ANY_VALUE aggregate

From: Vik Fearing <vik(at)postgresfriends(dot)org>
To: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: ANY_VALUE aggregate
Date: 2022-12-05 14:57:13
Message-ID: 5cff866c-10a8-d2df-32cb-e9072e6b04a2@postgresfriends.org
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The SQL:2023 Standard defines a new aggregate named ANY_VALUE. It
returns an implementation-dependent (i.e. non-deterministic) value from
the rows in its group.

PFA an implementation of this aggregate.

Ideally, the transition function would stop being called after the first
non-null was found, and then the entire aggregation would stop when all
functions say they are finished[*], but this patch does not go anywhere
near that far.

This patch is based off of commit fb958b5da8.

[*] I can imagine something like array_agg(c ORDER BY x LIMIT 5) to get
the top five of something without going through a LATERAL subquery.
--
Vik Fearing

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0001-Implement-ANY_VALUE-aggregate.patch text/x-patch 7.3 KB

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