Goal 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).
Notes The query finds default values that are associated directly with a base table column as well as default values that are specified through a domain. The query does not find default values of domains that are not associated with any table.
Type Problem detection (Each row in the result could represent a flaw in the design)
Reliability Medium (Medium number of false-positive results)
License MIT License
Fixing Suggestion Use the filed size 63.
Data Source INFORMATION_SCHEMA only
SQL Query
SELECT c.table_schema, c.table_name, c.column_name, c.data_type, c.character_maximum_length AS suspected_field_size, c.domain_schema, c.domain_name, coalesce(c.column_default, domain_default) AS default_value,
CASE WHEN c.column_default IS NOT NULL THEN 'Column default' ELSE 'Domain default' END AS default_type
FROM information_schema.columns AS c LEFT JOIN information_schema.domains d USING (domain_schema, domain_name)
INNER JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.tables AS t  USING (table_schema, table_name)
WHERE c.table_schema NOT IN (SELECT schema_name
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.schemata
WHERE schema_name<>'public' AND
schema_owner='postgres' AND schema_name IS NOT NULL) 
AND (column_default IS NOT NULL OR domain_default IS NOT NULL)
AND coalesce(c.column_default, domain_default)~*'(current_user|session_user)'
AND c.character_maximum_length<>63
ORDER BY c.table_schema, c.table_name, c.column_name;

Collections

This query belongs to the following collections:

NameDescription
Find problems automaticallyQueries, that results point to problems in the database. Each query in the collection produces an initial assessment. However, a human reviewer has the final say as to whether there is a problem or not .
Categories

This query is classified under the following categories:

NameDescription
Default valueQueries of this catergory provide information about the use of default values.
Field sizeQueries of this category provide information about the maximum size of values that can be recorded in column fields