pg_foreign_data_wrapper#

The system catalog table pg_foreign_data_wrapper stores foreign-data wrapper definitions. A foreign-data wrapper is a mechanism by which you access external data residing on foreign servers.

column

type

references

description

oid

oid

The object ID

fdwname

name

Name of the foreign-data wrapper

fdwowner

oid

pg_authid.oid

Owner of the foreign-data wrapper

fdwhandler

oid

pg_proc.oid

A reference to a handler function that is responsible for supplying execution routines for the foreign-data wrapper. Zero if no handler is provided

fdwvalidator

oid

pg_proc.oid

A reference to a validator function that is responsible for checking the validity of the options provided to the foreign-data wrapper. This function also checks the options for foreign servers and user mappings using the foreign-data wrapper. Zero if no validator is provided

fdwacl

aclitem[]

Access privileges; see GRANT and REVOKE for details

fdwoptions

text[]

Foreign-data wrapper-specific options, as “keyword=value” strings