const char *relname)
{
/*
- * We currently only support writing to regular tables.
+ * We currently only support writing to regular tables. However, give
+ * a more specific error for partitioned and foreign tables.
*/
+ if (relkind == RELKIND_PARTITIONED_TABLE)
+ ereport(ERROR,
+ (errcode(ERRCODE_WRONG_OBJECT_TYPE),
+ errmsg("cannot use relation \"%s.%s\" as logical replication target",
+ nspname, relname),
+ errdetail("\"%s.%s\" is a partitioned table.",
+ nspname, relname)));
+ else if (relkind == RELKIND_FOREIGN_TABLE)
+ ereport(ERROR,
+ (errcode(ERRCODE_WRONG_OBJECT_TYPE),
+ errmsg("cannot use relation \"%s.%s\" as logical replication",
+ nspname, relname),
+ errdetail("\"%s.%s\" is a foreign table.",
+ nspname, relname)));
+
if (relkind != RELKIND_RELATION)
ereport(ERROR,
(errcode(ERRCODE_WRONG_OBJECT_TYPE),
- errmsg("logical replication target relation \"%s.%s\" is not a table",
+ errmsg("cannot use relation \"%s.%s\" as logical replication target",
+ nspname, relname),
+ errdetail("\"%s.%s\" is not a table.",
nspname, relname)));
}