BUG #5202: Rule affecting more than one row is only fired once with LIMIT 1

From: "Marcel Wieland" <marcel(dot)wieland(at)fondsnet(dot)de>
To: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: BUG #5202: Rule affecting more than one row is only fired once with LIMIT 1
Date: 2009-11-20 14:58:01
Message-ID: 200911201458.nAKEw1t2071641@wwwmaster.postgresql.org
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The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 5202
Logged by: Marcel Wieland
Email address: marcel(dot)wieland(at)fondsnet(dot)de
PostgreSQL version: 8.2
Operating system: Linux
Description: Rule affecting more than one row is only fired once with
LIMIT 1
Details:

BEGIN;

-- Create testing Tables
CREATE TABLE footable (
name char
);
CREATE TABLE bartable (
foo char
);

-- Insert testing Values
INSERT INTO footable (name) VALUES('a'), ('b');

-- RULE with LIMIT 1
CREATE OR REPLACE RULE foorule AS ON UPDATE TO footable DO
INSERT INTO bartable (foo) SELECT name FROM footable WHERE name =
old.name LIMIT 1;

-- Query fires Rule
UPDATE footable SET name = name;
-- Result
SELECT * FROM bartable;

-- Reset
DELETE FROM bartable;

-- RULE without LIMIT 1
CREATE OR REPLACE RULE foorule AS ON UPDATE TO footable DO
INSERT INTO bartable (foo) SELECT name FROM footable WHERE name =
old.name;

-- Query fires Rule
UPDATE footable SET name = name;
-- Result
SELECT * FROM bartable;

-- Cleanup
DROP TABLE footable;
DROP TABLE bartable;

ROLLBACK;

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