Re: [PATCH] Add pg_get_table_ddl() to reconstruct CREATE TABLE statements

Akshay Joshi <akshay.joshi@enterprisedb.com>

From: Akshay Joshi <akshay.joshi@enterprisedb.com>
To: Chao Li <li.evan.chao@gmail.com>
Cc: Zsolt Parragi <zsolt.parragi@percona.com>, pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org
Date: 2026-06-22T14:11:18Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On Mon, Jun 22, 2026 at 7:30 PM Chao Li <li.evan.chao@gmail.com> wrote:

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> > On Jun 22, 2026, at 20:40, Akshay Joshi <akshay.joshi@enterprisedb.com>
> wrote:
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> > You're right, and thanks for spotting this. The existing pattern in
> pg_proc.dat for variadic-text functions (e.g., jsonb_delete,
> json_extract_path) uses _text at the variadic position in both proargtypes
> and proallargtypes, with provariadic => 'text'. That is the convention
> documented by the sanity check in src/test/regress/sql/opr_sanity.sql.
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> > The same issue applies to pg_get_role_ddl, pg_get_tablespace_ddl (both
> variants), and pg_get_database_ddl, but that will require a separate patch.
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> Thanks for confirming. Then I will file a patch tomorrow to fix those.
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   I started working on it, but if you want to take the lead, just let me
know and I won't send my version over

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> Best regards,
> --
> Chao Li (Evan)
> HighGo Software Co., Ltd.
> https://www.highgo.com/
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