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

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There are 961 queries.

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481Inconsistent use of plural and singular in table names in the context of a relationship (English version)Find foreign key constraints in case of which the name of one of the tables is in plural and the name of another table is in singular.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2023-01-13 13:41MIT License
482Inconsistent use of plural and singular in table names in the context of a relationship (Estonian version)Find foreign key constraints in case of which the name of one of the tables is in plural and the name of another table is in singular.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2023-01-13 14:21MIT License
483Inconsistent use of session_user and current_user functionsFind as to whether both functions session_user and current_user are used in the database.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2023-12-30 11:37MIT License
484Incorrect characterization of a user-defined routine as an "immutable" routineFind immutable routines that contain SELECT statements from a database (including SELECT .. FOR UPDATE), INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, or LOCK statement. The DBMS should get a correct background information about the behaviour of a routine. Immutable routines should not have side effects and should also not ask data from a database because it could change over time. Immutable routines cannot lock tables or its specific rows.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2021-11-05 14:08MIT License
485Incorrect characterization of a user-defined routine as a "stable" routineFind stable routines that contain INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, SELECT … FOR UPDATE, or LOCK statement. The DBMS should get a correct background information about the behaviour of a routine. Stable routines cannot modify data in a database, lock tables, or its specific rows.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2021-11-05 13:59MIT License
486Incorrect check of NULLsFind the use of =NULL and <>NULL in case of table level check constraints, domain level check constraints, WHEN clauses of triggers, WHERE clauses of rules, subqueries of derived tables, and bodies of routines. Write correct code. In order to determine as to whether a value is missing or not one has to use the IS [NOT] NULL predicate. NULL is the marker in SQL that denotes a missing value. Although it is often called "NULL value", one cannot treat it as an ordinary value, i.e., use it in comparisons as a value.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2023-11-12 12:10MIT License
487Incorrect comparison operatorFind PL/pgSQL routines that use comparison operators =< or =>.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2023-12-11 14:50MIT License
488Incorrect data type (based on default values)Find columns of base tables that have the default value CURRENT_USER or SESSION_USER but the data type is CHAR or TEXT.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA only2023-12-30 11:06MIT License
489Incorrect field size (based on default values)Find columns of base tables that have the default value CURRENT_USER or SESSION_USER but the field size is not 63 (default maximum identifier length in PostgreSQL).Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA only2023-12-30 11:05MIT License
490Incorrect password hash updateFind row level update triggers that incorrectly implement update of password hash. It should not be that the new password hash is calculated based on the existing hash.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2021-02-25 17:29MIT License
491Incorrect prefix of a constraint name or an index nameIf the name of an object has the prefix that refers to the type of the object (for instance, primary key constraint or foreign key constraint), then you should use references to the correct object type. Find prefixes of constraint names and index names that incorrectly refer to the type of the object. For instance, incorrect would be to use chk_ as the prefix of an index name or pk_ as the prefix of a check constraint name.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2021-11-18 21:08MIT License
492Incorrect prevention of the empty string or strings that consist of only spaces in a fieldFind columns of base tables and foreign tables where the requirement that there should not be empty strings or strings that consist of only spaces in the column has been implemented incorrectly - by using the constraint trim(column_name) IS NOT NULL. PostgreSQL (differently from Oracle) does not replace the empty string with NULL. Empty string is a value but NULL is a special marker that denotes a missing value. Thus, in case of such constraint the DBMS checks a proposition '' IS NOT NULL. This is a true proposition and the DBMS does not prevent registration of such a row.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA only2021-02-25 17:29MIT License
493Incorrect reference to a system-defined function in the routine bodyFind user-defined routines that possibly use incorrect name of a system-defined function (currenttimestamp (correct is current_timestamp), currentdate (correct is current_date), currenttime (correct is current_time), local_time (correct is localtime), local_timestamp (correct is localtimestamp),localdate (there is no such function),local_date (there is no such function), sessionuser (correct is session_user), ucase (correct is upper), lcase (correct is lower)). The problem can arise only if the routine uses dynamic SQL. In case of static SQL the DBMS checks the SQL statemen at the creation time and finds out that for instance, SELECT Count(*) AS cnt FROM Emp WHERE hiredate<=currentdate; is incorrect statement because currentdate is not a function name and there is no column currentdate in the table Emp.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2021-10-25 16:48MIT License
494Incorrect specification of logical or in regular expressionsFind the use of regular expressions where logical or is incorrectly specified, i.e., (| or |).Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2023-11-24 12:07MIT License
495Incorrect suffix of a constraint name or an index nameIf the name of an object has the suffix that refers to the type of the object (for instance, primary key constraint or foreign key constraint), then you should use references to the correct object type. Find suffixes of constraint names and index names that incorrectly refer to the type of the object. For instance, incorrect would be to use _chk as the suffix of an index name or _pk as the suffix of a check constraint name.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2021-02-25 17:29MIT License
496Incorrect use of non-deterministic functions in CHECK constraintsDo not create a constraint in case of which data that satisfied a constraint c at the registration time suddenly does not satisfy it any more as the time goes by. Find all the check constraints that use non-deterministic functions (now, current_timestamp, localtimestamp, current_date, current_time) in a way that makes this situation possible. Fort instance, localtimestamp(0)>end_date is an example of such constraint.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA only2023-11-29 14:59MIT License
497INFORMATION_SCHEMA is missingMake sure that you do not drop INFORMATION_SCHEMA schema. In this case most of the design checking queries will not work. This schema automatically exists in all databases.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2022-12-07 19:07MIT License
498Initially deferred constraint triggers with unnecessary lockingInitially deferred constraint triggers do not need explicit statements for locking tables or rows.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2021-10-08 11:25MIT License
499Input parameters that names do not follow the convention to start with _ or p_For the sake of making code better understandable follow naming conventions.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2021-02-25 17:30MIT License
500Input parameters with the same name have different typesFind named input parameters of routines that have the same name but different type. It could be a mistake or deliberate due to overloading of routines.Problem detectionINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2024-01-24 15:01MIT License