Bug with function returning composite types.

From: Kyle Butt <kylebutt(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Bug with function returning composite types.
Date: 2009-03-09 14:43:56
Message-ID: 20090309144356.GB32830@North.cfl.rr.com
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Functions that return composite types are called more times than expected.

Example script:
---------------
begin;

create table composite_types_test (
a integer,
b integer,
c integer,
d integer,
e integer,
f integer,
g integer,
h integer,
i integer,
j integer
);

insert into composite_types_test values (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9);

create function bug_function () returns composite_types_test
volatile
language plpgsql
as $$
declare r composite_types_test;
begin
select * into r from composite_types_test;
raise notice 'in bug_function';
return r;
end;
$$;

select bug_function();

select (bug_function()).*;
rollback;
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Example Output:
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BEGIN
CREATE TABLE
INSERT 0 1
CREATE FUNCTION
psql:sql/bug_example.sql:30: NOTICE: in bug_function
bug_function
-----------------------
(0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)
(1 row)

psql:sql/bug_example.sql:32: NOTICE: in bug_function
psql:sql/bug_example.sql:32: NOTICE: in bug_function
psql:sql/bug_example.sql:32: NOTICE: in bug_function
psql:sql/bug_example.sql:32: NOTICE: in bug_function
psql:sql/bug_example.sql:32: NOTICE: in bug_function
psql:sql/bug_example.sql:32: NOTICE: in bug_function
psql:sql/bug_example.sql:32: NOTICE: in bug_function
psql:sql/bug_example.sql:32: NOTICE: in bug_function
psql:sql/bug_example.sql:32: NOTICE: in bug_function
psql:sql/bug_example.sql:32: NOTICE: in bug_function
a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j
---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
(1 row)

ROLLBACK
---------------

Kyle Butt

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