[Fwd: SETOF input parameters (was Re: [HACKERS] proposal: array utility functions phase 1)]

Joe Conway wrote:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>
>> It seems like somehow we need a level of FROM/WHERE producing some base
>> rows, and then a set of table function calls to apply to each of the
>> base rows, and then another level of WHERE to filter the results of the
>> function calls (in particular to provide join conditions to identify
>> which rows to match up in the function outputs). I don't see any way to
>> do this without inventing new SELECT clauses out of whole cloth
>> ... unless SQL99's WITH clause helps, but I don't think it does ...
>
>
> Well, maybe this is a start. It allows a table function's input
> parameter to be declared with setof. The changes involved primarily:
>
> 1) a big loop in ExecMakeTableFunctionResult so that functions with set
> returning arguments get called for each row of the argument,
> and
> 2) aways initializing the tuplestore in ExecMakeTableFunctionResult and
> passing that to the function, even when SFRM_Materialize mode is used.
>
> The result looks like:
>
> create table foot(f1 text, f2 text);
> insert into foot values('a','b');
> insert into foot values('c','d');
> insert into foot values('e','f');
>
> create or replace function test2() returns setof foot as 'select * from
> foot order by 1 asc' language 'sql';
> create or replace function test(setof foot) returns foot as 'select
> $1.f1, $1.f2' language 'sql';
>
> regression=# select * from test(test2());
> f1 | f2
> ----+----
> a | b
> c | d
> e | f
> (3 rows)
>
> I know it doesn't solve all the issues discussed, but is it a step
> forward? Suggestions?
>

Patch updated (again) to apply cleanly against cvs. Compiles clean and passes
all regression tests. Any feedback? If not, please apply.

Thanks,

Joe