1; -- ok SELECT * FROM rw_view2; -- ok INSERT INTO base_tbl VALUES (3, 'Row 3', 3.0); -- not allowed INSERT INTO rw_view1 VALUES ('Row 3', 3.0, 3); -- not allowed INSERT INTO rw_view2 VALUES ('Row 3', 3.0, 3); -- not allowed UPDATE base_tbl SET a=a, c=c; -- ok UPDATE base_tbl SET b=b; -- not allowed UPDATE rw_view1 SET bb=bb, cc=cc; -- ok UPDATE rw_view1 SET aa=aa; -- not allowed UPDATE rw_view2 SET aa=aa, cc=cc; -- ok UPDATE rw_view2 SET bb=bb; -- not allowed DELETE FROM base_tbl; -- not allowed DELETE FROM rw_view1; -- not allowed DELETE FROM rw_view2; -- not allowed RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION; SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION view_user1; GRANT INSERT, DELETE ON base_tbl TO view_user2; RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION; SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION view_user2; INSERT INTO base_tbl VALUES (3, 'Row 3', 3.0); -- ok INSERT INTO rw_view1 VALUES ('Row 4', 4.0, 4); -- not allowed INSERT INTO rw_view2 VALUES ('Row 4', 4.0, 4); -- ok DELETE FROM base_tbl WHERE a=1; -- ok DELETE FROM rw_view1 WHERE aa=2; -- not allowed DELETE FROM rw_view2 WHERE aa=2; -- ok SELECT * FROM base_tbl; RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION; SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION view_user1; REVOKE INSERT, DELETE ON base_tbl FROM view_user2; GRANT INSERT, DELETE ON rw_view1 TO view_user2; RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION; SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION view_user2; INSERT INTO base_tbl VALUES (5, 'Row 5', 5.0); -- not allowed INSERT INTO rw_view1 VALUES ('Row 5', 5.0, 5); -- ok INSERT INTO rw_view2 VALUES ('Row 6', 6.0, 6); -- not allowed DELETE FROM base_tbl WHERE a=3; -- not allowed DELETE FROM rw_view1 WHERE aa=3; -- ok DELETE FROM rw_view2 WHERE aa=4; -- not allowed SELECT * FROM base_tbl; RESET SESSION AUTHORIZATION; DROP TABLE base_tbl CASCADE; DROP USER view_user1; DROP USER view_user2; -- column defaults CREATE TABLE base_tbl (a int PRIMARY KEY, b text DEFAULT 'Unspecified', c serial); INSERT INTO base_tbl VALUES (1, 'Row 1'); INSERT INTO base_tbl VALUES (2, 'Row 2'); INSERT INTO base_tbl VALUES (3); CREATE VIEW rw_view1 AS SELECT a AS aa, b AS bb FROM base_tbl; ALTER VIEW rw_view1 ALTER COLUMN bb SET DEFAULT 'View default'; INSERT INTO rw_view1 VALUES (4, 'Row 4'); INSERT INTO rw_view1 (aa) VALUES (5); SELECT * FROM base_tbl; DROP TABLE base_tbl CASCADE; -- Table having triggers CREATE TABLE base_tbl (a int PRIMARY KEY, b text DEFAULT 'Unspecified'); INSERT INTO base_tbl VALUES (1, 'Row 1'); INSERT INTO base_tbl VALUES (2, 'Row 2'); CREATE FUNCTION rw_view1_trig_fn() RETURNS trigger AS $$ BEGIN IF TG_OP = 'INSERT' THEN UPDATE base_tbl SET b=NEW.b WHERE a=1; RETURN NULL; END IF; RETURN NULL; END; $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql; CREATE TRIGGER rw_view1_ins_trig AFTER INSERT ON base_tbl FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE rw_view1_trig_fn(); CREATE VIEW rw_view1 AS SELECT a AS aa, b AS bb FROM base_tbl; INSERT INTO rw_view1 VALUES (3, 'Row 3'); select * from base_tbl; DROP VIEW rw_view1; DROP TRIGGER rw_view1_ins_trig on base_tbl; DROP FUNCTION rw_view1_trig_fn(); DROP TABLE base_tbl; -- view with ORDER BY CREATE TABLE base_tbl (a int, b int); INSERT INTO base_tbl VALUES (1,2), (4,5), (3,-3); CREATE VIEW rw_view1 AS SELECT * FROM base_tbl ORDER BY a+b; SELECT * FROM rw_view1; INSERT INTO rw_view1 VALUES (7,-8); SELECT * FROM rw_view1; EXPLAIN (verbose, costs off) UPDATE rw_view1 SET b = b + 1 RETURNING *; UPDATE rw_view1 SET b = b + 1 RETURNING *; SELECT * FROM rw_view1; DROP TABLE base_tbl CASCADE; -- multiple array-column updates CREATE TABLE base_tbl (a int, arr int[]); INSERT INTO base_tbl VALUES (1,ARRAY[2]), (3,ARRAY[4]); CREATE VIEW rw_view1 AS SELECT * FROM base_tbl; UPDATE rw_view1 SET arr[1] = 42, arr[2] = 77 WHERE a = 3; SELECT * FROM rw_view1; DROP TABLE base_tbl CASCADE; -- inheritance tests CREATE TABLE base_tbl_parent (a int); CREATE TABLE base_tbl_child (CHECK (a > 0)) INHERITS (base_tbl_parent); INSERT INTO base_tbl_parent SELECT * FROM generate_series(-8, -1); INSERT INTO base_tbl_child SELECT * FROM generate_series(1, 8); CREATE VIEW rw_view1 AS SELECT * FROM base_tbl_parent; CREATE VIEW rw_view2 AS SELECT * FROM ONLY base_tbl_parent; SELECT * FROM rw_view1 ORDER BY a; SELECT * FROM ONLY rw_view1 ORDER BY a; SELECT * FROM rw_view2 ORDER BY a; INSERT INTO rw_view1 VALUES (-100), (100); INSERT INTO rw_view2 VALUES (-200), (200); UPDATE rw_view1 SET a = a*10 WHERE a IN (-1, 1); -- Should produce -10 and 10 UPDATE ONLY rw_view1 SET a = a*10 WHERE a IN (-2, 2); -- Should produce -20 and 20 UPDATE rw_view2 SET a = a*10 WHERE a IN (-3, 3); -- Should produce -30 only UPDATE ONLY rw_view2 SET a = a*10 WHERE a IN (-4, 4); -- Should produce -40 only DELETE FROM rw_view1 WHERE a IN (-5, 5); -- Should delete -5 and 5 DELETE FROM ONLY rw_view1 WHERE a IN (-6, 6); -- Should delete -6 and 6 DELETE FROM rw_view2 WHERE a IN (-7, 7); -- Should delete -7 only DELETE FROM ONLY rw_view2 WHERE a IN (-8, 8); -- Should delete -8 only SELECT * FROM ONLY base_tbl_parent ORDER BY a; SELECT * FROM base_tbl_child ORDER BY a; DROP TABLE base_tbl_parent, base_tbl_child CASCADE;