Goal Find incorrectly implemented adjacency lists.
Type Problem detection (Each row in the result could represent a flaw in the design)
Reliability High (Few or no false-positive results)
License MIT License
Fixing Suggestion Drop the foreign key constraint and recreate it with correct column names.
Data Source system catalog only
SQL Query
with fk as (select 
o.conname,
(select nspname from pg_namespace where oid=f.relnamespace) as foreign_schema,
f.relname as foreign_table,
f.oid as foreign_table_oid,
unnest(o.confkey) AS foreign_col,
(select nspname from pg_namespace where oid=c.relnamespace) as target_schema,
c.relname as target_table, 
c.oid as target_table_oid,
unnest(o.conkey) AS target_col
from pg_constraint o inner join pg_class c on c.oid = o.conrelid
inner join pg_class f on f.oid = o.confrelid 
where o.contype = 'f'),
fk_grouped as (
select fk.conname, fk.foreign_schema, foreign_table, array_agg(fk.foreign_table || '.' || a_foreign.attname order by  a_foreign.attnum) as foreign_col, 
fk.target_schema, fk.target_table, array_agg(fk.target_table  || '.' || a_target.attname  order by  a_target.attnum) as target_col
from fk inner join pg_attribute a_foreign on fk.foreign_col = a_foreign.attnum and fk.foreign_table_oid = a_foreign.attrelid and a_foreign.attisdropped = false
inner join pg_attribute a_target on fk.target_col = a_target.attnum and fk.target_table_oid = a_target.attrelid and a_target.attisdropped = false
group by fk.conname, fk.foreign_schema, fk.foreign_table,  fk.target_schema, fk.target_table)
select conname, foreign_schema as schema, foreign_table as table, foreign_col, target_col
from fk_grouped
where foreign_schema=target_schema and foreign_table=target_table and  foreign_col@> target_col and foreign_col<@ target_col
order by foreign_schema, foreign_table;

SQL statements that help generate fixes for the identified problem.

SQL Query to Generate FixDescription
with fk as (select 
o.conname,
(select nspname from pg_namespace where oid=f.relnamespace) as foreign_schema,
f.relname as foreign_table,
f.oid as foreign_table_oid,
unnest(o.confkey) AS foreign_col,
(select nspname from pg_namespace where oid=m.relnamespace) as target_schema,
m.relname as target_table, 
m.oid as target_table_oid,
unnest(o.conkey) AS target_col
from pg_constraint o inner join pg_class c on c.oid = o.conrelid
inner join pg_class f on f.oid = o.confrelid 
inner join pg_class m on m.oid = o.conrelid
where o.contype = 'f' and o.conrelid in (select oid from pg_class c where c.relkind = 'r')),
fk_grouped as (
select fk.conname, fk.foreign_schema, foreign_table, array_agg(fk.foreign_table || '.' || a_foreign.attname order by  a_foreign.attnum) as foreign_col, 
fk.target_schema, fk.target_table, array_agg(fk.target_table  || '.' || a_target.attname  order by  a_target.attnum) as target_col
from fk inner join pg_attribute a_foreign on fk.foreign_col = a_foreign.attnum and fk.foreign_table_oid = a_foreign.attrelid and a_foreign.attisdropped = false
inner join pg_attribute a_target on fk.target_col = a_target.attnum and fk.target_table_oid = a_target.attrelid and a_target.attisdropped = false
group by fk.conname, fk.foreign_schema, fk.foreign_table,  fk.target_schema, fk.target_table)
select format('ALTER TABLE %1$I.%2$I DROP CONSTRAINT %3$I;', foreign_schema, foreign_table, conname) AS statements
from fk_grouped
where foreign_schema=target_schema and foreign_table=target_table and  foreign_col@> target_col and foreign_col<@ target_col
order by foreign_schema, foreign_table;
Drop the foreign key constraint.
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
Fatal problemsQueries of this category provide information about problems that render a part of a database unusable.
Hierarchical dataQueries of this catergory provide information about storing hierarchical data in the database.
Relationships between tablesQueries of this category provide information about how database tables are connected to each other and whether such connections have been explicitly defined and whether it has been done correctly.

Further reading and related materials:

Reference
https://blog.duncanworthy.me/sql/hierarchical-data-pt1-adjacency-list/