On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 01:39:45PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote: > Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> writes: > > I have developed the attached patch which is in a better direction. > > I still wish you wouldn't jam this topic into an only-marginally-related > sentence. In the case at hand, the point that the existing text is > making is that a no-op update will fire triggers. Which is not > something that suppress_redundant_updates_trigger will suppress, > so again it seems confusing to mention that in the same breath. > > I think that perhaps the right thing to do is add a new para to > CREATE TRIGGER's "Notes" section, along the lines of > > There are a few built-in trigger functions that can be used > to solve common problems without having to write your own trigger > code. See Section 9.28. > > This would have the advantage of covering the other built-in triggers > not only suppress_redundant_updates_trigger.
OK, I didn't think there was enough desire to put it its own paragraph, but I like the idea of mentioning all of the trigger functions; patch attached. -- Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> https://momjian.us EnterpriseDB https://enterprisedb.com The usefulness of a cup is in its emptiness, Bruce Lee
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_trigger.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_trigger.sgml index 303881fcfb..289dd1d9da 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_trigger.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_trigger.sgml @@ -457,6 +457,12 @@ UPDATE OF <replaceable>column_name1</replaceable> [, <replaceable>column_name2</ value did not change. </para> + <para> + There are a few built-in trigger functions that can be used to + solve common problems without having to write your own trigger code; + see <xref linkend="functions-trigger"/>. + </para> + <para> In a <literal>BEFORE</literal> trigger, the <literal>WHEN</literal> condition is evaluated just before the function is or would be executed, so using