Catalog of PostgreSQL queries for finding information about a PostgreSQL database and its design problems

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There are 54 queries.

Seq nrNameGoalTypeData sourceLast updateLicense...
1BOOLEAN base table and foreign table columns with a CHECK constraint that involves olnly this columnFind base table and foreign table columns with the Boolean type that has a CHECK constraint that involves only this column. Avoid unnecessary CHECK constraints. The Boolean type contains only two values and there is nothing to check. By creating a check that determines that possible values in the column are TRUE and FALSE, one duplicates the attribute constraint (column has a type). This is a form of duplication.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2021-02-25 17:29MIT License
2CHECK constraints with the cardinality bigger than one that involve the same set of columnsCHECK constraints with the cardinality bigger than one that involve the same set of columns. Make sure that there is no duplication.Generalsystem catalog base tables only2023-12-25 12:39MIT License
3Domain CHECK constraints with the same nameFind domain check constraint names that are used more than once (within the same schema or in different schemas). Different things should have different names. However, here different constraints have the same name. Also make sure that this is not a sign of duplication of domains.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA only2021-02-25 17:30MIT License
4Domains with the same name in different schemasDomains are like words that can be used to construct generalized claims about the real world (table predicates). Better not to duplicate the words in the dictionary.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA only2021-02-25 17:30MIT License
5Do not clone tablesFind cases where a base table has been split horizontally into multiple smaller base tables based on the distinct values in one of the columns of the original table. Each such newly created table has the name, a part of which is a data value from the original tables. Find base tables that have the same columns (column name, column order, data type) and the difference between the tables are the numbers in the table names (table1, table2, etc.).Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA only2021-03-18 14:43MIT License
6Double checking of the maximum character lengthDo not duplicate code. In this case a CHECK constraint duplicates the restriction that is already enforced with the help of the declaration of the maximum field size (for instance, VARCHAR(100)).Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2023-11-18 13:27MIT License
7Duplicate CHECK constraints that are connected directly to a tableThe same table should not have multiple CHECK constraints with exactly the same Boolean expression. Do remember that the same task can be solved in SQL usually in multiple different ways. Thus, the exact copies are not the only possible duplication.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA only2021-02-25 17:30MIT License
8Duplicate CHECK constraints that are connected to a domainThe same domain should not have multiple CHECK constraints with exactly the same Boolean expression. Do remember that the same task can be solved in SQL usually in multiple different ways. Thus, the exact copies are not the only possible duplication.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA only2021-02-25 17:30MIT License
9Duplicate check of empty stringsFind columns that have a check that prevents the empty string in the column but there is already another check on the column that enforces the constraint. If there is a constraint description!~'^[[:space:]]*$', then it covers the constraint description!='' and the latter becomes redundant.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2021-12-19 15:08MIT License
10Duplicate DEFAULT values of base table columnsFind base table columns that have both default value determined through a domain and default value that is directly attached to the column. Do not duplicate specifications of default values to avoid confusion and surprises. If column and domain both have a default value, then in case of inserting data the default value that is associated directly with the column is used.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA only2021-02-25 17:30MIT License
11Duplicate domainsFind domains that have the same properties (base type, character length, not null + check constraints, default value, collation). There should not be multiple domains that have the same properties. Do remember that the same task can be solved in SQL usually in multiple different ways. Therefore, the domains may have syntactically different check constraints that solve the same task. Thus, the exact copies are not the only possible duplication.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA only2024-11-21 15:14MIT License
12Duplicate enumerated typesFind enumerated types with exactly the same values. There should not be multiple types that have the same values.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2021-02-25 17:30MIT License
13Duplicate foreign key constraintsFind duplicate foreign key constraints, which involve the same columns and refer to the same set of columns.Problem detectionsystem catalog base tables only2021-02-25 17:30MIT License
14Duplicate independent (i.e., not created based on a table) composite typesFind composite types with the same attributes (regardless of the order of attributes). Make sure that there is no duplication.Problem detectionsystem catalog base tables only2021-02-25 17:29MIT License
15Duplicate keysFind completely overlapping key (primary key and unique) constraints. This is a form of duplication. It leads to the creation of multiple indexes to the same set of columns.Problem detectionsystem catalog base tables only2021-10-16 10:27MIT License
16Duplicate materialized viewsFind materialized views with exactly the same subquery. There should not be multiple materialized views with the same subquery. Do remember that the same task can be solved in SQL usually in multiple different ways. Thus, the exact copies are not the only possible duplication.Problem detectionsystem catalog base tables only2021-02-25 17:30MIT License
17Duplicate NOT NULL constraintsFind columns that have NOT NULL constraint through a domain and also directly. Do not duplicate NOT NULL constraints in orde to avoid confusion and surprises.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2021-02-25 17:30MIT License
18Duplicate removal of duplicates in derived tablesFind derived tables (views and materialized views) that contain both DISTINCT and GROUP BY. Make sure that the means for removing duplicate rows from the query result are not duplicated.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2021-02-25 17:29MIT License
19Duplicate rulesFind multiple rules with the same definition (event, condition, action) on the same table. Do remember that the same task can be solved in SQL usually in multiple different ways. Thus, the exact copies are not the only possible duplication.Problem detectionsystem catalog base tables only2021-02-25 17:30MIT License
20Duplicate specification of character classesFind regular expressions where within the same specification of a character class the character class alnum as well as 0-9, \d, A-Z, or a-z has been defined.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2023-12-24 10:43MIT License