-- sanity check of system catalog SELECT attrelid, attname, attgenerated FROM pg_attribute WHERE attgenerated NOT IN ('', 's'); CREATE TABLE gtest0 (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (55) STORED); CREATE TABLE gtest1 (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 2) STORED); SELECT table_name, column_name, column_default, is_nullable, is_generated, generation_expression FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name LIKE 'gtest_' ORDER BY 1, 2; SELECT table_name, column_name, dependent_column FROM information_schema.column_column_usage ORDER BY 1, 2, 3; \d gtest1 -- duplicate generated CREATE TABLE gtest_err_1 (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 2) STORED GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 3) STORED); -- references to other generated columns, including self-references CREATE TABLE gtest_err_2a (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (b * 2) STORED); CREATE TABLE gtest_err_2b (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 2) STORED, c int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (b * 3) STORED); -- a whole-row var is a self-reference on steroids, so disallow that too CREATE TABLE gtest_err_2c (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (num_nulls(gtest_err_2c)) STORED); -- invalid reference CREATE TABLE gtest_err_3 (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (c * 2) STORED); -- generation expression must be immutable CREATE TABLE gtest_err_4 (a int PRIMARY KEY, b double precision GENERATED ALWAYS AS (random()) STORED); -- cannot have default/identity and generated CREATE TABLE gtest_err_5a (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int DEFAULT 5 GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 2) STORED); CREATE TABLE gtest_err_5b (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS identity GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 2) STORED); -- reference to system column not allowed in generated column -- (except tableoid, which we test below) CREATE TABLE gtest_err_6a (a int PRIMARY KEY, b bool GENERATED ALWAYS AS (xmin <> 37) STORED); -- various prohibited constructs CREATE TABLE gtest_err_7a (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (avg(a)) STORED); CREATE TABLE gtest_err_7b (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (row_number() OVER (ORDER BY a)) STORED); CREATE TABLE gtest_err_7c (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS ((SELECT a)) STORED); CREATE TABLE gtest_err_7d (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (generate_series(1, a)) STORED); -- GENERATED BY DEFAULT not allowed CREATE TABLE gtest_err_8 (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS (a * 2) STORED); INSERT INTO gtest1 VALUES (1); INSERT INTO gtest1 VALUES (2, DEFAULT); -- ok INSERT INTO gtest1 VALUES (3, 33); -- error INSERT INTO gtest1 VALUES (3, 33), (4, 44); -- error INSERT INTO gtest1 VALUES (3, DEFAULT), (4, 44); -- error INSERT INTO gtest1 VALUES (3, 33), (4, DEFAULT); -- error INSERT INTO gtest1 VALUES (3, DEFAULT), (4, DEFAULT); -- ok SELECT * FROM gtest1 ORDER BY a; DELETE FROM gtest1 WHERE a >= 3; UPDATE gtest1 SET b = DEFAULT WHERE a = 1; UPDATE gtest1 SET b = 11 WHERE a = 1; -- error SELECT * FROM gtest1 ORDER BY a; SELECT a, b, b * 2 AS b2 FROM gtest1 ORDER BY a; SELECT a, b FROM gtest1 WHERE b = 4 ORDER BY a; -- test that overflow error happens on write INSERT INTO gtest1 VALUES (2000000000); SELECT * FROM gtest1; DELETE FROM gtest1 WHERE a = 2000000000; -- test with joins CREATE TABLE gtestx (x int, y int); INSERT INTO gtestx VALUES (11, 1), (22, 2), (33, 3); SELECT * FROM gtestx, gtest1 WHERE gtestx.y = gtest1.a; DROP TABLE gtestx; -- test UPDATE/DELETE quals SELECT * FROM gtest1 ORDER BY a; UPDATE gtest1 SET a = 3 WHERE b = 4; SELECT * FROM gtest1 ORDER BY a; DELETE FROM gtest1 WHERE b = 2; SELECT * FROM gtest1 ORDER BY a; -- test MERGE CREATE TABLE gtestm ( id int PRIMARY KEY, f1 int, f2 int, f3 int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (f1 * 2) STORED, f4 int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (f2 * 2) STORED ); INSERT INTO gtestm VALUES (1, 5, 100); MERGE INTO gtestm t USING (VALUES (1, 10), (2, 20)) v(id, f1) ON t.id = v.id WHEN MATCHED THEN UPDATE SET f1 = v.f1 WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN INSERT VALUES (v.id, v.f1, 200); SELECT * FROM gtestm ORDER BY id; DROP TABLE gtestm; -- views CREATE VIEW gtest1v AS SELECT * FROM gtest1; SELECT * FROM gtest1v; INSERT INTO gtest1v VALUES (4, 8); -- error INSERT INTO gtest1v VALUES (5, DEFAULT); -- ok INSERT INTO gtest1v VALUES (6, 66), (7, 77); -- error INSERT INTO gtest1v VALUES (6, DEFAULT), (7, 77); -- error INSERT INTO gtest1v VALUES (6, 66), (7, DEFAULT); -- error INSERT INTO gtest1v VALUES (6, DEFAULT), (7, DEFAULT); -- ok ALTER VIEW gtest1v ALTER COLUMN b SET DEFAULT 100; INSERT INTO gtest1v VALUES (8, DEFAULT); -- error INSERT INTO gtest1v VALUES (8, DEFAULT), (9, DEFAULT); -- error SELECT * FROM gtest1v; DELETE FROM gtest1v WHERE a >= 5; DROP VIEW gtest1v; -- CTEs WITH foo AS (SELECT * FROM gtest1) SELECT * FROM foo; -- inheritance CREATE TABLE gtest1_1 () INHERITS (gtest1); SELECT * FROM gtest1_1; \d gtest1_1 INSERT INTO gtest1_1 VALUES (4); SELECT * FROM gtest1_1; SELECT * FROM gtest1; -- can't have generated column that is a child of normal column CREATE TABLE gtest_normal (a int, b int); CREATE TABLE gtest_normal_child (a int, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 2) STORED) INHERITS (gtest_normal); -- error CREATE TABLE gtest_normal_child (a int, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 2) STORED); ALTER TABLE gtest_normal_child INHERIT gtest_normal; -- error DROP TABLE gtest_normal, gtest_normal_child; -- test inheritance mismatches between parent and child CREATE TABLE gtestx (x int, b int DEFAULT 10) INHERITS (gtest1); -- error CREATE TABLE gtestx (x int, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY) INHERITS (gtest1); -- error CREATE TABLE gtestx (x int, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 22) STORED) INHERITS (gtest1); -- ok, overrides parent \d+ gtestx CREATE TABLE gtestxx_1 (a int NOT NULL, b int); ALTER TABLE gtestxx_1 INHERIT gtest1; -- error CREATE TABLE gtestxx_3 (a int NOT NULL, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 2) STORED); ALTER TABLE gtestxx_3 INHERIT gtest1; -- ok CREATE TABLE gtestxx_4 (b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 2) STORED, a int NOT NULL); ALTER TABLE gtestxx_4 INHERIT gtest1; -- ok -- test multiple inheritance mismatches CREATE TABLE gtesty (x int, b int DEFAULT 55); CREATE TABLE gtest1_y () INHERITS (gtest0, gtesty); -- error DROP TABLE gtesty; CREATE TABLE gtesty (x int, b int); CREATE TABLE gtest1_y () INHERITS (gtest1, gtesty); -- error DROP TABLE gtesty; CREATE TABLE gtesty (x int, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (x * 22) STORED); CREATE TABLE gtest1_y () INHERITS (gtest1, gtesty); -- error CREATE TABLE gtest1_y (b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (x + 1) STORED) INHERITS (gtest1, gtesty); -- ok \d gtest1_y -- test correct handling of GENERATED column that's only in child CREATE TABLE gtestp (f1 int); CREATE TABLE gtestc (f2 int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (f1+1) STORED) INHERITS(gtestp); INSERT INTO gtestc values(42); TABLE gtestc; UPDATE gtestp SET f1 = f1 * 10; TABLE gtestc; DROP TABLE gtestp CASCADE; -- test stored update CREATE TABLE gtest3 (a int, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 3) STORED); INSERT INTO gtest3 (a) VALUES (1), (2), (3), (NULL); SELECT * FROM gtest3 ORDER BY a; UPDATE gtest3 SET a = 22 WHERE a = 2; SELECT * FROM gtest3 ORDER BY a; CREATE TABLE gtest3a (a text, b text GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a || '+' || a) STORED); INSERT INTO gtest3a (a) VALUES ('a'), ('b'), ('c'), (NULL); SELECT * FROM gtest3a ORDER BY a; UPDATE gtest3a SET a = 'bb' WHERE a = 'b'; SELECT * FROM gtest3a ORDER BY a; -- COPY TRUNCATE gtest1; INSERT INTO gtest1 (a) VALUES (1), (2); COPY gtest1 TO stdout; COPY gtest1 (a, b) TO stdout; COPY gtest1 FROM stdin; 3 4 \. COPY gtest1 (a, b) FROM stdin; SELECT * FROM gtest1 ORDER BY a; TRUNCATE gtest3; INSERT INTO gtest3 (a) VALUES (1), (2); COPY gtest3 TO stdout; COPY gtest3 (a, b) TO stdout; COPY gtest3 FROM stdin; 3 4 \. COPY gtest3 (a, b) FROM stdin; SELECT * FROM gtest3 ORDER BY a; -- null values CREATE TABLE gtest2 (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (NULL) STORED); INSERT INTO gtest2 VALUES (1); SELECT * FROM gtest2; -- simple column reference for varlena types CREATE TABLE gtest_varlena (a varchar, b varchar GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a) STORED); INSERT INTO gtest_varlena (a) VALUES('01234567890123456789'); INSERT INTO gtest_varlena (a) VALUES(NULL); SELECT * FROM gtest_varlena ORDER BY a; DROP TABLE gtest_varlena; -- composite types CREATE TYPE double_int as (a int, b int); CREATE TABLE gtest4 ( a int, b double_int GENERATED ALWAYS AS ((a * 2, a * 3)) STORED ); INSERT INTO gtest4 VALUES (1), (6); SELECT * FROM gtest4; DROP TABLE gtest4; DROP TYPE double_int; -- using tableoid is allowed CREATE TABLE gtest_tableoid ( a int PRIMARY KEY, b bool GENERATED ALWAYS AS (tableoid = 'gtest_tableoid'::regclass) STORED ); INSERT INTO gtest_tableoid VALUES (1), (2); ALTER TABLE gtest_tableoid ADD COLUMN c regclass GENERATED ALWAYS AS (tableoid) STORED; SELECT * FROM gtest_tableoid; -- drop column behavior CREATE TABLE gtest10 (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int, c int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (b * 2) STORED); ALTER TABLE gtest10 DROP COLUMN b; -- fails ALTER TABLE gtest10 DROP COLUMN b CASCADE; -- drops c too \d gtest10 CREATE TABLE gtest10a (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 2) STORED); ALTER TABLE gtest10a DROP COLUMN b; INSERT INTO gtest10a (a) VALUES (1); -- privileges CREATE USER regress_user11; CREATE TABLE gtest11s (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int, c int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (b * 2) STORED); INSERT INTO gtest11s VALUES (1, 10), (2, 20); GRANT SELECT (a, c) ON gtest11s TO regress_user11; CREATE FUNCTION gf1(a int) RETURNS int AS $$ SELECT a * 3 $$ IMMUTABLE LANGUAGE SQL; REVOKE ALL ON FUNCTION gf1(int) FROM PUBLIC; CREATE TABLE gtest12s (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int, c int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (gf1(b)) STORED); INSERT INTO gtest12s VALUES (1, 10), (2, 20); GRANT SELECT (a, c) ON gtest12s TO regress_user11; SET ROLE regress_user11; SELECT a, b FROM gtest11s; -- not allowed SELECT a, c FROM gtest11s; -- allowed SELECT gf1(10); -- not allowed SELECT a, c FROM gtest12s; -- allowed RESET ROLE; DROP FUNCTION gf1(int); -- fail DROP TABLE gtest11s, gtest12s; DROP FUNCTION gf1(int); DROP USER regress_user11; -- check constraints CREATE TABLE gtest20 (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 2) STORED CHECK (b < 50)); INSERT INTO gtest20 (a) VALUES (10); -- ok INSERT INTO gtest20 (a) VALUES (30); -- violates constraint CREATE TABLE gtest20a (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 2) STORED); INSERT INTO gtest20a (a) VALUES (10); INSERT INTO gtest20a (a) VALUES (30); ALTER TABLE gtest20a ADD CHECK (b < 50); -- fails on existing row CREATE TABLE gtest20b (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 2) STORED); INSERT INTO gtest20b (a) VALUES (10); INSERT INTO gtest20b (a) VALUES (30); ALTER TABLE gtest20b ADD CONSTRAINT chk CHECK (b < 50) NOT VALID; ALTER TABLE gtest20b VALIDATE CONSTRAINT chk; -- fails on existing row -- not-null constraints CREATE TABLE gtest21a (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (nullif(a, 0)) STORED NOT NULL); INSERT INTO gtest21a (a) VALUES (1); -- ok INSERT INTO gtest21a (a) VALUES (0); -- violates constraint CREATE TABLE gtest21b (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (nullif(a, 0)) STORED); ALTER TABLE gtest21b ALTER COLUMN b SET NOT NULL; INSERT INTO gtest21b (a) VALUES (1); -- ok INSERT INTO gtest21b (a) VALUES (0); -- violates constraint ALTER TABLE gtest21b ALTER COLUMN b DROP NOT NULL; INSERT INTO gtest21b (a) VALUES (0); -- ok now -- index constraints CREATE TABLE gtest22a (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a / 2) STORED UNIQUE); INSERT INTO gtest22a VALUES (2); INSERT INTO gtest22a VALUES (3); INSERT INTO gtest22a VALUES (4); CREATE TABLE gtest22b (a int, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a / 2) STORED, PRIMARY KEY (a, b)); INSERT INTO gtest22b VALUES (2); INSERT INTO gtest22b VALUES (2); -- indexes CREATE TABLE gtest22c (a int, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 2) STORED); CREATE INDEX gtest22c_b_idx ON gtest22c (b); CREATE INDEX gtest22c_expr_idx ON gtest22c ((b * 3)); CREATE INDEX gtest22c_pred_idx ON gtest22c (a) WHERE b > 0; \d gtest22c INSERT INTO gtest22c VALUES (1), (2), (3); SET enable_seqscan TO off; SET enable_bitmapscan TO off; EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF) SELECT * FROM gtest22c WHERE b = 4; SELECT * FROM gtest22c WHERE b = 4; EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF) SELECT * FROM gtest22c WHERE b * 3 = 6; SELECT * FROM gtest22c WHERE b * 3 = 6; EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF) SELECT * FROM gtest22c WHERE a = 1 AND b > 0; SELECT * FROM gtest22c WHERE a = 1 AND b > 0; RESET enable_seqscan; RESET enable_bitmapscan; -- foreign keys CREATE TABLE gtest23a (x int PRIMARY KEY, y int); INSERT INTO gtest23a VALUES (1, 11), (2, 22), (3, 33); CREATE TABLE gtest23x (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 2) STORED REFERENCES gtest23a (x) ON UPDATE CASCADE); -- error CREATE TABLE gtest23x (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 2) STORED REFERENCES gtest23a (x) ON DELETE SET NULL); -- error CREATE TABLE gtest23b (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 2) STORED REFERENCES gtest23a (x)); \d gtest23b INSERT INTO gtest23b VALUES (1); -- ok INSERT INTO gtest23b VALUES (5); -- error DROP TABLE gtest23b; DROP TABLE gtest23a; CREATE TABLE gtest23p (x int, y int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (x * 2) STORED, PRIMARY KEY (y)); INSERT INTO gtest23p VALUES (1), (2), (3); CREATE TABLE gtest23q (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int REFERENCES gtest23p (y)); INSERT INTO gtest23q VALUES (1, 2); -- ok INSERT INTO gtest23q VALUES (2, 5); -- error -- domains CREATE DOMAIN gtestdomain1 AS int CHECK (VALUE < 10); CREATE TABLE gtest24 (a int PRIMARY KEY, b gtestdomain1 GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 2) STORED); INSERT INTO gtest24 (a) VALUES (4); -- ok INSERT INTO gtest24 (a) VALUES (6); -- error -- typed tables (currently not supported) CREATE TYPE gtest_type AS (f1 integer, f2 text, f3 bigint); CREATE TABLE gtest28 OF gtest_type (f1 WITH OPTIONS GENERATED ALWAYS AS (f2 *2) STORED); DROP TYPE gtest_type CASCADE; -- partitioning cases CREATE TABLE gtest_parent (f1 date NOT NULL, f2 bigint, f3 bigint) PARTITION BY RANGE (f1); CREATE TABLE gtest_child PARTITION OF gtest_parent ( f3 WITH OPTIONS GENERATED ALWAYS AS (f2 * 2) STORED ) FOR VALUES FROM ('2016-07-01') TO ('2016-08-01'); -- error CREATE TABLE gtest_child (f1 date NOT NULL, f2 bigint, f3 bigint GENERATED ALWAYS AS (f2 * 2) STORED); ALTER TABLE gtest_parent ATTACH PARTITION gtest_child FOR VALUES FROM ('2016-07-01') TO ('2016-08-01'); -- error DROP TABLE gtest_parent, gtest_child; CREATE TABLE gtest_parent (f1 date NOT NULL, f2 bigint, f3 bigint GENERATED ALWAYS AS (f2 * 2) STORED) PARTITION BY RANGE (f1); CREATE TABLE gtest_child PARTITION OF gtest_parent FOR VALUES FROM ('2016-07-01') TO ('2016-08-01'); -- inherits gen expr CREATE TABLE gtest_child2 PARTITION OF gtest_parent ( f3 WITH OPTIONS GENERATED ALWAYS AS (f2 * 22) STORED -- overrides gen expr ) FOR VALUES FROM ('2016-08-01') TO ('2016-09-01'); CREATE TABLE gtest_child3 PARTITION OF gtest_parent ( f3 DEFAULT 42 -- error ) FOR VALUES FROM ('2016-09-01') TO ('2016-10-01'); CREATE TABLE gtest_child3 PARTITION OF gtest_parent ( f3 WITH OPTIONS GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY -- error ) FOR VALUES FROM ('2016-09-01') TO ('2016-10-01'); CREATE TABLE gtest_child3 (f1 date NOT NULL, f2 bigint, f3 bigint); ALTER TABLE gtest_parent ATTACH PARTITION gtest_child3 FOR VALUES FROM ('2016-09-01') TO ('2016-10-01'); -- error DROP TABLE gtest_child3; CREATE TABLE gtest_child3 (f1 date NOT NULL, f2 bigint, f3 bigint DEFAULT 42); ALTER TABLE gtest_parent ATTACH PARTITION gtest_child3 FOR VALUES FROM ('2016-09-01') TO ('2016-10-01'); -- error DROP TABLE gtest_child3; CREATE TABLE gtest_child3 (f1 date NOT NULL, f2 bigint, f3 bigint GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY); ALTER TABLE gtest_parent ATTACH PARTITION gtest_child3 FOR VALUES FROM ('2016-09-01') TO ('2016-10-01'); -- error DROP TABLE gtest_child3; CREATE TABLE gtest_child3 (f1 date NOT NULL, f2 bigint, f3 bigint GENERATED ALWAYS AS (f2 * 33) STORED); ALTER TABLE gtest_parent ATTACH PARTITION gtest_child3 FOR VALUES FROM ('2016-09-01') TO ('2016-10-01'); \d gtest_child \d gtest_child2 \d gtest_child3 INSERT INTO gtest_parent (f1, f2) VALUES ('2016-07-15', 1); SELECT * FROM gtest_parent; SELECT * FROM gtest_child; UPDATE gtest_parent SET f1 = f1 + 60; SELECT * FROM gtest_parent; SELECT * FROM gtest_child3; -- we leave these tables around for purposes of testing dump/reload/upgrade -- generated columns in partition key (not allowed) CREATE TABLE gtest_part_key (f1 date NOT NULL, f2 bigint, f3 bigint GENERATED ALWAYS AS (f2 * 2) STORED) PARTITION BY RANGE (f3); CREATE TABLE gtest_part_key (f1 date NOT NULL, f2 bigint, f3 bigint GENERATED ALWAYS AS (f2 * 2) STORED) PARTITION BY RANGE ((f3 * 3)); -- ALTER TABLE ... ADD COLUMN CREATE TABLE gtest25 (a int PRIMARY KEY); INSERT INTO gtest25 VALUES (3), (4); ALTER TABLE gtest25 ADD COLUMN b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 3) STORED; SELECT * FROM gtest25 ORDER BY a; ALTER TABLE gtest25 ADD COLUMN x int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (b * 4) STORED; -- error ALTER TABLE gtest25 ADD COLUMN x int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (z * 4) STORED; -- error ALTER TABLE gtest25 ADD COLUMN c int DEFAULT 42, ADD COLUMN x int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (c * 4) STORED; ALTER TABLE gtest25 ADD COLUMN d int DEFAULT 101; ALTER TABLE gtest25 ALTER COLUMN d SET DATA TYPE float8, ADD COLUMN y float8 GENERATED ALWAYS AS (d * 4) STORED; SELECT * FROM gtest25 ORDER BY a; \d gtest25 -- ALTER TABLE ... ALTER COLUMN CREATE TABLE gtest27 ( a int, b int, x int GENERATED ALWAYS AS ((a + b) * 2) STORED ); INSERT INTO gtest27 (a, b) VALUES (3, 7), (4, 11); ALTER TABLE gtest27 ALTER COLUMN a TYPE text; -- error ALTER TABLE gtest27 ALTER COLUMN x TYPE numeric; \d gtest27 SELECT * FROM gtest27; ALTER TABLE gtest27 ALTER COLUMN x TYPE boolean USING x <> 0; -- error ALTER TABLE gtest27 ALTER COLUMN x DROP DEFAULT; -- error -- It's possible to alter the column types this way: ALTER TABLE gtest27 DROP COLUMN x, ALTER COLUMN a TYPE bigint, ALTER COLUMN b TYPE bigint, ADD COLUMN x bigint GENERATED ALWAYS AS ((a + b) * 2) STORED; \d gtest27 -- Ideally you could just do this, but not today (and should x change type?): ALTER TABLE gtest27 ALTER COLUMN a TYPE float8, ALTER COLUMN b TYPE float8; -- error \d gtest27 SELECT * FROM gtest27; -- ALTER TABLE ... ALTER COLUMN ... DROP EXPRESSION CREATE TABLE gtest29 ( a int, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 2) STORED ); INSERT INTO gtest29 (a) VALUES (3), (4); ALTER TABLE gtest29 ALTER COLUMN a DROP EXPRESSION; -- error ALTER TABLE gtest29 ALTER COLUMN a DROP EXPRESSION IF EXISTS; -- notice ALTER TABLE gtest29 ALTER COLUMN b DROP EXPRESSION; INSERT INTO gtest29 (a) VALUES (5); INSERT INTO gtest29 (a, b) VALUES (6, 66); SELECT * FROM gtest29; \d gtest29 -- check that dependencies between columns have also been removed ALTER TABLE gtest29 DROP COLUMN a; -- should not drop b \d gtest29 -- with inheritance CREATE TABLE gtest30 ( a int, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 2) STORED ); CREATE TABLE gtest30_1 () INHERITS (gtest30); ALTER TABLE gtest30 ALTER COLUMN b DROP EXPRESSION; \d gtest30 \d gtest30_1 DROP TABLE gtest30 CASCADE; CREATE TABLE gtest30 ( a int, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 2) STORED ); CREATE TABLE gtest30_1 () INHERITS (gtest30); ALTER TABLE ONLY gtest30 ALTER COLUMN b DROP EXPRESSION; -- error \d gtest30 \d gtest30_1 ALTER TABLE gtest30_1 ALTER COLUMN b DROP EXPRESSION; -- error -- triggers CREATE TABLE gtest26 ( a int PRIMARY KEY, b int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (a * 2) STORED ); CREATE FUNCTION gtest_trigger_func() RETURNS trigger LANGUAGE plpgsql AS $$ BEGIN IF tg_op IN ('DELETE', 'UPDATE') THEN RAISE INFO '%: %: old = %', TG_NAME, TG_WHEN, OLD; END IF; IF tg_op IN ('INSERT', 'UPDATE') THEN RAISE INFO '%: %: new = %', TG_NAME, TG_WHEN, NEW; END IF; IF tg_op = 'DELETE' THEN RETURN OLD; ELSE RETURN NEW; END IF; END $$; CREATE TRIGGER gtest1 BEFORE DELETE OR UPDATE ON gtest26 FOR EACH ROW WHEN (OLD.b < 0) -- ok EXECUTE PROCEDURE gtest_trigger_func(); CREATE TRIGGER gtest2a BEFORE INSERT OR UPDATE ON gtest26 FOR EACH ROW WHEN (NEW.b < 0) -- error EXECUTE PROCEDURE gtest_trigger_func(); CREATE TRIGGER gtest2b BEFORE INSERT OR UPDATE ON gtest26 FOR EACH ROW WHEN (NEW.* IS NOT NULL) -- error EXECUTE PROCEDURE gtest_trigger_func(); CREATE TRIGGER gtest2 BEFORE INSERT ON gtest26 FOR EACH ROW WHEN (NEW.a < 0) EXECUTE PROCEDURE gtest_trigger_func(); CREATE TRIGGER gtest3 AFTER DELETE OR UPDATE ON gtest26 FOR EACH ROW WHEN (OLD.b < 0) -- ok EXECUTE PROCEDURE gtest_trigger_func(); CREATE TRIGGER gtest4 AFTER INSERT OR UPDATE ON gtest26 FOR EACH ROW WHEN (NEW.b < 0) -- ok EXECUTE PROCEDURE gtest_trigger_func(); INSERT INTO gtest26 (a) VALUES (-2), (0), (3); SELECT * FROM gtest26 ORDER BY a; UPDATE gtest26 SET a = a * -2; SELECT * FROM gtest26 ORDER BY a; DELETE FROM gtest26 WHERE a = -6; SELECT * FROM gtest26 ORDER BY a; DROP TRIGGER gtest1 ON gtest26; DROP TRIGGER gtest2 ON gtest26; DROP TRIGGER gtest3 ON gtest26; -- Check that an UPDATE of "a" fires the trigger for UPDATE OF b, per -- SQL standard. CREATE FUNCTION gtest_trigger_func3() RETURNS trigger LANGUAGE plpgsql AS $$ BEGIN RAISE NOTICE 'OK'; RETURN NEW; END $$; CREATE TRIGGER gtest11 BEFORE UPDATE OF b ON gtest26 FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE gtest_trigger_func3(); UPDATE gtest26 SET a = 1 WHERE a = 0; DROP TRIGGER gtest11 ON gtest26; TRUNCATE gtest26; -- check that modifications of stored generated columns in triggers do -- not get propagated CREATE FUNCTION gtest_trigger_func4() RETURNS trigger LANGUAGE plpgsql AS $$ BEGIN NEW.a = 10; NEW.b = 300; RETURN NEW; END; $$; CREATE TRIGGER gtest12_01 BEFORE UPDATE ON gtest26 FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE gtest_trigger_func(); CREATE TRIGGER gtest12_02 BEFORE UPDATE ON gtest26 FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE gtest_trigger_func4(); CREATE TRIGGER gtest12_03 BEFORE UPDATE ON gtest26 FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE gtest_trigger_func(); INSERT INTO gtest26 (a) VALUES (1); UPDATE gtest26 SET a = 11 WHERE a = 1; SELECT * FROM gtest26 ORDER BY a; -- LIKE INCLUDING GENERATED and dropped column handling CREATE TABLE gtest28a ( a int, b int, c int, x int GENERATED ALWAYS AS (b * 2) STORED ); ALTER TABLE gtest28a DROP COLUMN a; CREATE TABLE gtest28b (LIKE gtest28a INCLUDING GENERATED); \d gtest28*