Peter Eisentraut <pete...@gmx.net> writes:
> Could we create an option to create index names automatically, so you'd
> only have to write
> CREATE INDEX ON foo (a);
> which would pick a name like foo_a_idx. We already do this in a number
> of places such as constraint names and sequences without much trouble.
> In most cases you don't really need to give an index a smart name since
> the purpose is obvious.
In the cases where that's sensible, you can use constraint syntax, no?
I really doubt that it's that easy to pick a sensible name for an index
on an expression, for example.
regards, tom lane
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