On Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 3:05 PM Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, 2024-09-23 at 14:59 +0200, Dominique Devienne wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 2:51 PM Erik Wienhold <ewie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > You could instead use this: > > > > > > SELECT current_role \gset > > > \set PROMPT1 '%n@%/ (%:current_role:)=%# ' > > > > > > But that won't work with subsequent SET ROLE commands. > > > > Bummer... That was kinda the point, that it updates automatically. > > > > Then I'd like to respectfully request a small enhancement to psql > > to support a new \r (or some other letter) for current_role in the prompt. > > To get the current role, psql would have to query the database whenever > it displays the prompt. That would be rather expensive... Hi Laurenz. Sure, although expensive might be a bit strong a word. But that would be opt-in anyway, so just a small warning in the doc about that new option would suffice, no? --DD
