10.5.2. Schema, Table, and Column Selection

The format of the JSON configuraiton and the selection of the schema, table, and column information is in the form of nested structure of JSON objects. The schema first, then the table, then optionally the column within a nested JSON structure. For example:

"test" : {
    "msg" : {
        "id" : "pkey"
    }
}

In the above example:

  • test is the schema name

  • msg is the table name within the test schema

  • id is the column name within the test.msg table

For different tables within the same schema, place another entry at the same level:

"test" : {
    "msg" : {
        "id" : "pkey"
    },
    "orders" : {
        "id" : "pkey"
    },
}

The above now handles the tables msg and orders within the test schema.

Wildcards are also supported, using the * operator. For example:

"orders" : {
    "*" : {
        "INSERT" : "allow",
        "DELETE" : "deny",
        "UPDATE" : "deny"
    }
}

Would match all tables within the orders schema. If multiple definitions exist, then the matching operates on the closest match first. For example:

"orders" : {
    "sales" : {
        "INSERT" : "deny",
        "DELETE" : "deny",
        "UPDATE" : "deny"
    },
    "*" : {
        "INSERT" : "allow",
        "DELETE" : "deny",
        "UPDATE" : "deny"
    }
}

In the above, if the schema/table combination orders.sales is seen, the rule for that is always used first as it is explicitly stated. Only tables that do not match the wildcards will use the wildcard entry. If neither an explicit schema/table or wildcard exist, the default is used.