-- pg_glossary.sql -- -- PURPOSE -- ExecSQL scripts to create a custom glossary of column names (or -- other objects) to accompany a data summary. -- -- HOW TO USE THESE SCRIPTS -- 1. Use the execsql CONNECT metacommand to connect to the Postgres -- database containing the master glossary table if the master -- glossary is not in the current database. -- 2. Call the INIT_GLOSSARY script to describe the master glossary -- and initialize the custom subset of the master glossary that -- is to be created. -- 3. Call any of the ADD_GLOSSARY_LIST, ADD_GLOSSARY_ITEM, and -- ADD_GLOSSARY_TABLE scripts to add entries to the custom -- glossary. -- 4. Use the "glossary" view to display or export the custom glossary. -- -- NOTES -- 1. All substitution variables, tables, and views created by these -- scripts have the prefix "gls_" -- 2. Side effects: a) Creates a temporary table named "gls_glossary" -- in the 'initial' database; b) creates a temporary view named -- "glossary" in the 'initial' database. -- -- COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE -- Copyright (c) 2019, R. Dreas Nielsen -- This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it -- under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the -- Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your -- option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that -- it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied -- warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the -- GNU General Public License for more details. The GNU General Public -- License is available at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/. -- -- AUTHORS -- Dreas Nielsen (RDN) -- -- VERSION -- 1.0.1 -- -- HISTORY -- Date Remarks -- ---------- --------------------------------------------------------------- -- 2019-04-17 Created with INIT_GLOSSARY and ADD_GLOSSARY_LIST scripts. RDN. -- 2019-04-19 Added ADD_GLOSSARY_ITEM and ADD_GLOSSARY_TABLE scripts. -- Debugged--functional. Version 1.0.0. RDN. -- 2019-04-20 Modified table copying to use different names in case the -- glossary is in the same database that is used for data -- summarization. Modified item addition to do nothing on -- conflicts. Modified to use subquery instead of CTE when -- appending a new item. Version 1.0.1. RDN. -- ============================================================================ -- ################################################################ -- Script INIT_GLOSSARY -- =============================================================== -- -- Initialize the custom glossary and describe the master glossary -- that will provide descriptions to include in the custom glossary. -- -- Required input arguments: -- glossary_db_alias : The execsql alias of the database containing -- the master glossary table. -- glossary_table : The name of the master glossary table. -- name_col : The name of the column in the glossary -- table containing the column (or other -- object) name. -- def_col : The name of the column in the glossary -- table containing the definition of the -- column (or other object). -- Optional input argument: -- def_url : The URL of a page that provides additional -- information about the column (or other object). -- =============================================================== -- !x! BEGIN SCRIPT INIT_GLOSSARY with parameters (glossary_db_alias, glossary_table, name_col, def_col) -- !x! sub gls_alias !!#glossary_db_alias!! -- !x! sub gls_table !!#glossary_table!! -- !x! sub gls_name !!#name_col!! -- !x! sub gls_def !!#def_col!! -- !x! if(sub_defined(#def_url)) -- !x! sub gls_has_url Yes -- !x! sub gls_url !!#def_url!! -- !x! sub ~url_colspec !!gls_url!! text, -- !x! sub gls_collist !!gls_name!!, !!gls_def!!, !!gls_url!! -- !x! else -- !x! sub gls_has_url No -- !x! sub_empty ~url_colspec -- !x! sub gls_collist !!gls_name!!, !!gls_def!! -- !x! endif -- Create a temporary table for the selected glossary entries in the 'initial' database. -- !x! sub ~entry_alias !!$current_alias!! -- !x! use initial drop table if exists gls_glossary cascade; create temporary table gls_glossary ( !!gls_name!! text, !!gls_def!! text, !!~url_colspec!! constraint pk_gls_glossary primary key (!!gls_name!!) ); drop view if exists glossary cascade; create temporary view glossary as select !!gls_collist!! from gls_glossary order by !!gls_name!!; -- !x! use !!~entry_alias!! -- !x! END SCRIPT INIT_GLOSSARY -- #################### End of INIT_GLOSSARY #################### -- ################################################################ -- ################################################################ -- Script ADD_GLOSSARY_LIST -- =============================================================== -- -- Add a specific list of columns to the glossary. -- -- Required input arguments: -- column_list : A string of comma-separated column names. -- =============================================================== -- !x! BEGIN SCRIPT ADD_GLOSSARY_LIST with parameters (column_list) -- !x! sub ~entry_alias !!$current_alias!! -- !x! use initial drop table if exists gls_column_list cascade; select trim(regexp_split_to_table('!!#column_list!!', E'\\s*,\\s*')) as !!gls_name!! into gls_column_list; -- Add any of the column names that are not already in the glossary. -- 1. Get list of column names not already in the glossary into a temp table. -- 2. Copy that temp table to the glossary database. -- 3. In the glossary db, get the glossary information from the master glossary -- into another temp table. -- 4. Copy that second temp table to the 'initial' database. -- 5. In the 'initial' database, append those rows to the gls_glossary table. -- 1. drop table if exists gls_newentries; select gls_column_list.!!gls_name!! into temporary table gls_newentries from gls_column_list left join gls_glossary on gls_glossary.!!gls_name!! = gls_column_list.!!gls_name!! where gls_glossary.!!gls_name!! is null; -- 2. -- Change the name in case it's in the same database. -- !x! copy gls_newentries from initial to replacement gls_newentries2 in !!gls_alias!! -- 3. -- !x! use !!gls_alias!! drop table if exists gls_newglossary2; select !!gls_collist!! into temporary table gls_newglossary2 from !!gls_table!! where !!gls_name!! in (select !!gls_name!! from gls_newentries2); drop table gls_newentries2 cascade; -- 4. -- !x! copy gls_newglossary2 from !!gls_alias!! to replacement gls_newglossary in initial -- 5. -- !x! use initial insert into gls_glossary (!!gls_collist!!) select !!gls_collist!! from gls_newglossary; drop table gls_newglossary cascade; -- !x! use !!~entry_alias!! -- !x! END SCRIPT ADD_GLOSSARY_LIST -- ################## End of ADD_GLOSSARY_LIST ################## -- ################################################################ -- ################################################################ -- Script ADD_GLOSSARY_ITEM -- =============================================================== -- -- Add an object name and definition to the custom glossary. -- This does not use the master glossary. -- -- Required input arguments: -- item : The name of a column or other item to be -- defined in the custom glossary. -- definition : The definition of the glossary entry. -- -- Optional input argument: -- def_url : The URL of a page that provides additional -- information about the item. -- =============================================================== -- !x! BEGIN SCRIPT ADD_GLOSSARY_ITEM with parameters (item, definition) -- !x! sub ~entry_alias !!$current_alias!! -- !x! use initial -- !x! if(is_true(gls_has_url)) -- !x! andif(sub_defined(#def_url)) insert into gls_glossary (!!gls_name!!, !!gls_def!!, !!gls_url!!) select inp.item, inp.definition, inp.url from (select '!!#item!!'::text as item, '!!#definition!!'::text as definition, '!!#def_url!!'::text as url) as inp left join gls_glossary as g on g.!!gls_name!! = inp.item where g.!!gls_name!! is null; -- !x! else insert into gls_glossary (!!gls_name!!, !!gls_def!!) select inp.item, inp.definition from (select '!!#item!!'::text as item, '!!#definition!!'::text as definition) as inp left join gls_glossary as g on g.!!gls_name!! = inp.item where g.!!gls_name!! is null; -- !x! endif -- !x! use !!~entry_alias!! -- !x! END SCRIPT ADD_GLOSSARY_ITEM -- ################## End of ADD_GLOSSARY_ITEM ################## -- ################################################################ -- ################################################################ -- Script ADD_GLOSSARY_TABLE -- =============================================================== -- -- Add definitions of all columns in a specified table to the -- custom glossary. -- -- Required input arguments: -- schema : The schema of the table. -- table : The table name. -- -- =============================================================== -- !x! BEGIN SCRIPT ADD_GLOSSARY_TABLE with parameters (schema, table) -- !x! sub ~entry_alias !!$current_alias!! -- Get columns of the specified table into a string. -- !x! if(is_null("!!#schema!!")) -- !x! sub_empty ~schema_sel -- !x! else -- !x! sub ~schema_sel and table_schema = '!!#schema!!' -- !x! endif drop view if exists gls_collist cascade; create temporary view gls_collist as select string_agg(column_name, ', ') as collist from information_schema.columns where table_name = '!!#table!!' !!~schema_sel!! ; -- !x! subdata ~collist gls_collist -- Add all column names in the string. -- !x! execute script ADD_GLOSSARY_LIST with (column_list="!!~collist!!") -- !x! use !!~entry_alias!! -- !x! END SCRIPT ADD_GLOSSARY_TABLE -- ################# End of ADD_GLOSSARY_TABLE ################## -- ################################################################