Re: [PATCH] Add EXPLAIN (ALL) shorthand

> On May 19, 2016, at 3:17 PM, Евгений Шишкин <itparanoia(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
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>> On 19 May 2016, at 22:59, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
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>> David Christensen <david(at)endpoint(dot)com> writes:
>>> This simple patch adds “ALL” as an EXPLAIN option as shorthand for “EXPLAIN (ANALYZE, VERBOSE, COSTS, TIMING, BUFFERS)” for usability.
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>> I'm not sure this is well thought out. It would mean for example that
>> we could never implement EXPLAIN options that are mutually exclusive
>> ... at least, not without having to redefine ALL as all-except-something.
>> Non-boolean options would be problematic as well.
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> Maybe EVERYTHING would be ok.
> But it is kinda long word to type.

If it’s just a terminology issue, what about EXPLAIN (*); already a precedent with SELECT * to mean “everything”. (MAX? LIKE_I’M_5?) Let the bikeshedding begin!

In any case, I think a shorthand for “give me the most possible detail without me having to lookup/type/remember the options” is a good tool.

David
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