Re: Triggers inherited?

Hi -

I too have encountered this issue. The work around that I created was to
have every table have a set of 3 cooresponding functions that know how to
1) create the table; 2) create triggers for the table; 3) create indexes
for the table. By doing so, I then am able to use a lazy partitioning
technique, such that an insert trigger determines if the necessary
partition exists, and if not, calls the functions needed to create it. It
keeps the SQL needed for a table in a single location (DRY), and is
flexible enough to be used for creating virgin databases as well as
updating existing databases.

- Marc

On Thu, 22 Feb 2007, Bertram Scharpf wrote:

> Hi,
>
> it is very inconvenient for me that triggers aren't inherited:
>
>  create table watch (
>      mod timestamp with time zone default '-infinity' not null
>  );
>
>  create function update_mod() returns trigger ...
>
>  create trigger update_mod before insert or update on watch
>      for each row execute procedure update_mod();
>
>  create table some  ( ... ) inherits (watch);
>  create table other ( ... ) inherits (watch);
>
>
> Is this behaviour to be implemented at any point of time in
> the future? Could it be advisible to write the patch? Or is
> it just too easy to emulate it?
>
> Reimplemeting a trigger for each descending table definitely
> dosn't satisfy me.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Bertram
>
>
> --
> Bertram Scharpf
> Stuttgart, Deutschland/Germany
> http://www.bertram-scharpf.de
>
> ---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------
> TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
>