Re: Extend ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES for large objects

Yugo Nagata <nagata@sraoss.co.jp>

From: Yugo Nagata <nagata@sraoss.co.jp>
To: Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@oss.nttdata.com>
Cc: Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at>, Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2025-06-11T04:57:37Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers

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On Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:33:07 +0900
Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@oss.nttdata.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> On 2025/06/11 11:49, Yugo Nagata wrote:
> > While looking at the thread [1], I've remembered this thread.
> > The patches in this thread are partially v18-related, but include
> > enhancement or fixes for existing feature, so should they be postponed
> > to v19, or should be separated properly to v18 part and other?
> > 
> > [1] https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/70372bdd-4399-4d5b-ab4f-6d4487a4911a%40oss.nttdata.com
> 
> I see these patches more as enhancements to psql tab-completion,
> rather than fixes for clear oversights in the original commit.
> 
> For example, if tab-completion for ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES had
> completely missed LARGE OBJECTS, that would be an obvious oversight.
> But these patches go beyond that kind of issue.
> 
> That said, if others think it's appropriate to include them in v18
> for consistency or completeness, I'm fine with that.
> 
> Regarding the 0002 patch:
> 
> -	else if (Matches("GRANT", MatchAnyN, "ON", MatchAny, MatchAny))
> -		COMPLETE_WITH("TO");
> -	else if (Matches("REVOKE", MatchAnyN, "ON", MatchAny, MatchAny))
> -		COMPLETE_WITH("FROM");
> +	else if (Matches("GRANT/REVOKE", MatchAnyN, "ON", MatchAny, MatchAny))
> +	{
> +		if (TailMatches("FOREIGN", "SERVER"))
> +			COMPLETE_WITH_QUERY(Query_for_list_of_servers);
> +		else if (!TailMatches("LARGE", "OBJECT"))
> +		{
> +			if (Matches("GRANT", MatchAnyN, "ON", MatchAny, MatchAny))
> +				COMPLETE_WITH("TO");
> +			else
> +				COMPLETE_WITH("FROM");
> +		}
> +	}
> 
> Wouldn't this change break the case where "GRANT ... ON TABLE ... <TAB>"
> is supposed to complete with "TO"?

Sorry, I made a stupid mistake.

> +	else if (Matches("GRANT/REVOKE", MatchAnyN, "ON", MatchAny, MatchAny))

This should be "GRANT|REVOKE".

I've attached update patches. (There is no change on 0001.)

Best regards,
Yugo Nagata

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Yugo Nagata <nagata@sraoss.co.jp>

Commits

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  1. psql: Fix tab-completion after GRANT/REVOKE on LARGE OBJECT and FOREIGN SERVER.

  2. psql: Improve psql tab completion for GRANT/REVOKE on large objects.

  3. Extend ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES to define default privileges for large objects.

  4. Convert tab-complete's long else-if chain to a switch statement.