Re: SQL/JSON: functions

From: Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Nikita Glukhov <n(dot)gluhov(at)postgrespro(dot)ru>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Erik Rijkers <er(at)xs4all(dot)nl>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Thomas Munro <thomas(dot)munro(at)gmail(dot)com>, Andrew Alsup <bluesbreaker(at)gmail(dot)com>, Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>, Dmitry Dolgov <9erthalion6(at)gmail(dot)com>, Oleg Bartunov <obartunov(at)postgrespro(dot)ru>, Alexander Korotkov <a(dot)korotkov(at)postgrespro(dot)ru>, Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(dot)dunstan(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Subject: Re: SQL/JSON: functions
Date: 2020-03-21 19:38:31
Message-ID: CAFj8pRA6T1=39PaHH3zL=x4_xp7VSUa+16v3fEgDTzCOoaFS7w@mail.gmail.com
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so 21. 3. 2020 v 11:07 odesílatel Nikita Glukhov <n(dot)gluhov(at)postgrespro(dot)ru>
napsal:

> Attached 46th version of the patches.
>
>
> On 20.03.2020 22:34, Pavel Stehule wrote:
>
>
> čt 19. 3. 2020 v 23:57 odesílatel Nikita Glukhov <n(dot)gluhov(at)postgrespro(dot)ru>
> napsal:
>
>> Attached 45th version of the patches.
>>
>> Nodes JsonFormat, JsonReturning, JsonPassing, JsonBehavior were fixed.
>>
>>
>> On 17.03.2020 21:35, Pavel Stehule wrote:
>>
>>
>> út 17. 3. 2020 v 1:55 odesílatel Nikita Glukhov <n(dot)gluhov(at)postgrespro(dot)ru>
>> napsal:
>>
>>> Attached 44th version of the patches.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12.03.2020 16:41, Pavel Stehule wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12.03.2020 00:09 Nikita Glukhov wrote:
>>>
>>>> Attached 43rd version of the patches.
>>>>
>>>> The previous patch #4 ("Add function formats") was removed.
>>>> Instead, introduced new executor node JsonCtorExpr which is used to wrap
>>>> SQL/JSON constructor function calls (FuncExpr, Aggref, WindowFunc).
>>>>
>>>> Also, JsonIsPredicate node began to be used as executor node.
>>>> This helped to remove unnecessary json[b]_is_valid() user functions.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> It looks very well - all tests passed, code looks well.
>>>
>>> Now, when there are special nodes, then the introduction of
>>> COERCE_INTERNAL_CAST is not necessary, and it is only my one and last
>>> objection again this patch's set.
>>>
>>> I have removed patch #3 with COERCE_INTERNAL_CAST too.
>>>
>>> Coercions in JsonValueExpr in JsonCtorExpr, which were previously hidden with
>>> COERCE_INTERNAL_CAST and which were outputted as RETURNING or FORMAT JSON
>>> clauses, now moved into separate expressions.
>>>
>>> I am looking on the code, and although the code is correct it doesn't
>> look well (consistently with other node types).
>>
>> I think so JsonFormat and JsonReturning should be node types, not just
>> structs. If these types will be nodes, then you can simplify _readJsonExpr
>> and all node operations on this node.
>>
>>
>> JsonFormat and JsonReturning was transformed into nodes, and not included
>> directly into other nodes now.
>>
>>
>> User functions json[b]_build_object_ext() and json[b]_build_array_ext() also
>>> can be easily removed. But it seems harder to remove new aggregate functions
>>> json[b]_objectagg() and json[b]_agg_strict(), because they can't be called
>>> directly from JsonCtorExpr node.
>>>
>>>
>> I don't see reasons for another reduction now. Can be great if you can
>> finalize work what you plan for pg13.
>>
>> I have removed json[b]_build_object_ext() and json[b]_build_array_ext().
>
> But json[b]_objectagg() and json[b]_agg_strict() are still present.
> It seems that removing them requires majors refactoring of the execution
> of Aggref and WindowFunc nodes.
>
>
> +<->READ_ENUM_FIELD(on_error.btype, JsonBehaviorType);
>> +<->READ_NODE_FIELD(on_error.default_expr);
>> +<->READ_ENUM_FIELD(on_empty.btype, JsonBehaviorType);
>> +<->READ_NODE_FIELD(on_empty.default_expr);
>>
>> JsonBehavior is node type. Then why you don't write just
>>
>> READ_NODE_FIELD(on_error);
>> READ_NODE_FIELD(on_empty)
>>
>> ??
>>
>> JsonBehavior now used in JsonExpr as a pointer to node.
>>
>>
>> And maybe the code can be better if you don't use JsonPassing struct (or
>> use it only inside gram.y) and pass just List *names, List *values.
>>
>> Nodes should to contains another nodes or scalar types. Using structs
>> (that are not nodes) inside doesn't look consistently.
>>
>> JsonPassing was replaced with two Lists.
>>
>>
>> I found some not finished code in 0003 patch
>> +
>> +json_name_and_value:
>> +/* TODO
>> +<-><--><-->KEY c_expr VALUE_P json_value_expr %prec POSTFIXOP
>> +<-><--><--><-->{ $$ = makeJsonKeyValue($2, $4); }
>> +<-><--><-->|
>> +*/
>>
>> This is unsupported variant of standard syntax, because it seems to lead
>> to unresolvable conflicts. The only supports syntax is:
>>
>> JSON_OBJECT(key : value)
>> JSON_OBJECT(key VALUE value)
>>
>> ok. So please change comment from ToDo to this explanation. Maybe note in
> doc (unimplemented features can be good idea)
>
> Some these unresolvable conflicts are solved with extra parenthesis in
> Postgres.
>
>
>>
>> The support for json type in jsonpath also seems to be immature, so I will try
>>> to remove it in the next iteration.
>>>
>>> What do you think? This patch is little bit off topic, so if you don't
>> need it, then can be removed. Is there some dependency for "jsontable" ?
>>
>> There is a dependency in SQL/JSON query functions executor, because executor
>> uses new structure JsonItem instead of plain JsonbValue. I will try to
>> preserve refactoring with JsonItem introduction, but remove json support.
>> If it will be still unacceptable, I will try to completely remove patch #1.
>>
>> I have completely removed patch #1. It turned out to be not so difficult.
>
>
>
> I have much better feeling from version 45 (now it looks like Postgres C
> :)). Still there are some small issues.
>
> 1. commented code
>
> +json_encoding:
> +<-><--><-->name<--><--><--><--><--><--><--><--><-->{ $$ =
> makeJsonEncoding($1); }
> +<->/*
> +<-><--><-->| UTF8<><--><--><--><--><--><--><--><-->{ $$ = JS_ENC_UTF8; }
> +<-><--><-->| UTF16><--><--><--><--><--><--><--><-->{ $$ = JS_ENC_UTF16; }
> +<-><--><-->| UTF32 <--><--><--><--><--><--><--><-->{ $$ = JS_ENC_UTF32; }
> +<->*/
> +<-><-->;
>
> Fixed.
>
> 2. sometimes useless empty rows
>
> silent boolean DEFAULT false)
> +RETURNS text
> +LANGUAGE INTERNAL
> +STRICT IMMUTABLE PARALLEL SAFE
> +AS 'jsonb_path_query_first_text';
> +
> +
> +
>
>
> +<-><-->if (!coerced)
> +<-><-->{
> +
> +<-><--><-->/* If coercion failed, use to_json()/to_jsonb() functions. */
>
> Fixed.
>
I like this version. I checked code and I don't see any issue. It looks
very well.

The build is without any problems, all tests passed.

I'll mark this patch as ready for commiters.

Thank your good work.

Regards

Pavel

>
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