pg_rewrite#

The pg_rewrite system catalog table stores rewrite rules for tables and views. pg_class.relhasrules must be true if a table has any rules in this catalog.

Table 1. pg_catalog.pg_rewrite

column

type

references

description

oid

oid

The object ID

rulename

name

Rule name

ev_class

oid

pg_class.oid

The table this rule is for

ev_type

char

Event type that the rule is for: 1 = SELECT, 2 = UPDATE, 3 = INSERT, 4 = DELETE

ev_enabled

char

Controls in which session replication role mode the rule fires. Always O, rule fires in origin mode.

is_instead

boolean

True if the rule is an INSTEAD rule

ev_qual

pg_node_tree

Expression tree (in the form of a nodeToString() representation) for the rule’s qualifying condition

ev_action

pg_node_tree

Query tree (in the form of a nodeToString() representation) for the rule’s action