BUG #19735: `jsonb_object_agg_unique_strict` drops a JSONB `null` value as if it were SQL NULL

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Subject: BUG #19735: `jsonb_object_agg_unique_strict` drops a JSONB `null` value as if it were SQL NULL
Date: 2026-10-02 22:03:41
Message-ID: 19735-488819822dc79bca@postgresql.org
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The following bug has been logged on the website:

Bug reference: 19735
Logged by: Shallow
Email address: theshallow27(at)gmail(dot)com
PostgreSQL version: 18.6
Operating system: Linux
Description:

The strict JSONB object aggregate omits a non-SQL-NULL `jsonb` datum whose
JSON
value is `null`. The corresponding non-strict JSONB aggregate and strict
JSON
aggregate preserve the key with a JSON null value. The aggregate
documentation
says that strict mode skips a value when the value is NULL; a JSONB `null`
value
is distinct from SQL NULL.

**Reproduction:**

```sql
SELECT jsonb_object_agg_unique_strict('a', 'null'::jsonb)::text,
jsonb_object_agg_unique('a', 'null'::jsonb)::text,
json_object_agg_unique_strict('a', 'null'::jsonb)::text;
```

**Actual result:**

```text
{} | {"a": null} | { "a" : null }
```

**Expected result:** The strict JSONB aggregate should skip SQL NULL values
but
preserve a JSONB datum containing JSON `null`, consistent with the other two
aggregate results.

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