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Summary

Adds the new pg_dump / pg_dumpall / pg_restore options introduced in
PostgreSQL 18 to the Backup, Backup Server and Restore dialogs.
All new options are gated to servers >= 18 (min_version: 180000 in the UI
and a manager.version >= 180000 check in the arg builders).

Backup (pg_dump for object backups, pg_dumpall for server backups)

  • Only statistics (--statistics-only): Type of objects, mutually
    exclusive with the other Only … switches.
  • Row security policies (--no-policies), Data (--no-data),
    Schema (--no-schema), Statistics (--no-statistics): Do not save.
  • Dump statistics (--statistics) and Sequence data
    (--sequence-data): Miscellaneous.

Restore (pg_restore)

  • Only statistics (--statistics-only): Type of objects, mutually
    exclusive with the other Only … switches.
  • Row security policies (--no-policies), Data (--no-data),
    Schema (--no-schema), Statistics (--no-statistics): Do not save.

Conflicting options

pg_dump, pg_dumpall and pg_restore 18 reject --statistics-only with
--data-only/--schema-only, each --no-* option with its matching
--*-only option, and --statistics with --data-only, --schema-only or
--no-statistics. The dialogs disable those combinations, and the arg
builders also drop the narrower option so a request with both set cannot
produce a command the utility would reject.

Note on options that are not included

The pg_dumpall -F/--format option (requested in #9065) and the pg_restore
--exclude-database / -g/--globals-only options (requested in #9066) are
not added: the non-text pg_dumpall feature was reverted before
PostgreSQL 18.0, and those options do not exist in the shipped 18.x client
utilities (verified against pg_dumpall --help / pg_restore --help on
18.4). The remaining, real PG 18 options from those issues are included.

Testing

  • test_backup_pg18_args_unit_test.py and test_restore_pg18_args_unit_test.py
    call the arg builders with a mocked manager.version, covering the flags
    being emitted on 18, suppressed on 17, and each conflicting pair; the
    create-job tests also gained v18 scenarios for a live 18 server.
  • pycodestyle and eslint clean; verified each flag (and combinations)
    against the bundled PostgreSQL 18.4 utilities.
  • Documentation updated for all three dialogs.

Closes #9064
Closes #9065
Closes #9066

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added PostgreSQL 18+ backup and restore options for statistics-only operations and exclusions for row security policies, data, schema, and statistics.
    • Backup options now include dumping statistics and sequence data.
    • Options appear only when supported by the connected server, and incompatible selections are disabled.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved handling of database names containing “=” during backup and restore. Restore now reports an error when no target database is specified.
  • Documentation

    • Updated backup and restore documentation to describe the new options and their version requirements.

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Backup and restore dialogs add PostgreSQL 18 options for statistics, policies, data, schema, and sequence data. Backend argument construction applies option exclusions and passes database names through PGDATABASE. Tests cover option combinations, server versions, and database handling. Dialog documentation describes the added options.

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PostgreSQL 18 Backup and Restore Options

Layer / File(s) Summary
Backup options and database handling
web/pgadmin/tools/backup/static/js/backup.ui.js, web/pgadmin/tools/backup/__init__.py, web/pgadmin/tools/backup/tests/*, docs/en_US/backup_dialog.rst, docs/en_US/backup_server_dialog.rst
The backup UI adds version-gated options and disables conflicting selections. The backend constructs compatible arguments and passes object-backup database names through PGDATABASE. Tests cover PostgreSQL 17 and 18 options, including server backups. Documentation describes the added options.
Restore options and database handling
web/pgadmin/tools/restore/static/js/restore.ui.js, web/pgadmin/tools/restore/__init__.py, web/pgadmin/tools/restore/tests/*, docs/en_US/restore_dialog.rst
The restore UI and backend add version-gated options and apply option exclusions. Restore tests cover option combinations, database validation, and use of PGDATABASE. Documentation describes the added options.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Feature

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 1e0af

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Linked Issues check ⚠️ Warning The PR implements the PostgreSQL 18 policy, data, schema, statistics, sequence, and conflict-handling changes for #9064, #9065, and #9066. The added tests cover PostgreSQL 17 and 18 gates and conflict… Implement the available --with-data, --with-schema, and --with-statistics options in the applicable backup and restore dialogs and argument builders. Add version-gate and conflict tests for those options. If a required option is not a…
Out of Scope Changes check ⚠️ Warning The PR changes restore target-database handling in addition to the linked PostgreSQL utility options. It moves the database value to PGDATABASE, changes --dbname handling, rejects an empty databas… Move the restore target-database handling and its tests to a separate issue and pull request, or link a coding requirement that explicitly includes this behavior. Keep this PR limited to the PostgreSQL 18 utility options and their supportin…
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely summarizes the main change: adding PostgreSQL 18 options to the Backup and Restore dialogs. It matches the documented code, UI, and test updates.
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The PR implements the PostgreSQL 18 policy, data, schema, statistics, sequence, and conflict-handling changes for #9064, #9065, and #9066. The added tests cover PostgreSQL 17 and 18 gates and conflicting options. However, the linked issues require --with-data, --with-schema, and --with-statistics for #9064 and #9066. The reviewed changes add only the --no-* options and --statistics-only; the evidence does not show argument builders or tests for the required --with-* options. The exclusions for pg_dumpall --format, pg_restore --exclude-database, and pg_restore --globals-only are consistent with the stated absence or reversion of those options in shipped PostgreSQL 18 utilities.

Resolution

Implement the available --with-data, --with-schema, and --with-statistics options in the applicable backup and restore dialogs and argument builders. Add version-gate and conflict tests for those options. If a required option is not available in the supported PostgreSQL 18 utilities, provide a reviewed requirement update that removes that option from the linked issue.

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The PR changes restore target-database handling in addition to the linked PostgreSQL utility options. It moves the database value to PGDATABASE, changes --dbname handling, rejects an empty database value, and adds tests for these behaviors. These changes do not implement #9064, #9065, or #9066.

Resolution

Move the restore target-database handling and its tests to a separate issue and pull request, or link a coding requirement that explicitly includes this behavior. Keep this PR limited to the PostgreSQL 18 utility options and their supporting tests.

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288-299: ⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Root cause: backend does not enforce one-of semantics for "Type of objects" flags.

Both arg builders can emit contradictory combinations (e.g., --data-only with --statistics-only) when payloads bypass UI constraints. Enforce exclusivity in backend command construction to keep API behavior valid and deterministic.

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In `@web/pgadmin/tools/backup/__init__.py` around lines 288 - 299, The backend
currently may emit conflicting "only_*" flags; before calling set_param compute
mutually exclusive choices for only_data, only_schema, only_tablespaces,
only_roles, only_statistics (e.g., read raw booleans from data and
manager.version, then enforce one-of semantics by selecting a single true flag
according to a deterministic precedence or by refusing others), then pass those
resolved booleans to set_param; update the logic around the existing set_param
calls for only_data, only_schema, only_tablespaces, only_roles, and
only_statistics (and keep the existing manager.version check for statistics) so
only one of these flags is ever set in the constructed command.
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In `@web/pgadmin/tools/backup/static/js/backup.ui.js`:
- Around line 166-182: The new switch with id 'only_statistics' was added but
sections that represent dump/restore sections were not wired to it, allowing
conflicting flags; update any section control definitions (the objects that have
properties 'deps' and 'disabled'—e.g., the section controls grouping under 'Type
of objects' that currently list deps like
['pre_data','data','post_data','only_data','only_schema','only_tablespaces','only_roles'])
to include 'only_statistics' in their deps arrays and add the corresponding
check in their disabled predicate (i.e., include state.only_statistics in the OR
chain used in disabled functions); make the same symmetric change in the restore
schema file where the section controls are defined so both backup and restore
honor the only_statistics switch.

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Outside diff comments:
In `@web/pgadmin/tools/backup/__init__.py`:
- Around line 288-299: The backend currently may emit conflicting "only_*"
flags; before calling set_param compute mutually exclusive choices for
only_data, only_schema, only_tablespaces, only_roles, only_statistics (e.g.,
read raw booleans from data and manager.version, then enforce one-of semantics
by selecting a single true flag according to a deterministic precedence or by
refusing others), then pass those resolved booleans to set_param; update the
logic around the existing set_param calls for only_data, only_schema,
only_tablespaces, only_roles, and only_statistics (and keep the existing
manager.version check for statistics) so only one of these flags is ever set in
the constructed command.
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Pull request overview

Adds PostgreSQL 18 client-utility flags to pgAdmin’s Backup / Backup Server / Restore dialogs, updates backend argument builders to emit the new flags only for server versions >= 18, and extends documentation and unit tests accordingly.

Changes:

  • Added new PG18 switches to Backup and Restore UI schemas (Only statistics; do-not-save/do-not-restore flags; misc flags).
  • Updated backup/restore argument builders to emit the new flags when manager.version >= 180000.
  • Updated docs and release notes; expanded unit tests for new options.

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web/pgadmin/tools/restore/tests/test_restore_create_job_unit_test.py Adds a PG18 restore scenario asserting new flags are emitted.
web/pgadmin/tools/restore/static/js/restore.ui.js Adds PG18 restore UI switches (Only statistics; no-policies/no-data/no-schema/no-statistics).
web/pgadmin/tools/restore/init.py Adds PG18 restore arg-builder flags guarded by server version.
web/pgadmin/tools/backup/tests/test_backup_create_job_unit_test.py Adds PG18 backup scenarios (emit flags for >=18, guard scenario for <18).
web/pgadmin/tools/backup/static/js/backup.ui.js Adds PG18 backup UI switches (Only statistics; no-policies/no-data/no-schema; statistics/sequence-data).
web/pgadmin/tools/backup/init.py Adds PG18 backup arg-builder flags guarded by server version.
docs/en_US/restore_dialog.rst Documents new PG18 restore options.
docs/en_US/release_notes_9_16.rst Adds release note entries for issues #9064/#9065/#9066.
docs/en_US/backup_server_dialog.rst Documents new PG18 backup-server options.
docs/en_US/backup_dialog.rst Documents new PG18 backup options.

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Three issues:

  1. --no-statistics is added to restore but missing from backup. The PG18 release notes introduce --no-statistics for pg_dump / pg_dumpall alongside --statistics / --statistics-only. Restore exposes "Do not restore statistics" but backup has no matching "Do not dump statistics" — inconsistent and a feature gap. Add set_param('no_statistics', '--no-statistics', manager.version >= 180000) plus the corresponding UI field with min_version: 180000.
  2. Backend mutex missing for only_statistics. The existing only_data / only_schema pair has backend mutual-exclusion (e.g. only_schema skipped if only_data is set), but only_statistics has no such guard. A direct POST with {"only_data": true, "only_statistics": true} will emit both flags and pg_dump will reject. UI handles it via disabled functions, but the backend pattern is inconsistent. Same assertion pattern as only_schema is the fix.
  3. "Unit" tests aren't unit tests. test_backup_create_job_unit_test.py uses server_utils.connect_server() and a real self.server_information['server_version'], so PG18 scenarios are silently skipped on any CI without a live PG18 instance. The version-gate logic is never exercised by a mock. Worth adding a true MagicMock test with manager.version = 170000 asserting the PG18 flags are absent — applies to all six new options.

Confirmed correct: all six flags are genuinely new in PG18, version gate at 180000 is right, args passed as a list (no shell injection surface), gettext() wrapping present.

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@asheshv rebased onto current upstream/master (was 10 commits behind, missing the pinned-Yarn CI fix in #10306, which was the cause of the broad CI failures on the previous head).

The three review points were already addressed in a891032 ("Complete the v18 option set and stop conflicting options being emitted"), see my inline replies above for detail, summarising here:

  1. Backup now has a matching --no-statistics switch: set_param('no_statistics', '--no-statistics', manager.version >= 180000 and not data.get('only_statistics', None)) plus the "Statistics" field under "Do not save" (min_version: 180000).
  2. only_statistics now has the same backend mutex as only_schema/only_data: it's suppressed whenever only_data or only_schema is set, so a direct POST with conflicting flags can no longer emit a command pg_dump/pg_restore would reject.
  3. test_backup_pg18_args_unit_test.py and test_restore_pg18_args_unit_test.py call the arg builders directly with a MagicMock manager (version = 170000 / 180000), so the version gate and each conflicting pair are exercised regardless of which PostgreSQL version happens to be in the CI matrix.

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Check every argv token for the database value.

This scenario passes if argv contains --dbname=host=127.0.0.1 port=5433 dbname=postgres: the excluded value is not a complete list element. Scan each argument for the database substring, as the new restore test does. That makes this regression test enforce its stated connection-string guard.

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In `@web/pgadmin/tools/backup/tests/test_backup_create_job_unit_test.py` around
lines 1359 - 1360, Update the backup test’s `not_expected_cmd_opts` assertion so
it checks each argv token for the forbidden database connection-string
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In `@web/pgadmin/tools/backup/__init__.py`:
- Line 375: Update the `statistics` handling in the backup argument builder to
suppress `--statistics` when `only_data`, `only_schema`, or `no_statistics` is
set, following the conflict handling used for the other new flags. Add argument
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In `@web/pgadmin/tools/backup/tests/test_backup_create_job_unit_test.py`:
- Around line 1359-1360: Update the backup test’s `not_expected_cmd_opts`
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@coderabbitai On the nitpick about not_expected_cmd_opts in test_backup_create_job_unit_test.py (the connection-string scenario around line 1359): that scenario came in from master with the PGDATABASE change and only shows up here because of the rebase, so tightening it belongs in a separate PR rather than this one.

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Adds the new pg_dump/pg_dumpall/pg_restore options introduced in
PostgreSQL 18, gated to servers >= 18:

- Only statistics (--statistics-only) in Type of objects, mutually
  exclusive with the other Only * switches.
- Row security policies (--no-policies), Data (--no-data) and
  Schema (--no-schema) in Do not save (both dialogs); Statistics
  (--no-statistics) in the Restore dialog.
- Dump statistics (--statistics) and Sequence data (--sequence-data)
  in Backup Miscellaneous.

The pg_dumpall -F/--format option and the pg_restore
--exclude-database / -g/--globals-only options are not included: the
non-text pg_dumpall feature was reverted before PostgreSQL 18.0 and
those options do not exist in the shipped 18.x client utilities.

Includes backend arg-builder wiring, unit-test scenarios and docs.

Closes pgadmin-org#9064
Closes pgadmin-org#9065
Closes pgadmin-org#9066
pg_dump and pg_dumpall both accept --no-statistics, but only the Restore
dialog offered it, so the Backup dialogs could dump statistics or nothing
but statistics whilst having no way to say "everything except
statistics". Backup now has the matching Statistics switch under Do not
save, documented alongside the others.

The larger problem is that several of these options cannot be combined,
which I checked against the shipped utilities rather than inferring:
pg_dump 18 reports "options -s/--schema-only and --statistics-only cannot
be used together", and likewise for --data-only with --statistics-only,
--statistics-only with --no-statistics, --schema-only with --no-schema and
--data-only with --no-data. pg_restore and pg_dumpall reject the same
pairs. The dialog disabled some of those combinations and not others, and
nothing stopped a request arriving with both halves set, in which case the
utility rejected the whole command. The backend now suppresses the
narrower option in each pair, following the pattern --schema-only already
used, and the switches under Do not save follow the state of their
matching Only switch in both dialogs.

The tests for the v18 options previously only ran where a v18 server was
available, and silently skipped otherwise, so the new
test_*_pg18_args_unit_test.py files call the argument builders directly
with a mocked manager version. They cover the options being emitted on 18,
suppressed on 17, and each conflicting pair resolving to the wider option.

One existing scenario asserted a command pg_restore would have rejected,
setting both --statistics-only and --no-statistics, so it is now split
into two.
…s with

pg_dump and pg_dumpall 18 reject --statistics alongside --data-only,
--schema-only or --no-statistics ("options -a/--data-only and --statistics
cannot be used together" and so on, checked against 18.6), but the
Dump statistics switch was never disabled and the arg builder emitted it
unconditionally, so those combinations produced a command the utility
refused. The builder now drops --statistics in each case, which gives the
result the other option asked for since statistics are not dumped by
default, and the dialog disables Dump statistics and Do not save
Statistics against each other and the Only data/schemas switches.
--statistics with --statistics-only is accepted, so that pair is left
alone.
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🟠 Major · Preserve the requested database when a connection service sets dbname. · __init__.py:507-509

web/pgadmin/tools/backup/__init__.py:507-509
🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Preserve the requested database when a connection service sets dbname.

If server.service points to a service file with dbname, libpq uses that value instead of PGDATABASE. The object backup can then dump the service database rather than data['database']. BatchProcess.set_env_variables sets PGSERVICE for service-backed servers, and PostgreSQL gives service-file settings precedence over environment defaults. Keep the database name literal, but pass it with precedence over the service-file value. Do not restore the unescaped positional argument. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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In `@web/pgadmin/tools/backup/__init__.py` around lines 507 - 509, Update the
object-backup setup around `backup_obj_type` and `data['database']` so the
requested database takes precedence over a `dbname` in the connection service.
Keep the database name literal and pass it through a mechanism that overrides
service-file settings; do not restore the unescaped positional argument.
🟠 Major · Bind the target database explicitly in both restore modes. · __init__.py:462-523

web/pgadmin/tools/restore/__init__.py:462-523
🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Bind the target database explicitly in both restore modes.

When server.service specifies a service-file dbname, PGDATABASE does not override it. get_restore_util_args passes an empty --dbname, and get_sql_util_args passes no --dbname. Both pg_restore and psql can therefore restore to the service database instead of data['database'].

Pass a quoted libpq dbname parameter in both helpers. Escape backslashes before single quotes. This keeps =, quotes, backslashes, and URI-like names inside the database value.

Suggested fix
+def _get_dbname_conninfo(database):
+    escaped_database = database.replace('\\', '\\\\').replace("'", "\\'")
+    return f"dbname='{escaped_database}'"
+
+
 def get_restore_util_args(data, manager, server, driver, conn, filepath):
@@
-        # Pass an EMPTY --dbname so pg_restore still restores directly into a
-        # database (it requires -d/--dbname), while the real target name is
-        # supplied via the PGDATABASE environment variable in
-        # create_restore_job. libpq treats PGDATABASE as a literal name and
-        # never expands it, whereas a user-controlled --dbname value
-        # containing "=" would be expanded into a connection string,
-        # redirecting the connection (and the exported PGPASSWORD credential)
-        # to an arbitrary server.
-        # Use the attached form "--dbname=" (a single argv token) rather than
-        # ['--dbname', ''] so the process-details command renders correctly
-        # (an empty standalone token is dropped from the displayed command).
-        args.append('--dbname=')
+        args.extend(['--dbname', _get_dbname_conninfo(data['database'])])
@@
     args = [
         '-c', f'\\restrict {restrict_key}',
         '--file', fs_short_path(filepath)
     ]
+    args.extend(['--dbname', _get_dbname_conninfo(data['database'])])

Update the existing no-database-in-argv tests to expect the explicit --dbname parameter. Those tests encode the old behavior, so this is follow-through for the fix, not a separate defect.

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In `@web/pgadmin/tools/restore/__init__.py` around lines 462 - 523, Update
get_restore_util_args and get_sql_util_args to pass the target database
explicitly as a quoted libpq dbname parameter via --dbname, escaping backslashes
before single quotes so special characters remain part of the database value.
Reuse a shared helper for this formatting, and update existing tests that expect
no database in argv to assert the explicit --dbname parameter.

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Outside diff comments:
In `@web/pgadmin/tools/backup/__init__.py`:
- Around line 507-509: Update the object-backup setup around `backup_obj_type`
and `data['database']` so the requested database takes precedence over a
`dbname` in the connection service. Keep the database name literal and pass it
through a mechanism that overrides service-file settings; do not restore the
unescaped positional argument.

In `@web/pgadmin/tools/restore/__init__.py`:
- Around line 462-523: Update get_restore_util_args and get_sql_util_args to
pass the target database explicitly as a quoted libpq dbname parameter via
--dbname, escaping backslashes before single quotes so special characters remain
part of the database value. Reuse a shared helper for this formatting, and
update existing tests that expect no database in argv to assert the explicit
--dbname parameter.

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