Re: Property graph: fix error handling when dropping non-existent label property

On 26.04.26 09:21, Chao Li wrote:
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>> On Apr 24, 2026, at 20:38, Ashutosh Bapat <ashutosh(dot)bapat(dot)oss(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
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>> On Fri, Apr 24, 2026 at 1:03 PM Chao Li <li(dot)evan(dot)chao(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
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>>> Hi,
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>>> I am testing graph tables today and noticed an improper error message when dropping a property.
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>>> Here is a simple repro:
>>> ```
>>> evantest=# CREATE TABLE t1 (a int PRIMARY KEY, b int);
>>> CREATE TABLE
>>> evantest=#
>>> evantest=# CREATE PROPERTY GRAPH g
>>> evantest-# VERTEX TABLES (
>>> evantest(# t1
>>> evantest(# LABEL l1 PROPERTIES (a AS p1)
>>> evantest(# LABEL l2 PROPERTIES (b AS p2)
>>> evantest(# );
>>> CREATE PROPERTY GRAPH
>>> evantest=#
>>> evantest=# ALTER PROPERTY GRAPH g
>>> evantest-# ALTER VERTEX TABLE t1
>>> evantest-# ALTER LABEL l1 DROP PROPERTIES (p2);
>>> ERROR: could not find tuple for label property 0
>>> ```
>>>
>>> This does not look like a normal user-facing SQL error message.
>>>
>>> Looking into the code, AlterPropGraph() checks whether the property exists in the graph, but does not check if label property exists. As a result, InvalidOid can be passed to ObjectAddressSet() and then to performDeletion().
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>>> The fix is simple, just check the label-property OID before trying to delete it. I also added a regress test.
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>>> With the patch, the error becomes:
>>> ```
>>> evantest=# ALTER PROPERTY GRAPH g
>>> evantest-# ALTER VERTEX TABLE t1
>>> evantest-# ALTER LABEL l1 DROP PROPERTIES (p2);
>>> ERROR: property graph "g" element "t1" label "l1" has no property "p2"
>>> ```
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>> Thanks for the report. Agree that we need to provide a correct error
>> message. The code changes look good to me.
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> Cool! Thanks for reviewing and confirming.

This patch has been committed as part of

https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CAExHW5teYi1Kyw2exqk8t%2BWF4wq0cUaWcWQo0oi7NpnmcctJHA%40mail.gmail.com

Thanks.