Re: Add generate_series(date,date) and generate_series(date,date,integer)

From: Torsten Zühlsdorff <mailinglists(at)toco-domains(dot)de>
To: Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Tomas Vondra <tomas(dot)vondra(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Add generate_series(date,date) and generate_series(date,date,integer)
Date: 2016-01-27 08:07:31
Message-ID: 56A87AC3.2070802@toco-domains.de
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On 26.01.2016 13:53, Michael Paquier wrote:

>>>> Imagine for example a script that in some rare cases passes happens to
>>>> pass infinity into generate_series() - in that case I'd much rather error
>>>> out than wait till the end of the universe.
>>>>
>>>> So +1 from me to checking for infinity.
>>>>
>>>
>>> +1
>>>
>>> ERROR infinite result sets are not supported, yet
>>
>>
>> Maybe we should skip the "yet". Or do we really plan to support them in
>> (infinite) future? ;)
>>
>> +1 from me to check infinity also.
>
> Something like the patch attached would be fine? This wins a backpatch
> because the query continuously running eats memory, no?

Looks fine to me.

(Minor mention: is there no newline needed between the tests?)

Greetings,
Torsten

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