Goal Find duplicate foreign key constraints, which involve the same columns and refer to the same set of columns.
Notes The query does not consider compensating actions of foreign key constraints in determining as to whether the constraint is a duplicate.
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 All but one are redundant. Drop redundant constraints.
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,
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,
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_unnest as (select conname, foreign_schema, foreign_table,  foreign_table_oid, foreign_col, foreign_col_num, target_schema, target_table, target_table_oid, target_col, target_col_num, ordin
from fk, unnest(fk.foreign_col, fk. target_col) with ordinality as f(foreign_col_num, target_col_num, ordin)),
fk_with_names as (select conname, foreign_schema, foreign_table, array_agg(a_foreign.attname order by ordin) as foreign_col, target_schema, target_table, array_agg(a_target.attname order by ordin) as target_col
from fk_unnest fk inner join pg_attribute a_foreign on fk.foreign_col_num = 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_num = a_target.attnum and fk.target_table_oid = a_target.attrelid and a_target.attisdropped = false
group by conname, foreign_schema, foreign_table, target_schema, target_table)
select foreign_schema, foreign_table, foreign_col, target_schema, target_table, target_col, Count(*) AS nr_of_duplicates, array_agg(conname) AS constraints
from fk_with_names
group by foreign_schema, foreign_table, foreign_col, target_schema, target_table, target_col
having Count(*)>1
order by Count(*) DESC, target_schema, target_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,
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,
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_unnest as (select conname, foreign_schema, foreign_table,  foreign_table_oid, foreign_col, foreign_col_num, target_schema, target_table, target_table_oid, target_col, target_col_num, ordin
from fk, unnest(fk.foreign_col, fk. target_col) with ordinality as f(foreign_col_num, target_col_num, ordin)),
fk_with_names as (select conname, foreign_schema, foreign_table, array_agg(a_foreign.attname order by ordin) as foreign_col, target_schema, target_table, array_agg(a_target.attname order by ordin) as target_col
from fk_unnest fk inner join pg_attribute a_foreign on fk.foreign_col_num = 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_num = a_target.attnum and fk.target_table_oid = a_target.attrelid and a_target.attisdropped = false
group by conname, foreign_schema, foreign_table, target_schema, target_table),
duplicates as (select foreign_schema, foreign_table, foreign_col, target_schema, target_table, target_col, Count(*) AS nr_of_duplicates, array_agg(conname) AS constraints
from fk_with_names
group by foreign_schema, foreign_table, foreign_col, target_schema, target_table, target_col
having Count(*)>1)
select format('ALTER TABLE %1$I.%2$I DROP CONSTRAINT %3$I;', target_schema, target_table, unnest(constraints)) AS statements 
from duplicates
order by nr_of_duplicates, target_schema, target_table;
Drop the constraint.
Collections

This query belongs to the following collections:

NameDescription
Find problems about integrity constraintsA selection of queries that return information about the state of integrity constraints in the datadabase. Contains all the types of queries - problem detection, software measure, and general overview
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
Duplication of implementation elementsQueries of this catergory provide information about the duplication of the database objects.
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://refactoring.guru/smells/alternative-classes-with-different-interfaces
https://refactoring.guru/smells/duplicate-code
The corresponding code smell in case of cleaning code is "G5: Duplication". (Robert C. Martin, Clean Code)