Goal Automatically defined TG_OP variable in a trigger function has data type text. Its value is a string of INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, or TRUNCATE telling for which operation the trigger was fired. Find the routines that according to the TG_OP value must react to a certain operation but the routine is not associated with any triggers that are fired by the operation. For instance, the routine specifies reaction to DELETE operation but the routine is not associated with any DELETE trigger.
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 Associate the routine with a proper trigger or change the routine.
Data Source INFORMATION_SCHEMA+system catalog
SQL Query
WITH trigger_routines_with_tg_op AS (SELECT
    p.oid,
    np.nspname AS routine_schema,
    p.proname AS routine_name,
     p.prosrc AS routine_definition,
     regexp_replace(p.prosrc,'[\r\n]','
','g') AS routine_definition_format FROM pg_proc p, pg_namespace np, pg_type WHERE p.pronamespace=np.oid AND p.prorettype=pg_type.oid AND pg_type.typname='trigger' AND np.nspname NOT IN (SELECT schema_name FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.schemata WHERE schema_name<>'public' AND schema_owner='postgres' AND schema_name IS NOT NULL) AND p.prosrc~*'TG_OP') SELECT routine_schema, routine_name, routine_definition_format, 'Is not associated with an INSERT trigger' AS explanation FROM trigger_routines_with_tg_op AS tp WHERE routine_definition~*'''INSERT''' AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM pg_trigger WHERE pg_trigger.tgfoid=tp.oid AND (tgtype::integer & 4)<>0) UNION SELECT routine_schema, routine_name, routine_definition_format, 'Is not associated with an UPDATE trigger' AS explanation FROM trigger_routines_with_tg_op AS tp WHERE routine_definition~*'''UPDATE''' AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM pg_trigger WHERE pg_trigger.tgfoid=tp.oid AND (tgtype::integer & 16)<>0) UNION SELECT routine_schema, routine_name, routine_definition_format, 'Is not associated with a DELETE trigger' AS explanation FROM trigger_routines_with_tg_op AS tp WHERE routine_definition~*'''DELETE''' AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM pg_trigger WHERE pg_trigger.tgfoid=tp.oid AND (tgtype::integer & 8)<>0) UNION SELECT routine_schema, routine_name, routine_definition_format, 'Is not associated with a TRUNCATE trigger' AS explanation FROM trigger_routines_with_tg_op AS tp WHERE routine_definition~*'''TRUNCATE''' AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM pg_trigger WHERE pg_trigger.tgfoid=tp.oid AND (tgtype::integer & 32)<>0) ORDER BY routine_schema, routine_name;
Collections

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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

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NameDescription
Triggers and rulesQueries of this category provide information about triggers and rules in a database.

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Reference
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/plpgsql-trigger.html