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Domain Operations

Operation: createDomain

pgm.createDomain( domain_name, type, options )

IMPORTANT

Create a new domain - postgres docs

Arguments

NameTypeDescription
domain_nameNameName of the new domain
typestringType of the new domain
optionsobjectCheck below for available options

Options

OptionTypeDescription
defaultstringDefault value of domain
collationstringCollation of data type
notNullbooleanSets NOT NULL if true (not recommended)
checkstringSQL for a check constraint for this column
constraintNamestringName for constraint

Reverse Operation: dropDomain

pgm.dropDomain( domain_name, drop_options )

IMPORTANT

Drop a domain - postgres docs

Arguments

NameTypeDescription
domain_nameNameName of the domain to drop
drop_optionsobjectCheck below for available options

Options

OptionTypeDescription
ifExistsbooleanDrops domain only if it exists
cascadebooleanDrops also dependent objects

Operation: alterDomain

pgm.alterDomain( domain_name, type, options )

IMPORTANT

Alter a domain - postgres docs

Arguments

NameTypeDescription
domain_nameNameName of the new domain
optionsobjectCheck below for available options

Options

OptionTypeDescription
defaultstringDefault value of domain
collationstringCollation of data type
notNullbooleansets NOT NULL if true or NULL if false
allowNullbooleansets NULL if true (alternative to notNull)
checkstringsql for a check constraint for this column
constraintNamestringname for constraint

Operation: renameDomain

pgm.renameDomain( old_domain_name, new_domain_name )

IMPORTANT

Rename a domain - postgres docs

Arguments

NameTypeDescription
old_domain_nameNameOld name of the domain
new_domain_nameNameNew name of the domain