postgres naming trigger
Taken From https://severalnines.com/database-blog/postgresql-triggers-and-stored-function-basics
Pattern [TBALE_NAME]_[FUNCITON NAME]_[WHEN][1 or more WHY][t]
When:
b - Before
a - After
i - Instead of
WHY:
i - Insert
u - Update
d - Delete
t - Truncate
t = 'trigger'
eg: my_table_update_ts_biut
means it's a trigger on my_table, triggers update_ts before insert & update
Reasoning: Just by looking at the trigger name, you know which table, and when it is triggered
example
-- function to update updated_at column during insert or update
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION update_timestamp()
RETURNS trigger AS
$$
BEGIN
NEW.updated_at := NOW();
RETURN NEW;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE 'plpgsql';
CREATE TRIGGER users_update_timestamp_biut
BEFORE INSERT OR UPDATE
ON users
FOR EACH ROW
EXECUTE PROCEDURE update_timestamp();
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