From eca3a88c084899a232db6079a115f8c89e2f45a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Harmeling Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 17:15:07 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] User-defined schemas --- _includes/sidebar-data-v20.2.json | 18 ++ v19.2/sql-feature-support.md | 1 + v19.2/sql-name-resolution.md | 4 + v20.1/sql-feature-support.md | 1 + v20.1/sql-name-resolution.md | 4 + v20.2/alter-schema.md | 213 ++++++++++++++++++++ v20.2/create-schema.md | 315 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ v20.2/detailed-sql-support.md | 4 +- v20.2/drop-schema.md | 160 +++++++++++++++ v20.2/show-schemas.md | 48 ++++- v20.2/sql-feature-support.md | 3 + v20.2/sql-name-resolution.md | 38 ++-- v20.2/sql-statements.md | 3 + 13 files changed, 773 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-) create mode 100644 v20.2/alter-schema.md create mode 100644 v20.2/create-schema.md create mode 100644 v20.2/drop-schema.md diff --git a/_includes/sidebar-data-v20.2.json b/_includes/sidebar-data-v20.2.json index ac01f27d4b6..503d88f54df 100644 --- a/_includes/sidebar-data-v20.2.json +++ b/_includes/sidebar-data-v20.2.json @@ -1038,6 +1038,12 @@ "/${VERSION}/alter-role.html" ] }, + { + "title": "ALTER SCHEMA", + "urls": [ + "/${VERSION}/alter-schema.html" + ] + }, { "title": "ALTER SEQUENCE", "urls": [ @@ -1150,6 +1156,12 @@ "title": "CREATE SCHEDULE FOR BACKUP", "urls": [ "/${VERSION}/create-schedule-for-backup.html" + ] + }, + { + "title": "CREATE SCHEMA", + "urls": [ + "/${VERSION}/create-schema.html" ] }, { @@ -1240,6 +1252,12 @@ "title": "DROP SCHEDULES", "urls": [ "/${VERSION}/drop-schedules.html" + ] + }, + { + "title": "DROP SCHEMA", + "urls": [ + "/${VERSION}/drop-schema.html" ] }, { diff --git a/v19.2/sql-feature-support.md b/v19.2/sql-feature-support.md index 07049bd6824..7033c9aedae 100644 --- a/v19.2/sql-feature-support.md +++ b/v19.2/sql-feature-support.md @@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ table tr td:nth-child(2) { Column families | ✓ | CockroachDB Extension | [Column Families documentation](column-families.html) Interleaved tables | ✓ | CockroachDB Extension | [Interleaved Tables documentation](interleave-in-parent.html) Information Schema | ✓ | Standard | [Information Schema documentation](information-schema.html) + User-defined Schemas | ✗ | Standard | Create, drop, and modify user-defined schemas. Views | ✓ | Standard | [Views documentation](views.html) Window functions | ✓ | Standard | [Window Functions documentation](window-functions.html) Common Table Expressions | Partial | Common Extension | [Common Table Expressions documentation](common-table-expressions.html) diff --git a/v19.2/sql-name-resolution.md b/v19.2/sql-name-resolution.md index fc993b4d7ad..a63f67a474d 100644 --- a/v19.2/sql-name-resolution.md +++ b/v19.2/sql-name-resolution.md @@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ The schema name for all stored objects in any given database is always objects because CockroachDB only supports a two-level storage structure. +{{site.data.alerts.callout_info}} +CockroachDB versions < v20.2 do not support user-defined schemas. +{{site.data.alerts.end}} + In addition to `public`, CockroachDB also supports a fixed set of virtual schemas, available in every database, that provide ancillary, non-stored data to client applications. For example, diff --git a/v20.1/sql-feature-support.md b/v20.1/sql-feature-support.md index 0a3073abfd0..7803438df80 100644 --- a/v20.1/sql-feature-support.md +++ b/v20.1/sql-feature-support.md @@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ table tr td:nth-child(2) { Column families | ✓ | CockroachDB Extension | [Column Families documentation](column-families.html) Interleaved tables | ✓ | CockroachDB Extension | [Interleaved Tables documentation](interleave-in-parent.html) Information Schema | ✓ | Standard | [Information Schema documentation](information-schema.html) + User-defined Schemas | Planned | Standard | Create, drop, and modify user-defined schemas. Views | ✓ | Standard | [Views documentation](views.html) Window functions | ✓ | Standard | [Window Functions documentation](window-functions.html) Common Table Expressions | Partial | Common Extension | [Common Table Expressions documentation](common-table-expressions.html) diff --git a/v20.1/sql-name-resolution.md b/v20.1/sql-name-resolution.md index fc993b4d7ad..4bf1278cb93 100644 --- a/v20.1/sql-name-resolution.md +++ b/v20.1/sql-name-resolution.md @@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ data to client applications. For example, [`information_schema`](information-schema.html) is provided for compatibility with the SQL standard. +{{site.data.alerts.callout_info}} +CockroachDB versions < v20.2 do not support user-defined schemas. +{{site.data.alerts.end}} + The list of all databases can be obtained with [`SHOW DATABASES`](show-databases.html). The list of all schemas for a given database can be obtained with [`SHOW SCHEMAS`](show-schemas.html). The diff --git a/v20.2/alter-schema.md b/v20.2/alter-schema.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..08af2e423e6 --- /dev/null +++ b/v20.2/alter-schema.md @@ -0,0 +1,213 @@ +--- +title: ALTER SCHEMA +summary: The ALTER SCHEMA statement modifies a user-defined schema in a database. +toc: true +--- + +New in v20.2: The `ALTER SCHEMA` [statement](sql-statements.html) modifies a user-defined [schema](sql-name-resolution.html#logical-schemas-and-namespaces) in the current database. CockroachDB currently supports changing the name of the schema and the owner of the schema. + +## Syntax + +~~~ +ALTER SCHEMA ... RENAME TO +ALTER SCHEMA ... OWNER TO { | CURRENT_USER | SESSION_USER } +~~~ + +### Parameters + +Parameter | Description +----------|------------ +`RENAME TO ...` | Rename the schema. The new schema name must be unique within the current database and follow these [identifier rules](keywords-and-identifiers.html#identifiers). +`OWNER TO ...` | Change the owner of the schema. You can specify the new owner by name or with the [`CURRENT_USER` or `SESSION_USER` keywords](functions-and-operators.html#special-syntax-forms). + +## Required privileges + +- To rename a schema, the user must be the owner of the schema. +- To change the owner of a schema, the user must be the current owner of the schema and a member of the new owner [role](authorization.html#roles). The new owner role must also have the `CREATE` [privilege](authorization.html#assign-privileges) on the database to which the schema belongs. + +## Example + +### Rename a schema + +Suppose that you access the [SQL shell](cockroach-sql.html) as user `root`, and [create a new user](create-user.html) `max` and [a schema](create-schema.html) `org_one` with `max` as the owner: + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> CREATE USER max; +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> CREATE SCHEMA org_one AUTHORIZATION max; +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> SHOW SCHEMAS; +~~~ + +~~~ + schema_name +---------------------- + crdb_internal + information_schema + org_one + pg_catalog + pg_extension + public +(6 rows) +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> SELECT + nspname, usename +FROM + pg_catalog.pg_namespace + LEFT JOIN pg_catalog.pg_user ON pg_namespace.nspowner = pg_user.usesysid +WHERE + nspname LIKE 'org_one'; +~~~ + +~~~ + nspname | usename +----------+---------- + org_one | max +(1 row) +~~~ + +Now, suppose you want to rename the schema: + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> ALTER SCHEMA org_one RENAME TO org_two; +~~~ + +~~~ +ERROR: must be owner of schema "org_one" +SQLSTATE: 42501 +~~~ + +Because you are executing the `ALTER SCHEMA` command as a non-owner of the schema (i.e., `root`), CockroachDB returns an error. + +[Drop the schema](drop-schema.html) and create it again, this time with with `root` as the owner. + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> DROP SCHEMA org_one; +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> CREATE SCHEMA org_one; +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> SELECT + nspname, usename +FROM + pg_catalog.pg_namespace + LEFT JOIN pg_catalog.pg_user ON pg_namespace.nspowner = pg_user.usesysid +WHERE + nspname LIKE 'org_one'; +~~~ + +~~~ + nspname | usename +----------+---------- + org_one | root +(1 row) +~~~ + +As its owner, you can rename the schema: + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> ALTER SCHEMA org_one RENAME TO org_two; +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> SHOW SCHEMAS; +~~~ + +~~~ + schema_name +---------------------- + crdb_internal + information_schema + org_two + pg_catalog + pg_extension + public +(6 rows) +~~~ + +### Change a schema's owner + +Suppose that you access the [SQL shell](cockroach-sql.html) as user `root`, and [create a new schema](create-schema.html) named `org_one`: + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> CREATE SCHEMA org_one; +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> SELECT + nspname, usename +FROM + pg_catalog.pg_namespace + LEFT JOIN pg_catalog.pg_user ON pg_namespace.nspowner = pg_user.usesysid +WHERE + nspname LIKE 'org_one'; +~~~ + +~~~ + nspname | usename +----------+---------- + org_one | root +(1 row) +~~~ + +Now, suppose that you want to change the owner of the schema `org_one` to an existing user named `max`. To change the owner of a schema, the current owner must belong to the role of the new owner (in this case, `max`), and the new owner must have `CREATE` privileges on the database. + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> GRANT max TO root; +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> GRANT CREATE ON DATABASE defaultdb TO max; +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> ALTER SCHEMA org_one OWNER TO max; +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> SELECT + nspname, usename +FROM + pg_catalog.pg_namespace + LEFT JOIN pg_catalog.pg_user ON pg_namespace.nspowner = pg_user.usesysid +WHERE + nspname LIKE 'org_one'; +~~~ + +~~~ + nspname | usename +----------+---------- + org_one | max +(1 row) +~~~ + +## See also + +- [`CREATE SCHEMA`](create-schema.html) +- [`SHOW SCHEMAS`](show-schemas.html) +- [`DROP SCHEMA`](drop-schema.html) diff --git a/v20.2/create-schema.md b/v20.2/create-schema.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..e86098c5617 --- /dev/null +++ b/v20.2/create-schema.md @@ -0,0 +1,315 @@ +--- +title: CREATE SCHEMA +summary: The CREATE SCHEMA statement creates a new user-defined schema. +toc: true +--- + +New in v20.2: The `CREATE SCHEMA` [statement](sql-statements.html) creates a user-defined [schema](sql-name-resolution.html#logical-schemas-and-namespaces) in the current database. + +## Required privileges + +Only members of the `admin` role can create new schemas. By default, the `root` user belongs to the `admin` role. + +## Syntax + +~~~ +CREATE SCHEMA [IF NOT EXISTS] { | [] AUTHORIZATION {user_name | CURRENT_USER | SESSION_USER} } +~~~ + +### Parameters + +Parameter | Description +----------|------------ +`IF NOT EXISTS` | Create a new schema only if a schema of the same name does not already exist within the current database. If one does exist, do not return an error. +`schemaname` | The name of the schema to create, which must be unique within the current database and follow these [identifier rules](keywords-and-identifiers.html#identifiers). +`AUTHORIZATION ...` | Optionally identify a user to be the owner of the schema. You can specify the owner by name, or with the [`CURRENT_USER` or `SESSION_USER` keywords](functions-and-operators.html#special-syntax-forms).

If a `CREATE SCHEMA` statement has an `AUTHORIZATION` clause, but no `schemaname`, the schema will be named after the specified owner of the schema. If a `CREATE SCHEMA` statement does not have an `AUTHORIZATION` clause, the user executing the statement will be named the owner. + +## Example + +### Create a schema + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> CREATE SCHEMA org_one; +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> SHOW SCHEMAS; +~~~ + +~~~ + schema_name +---------------------- + crdb_internal + information_schema + org_one + pg_catalog + pg_extension + public +(6 rows) +~~~ + +By default, the user executing the `CREATE SCHEMA` statement is the owner of the schema. For example, suppose you created the schema as `root`. `root` would be the owner of the schema: + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> SELECT + nspname, usename +FROM + pg_catalog.pg_namespace + LEFT JOIN pg_catalog.pg_user ON pg_namespace.nspowner = pg_user.usesysid +WHERE + nspname LIKE 'org_one'; +~~~ + +~~~ + nspname | usename +----------+---------- + org_one | root +(1 row) +~~~ + +### Create a schema if one does not exist + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> CREATE SCHEMA org_one; +~~~ + +~~~ +ERROR: schema "org_one" already exists +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS org_one; +~~~ + +SQL does not generate an error, even though a new schema wasn't created. + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> SHOW SCHEMAS; +~~~ + +~~~ + schema_name +---------------------- + crdb_internal + information_schema + org_one + pg_catalog + pg_extension + public +(6 rows) +~~~ + +### Create two tables of the same name in different schemas + +You can create tables of the same name in the same database if they are in separate schemas. + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS org_one; +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS org_two; +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> SHOW SCHEMAS; +~~~ + +~~~ + schema_name +---------------------- + crdb_internal + information_schema + org_one + org_two + pg_catalog + pg_extension + public +(7 rows) +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> CREATE TABLE org_one.employees ( + id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(), + name STRING, + desk_no INT UNIQUE +); +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> CREATE TABLE org_two.employees ( + id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(), + name STRING, + desk_no INT UNIQUE +); +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> SHOW TABLES; +~~~ + +~~~ + schema_name | table_name | type | estimated_row_count +--------------+------------+-------+---------------------- + org_one | employees | table | 0 + org_two | employees | table | 0 +(2 rows) +~~~ + +### Create a schema with authorization + +To specify the owner of a schema, add an `AUTHORIZATION` clause to the `CREATE SCHEMA` statement: + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> CREATE USER max WITH PASSWORD 'roach'; +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> CREATE SCHEMA org_two AUTHORIZATION max; +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> SELECT + nspname, usename +FROM + pg_catalog.pg_namespace + LEFT JOIN pg_catalog.pg_user ON pg_namespace.nspowner = pg_user.usesysid +WHERE + nspname LIKE 'org_two'; +~~~ + +~~~ + nspname | usename +----------+---------- + org_two | max +(1 row) +~~~ + +If no schema name is specified in a `CREATE SCHEMA` statement with an `AUTHORIZATION` clause, the schema will be named after the user specified: + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> CREATE SCHEMA AUTHORIZATION max; +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> SELECT + nspname, usename +FROM + pg_catalog.pg_namespace + LEFT JOIN pg_catalog.pg_user ON pg_namespace.nspowner = pg_user.usesysid +WHERE + nspname LIKE 'max'; +~~~ + +~~~ + nspname | usename +----------+---------- + max | max +(1 row) +~~~ + +When you [use a table without specifying a schema](sql-name-resolution.html#search-path), CockroachDB looks for the table in the `$user` schema (i.e., a schema named after the current user). If no schema exists with the name of the current user, the `public` schema is used. + +For example, suppose that you [grant the `admin` role](grant-roles.html) to the `max` user: + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> GRANT admin TO max; +~~~ + +Then, `max` [accesses the cluster](cockroach-sql.html) and creates two tables of the same name, in the same database, one in the `max` schema, and one in the `public` schema: + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ shell +$ cockroach sql --url 'postgres://max:roach@host:port/db?sslmode=require' +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> CREATE TABLE max.accounts ( + id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(), + name STRING, + balance DECIMAL +); +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> CREATE TABLE public.accounts ( + id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(), + name STRING, + balance DECIMAL +); +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> SHOW TABLES; +~~~ + +~~~ + schema_name | table_name | type | estimated_row_count +--------------+------------+-------+---------------------- + max | accounts | table | 0 + public | accounts | table | 0 +(2 rows) +~~~ + +`max` then inserts some values into the `accounts` table, without specifying a schema: + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> INSERT INTO accounts (name, balance) VALUES ('checking', 1000), ('savings', 15000); +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> SELECT * FROM accounts; +~~~ + +~~~ + id | name | balance +---------------------------------------+----------+---------- + 7610607e-4928-44fb-9f4e-7ae6d6520666 | savings | 15000 + 860b7891-cde4-4aff-a318-f928d47374bc | checking | 1000 +(2 rows) +~~~ + +Because `max` is the current user, all unqualified `accounts` table names resolve as `max.accounts`, and not `public.accounts`. + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> SELECT * FROM public.accounts; +~~~ + +~~~ + id | name | balance +-----+------+---------- +(0 rows) +~~~ + +## See also + +- [`SHOW SCHEMAS`](show-schemas.html) +- [`SET SCHEMA`](set-vars.html) +- [`DROP SCHEMA`](drop-schema.html) +- [`ALTER SCHEMA`](alter-schema.html) +- [Other SQL Statements](sql-statements.html) +- [Online Schema Changes](online-schema-changes.html) diff --git a/v20.2/detailed-sql-support.md b/v20.2/detailed-sql-support.md index 73a55801978..8bef945c157 100644 --- a/v20.2/detailed-sql-support.md +++ b/v20.2/detailed-sql-support.md @@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ To understand the extent to which we support the standard SQL features, use the | F302-01 | INTERSECT DISTINCT table operator | Yes | | F302-02 | INTERSECT ALL table operator | Yes | | F304 | EXCEPT ALL table operator | Yes | -| F311 | Schema definition statement | No | -| F311-01 | CREATE SCHEMA | No | +| F311 | Schema definition statement | Yes | +| F311-01 | CREATE SCHEMA | Yes | | F311-02 | CREATE TABLE for persistent base tables | Yes | | F311-03 | CREATE VIEW | Yes | | F311-04 | CREATE VIEW: WITH CHECK OPTION | No | diff --git a/v20.2/drop-schema.md b/v20.2/drop-schema.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..b6952b6b7c6 --- /dev/null +++ b/v20.2/drop-schema.md @@ -0,0 +1,160 @@ +--- +title: DROP SCHEMA +summary: The DROP SCHEMA statement removes a schema and all its objects from a CockroachDB cluster. +toc: true +--- + +New in v20.2: The `DROP SCHEMA` [statement](sql-statements.html) removes a user-defined [schema](sql-name-resolution.html#logical-schemas-and-namespaces) from the current database. + +## Required privileges + +The user must have the `DROP` [privilege](authorization.html#assign-privileges) on the schema and on all tables in the schema. If the user is the owner of the schema, `DROP` privileges are not necessary. + +## Syntax + +~~~ +DROP SCHEMA [IF EXISTS] [, ...] [CASCADE | RESTRICT] +~~~ + +### Parameters + +Parameter | Description +----------|------------ +`IF EXISTS` | Drop the schema if it exists. If it does not exist, do not return an error. +`schema_name` | The name of the schema you want to drop from the current database. +`CASCADE` | Drop all tables and views in the schema as well as all objects (such as [constraints](constraints.html) and [views](views.html)) that depend on those tables.

`CASCADE` does not list objects it drops, so should be used cautiously. +`RESTRICT` | _(Default)_ Do not drop the schema if it contains any [tables](create-table.html) or [views](create-view.html). + +## Examples + +### Drop a schema + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> CREATE SCHEMA org_one; +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> SHOW SCHEMAS; +~~~ + +~~~ + schema_name +---------------------- + crdb_internal + information_schema + org_one + pg_catalog + pg_extension + public +(6 rows) +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> DROP SCHEMA org_one; +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> SHOW SCHEMAS; +~~~ + +~~~ + schema_name +---------------------- + crdb_internal + information_schema + pg_catalog + pg_extension + public +(5 rows) +~~~ + +### Drop a schema with tables + +To drop a schema that contains tables, you need to use the `CASCADE` keyword. + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> CREATE SCHEMA org_two; +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> SHOW SCHEMAS; +~~~ + +~~~ + schema_name +---------------------- + crdb_internal + information_schema + org_two + pg_catalog + pg_extension + public +(6 rows) +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> CREATE TABLE org_two.users ( + id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(), + city STRING, + name STRING, + address STRING +); +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> SHOW TABLES FROM org_two; +~~~ + +~~~ + schema_name | table_name | type | estimated_row_count +--------------+------------+-------+---------------------- + org_two | users | table | 0 +(1 row) +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> DROP SCHEMA org_two; +~~~ + +~~~ +ERROR: schema "org_two" is not empty and CASCADE was not specified +SQLSTATE: 2BP01 +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> DROP SCHEMA org_two CASCADE; +~~~ + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> SHOW SCHEMAS; +~~~ + +~~~ + schema_name +---------------------- + crdb_internal + information_schema + pg_catalog + pg_extension + public +(5 rows) +~~~ + +## See also + +- [`CREATE SCHEMA`](create-schema.html) +- [`SHOW SCHEMAS`](show-schemas.html) +- [`SHOW JOBS`](show-jobs.html) +- [Other SQL Statements](sql-statements.html) +- [Online Schema Changes](online-schema-changes.html) diff --git a/v20.2/show-schemas.md b/v20.2/show-schemas.md index 2b79ca49aa6..33fddf8060b 100644 --- a/v20.2/show-schemas.md +++ b/v20.2/show-schemas.md @@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ Parameter | Description ## Example +### Show schemas in the current database + {% include copy-clipboard.html %} ~~~ sql -> SET DATABASE = bank; +> CREATE SCHEMA org_one; ~~~ {% include copy-clipboard.html %} @@ -35,20 +37,46 @@ Parameter | Description ~~~ ~~~ -+--------------------+ -| schema_name | -+--------------------+ -| crdb_internal | -| information_schema | -| pg_catalog | -| public | -+--------------------+ -(4 rows) + schema_name +---------------------- + crdb_internal + information_schema + org_one + pg_catalog + pg_extension + public +(6 rows) +~~~ + +### Show ownership of schemas + +To show ownership of schemas, you need to query tables in the `pg_catalog` schema: + +{% include copy-clipboard.html %} +~~~ sql +> SELECT + nspname, usename +FROM + pg_catalog.pg_namespace + LEFT JOIN pg_catalog.pg_user ON pg_namespace.nspowner = pg_user.usesysid; +~~~ + +~~~ + nspname | usename +---------------------+---------- + crdb_internal | NULL + information_schema | NULL + pg_catalog | NULL + pg_extension | NULL + public | NULL + org_one | root +(6 rows) ~~~ ## See also - [Logical Schemas and Namespaces](sql-name-resolution.html) +- [`CREATE SCHEMA`](create-schema.html) - [`SHOW DATABASES`](show-databases.html) - [Information Schema](information-schema.html) - [Other SQL Statements](sql-statements.html) diff --git a/v20.2/sql-feature-support.md b/v20.2/sql-feature-support.md index fef70bdc20d..e0cf2339c05 100644 --- a/v20.2/sql-feature-support.md +++ b/v20.2/sql-feature-support.md @@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ table tr td:nth-child(2) { Index renames | ✓ | Standard | [`RENAME INDEX` documentation](rename-index.html) Adding indexes | ✓ | Standard | [`CREATE INDEX` documentation](create-index.html) Removing indexes | ✓ | Standard | [`DROP INDEX` documentation](drop-index.html) + Adding user-defined schemas | ✓ | Standard | New in v20.2: [`CREATE SCHEMA` documentation](create-schema.html) + Removing user-defined schemas | ✓ | Standard | New in v20.2: [`DROP SCHEMA` documentation](drop-schema.html) + Altering user-defined schemas | ✓ | Standard | New in v20.2: [`ALTER SCHEMA` documentation](create-schema.html) ### Statements diff --git a/v20.2/sql-name-resolution.md b/v20.2/sql-name-resolution.md index fc993b4d7ad..dcba3dd951b 100644 --- a/v20.2/sql-name-resolution.md +++ b/v20.2/sql-name-resolution.md @@ -8,12 +8,11 @@ A query can specify a table name without a database or schema name (e.g., `SELEC This page details how CockroachDB performs **name resolution** to answer this question. - ## Logical schemas and namespaces A CockroachDB cluster can store multiple databases, and each database can store multiple tables/views/sequences. This **two-level structure for stored data** is commonly called the "logical schema" in relational database management systems. -Meanwhile, CockroachDB aims to provide compatibility with PostgreSQL +CockroachDB aims to provide compatibility with PostgreSQL client applications and thus supports PostgreSQL's semantics for SQL queries. To achieve this, CockroachDB supports a **three-level structure for names**. This is called the "naming hierarchy". @@ -24,22 +23,11 @@ In the naming hierarchy, the path to a stored object has three components: - schema name - object name -The schema name for all stored objects in any given database is always -`public`. There is only a single schema available for stored -objects because CockroachDB only supports a two-level storage -structure. +The default schema name for all stored objects in any given database is `public`. In addition to `public`, CockroachDB supports a fixed set of virtual schemas, available in every database, that provide ancillary, non-stored data to client applications. For example, [`information_schema`](information-schema.html) is provided for compatibility with the SQL standard. -In addition to `public`, CockroachDB also supports a fixed set of -virtual schemas, available in every database, that provide ancillary, non-stored -data to client applications. For example, -[`information_schema`](information-schema.html) is provided for -compatibility with the SQL standard. +New in v20.2: CockroachDB also supports user-defined schemas with the [`CREATE SCHEMA` statement](create-schema.html). -The list of all databases can be obtained with [`SHOW -DATABASES`](show-databases.html). The list of all schemas for a given -database can be obtained with [`SHOW SCHEMAS`](show-schemas.html). The -list of all objects for a given schema can be obtained with other -`SHOW` statements. +The list of all databases can be obtained with [`SHOW DATABASES`](show-databases.html). The list of all schemas for a given database can be obtained with [`SHOW SCHEMAS`](show-schemas.html). The list of all objects for a given schema can be obtained with other `SHOW` statements. ## How name resolution works @@ -49,13 +37,13 @@ Name resolution occurs separately to **look up existing objects** and to The rules to look up an existing object are as follows: 1. If the name already fully specifies the database and schema, use that information. -2. If the name has a single component prefix, try to find a schema with the prefix name in the [current database](#current-database). If that fails, try to find the object in the `public` schema of a database with the prefix name. +2. If the name has a single-component prefix (e.g., a schema name), try to find a schema with the prefix name in the [current database](#current-database) and [current schema](#current-schema). If that fails, try to find the object in the `public` schema of a database with the prefix name. 3. If the name has no prefix, use the [search path](#search-path) with the [current database](#current-database). Similarly, the rules to decide the full name of a new object are as follows: 1. If the name already fully specifies the database and schema, use that. -2. If the name has a single component prefix, try to find a schema with that name. If no such schema exists, use the `public` schema in the database with the prefix name. +2. If the name has a single-component prefix (e.g., a schema name), try to find a schema with that name. If no such schema exists, use the `public` schema in the database with the prefix name. 3. If the name has no prefix, use the [current schema](#current-schema) in the [current database](#current-database). ## Parameters for name resolution @@ -73,15 +61,14 @@ database`](show-vars.html) and change it with [`SET database`](set-vars.html). ### Search path -The search path is used when a name is unqualified (has no prefix). It lists the schemas where objects are looked up. Its first element is also the [current schema](#current-schema) where new objects are created. +The search path is used when a name is unqualified (i.e., has no prefix). It lists the schemas where objects are looked up. Its first element is also the [current schema](#current-schema) where new objects are created. - You can set the current search path with [`SET search_path`](set-vars.html) and inspected it with [`SHOW search_path`](show-vars.html). - You can inspect the list of valid schemas that can be listed in `search_path` with [`SHOW SCHEMAS`](show-schemas.html). -- By default, the search path contains `public` and `pg_catalog`. For compatibility with PostgreSQL, `pg_catalog` is forced to be present in `search_path` at all times, even when not specified with -`SET search_path`. +- By default, the search path contains `$user`, `public`, and `pg_catalog`. For compatibility with PostgreSQL, `pg_catalog` is forced to be present in `search_path` at all times, even when not specified with `SET search_path`. ### Current schema @@ -128,9 +115,7 @@ An unqualified name is a name with no prefix, that is, a simple identifier. > SELECT * FROM mytable; ~~~ -This uses the search path over the current database. The search path -is `public` by default, in the current database. The resolved name is -`mydb.public.mytable`. +This uses the search path over the current database. The search path is `$user` by default, in the current database. If a `$user` schema does not exist, the search path resolves to the `public` schema. In this case, there is no `$user` schema, and the resolved name is `mydb.public.mytable`. {% include copy-clipboard.html %} ~~~ sql @@ -177,9 +162,7 @@ For example: This looks up `mytable` in the `public` schema of the current database. If the current database is `mydb`, the lookup succeeds. -For compatibility with CockroachDB 1.x, and to ease development in -multi-database scenarios, CockroachDB also allows queries to specify -a database name in a partially qualified name. For example: +To ease development in multi-database scenarios, CockroachDB also allows queries to specify a database name in a partially qualified name. For example: {% include copy-clipboard.html %} ~~~ sql @@ -273,6 +256,7 @@ fully qualified name, as follows: ## See also +- [`CREATE SCHEMA`](create-schema.html) - [`SET`](set-vars.html) - [`SHOW`](show-vars.html) - [`SHOW DATABASES`](show-databases.html) diff --git a/v20.2/sql-statements.md b/v20.2/sql-statements.md index 5515fc940d7..9efaa6e7bff 100644 --- a/v20.2/sql-statements.md +++ b/v20.2/sql-statements.md @@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Statement | Usage [`ALTER PARTITION`](alter-partition.html) | Configure the replication zone for a partition. Note that [partitioning](partitioning.html) requires an [enterprise license](enterprise-licensing.html). [`ALTER PRIMARY KEY`](alter-primary-key.html) | Change the [primary key](primary-key.html) of a table. [`ALTER RANGE`](alter-range.html) | Configure the replication zone for a system range. +[`ALTER SCHEMA`](alter-schema.html) | New in v20.2: Alter a user-defined schema. [`ALTER SEQUENCE`](alter-sequence.html) | Apply a schema change to a sequence. [`ALTER TABLE`](alter-table.html) | Apply a schema change to a table. [`ALTER TYPE`](alter-type.html) | New in v20.2: Modify a user-defined, [enumerated data type](enum.html). @@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ Statement | Usage [`CONFIGURE ZONE`](configure-zone.html) | Add, modify, reset, or remove a [replication zone](configure-replication-zones.html) for a database, table, index, partition, or system range. [`CREATE DATABASE`](create-database.html) | Create a new database. [`CREATE INDEX`](create-index.html) | Create an index for a table. +[`CREATE SCHEMA`](create-schema.html) | New in v20.2: Create a user-defined schema. [`CREATE SEQUENCE`](create-sequence.html) | Create a new sequence. [`CREATE TABLE`](create-table.html) | Create a new table in a database. [`CREATE TABLE AS`](create-table-as.html) | Create a new table in a database using the results from a [selection query](selection-queries.html). @@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ Statement | Usage [`DROP CONSTRAINT`](drop-constraint.html) | Remove constraints from a column. [`DROP DATABASE`](drop-database.html) | Remove a database and all its objects. [`DROP INDEX`](drop-index.html) | Remove an index for a table. +[`DROP SCHEMA`](drop-schema.html) | New in v20.2: Drop a user-defined schema. [`DROP SEQUENCE`](drop-sequence.html) | Remove a sequence. [`DROP TABLE`](drop-table.html) | Remove a table. [`DROP TYPE`](drop-type.html) | New in v20.2: Remove a user-defined, [enumerated data type](enum.html).