Re: Request for Implementation of Custom Error Messages for CHECK Constraints

From: Marcos Pegoraro <marcos(at)f10(dot)com(dot)br>
To: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Miguel Ferreira <miguelmbferreira(at)gmail(dot)com>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Request for Implementation of Custom Error Messages for CHECK Constraints
Date: 2025-05-11 13:38:27
Message-ID: CAB-JLwbM6FPanbpjynt5VLPbgD3+5fxKcLZOnvFSe5yrHHQmig@mail.gmail.com
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Em sáb., 10 de mai. de 2025 às 21:57, David G. Johnston <
david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com> escreveu:

> Constraints can be targeted by “comment on”.
>

So, why not using that COMMENT ON message to raise when that constraint
gets violated ?
A GUC like Constraint_Exception_Returns_MessageOn = {Never | Always |
If_Exists}
with its default value set to Never, so it runs like today, but if changed
to If_Exists it will try to
get that message or always, to show that COMMENT ON, even empty.

alter table b add constraint fk_b_a foreign key(ID) references a(ID);
comment on constraint fk_b_a on b is 'There is a problem on Foreign Key on
Table B related to Table A';

regards
Marcos

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