backslash is not defined in `PostgresLexer`
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Description
I stumbled on this problem multiple times. I need to lex an SQL script for PostgreSQL, specifically for creating and connecting to DB and creating tables in it. Everything works fine, but I don't know why such command as \connect is not defined. With minted package for TeX-family typesetting systems, the output of PDF file shows that the backslash in \connect command is not defined (or probably the command itself):
Other PostgreSQL lexers work even worse (some other commands are also not defined). After running python3 -I _postgres_builtins.py nothing has changed. Is this a bug or unimplemented syntax?
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Research direction
Start by inspecting the PostgresLexer and the _postgres_builtins.py generation step mentioned in the report. Reproduce the minted output for a PostgreSQL script containing \connect, then determine whether the lexer recognizes that command; done means the command is highlighted correctly without regressing the other PostgreSQL syntax.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- postgresql, python
- Domain
- databases, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100