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Rebuilding a partitioned table (e.g. because its partition key changed) generates a script that creates a temporary partitioned table, adds a DEFAULT partition to it purely so the row-copy INSERT doesn't fail on rows that match none of the real partitions, copies the rows across, and renames everything into place. The scaffolding DEFAULT partition was never removed, so a source table with no default partition of its own ended up with an extra one in the rebuilt target, and Schema Diff reported the table as different forever after.

Worse, if the source table did have a genuine default partition, the generated script tried to create it as well as the scaffolding one, and PostgreSQL only allows a single DEFAULT partition per parent, so applying the script failed outright.

The fix

get_sql_from_diff() now checks whether the source table already has a default partition and only asks the template to scaffold one when it doesn't; partition_diff.sql only creates that scaffolding partition (and drops it again once the row copy is done, provided it is still empty, so rows that fit none of the real partitions are kept rather than destroyed) in that case, leaving a genuine source default partition to be carried across, renamed into place, by the normal per-partition rename loop.

The scaffolding partition's name is now derived from the randomised temporary table name, so it cannot collide with an existing relation. When both sides are partitioned, the generic ALTER-based partition diff is also skipped, because it detached bound-changed partitions ahead of the rebuild's row copy and so lost their rows.

Testing

Added test_schema_diff_partition_default.py, covering both a source table without a default partition (the scaffolding one must be dropped) and one with a genuine default partition (it must survive and the script must not attempt to create two).

table_for_partition_1 now settles in the Schema Diff comparison test, so it comes off KNOWN_DIFFERENCES. tools.schema_diff and browser.server_groups.servers.databases.schemas.tables (473 tests) pass against PostgreSQL 18; pycodestyle is clean.

Fixes #10301.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed Schema Diff scripts for partitioned tables so repeated script generation no longer uses temporary names in place of the original table or partitions.
    • Partition rebuilds now handle temporary default partitions correctly: empty scaffolding partitions are removed, while partitions containing unmatched rows are retained.
    • Fixed duplicate partition handling during table rebuilds. Diff scripts now better preserve rows and leave source and target tables comparable after changes.

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Partitioned-table schema diffs now skip generic partition handling during rebuilds. Rebuild SQL avoids mutating comparison data and conditionally creates a temporary default partition, which it drops after copying rows only if it is empty. Regression tests cover partition counts, row preservation, and follow-up comparisons.

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Partition rebuild behavior

Layer / File(s) Summary
Coordinate partition rebuilds
web/pgadmin/browser/server_groups/servers/databases/schemas/tables/schema_diff_table_utils.py, web/pgadmin/browser/server_groups/servers/databases/schemas/tables/partitions/__init__.py
Partitioned tables skip generic partition diff handling during rebuilds. SQL generation works with copied comparison data when assigning temporary names and determining whether scaffolding is needed.
Manage scaffolding during row copies
web/pgadmin/browser/server_groups/servers/databases/schemas/tables/templates/partitions/sql/pg/default/partition_diff.sql, web/pgadmin/browser/server_groups/servers/databases/schemas/tables/templates/partitions/sql/ppas/default/partition_diff.sql
The templates create a default partition when scaffolding is enabled. After the row copy, they drop it only if it is empty.
Verify rebuilt partition tables
web/pgadmin/tools/schema_diff/tests/test_schema_diff_partition_default.py, web/pgadmin/tools/schema_diff/tests/test_schema_diff_comp.py
Regression tests check partition counts, default-partition handling, row preservation, and comparison results. The known difference for table_for_partition_1 is removed.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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  participant SchemaDiff
  participant PartitionDiffSQL
  participant ReplacementTable
  SchemaDiff->>PartitionDiffSQL: pass scaffolding flag and temporary names
  PartitionDiffSQL->>ReplacementTable: create default partition when scaffolding is enabled
  PartitionDiffSQL->>ReplacementTable: copy source rows
  PartitionDiffSQL->>ReplacementTable: drop default partition if empty
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The partition rebuild now preserves unmatched rows and removes only empty temporary partitions. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains in the reviewed change.

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Issue #10301 requires removal of the temporary DEFAULT partition when the source has none, preservation of a genuine source DEFAULT partition, and a stable rebuild result. The PostgreSQL and PPAS temp…
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In
`@web/pgadmin/browser/server_groups/servers/databases/schemas/tables/templates/partitions/sql/pg/default/partition_diff.sql`:
- Around line 4-16: Update the scaffold default-partition name in both
web/pgadmin/browser/server_groups/servers/databases/schemas/tables/templates/partitions/sql/pg/default/partition_diff.sql
lines 4-16 and
web/pgadmin/browser/server_groups/servers/databases/schemas/tables/templates/partitions/sql/ppas/default/partition_diff.sql
lines 4-16 to derive it from the randomized temporary table name, and use that
same unique name for creation and DROP TABLE cleanup; no other changes are
needed.
- Around line 12-16: Before dropping the scaffolding default partition, validate
that it is empty and abort if it contains rows; update the conditional block in
partition_diff.sql for both
web/pgadmin/browser/server_groups/servers/databases/schemas/tables/templates/partitions/sql/pg/default/partition_diff.sql
lines 12-16 and
web/pgadmin/browser/server_groups/servers/databases/schemas/tables/templates/partitions/sql/ppas/default/partition_diff.sql
lines 12-16. Preserve the existing DROP TABLE behavior only for an empty
scaffold.

In `@web/pgadmin/tools/schema_diff/tests/test_schema_diff_partition_default.py`:
- Around line 37-81: Extend the schema-diff fixture test around DDL_SOURCE and
DDL_TARGET to insert rows into both the regular and DEFAULT partitions of each
target table before rebuilding. After each rebuild, assert the expected row
counts in the corresponding partitions, covering INSERT ... SELECT data copying
and routing for both partition configurations.
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dpage added a commit to dpage/pgadmin4 that referenced this pull request Aug 20, 2026
scaffold default partitions, and skip redundant partition ALTER diff

Address CodeRabbit review findings on the partitioned-table rebuild
added in pgadmin-org#10301:

- The scaffolding default partition's name was derived from the
  original table's name (<table>_default), a deterministic name that
  can collide with an existing relation. Derive it from the already
  string.randomised temporary table name instead, matching the
  collision-avoidance convention already used for the temp partitioned
  table and its temp partitions.

- The scaffolding default partition was unconditionally dropped once
  the row copy finished. Any row from the source table that fell
  outside every real partition's bounds landed in that scaffold and
  was silently destroyed. The generated SQL now only drops the
  scaffold if it is still empty; otherwise it is kept, so the rows it
  caught survive as the default partition of the rebuilt table.

- Separately, found and fixed a data-loss bug this exposed: whenever a
  table's partitions differ on both source and target, the generic
  table-diff also ran its own ALTER-based partition add/remove/detach
  logic (get_sql_from_table_diff/_check_for_partitions_in_sql)
  alongside the full-table rebuild path in schema_diff_table_utils.py.
  Because that generic path detaches a bound-changed partition using
  its real name before the rebuild's row-copy INSERT ... SELECT runs
  against the original table, the detached partition's rows were
  invisible to that copy and got dropped when the rebuild's own
  cleanup step removed the now-standalone table - causing the
  run-python-tests-pg/run-feature-tests-pg CI failures on PR pgadmin-org#10316.
  The generic partition diffing is now skipped whenever both sides are
  partitioned, since the rebuild path already handles every partition
  difference itself.

- Strengthened the regression test: both fixtures now carry real rows
  (including rows that only fit a DEFAULT partition, and a row outside
  every rebuilt partition's bounds) so the row-copy and row-routing
  paths are actually exercised, not just the DDL shape.
dpage added a commit to dpage/pgadmin4 that referenced this pull request Aug 25, 2026
scaffold default partitions, and skip redundant partition ALTER diff

Address CodeRabbit review findings on the partitioned-table rebuild
added in pgadmin-org#10301:

- The scaffolding default partition's name was derived from the
  original table's name (<table>_default), a deterministic name that
  can collide with an existing relation. Derive it from the already
  string.randomised temporary table name instead, matching the
  collision-avoidance convention already used for the temp partitioned
  table and its temp partitions.

- The scaffolding default partition was unconditionally dropped once
  the row copy finished. Any row from the source table that fell
  outside every real partition's bounds landed in that scaffold and
  was silently destroyed. The generated SQL now only drops the
  scaffold if it is still empty; otherwise it is kept, so the rows it
  caught survive as the default partition of the rebuilt table.

- Separately, found and fixed a data-loss bug this exposed: whenever a
  table's partitions differ on both source and target, the generic
  table-diff also ran its own ALTER-based partition add/remove/detach
  logic (get_sql_from_table_diff/_check_for_partitions_in_sql)
  alongside the full-table rebuild path in schema_diff_table_utils.py.
  Because that generic path detaches a bound-changed partition using
  its real name before the rebuild's row-copy INSERT ... SELECT runs
  against the original table, the detached partition's rows were
  invisible to that copy and got dropped when the rebuild's own
  cleanup step removed the now-standalone table - causing the
  run-python-tests-pg/run-feature-tests-pg CI failures on PR pgadmin-org#10316.
  The generic partition diffing is now skipped whenever both sides are
  partitioned, since the rebuild path already handles every partition
  difference itself.

- Strengthened the regression test: both fixtures now carry real rows
  (including rows that only fit a DEFAULT partition, and a row outside
  every rebuilt partition's bounds) so the row-copy and row-routing
  paths are actually exercised, not just the DDL shape.
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Rebased onto current upstream/master (clean, no conflicts) to pick up the CI Yarn/Corepack fix and other infra changes since this branch was opened, which should resolve the run-python-tests-pg failures. Also re-ran tools.schema_diff.tests.test_schema_diff_partition_default locally against PostgreSQL 18 post-rebase: 2/2 tests passed.

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Pushed a fix for the failing run-python-tests-pg jobs. The new test was failing on every matrix job with relation "test_partition_default_diff.temp_partitioned_NNNNNNN" does not exist, and it turned out to be reproducible locally only when the whole suite runs, not when the test runs on its own, which is what made it interesting.

PgAdminModule.register() is called once per application instance, whilst the blueprint objects are module level singletons, so every sub-class that appends its sub-modules from its own register() (most of them, TableModule included) leaves a duplicate entry behind each time a second application is created in the same process. Production only ever creates one app so nothing notices, but the regression suite creates several, and anything that walks self.submodules then does its work once per duplicate. With four copies of the partition sub-module, get_sql_from_submodule_diff generated the partition rebuild four times over.

The repeat was only fatal because PartitionsView.get_sql_from_diff stashed its temporary names on the caller's own dictionaries, replacing the table's real name with a temporary one, so the second call read the first call's temp_partitioned_NNNNNNN back as the original name and emitted CREATE TABLE temp_partitioned_2 (LIKE temp_partitioned_1 ...).

Both levels are fixed: submodules and parentmodules are de-duplicated as the blueprint registers, and get_sql_from_diff now works on copies and leaves the comparison data it is handed alone, so it is safe to call more than once however it is reached. Full Python suite passes locally.

Note that the same fix is on #10305, which was failing for the same reason; whichever of the two lands second will carry an identical change.

dpage added a commit to dpage/pgadmin4 that referenced this pull request Sep 23, 2026
scaffold default partitions, and skip redundant partition ALTER diff

Address CodeRabbit review findings on the partitioned-table rebuild
added in pgadmin-org#10301:

- The scaffolding default partition's name was derived from the
  original table's name (<table>_default), a deterministic name that
  can collide with an existing relation. Derive it from the already
  string.randomised temporary table name instead, matching the
  collision-avoidance convention already used for the temp partitioned
  table and its temp partitions.

- The scaffolding default partition was unconditionally dropped once
  the row copy finished. Any row from the source table that fell
  outside every real partition's bounds landed in that scaffold and
  was silently destroyed. The generated SQL now only drops the
  scaffold if it is still empty; otherwise it is kept, so the rows it
  caught survive as the default partition of the rebuilt table.

- Separately, found and fixed a data-loss bug this exposed: whenever a
  table's partitions differ on both source and target, the generic
  table-diff also ran its own ALTER-based partition add/remove/detach
  logic (get_sql_from_table_diff/_check_for_partitions_in_sql)
  alongside the full-table rebuild path in schema_diff_table_utils.py.
  Because that generic path detaches a bound-changed partition using
  its real name before the rebuild's row-copy INSERT ... SELECT runs
  against the original table, the detached partition's rows were
  invisible to that copy and got dropped when the rebuild's own
  cleanup step removed the now-standalone table - causing the
  run-python-tests-pg/run-feature-tests-pg CI failures on PR pgadmin-org#10316.
  The generic partition diffing is now skipped whenever both sides are
  partitioned, since the rebuild path already handles every partition
  difference itself.

- Strengthened the regression test: both fixtures now carry real rows
  (including rows that only fit a DEFAULT partition, and a row outside
  every rebuilt partition's bounds) so the row-copy and row-routing
  paths are actually exercised, not just the DDL shape.
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Rebased onto current upstream/master. The submodule de-duplication and the copy-not-mutate change from ae8a7a7 had already landed on master through #10305, so that commit reduced to a two-line tidy-up and is folded into the review-fixes commit. The rebase also showed that table_for_partition_1 now settles in test_schema_diff_comp, which fails on stale entries by design, so it comes off KNOWN_DIFFERENCES in 4f4fb59. tools.schema_diff (5/5) and the tables package (473 passed) are green locally against PostgreSQL 18.

…a partitioned table (pgadmin-org#10301)

Rebuilding a partitioned table (e.g. because its partition key changed)
generates a script that creates a temporary partitioned table, adds a
DEFAULT partition to it purely so the row-copy INSERT doesn't fail on
rows that match none of the real partitions, copies the rows across and
renames everything into place. The scaffolding DEFAULT partition was
never removed, so a source table with no default partition of its own
ended up with an extra one in the rebuilt target, and Schema Diff would
report the table as different forever after.

Worse, if the source table did have a genuine default partition, the
generated script tried to create it as well as the scaffolding one, and
Postgres only allows a single DEFAULT partition per parent, so applying
the script failed outright.

get_sql_from_diff() now checks whether the source table already has a
default partition and only asks the template to scaffold one when it
doesn't; partition_diff.sql only creates that scaffolding partition (and
drops it again once the row copy is done) in that case, leaving a
genuine source default partition to be carried across, renamed into
place, by the normal per-partition rename loop.

Added test_schema_diff_partition_default.py, covering both a source
table without a default partition (the scaffolding one must be dropped)
and one with a genuine default partition (it must survive and the
script must not attempt to create two).
scaffold default partitions, and skip redundant partition ALTER diff

Address CodeRabbit review findings on the partitioned-table rebuild
added in pgadmin-org#10301:

- The scaffolding default partition's name was derived from the
  original table's name (<table>_default), a deterministic name that
  can collide with an existing relation. Derive it from the already
  string.randomised temporary table name instead, matching the
  collision-avoidance convention already used for the temp partitioned
  table and its temp partitions.

- The scaffolding default partition was unconditionally dropped once
  the row copy finished. Any row from the source table that fell
  outside every real partition's bounds landed in that scaffold and
  was silently destroyed. The generated SQL now only drops the
  scaffold if it is still empty; otherwise it is kept, so the rows it
  caught survive as the default partition of the rebuilt table.

- Separately, found and fixed a data-loss bug this exposed: whenever a
  table's partitions differ on both source and target, the generic
  table-diff also ran its own ALTER-based partition add/remove/detach
  logic (get_sql_from_table_diff/_check_for_partitions_in_sql)
  alongside the full-table rebuild path in schema_diff_table_utils.py.
  Because that generic path detaches a bound-changed partition using
  its real name before the rebuild's row-copy INSERT ... SELECT runs
  against the original table, the detached partition's rows were
  invisible to that copy and got dropped when the rebuild's own
  cleanup step removed the now-standalone table - causing the
  run-python-tests-pg/run-feature-tests-pg CI failures on PR pgadmin-org#10316.
  The generic partition diffing is now skipped whenever both sides are
  partitioned, since the rebuild path already handles every partition
  difference itself.

- Strengthened the regression test: both fixtures now carry real rows
  (including rows that only fit a DEFAULT partition, and a row outside
  every rebuilt partition's bounds) so the row-copy and row-routing
  paths are actually exercised, not just the DDL shape.
…ES list

The rebuilt partitioned table no longer keeps its scaffolding default
partition, so table_for_partition_1 now settles once the generated script
has been applied and the comparison test fails on the stale entry, as it
is designed to. Take the entry off, leaving the list empty.
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