Re: [PATCH] Add --syntax to postgres for SQL syntax checking

From: Josef Šimánek <josef(dot)simanek(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Laurenz Albe <laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add --syntax to postgres for SQL syntax checking
Date: 2023-12-15 13:14:11
Message-ID: CAFp7QwqFO9YiXCXUNX8dHWHkBmKT5-Q3Qa1D4OnvnPBYCYZtWA@mail.gmail.com
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Dne pá 15. 12. 2023 14:09 uživatel Laurenz Albe <laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at>
napsal:

> On Fri, 2023-12-15 at 13:21 +0100, Josef Šimánek wrote:
> > Inspired by Simon Riggs' keynote talk at PGCounf.eu 2023 sharing list
> > of ideas for PostgreSQL
> > (https://riggs.business/blog/f/postgresql-todo-2023) I have crafted a
> > quick patch to do SQL syntax validation.
> >
> > What do you think?
>
> I like the idea. But what will happen if the SQL statement references
> tables or other objects, since we have no database?
>

It checks just the identifier is valid from parser perspective, like it is
valid table name.

> Yours,
> Laurenz Albe
>

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