On Mon, Apr 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM Amit Kapila <amit.kapil...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Apr 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM Peter Smith <smithpb2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM David G. Johnston
> > <david.g.johns...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > ...
> > > In the column list I would stick to mentioning what cannot be specified, 
> > > since it would be assumed by default that any column on the table is fair 
> > > game.  I believe that means not mentioning stored generated and instead 
> > > mentioning virtual generated.  It really seems odds mentioning stored 
> > > generated being allowed before mentioning when they are optional, default 
> > > excluded.
> > >
> > > Alternative:
> > >
> > > The optional column list may include any non-virtual columns of the 
> > > table.  If omitted, tables publish all (including future) non-generated 
> > > columns by default, and may publish stored generated columns if the 
> > > publication option publish_generated_columns is set to stored.  See 
> > > Section 29.5 for details about column lists.
> > >
> > >
> > > I don’t get why truncate is mentioned here.  I omitted it intentionally.
> > >
> >
> > Hi David,
> >
> > Thanks for your feedback/suggestions. Sorry for my late reply -- I was
> > waiting for any other feedback, but none was forthcoming, so here is
> > my patch v2.
> >
> > I've rearranged the text and mentioned non-virtual and non-generated
> > as suggested.
> >
> > I also did not really understand why TRUNCATE is mentioned in this
> > paragraph, but I have left that as-is for now.
> >
>
> I think TRUNCATE is mentioned because column_list has an impact on all
> other DML commands like insert, update, delete that gets replicated
> except Truncate. So, leaving Truncate as it is seems okay to me.
>
> -      The column list can contain stored generated columns as well. If no
> -      column list is specified, all table columns (except generated columns)
> -      are replicated through this publication, including any columns added
> -      later. It has no effect on <literal>TRUNCATE</literal> commands. See
> +      The column list may include any non-virtual columns of the table. If 
> the
> +      column list is omitted, the publication will replicate all 
> non-generated
> +      columns (including any added in the future) by default. Stored 
> generated
> +      columns can also be replicated if
> <literal>publish_generated_columns</literal>
> +      is set to <literal>stored</literal>.
>
> I find the use of non-virtual in the first line and non-generated in
> the second line a bit confusing. Can we keep the first line as it is
> (The column list can contain stored generated columns as well.)?
>

Hi Amit,

Please find patch v3 with the paragraph's 2nd sentence restored as requested.

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Kind Regards,
Peter Smith.
Fujitsu Australia

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