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

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There are 996 queries.

Seq nrNameGoalTypeData sourceLast updateLicense...
961The number of default valuesFind the total number of columns with a default value as well as the number of columns with different kinds of default values (the number of columns where the default is used to implement surrogate key, the number of columns where the default is not used to implement surrogate key, the number of columns with a static default value, the number of columns with a dynamic default value).Sofware measureINFORMATION_SCHEMA only2021-11-22 13:26MIT License
962The number of derived table columns with an array, a user-defined, XML, JSON, or JSONB typeFind the number of derived table columns with json, xml, array, or user-defined types. Such columns may contain data that has been aggregated/composed based on values in base tables.Sofware measureINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2023-01-14 20:22MIT License
963The number of direct and indirect child tables (foreign keys)Find the number of direct and all (direct+indirect) child tables of a base table based on the foreign keys. The result may help to classify the data. If the number of direct children is small but the number of all children is large, then the table probably contains classifiers. If both the number of direct and all children is large, then the table probably contains master data. If the number of all children is small, then the table probably contains transactional data, logs, or descriptive information of main entities.Sofware measuresystem catalog base tables only2020-11-14 16:10MIT License
964The number of direct and indirect child tables (table inheritance)Find the number of direct and all (direct+indirect) child tables of a base table based on the table inheritance.Sofware measuresystem catalog base tables only2020-11-14 19:59MIT License
965The number of domains by schema and in totalIdentify the number of domains in different schemas.Sofware measureINFORMATION_SCHEMA only2020-11-06 14:51MIT License
966The number of names of database objects by the number of subcomponents in the names"Names in software are 90 percent of what make software readable. You need to take the time to choose them wisely and keep them relevant. Names are too important to treat carelessly. Names should not cause confusion." (Robert C. Martin, Clean Code) Names should be expressive. Find the number of names (identifiers) of user-defined database objects by the number of subcomponents in the names. The values could be used to compare different databases.Sofware measureINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2024-12-21 17:25MIT License
967The number of names that use different writing stylesFind the number of names of user-defined database objects that use snake_case, ALL CAPS, Sentence case, camelCase or PascalCase style. Make sure that the naming style is consistent.Sofware measureINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2024-12-21 17:22MIT License
968The number of referencing base tablesFind how many base tables reference to a base table by using foreign keys. The more references there are the more impact the change of the table could have to the overall system.Sofware measuresystem catalog base tables only2021-03-12 11:02MIT License
969The number of routines by the number of input parametersFind the number of user-defined non-trigger routines by the number of input parameters.Sofware measureINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2024-01-16 09:43MIT License
970The number of rules by different characteristicsFind the number of rules by event (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE) and in total.Sofware measuresystem catalog base tables only2024-01-14 16:10MIT License
971The number of schema objects by schema, by type, and in totalFind the number of different types of schema objects in different schemas as well as the total number of schema objects. Show the number of objects that belong to an extension as well as the number of (user-defined) objects that do not belong to an extension.Sofware measuresystem catalog base tables only2020-11-06 14:51MIT License
972The number of sequence generators in different schemasIdentify the number of sequence generators in different schemas. Surrogate key values must be generated by using the system (the sequence generator mechanism in case of PostgreSQL). If there are no sequence generators, then there is a question as to whether there are no surrogate keys in the database at all (could be possible and OK) or (more probable) developers have forgotten to implement the generation of surrogate keys at the database level. An alternative is to implement generation of unique values at the application level or at the database level by using triggers. However, such implementation would most probably lead to the performance penalty because adding new rows to the table must be serialized, i.e., it can be done in one session at a time.Sofware measureINFORMATION_SCHEMA only2021-03-07 20:55MIT License
973The number of SQL-language routines with different types of bodiesFind for each user schema that contain a SQL-language routine how many of these have the body that is string literal and how many have the body (possible starting from PostgreSQL 14) that is parsed at the routine definition time. Try to be consistent, i.e., use the same solution in case of all the routines.Sofware measureINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2022-12-02 11:33MIT License
974The number of table constraints with the cardinality bigger than oneFind the number of table constraints with the cardinality bigger than one. Find the number, based on the cardinality, constraint type, and cardinality+constraint type.Sofware measuresystem catalog base tables only2020-11-19 13:29MIT License
975The number of tables based on the number of columnsFind how many tables with a certain range of the number of columns there are in the database.Sofware measureINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2021-03-25 11:17MIT License
976The number of tables by schema, by type, and in totalFind the number of tables (base, foreign, and derived) in different schemas.Sofware measureINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2021-03-07 10:57MIT License
977The number of user-defined non-trigger routines by schema, by language, and by routine typeFind the number of user-defined non-trigger routines based on their schema, language, and routine type. The routines can be used to implement virtual data layer. Thus the queriy gives some indications about the possible extent of the layer.Sofware measureINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2024-01-14 20:53MIT License
978The number of user-defined non-trigger routines by schema, by security type, and by being deterministicFind the number of user-defined non-trigger routines based on their schema, security type, and being deterministic. The routines can be used to implement virtual data layer. Thus the queriy gives some indications about the possible extent of the layer.Sofware measureINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2024-01-14 20:52MIT License
979The number of user-defined routines based on their database usageFind the number of non-extension routines in a database that modify data. The routines can be used to implement virtual data layer. Thus the queriy gives some indications about the possible extent of the layer. The query distinguishes trigger and non-trigger routines, thus it also gives information about triggers that modify data.Sofware measureINFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog base tables2024-01-15 00:38MIT License
980The number of user-defined rulesFind the number of rules in a database, excluding the rules that are associated with system catalog tables and rules that are created to support views. Rules can be used to maintain data integrity in a database by causing rejection of incorrect insertions and updates. Therefore, the number of rules in a database gives some indications about the state of enforcing constraints at the database level.Sofware measuresystem catalog base tables only2022-10-21 11:19MIT License