Re: Skipping schema changes in publication

Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com>

From: Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com>
To: Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com>
Cc: vignesh C <vignesh21@gmail.com>, Dilip Kumar <dilipbalaut@gmail.com>, shveta malik <shveta.malik@gmail.com>, Masahiko Sawada <sawada.mshk@gmail.com>, "Hayato Kuroda (Fujitsu)" <kuroda.hayato@fujitsu.com>, Shlok Kyal <shlok.kyal.oss@gmail.com>, Nisha Moond <nisha.moond412@gmail.com>, Ashutosh Sharma <ashu.coek88@gmail.com>, "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>, "Zhijie Hou (Fujitsu)" <houzj.fnst@fujitsu.com>, YeXiu <1518981153@qq.com>, Ian Lawrence Barwick <barwick@gmail.com>, Bharath Rupireddy <bharath.rupireddyforpostgres@gmail.com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2026-03-27T03:49:38Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 7:06 AM Peter Smith <smithpb2250@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 8.
> There needs to be additional tests to confirm that the syntax has the
> same flexibility as TABLE inclusion lists do
>
> e.g. all these variations below are valid and equivalent:
> ... EXCEPT (TABLE t1, t2, t3, t4);
> ... EXCEPT (TABLE t1, t2, TABLE t3, t4);
> ... EXCEPT (TABLE t1, t2, TABLE t3, t4);
> ... EXCEPT (TABLE t1, TABLE t2, TABLE t3, TABLE t4);
>

From all of the above, test with any one variant is okay. Let's not
add tests unless they test some different variant of syntax.

-- 
With Regards,
Amit Kapila.



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  1. Fix miscellaneous issues in EXCEPT publication clause.

  2. Change syntax of EXCEPT TABLE clause in publication commands.

  3. Add support for EXCEPT TABLE in ALTER PUBLICATION.

  4. Allow table exclusions in publications via EXCEPT TABLE.

  5. Add wait_for_subscription_sync for TAP tests.