Re: jsonb_set array append hack?

On 20 September 2015 at 16:17, Dmitry Dolgov <9erthalion6(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> I'm sorry, but I'm not sure, what behavior is expected in this case?
> Right now the following logic was implemented:
> "we trying to set an element inside an array, but we've got a
> non-integer path item
> ("nonsense" in this particular case), so we're going to add a new
> element at the end of array by default"
>
> If it's wrong, should we refuse to perform such kind of operations, or
> should we replace
> "vehicle_type": ["car", "van"]
> to
> "vehicle_type: {"nonsense": "motorcycle"}
> ?
>

(please bottom-post)

I would expect some kind of error. We're trying to address a position in
an array, and we're instead passing a key. If it completes successfully,
the chances are it isn't what the user intended.

Thom