When / how are default value expression functions bound with regard to search_path?

Question

For testing purposes, I provide my own implementation of the now() function which is public.now(). Using search_path to override the defau

Answer 1

Don't bother all that. Postgres sometimes is writing weired stuff after things are compiled. Especially Views are often changed beyound recognition.

And: now() and pg_catalog.now() is normally the very same. See:

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION now()
    RETURNS timestamp with time zone AS
'now'
    LANGUAGE internal STABLE STRICT
 COST 1;
 ALTER FUNCTION now()
    OWNER TO postgres;
 COMMENT ON FUNCTION now() IS 'current transaction time';

Don't worry.