Getting the views dependency tree
When refactoring a certain view, such as adding a new column or changing the column type, one needs to refactor all the views that depend on this particular view. Unfortunately, PostgreSQL does not provide the means to create a logical dump of dependent object.
Getting ready
PostgreSQL provides pg_dump to dump a certain database or a specific set of objects in a database. Also, in development, it is recommended to keep the code in a GIT repository.
Unfortunately, often the SQL code for legacy applications is not maintained in the version control system. In this case, if there is requirement to change a certain view definition or even a column type, it is necessary to identify the affected views, dump them, and then ...
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