syscat.source

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--
-- syscat.sql-
--    sample queries to the system catalogs
--
--
-- Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2001, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
-- Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
--
-- $Id: syscat.source,v 1.4 2001/06/13 19:31:56 tgl Exp $
--
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--
-- lists the name of all database adminstrators and the name of their
-- database(s)
--
SELECT usename, datname
  FROM pg_user, pg_database
  WHERE usesysid = datdba
  ORDER BY usename, datname;

--
-- lists all user-defined classes
--
SELECT relname
  FROM pg_class
  WHERE relkind = 'r'           -- not indices, views, etc
    and relname !~ '^pg_'       -- not catalogs
  ORDER BY relname;


--
-- lists all simple indices (ie. those that are not defined over a function
-- of several attributes)
--
SELECT bc.relname AS class_name, 
       ic.relname AS index_name, 
       a.attname
  FROM pg_class bc,             -- base class
       pg_class ic,             -- index class
       pg_index i,
       pg_attribute a           -- att in base
  WHERE i.indrelid = bc.oid
     and i.indexrelid = ic.oid
     and i.indkey[0] = a.attnum
     and a.attrelid = bc.oid
     and i.indproc = '0'::oid   -- no functional indices
  ORDER BY class_name, index_name, attname;


--
-- lists the user-defined attributes and their types for all user-defined
-- classes
--
SELECT c.relname, a.attname, t.typname
  FROM pg_class c, pg_attribute a, pg_type t
  WHERE c.relkind = 'r'     -- no indices
    and c.relname !~ '^pg_' -- no catalogs
    and a.attnum > 0        -- no system att's
    and a.attrelid = c.oid
    and a.atttypid = t.oid
  ORDER BY relname, attname;


--
-- lists all user-defined base types (not including array types)
--
SELECT u.usename, t.typname
  FROM pg_type t, pg_user u
  WHERE u.usesysid = t.typowner
    and t.typrelid = '0'::oid   -- no complex types
    and t.typelem = '0'::oid    -- no arrays
    and u.usename <> 'postgres'
  ORDER BY usename, typname;


--
-- lists all left unary operators
--
SELECT o.oprname AS left_unary, 
       right_type.typname AS operand,
       result.typname AS return_type
  FROM pg_operator o, pg_type right_type, pg_type result
  WHERE o.oprkind = 'l'           -- left unary
    and o.oprright = right_type.oid
    and o.oprresult = result.oid
  ORDER BY operand;


--
-- lists all right unary operators
--
SELECT o.oprname AS right_unary,
       left_type.typname AS operand,
       result.typname AS return_type
  FROM pg_operator o, pg_type left_type, pg_type result
  WHERE o.oprkind = 'r'          -- right unary
    and o.oprleft = left_type.oid
    and o.oprresult = result.oid
  ORDER BY operand;

--
-- lists all binary operators
--
SELECT o.oprname AS binary_op,
       left_type.typname AS left_opr,
       right_type.typname AS right_opr,
       result.typname AS return_type
  FROM pg_operator o, pg_type left_type, pg_type right_type, pg_type result
  WHERE o.oprkind = 'b'         -- binary
    and o.oprleft = left_type.oid
    and o.oprright = right_type.oid
    and o.oprresult = result.oid
  ORDER BY left_opr, right_opr;


--
-- lists the name, number of arguments and the return type of all user-defined
-- C functions
--
SELECT p.proname, p.pronargs, t.typname
  FROM pg_proc p, pg_language l, pg_type t
  WHERE p.prolang = l.oid 
    and p.prorettype = t.oid
    and l.lanname = 'c'
  ORDER BY proname;

--
-- lists all aggregate functions and the types to which they can be applied
--
SELECT a.aggname, t.typname
  FROM pg_aggregate a, pg_type t
  WHERE a.aggbasetype = t.oid
  ORDER BY aggname, typname;


--
-- lists all the operator classes that can be used with each access method
-- as well as the operators that cn be used with the respective operator
-- classes
--
SELECT am.amname, opc.opcname, opr.oprname
  FROM pg_am am, pg_amop amop, pg_opclass opc, pg_operator opr
  WHERE amop.amopid = am.oid
    and amop.amopclaid = opc.oid
    and amop.amopopr = opr.oid
  ORDER BY amname, opcname, oprname;