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  1. docs: Fix format of CREATE FOREIGN TABLE example in postgres_fdw

    Daniel Westermann (DWE) <daniel.westermann@dbi-services.com> — 2026-04-15T09:27:01Z

    Hi,
    
    while reading https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/postgres-fdw.html  I've noticed that there is a single bracket on one line of the CREATE FOREIGN TABLE example.
    
    Browsing through other docs (e,g. https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/sql-createtable.html ) there doesn't seem to be a rule for that but if there is a single bracket (e.g. CREATE TABLE distributors), the options that follow usually start at position one and are not indented (or they follow directly after the bracket).
    
    The examples in file_fdw (https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/file-fdw.html) follow a mix of options which directly follow the bracket and on a new line.
    
    Attached a small patch which makes it looking a bit better, at least in my opinion.
    
    Regards
    Daniel
    
  2. Re: docs: Fix format of CREATE FOREIGN TABLE example in postgres_fdw

    Yuchen Li <liyuchen_xyz@163.com> — 2026-04-16T09:17:24Z

    On 4/15/2026 5:27 PM, Daniel Westermann (DWE) wrote:
    > Hi,
    >
    > while reading https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/postgres-fdw.html 
    > <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/postgres-fdw.html> I've noticed 
    > that there is a single bracket on one line of the CREATE FOREIGN TABLE 
    > example.
    >
    > Browsing through other docs (e,g. 
    > https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/sql-createtable.html 
    > <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/sql-createtable.html> ) there 
    > doesn't seem to be a rule for that but if there is a single bracket 
    > (e.g. CREATE TABLE distributors), the options that follow usually 
    > start at position one and are not indented (or they follow directly 
    > after the bracket).
    >
    > The examples in file_fdw 
    > (https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/file-fdw.html) follow a mix of 
    > options which directly follow the bracket and on a new line.
    >
    > Attached a small patch which makes it looking a bit better, at least 
    > in my opinion.
    >
    > Regards
    > Daniel
    
    While looking through the patch, I noticed a small formatting issue in
    the following part:
    
    +)
    +SERVER foreign_server
    +OPTIONS (schema_name 'some_schema', table_name 'some_table');
    
    The added +) line appears to have a trailing space after the closing
    parenthesis.
    
    Regards,
    Yuchen Li
    
  3. Re: docs: Fix format of CREATE FOREIGN TABLE example in postgres_fdw

    Daniel Westermann (DWE) <daniel.westermann@dbi-services.com> — 2026-04-16T10:20:02Z

    >+)
    >+SERVER foreign_server
    >+OPTIONS (schema_name 'some_schema', table_name 'some_table');
    
    >The added +) line appears to have a trailing space after the closing
    >parenthesis.
    
    Fixed, thank you.
    
    Regards
    Daniel
    
  4. Re: docs: Fix format of CREATE FOREIGN TABLE example in postgres_fdw

    Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz> — 2026-04-17T21:53:45Z

    On Thu, Apr 16, 2026 at 10:20:02AM +0000, Daniel Westermann (DWE) wrote:
    > >The added +) line appears to have a trailing space after the closing
    > >parenthesis.
    > 
    > Fixed, thank you.
    
    While the grammar of the query itself is correct, I agree that this is
    a beautification worth it.  Not correcting a problem, just easier for
    the eye, so why not :)
    --
    Michael