Re: why can't a table be part of the same publication as its schema

On Sat, 10 Sept 2022 at 19:18, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

If I encountered this syntax in a vacuum, that's not what I would
> think. I would think that ADD ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA meant add all the
> tables in the schema to the publication one by one as individual
> objects, i.e. add the tables that are currently as of this moment in
> that schema to the publication; and I would think that ADD SCHEMA
> meant remember that this schema is part of the publication and so
> whenever tables are created and dropped in that schema (or moved in
> and out) what is being published is automatically updated.
>
> The analogy here seems to be to GRANT, which actually does support
> both syntaxes. And if I understand correctly, GRANT ON SCHEMA gives
> privileges on the schema; whereas GRANT ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA
> modifies each table that is currently in that schema (never mind what
> happens later).
>

Yes, except GRANT ON SCHEMA only grants access to the schema - CREATE or
USAGE. You cannot write GRANT SELECT ON SCHEMA to grant access to all
tables in the schema.