postgresql/src/test/modules
Tom Lane 64d2467fc8 Don't try to dump RLS policies or security labels for extension objects.
checkExtensionMembership() set the DUMP_COMPONENT_SECLABEL and
DUMP_COMPONENT_POLICY flags for extension member objects, even though
we lack any infrastructure for tracking extensions' initial settings
of these properties.  This is not OK.  The result was that a dump
would always include commands to set these properties for extension
objects that have them, with at least three negative consequences:

1. The restoring user might not have privilege to set these properties
on these objects.

2. The properties might be incorrect/irrelevant for the version of the
extension that's installed in the destination database.

3. The dump itself might fail, in the case of RLS properties attached
to extension tables that the dumping user lacks privilege to LOCK.
(That's because we must get at least AccessShareLock to ensure that
we don't fail while trying to decompile the RLS expressions.)

When and if somebody cares to invent initial-state infrastructure for
extensions' RLS policies and security labels, we could think about
finding another way around problem #3.  But in the absence of such
infrastructure, this whole thing is just wrong and we shouldn't do it.

(Note: this applies only to ordinary dumps; binary-upgrade dumps
still dump and restore extension member objects separately, with
all properties.)

Tom Lane and Jacob Champion.  Back-patch to all supported branches.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/00d46a48-3324-d9a0-49bf-e7f0f11d1038@timescale.com
2023-11-13 17:04:26 -05:00
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brin Show empty BRIN ranges in brin_page_items 2023-05-19 02:00:21 +02:00
commit_ts Pre-beta mechanical code beautification. 2023-05-19 17:24:48 -04:00
delay_execution meson: Prevent installation of test files during main install 2023-03-03 07:45:52 +01:00
dummy_index_am Ignore BRIN indexes when checking for HOT updates 2023-03-20 11:02:42 +01:00
dummy_seclabel Improve several permission-related error messages. 2023-03-17 10:33:09 +01:00
ldap_password_func Don't install ldap_password_func in meson 2023-11-08 11:28:33 +01:00
libpq_pipeline Fix incorrect error message in libpq_pipeline 2023-06-23 17:49:07 +09:00
plsample meson: Prevent installation of test files during main install 2023-03-03 07:45:52 +01:00
snapshot_too_old Update copyright for 2023 2023-01-02 15:00:37 -05:00
spgist_name_ops meson: Prevent installation of test files during main install 2023-03-03 07:45:52 +01:00
ssl_passphrase_callback Pre-beta mechanical code beautification. 2023-05-19 17:24:48 -04:00
test_bloomfilter meson: Prevent installation of test files during main install 2023-03-03 07:45:52 +01:00
test_copy_callbacks meson: Prevent installation of test files during main install 2023-03-03 07:45:52 +01:00
test_custom_rmgrs Pre-beta mechanical code beautification. 2023-05-19 17:24:48 -04:00
test_ddl_deparse Pre-beta mechanical code beautification. 2023-05-19 17:24:48 -04:00
test_extensions Reject substituting extension schemas or owners matching ["$'\]. 2023-08-07 06:05:59 -07:00
test_ginpostinglist meson: Prevent installation of test files during main install 2023-03-03 07:45:52 +01:00
test_integerset meson: Prevent installation of test files during main install 2023-03-03 07:45:52 +01:00
test_lfind meson: Prevent installation of test files during main install 2023-03-03 07:45:52 +01:00
test_misc Fix 003_check_guc.pl when loading modules with custom GUCs 2023-11-02 12:38:23 +09:00
test_oat_hooks Revert "Fix search_path to a safe value during maintenance operations." 2023-06-10 08:11:41 -07:00
test_parser meson: Prevent installation of test files during main install 2023-03-03 07:45:52 +01:00
test_pg_dump Don't try to dump RLS policies or security labels for extension objects. 2023-11-13 17:04:26 -05:00
test_predtest meson: Prevent installation of test files during main install 2023-03-03 07:45:52 +01:00
test_rbtree meson: Prevent installation of test files during main install 2023-03-03 07:45:52 +01:00
test_regex Redesign interrupt/cancel API for regex engine. 2023-04-08 22:10:39 +12:00
test_rls_hooks meson: Prevent installation of test files during main install 2023-03-03 07:45:52 +01:00
test_shm_mq Harmonize some more function parameter names. 2023-04-13 10:15:20 -07:00
test_slru Remove unused global variable 2023-04-21 11:41:58 +12:00
unsafe_tests Fix some typos and some incorrectly duplicated words 2023-04-18 14:03:49 +12:00
worker_spi Harmonize some more function parameter names. 2023-04-13 10:15:20 -07:00
Makefile Revert "Add USER SET parameter values for pg_db_role_setting" 2023-05-17 20:28:57 +03:00
meson.build Revert "Add USER SET parameter values for pg_db_role_setting" 2023-05-17 20:28:57 +03:00
README Add an enforcement mechanism for global object names in regression tests. 2019-06-29 11:34:00 -04:00

Test extensions and libraries
=============================

src/test/modules contains PostgreSQL extensions that are primarily or entirely
intended for testing PostgreSQL and/or to serve as example code. The extensions
here aren't intended to be installed in a production server and aren't suitable
for "real work".

Furthermore, while you can do "make install" and "make installcheck" in
this directory or its children, it is NOT ADVISABLE to do so with a server
containing valuable data.  Some of these tests may have undesirable
side-effects on roles or other global objects within the tested server.
"make installcheck-world" at the top level does not recurse into this
directory.

Most extensions have their own pg_regress tests or isolationtester specs. Some
are also used by tests elsewhere in the tree.

If you're adding new hooks or other functionality exposed as C-level API this
is where to add the tests for it.