From 40ac8c6f05df816d10259fe7deaab2d7be91401f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "okbob@github.com" <pavel.stehule@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:03:28 +0200
Subject: [PATCH v3] introduce 'tam' modifier for date/timestamp formatting
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glibc returns localized month names in the genitive case, but it also
provides alternative month names in the nominative case. The TAM prefix
allows you to retrieve this alternative name.

example:

SELECT to_char(date '2026-08-01', 'TMMONTH');
┌─────────┐
│ to_char │
╞═════════╡
│ SRPNA   │
└─────────┘
(1 row)

SELECT to_char(date '2026-08-01', 'TAMMONTH');
┌─────────┐
│ to_char │
╞═════════╡
│ SRPEN   │
└─────────┘
(1 row)
---
 doc/src/sgml/func/func-formatting.sgml        |  31 +++++-
 src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c            | 103 +++++++++++++++---
 src/backend/utils/adt/pg_locale.c             |   9 +-
 src/include/utils/pg_locale.h                 |   1 +
 .../regress/expected/collate.linux.utf8.out   |  28 +++++
 src/test/regress/sql/collate.linux.utf8.sql   |  12 ++
 6 files changed, 165 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func/func-formatting.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func/func-formatting.sgml
index e4edaf4f42..2c356e7e8e 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/func/func-formatting.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/func/func-formatting.sgml
@@ -477,6 +477,12 @@
          <xref linkend="guc-lc-time"/>)</entry>
         <entry><literal>TMMonth</literal></entry>
        </row>
+       <row>
+        <entry><literal>TAM</literal> prefix</entry>
+        <entry>translation alternative mode (use localized alternative month names based on
+         <xref linkend="guc-lc-time"/>; see usage notes)</entry>
+        <entry><literal>TAMMonth</literal></entry>
+       </row>
        <row>
         <entry><literal>SP</literal> suffix</entry>
         <entry>spell mode (not implemented)</entry>
@@ -504,8 +510,29 @@
 
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       <literal>TM</literal> suppresses trailing blanks whether or
-       not <literal>FM</literal> is specified.
+       <literal>TM</literal> and <literal>TAM</literal> suppress trailing 
+       blanks whether or not <literal>FM</literal> is specified.
+      </para>
+     </listitem>
+
+     <listitem>
+      <para>
+       <literal>TM</literal> and <literal>TAM</literal> both produce
+       localized month names according to <xref linkend="guc-lc-time"/>, 
+       but they can differ for certain languages that inflect month names 
+       (e.g., Slavic languages).  In such languages <literal>TM</literal>
+       produces the form used together with a day number, which is often the
+       genitive case, while <literal>TAM</literal> produces the standalone
+       (nominative) form.  For example, with <literal>lc_time</literal> set to
+       a Czech locale, <literal>to_char('2026-08-01'::date, 'TMMONTH')</literal>
+       returns <literal>SRPNA</literal> (genitive), whereas
+       <literal>to_char('2026-08-01'::date, 'TAMMONTH')</literal> returns
+       <literal>SRPEN</literal> (nominative).  For languages that do not draw
+       this distinction, and for the <literal>C</literal> locale, the two
+       modifiers produce the same result.  This distinction relies on
+       alternative month names being available from the underlying operating
+       system's locale support, so <literal>TAM</literal> may not be effective
+       on all platforms. 
       </para>
      </listitem>
 
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c
index effad4c37d..42f7935ac7 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c
@@ -553,6 +553,7 @@ do { \
 #define DCH_SUFFIX_th	0x04
 #define DCH_SUFFIX_SP	0x08
 #define DCH_SUFFIX_TM	0x10
+#define DCH_SUFFIX_TAM	0x20
 
 /*
  * Suffix tests
@@ -594,16 +595,25 @@ IS_SUFFIX_TM(uint8 _s)
 	return (_s & DCH_SUFFIX_TM);
 }
 
+static inline bool
+IS_SUFFIX_TAM(uint8 _s)
+{
+	return (_s & DCH_SUFFIX_TAM);
+}
+
 /*
  * Suffixes definition for DATE-TIME TO/FROM CHAR
  */
 #define TM_SUFFIX_LEN	2
+#define TAM_SUFFIX_LEN	3
 
 static const KeySuffix DCH_suff[] = {
 	{"FM", 2, DCH_SUFFIX_FM, SUFFTYPE_PREFIX},
 	{"fm", 2, DCH_SUFFIX_FM, SUFFTYPE_PREFIX},
 	{"TM", TM_SUFFIX_LEN, DCH_SUFFIX_TM, SUFFTYPE_PREFIX},
+	{"TAM", TAM_SUFFIX_LEN, DCH_SUFFIX_TAM, SUFFTYPE_PREFIX},
 	{"tm", 2, DCH_SUFFIX_TM, SUFFTYPE_PREFIX},
+	{"tam", 3, DCH_SUFFIX_TAM, SUFFTYPE_PREFIX},
 	{"TH", 2, DCH_SUFFIX_TH, SUFFTYPE_POSTFIX},
 	{"th", 2, DCH_SUFFIX_th, SUFFTYPE_POSTFIX},
 	{"SP", 2, DCH_SUFFIX_SP, SUFFTYPE_POSTFIX},
@@ -2786,11 +2796,26 @@ DCH_to_char(FormatNode *node, bool is_interval, TmToChar *in, char *out, Oid col
 				INVALID_FOR_INTERVAL;
 				if (!tm->tm_mon)
 					break;
-				if (IS_SUFFIX_TM(n->suffix))
+				if (IS_SUFFIX_TM(n->suffix) || IS_SUFFIX_TAM(n->suffix))
 				{
-					char	   *str = str_toupper_z(localized_full_months[tm->tm_mon - 1], collid);
+					char	   *str;
+					char	   **localized_months;
+					int			suffix_len;
 
-					if (strlen(str) <= (n->key->len + TM_SUFFIX_LEN) * DCH_MAX_ITEM_SIZ)
+					if (IS_SUFFIX_TM(n->suffix))
+					{
+						localized_months = localized_full_months;
+						suffix_len = TM_SUFFIX_LEN;
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						localized_months = localized_alt_full_months;
+						suffix_len = TAM_SUFFIX_LEN;
+					}
+
+					str = str_toupper_z(localized_months[tm->tm_mon - 1], collid);
+
+					if (strlen(str) <= (n->key->len + suffix_len) * DCH_MAX_ITEM_SIZ)
 						strcpy(s, str);
 					else
 						ereport(ERROR,
@@ -2806,11 +2831,26 @@ DCH_to_char(FormatNode *node, bool is_interval, TmToChar *in, char *out, Oid col
 				INVALID_FOR_INTERVAL;
 				if (!tm->tm_mon)
 					break;
-				if (IS_SUFFIX_TM(n->suffix))
+				if (IS_SUFFIX_TM(n->suffix) || IS_SUFFIX_TAM(n->suffix))
 				{
-					char	   *str = str_initcap_z(localized_full_months[tm->tm_mon - 1], collid);
+					char	   *str;
+					char	   **localized_months;
+					int			suffix_len;
 
-					if (strlen(str) <= (n->key->len + TM_SUFFIX_LEN) * DCH_MAX_ITEM_SIZ)
+					if (IS_SUFFIX_TM(n->suffix))
+					{
+						localized_months = localized_full_months;
+						suffix_len = TM_SUFFIX_LEN;
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						localized_months = localized_alt_full_months;
+						suffix_len = TAM_SUFFIX_LEN;
+					}
+
+					str = str_initcap_z(localized_months[tm->tm_mon - 1], collid);
+
+					if (strlen(str) <= (n->key->len + suffix_len) * DCH_MAX_ITEM_SIZ)
 						strcpy(s, str);
 					else
 						ereport(ERROR,
@@ -2826,11 +2866,26 @@ DCH_to_char(FormatNode *node, bool is_interval, TmToChar *in, char *out, Oid col
 				INVALID_FOR_INTERVAL;
 				if (!tm->tm_mon)
 					break;
-				if (IS_SUFFIX_TM(n->suffix))
+				if (IS_SUFFIX_TM(n->suffix) || IS_SUFFIX_TAM(n->suffix))
 				{
-					char	   *str = str_tolower_z(localized_full_months[tm->tm_mon - 1], collid);
+					char	   *str;
+					char	   **localized_months;
+					int			suffix_len;
 
-					if (strlen(str) <= (n->key->len + TM_SUFFIX_LEN) * DCH_MAX_ITEM_SIZ)
+					if (IS_SUFFIX_TM(n->suffix))
+					{
+						localized_months = localized_full_months;
+						suffix_len = TM_SUFFIX_LEN;
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						localized_months = localized_alt_full_months;
+						suffix_len = TAM_SUFFIX_LEN;
+					}
+
+					str = str_tolower_z(localized_months[tm->tm_mon - 1], collid);
+
+					if (strlen(str) <= (n->key->len + suffix_len) * DCH_MAX_ITEM_SIZ)
 						strcpy(s, str);
 					else
 						ereport(ERROR,
@@ -3565,13 +3620,29 @@ DCH_from_char(FormatNode *node, const char *in, TmFromChar *out,
 			case DCH_MONTH:
 			case DCH_Month:
 			case DCH_month:
-				if (!from_char_seq_search(&value, &s, months_full,
-										  IS_SUFFIX_TM(n->suffix) ? localized_full_months : NULL,
-										  collid,
-										  n, escontext))
-					return;
-				if (!from_char_set_int(&out->mm, value + 1, n, escontext))
-					return;
+				{
+					char	  **months;
+
+					if (IS_SUFFIX_TM(n->suffix) && IS_SUFFIX_TAM(n->suffix))
+						ereturn(escontext,,
+								(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_DATETIME_FORMAT),
+								 errmsg("TM and TAM prefixes cannot be used together")));
+
+					if (IS_SUFFIX_TM(n->suffix))
+						months = localized_full_months;
+					else if (IS_SUFFIX_TAM(n->suffix))
+						months = localized_alt_full_months;
+					else
+						months = NULL;
+
+					if (!from_char_seq_search(&value, &s, months_full,
+											  months,
+											  collid,
+											  n, escontext))
+						return;
+					if (!from_char_set_int(&out->mm, value + 1, n, escontext))
+						return;
+				}
 				break;
 			case DCH_MON:
 			case DCH_Mon:
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/pg_locale.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/pg_locale.c
index 9eb99487e5..34d758486b 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/pg_locale.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/pg_locale.c
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ char	   *localized_abbrev_days[7 + 1];
 char	   *localized_full_days[7 + 1];
 char	   *localized_abbrev_months[12 + 1];
 char	   *localized_full_months[12 + 1];
+char	   *localized_alt_full_months[12 + 1];
 
 static pg_locale_t default_locale = NULL;
 
@@ -701,7 +702,7 @@ cache_single_string(char **dst, const char *src, int encoding)
 void
 cache_locale_time(void)
 {
-	char		buf[(2 * 7 + 2 * 12) * MAX_L10N_DATA];
+	char		buf[(2 * 7 + 3 * 12) * MAX_L10N_DATA];
 	char	   *bufptr;
 	time_t		timenow;
 	struct tm  *timeinfo;
@@ -768,6 +769,9 @@ cache_locale_time(void)
 		if (strftime_l(bufptr, MAX_L10N_DATA, "%B", timeinfo, locale) <= 0)
 			strftimefail = true;
 		bufptr += MAX_L10N_DATA;
+		if (strftime_l(bufptr, MAX_L10N_DATA, "%OB", timeinfo, locale) <= 0)
+			strftimefail = true;
+		bufptr += MAX_L10N_DATA;
 	}
 
 #ifdef WIN32
@@ -824,9 +828,12 @@ cache_locale_time(void)
 		bufptr += MAX_L10N_DATA;
 		cache_single_string(&localized_full_months[i], bufptr, encoding);
 		bufptr += MAX_L10N_DATA;
+		cache_single_string(&localized_alt_full_months[i], bufptr, encoding);
+		bufptr += MAX_L10N_DATA;
 	}
 	localized_abbrev_months[12] = NULL;
 	localized_full_months[12] = NULL;
+	localized_alt_full_months[12] = NULL;
 
 	CurrentLCTimeValid = true;
 }
diff --git a/src/include/utils/pg_locale.h b/src/include/utils/pg_locale.h
index b74821fdfa..3f79d4f0c1 100644
--- a/src/include/utils/pg_locale.h
+++ b/src/include/utils/pg_locale.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ extern PGDLLIMPORT char *localized_abbrev_days[];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT char *localized_full_days[];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT char *localized_abbrev_months[];
 extern PGDLLIMPORT char *localized_full_months[];
+extern PGDLLIMPORT char *localized_alt_full_months[];
 
 extern bool check_locale(int category, const char *locale, char **canonname);
 extern char *pg_perm_setlocale(int category, const char *locale);
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/collate.linux.utf8.out b/src/test/regress/expected/collate.linux.utf8.out
index e0a39e4c30..26a03ac453 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/collate.linux.utf8.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/collate.linux.utf8.out
@@ -463,7 +463,22 @@ SELECT to_char(date '2010-04-01', 'DD TMMON YYYY' COLLATE "tr_TR");
  01 NİS 2010
 (1 row)
 
+-- to_char
+SET lc_time TO 'cs_CZ';
+SELECT to_char(date '2010-02-01', 'DD TMMONTH');
+ to_char  
+----------
+ 01 ÚNORA
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT to_char(date '2010-02-01', 'TAMMONTH');
+ to_char 
+---------
+ ÚNOR
+(1 row)
+
 -- to_date
+SET lc_time TO 'tr_TR';
 SELECT to_date('01 ŞUB 2010', 'DD TMMON YYYY');
   to_date   
 ------------
@@ -497,6 +512,19 @@ SELECT to_date('2010 01 araLık', 'YYYY DD TMMONTH');
  12-01-2010
 (1 row)
 
+SET lc_time TO 'cs_CZ';
+SELECT to_date('1 srpna 2010', 'DD TMMONTH YYYY');
+  to_date   
+------------
+ 08-01-2010
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT to_date('1 srpen 2010', 'DD TAMMONTH YYYY');
+  to_date   
+------------
+ 08-01-2010
+(1 row)
+
 -- backwards parsing
 CREATE VIEW collview1 AS SELECT * FROM collate_test1 WHERE b COLLATE "C" >= 'bbc';
 CREATE VIEW collview2 AS SELECT a, b FROM collate_test1 ORDER BY b COLLATE "C";
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/collate.linux.utf8.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/collate.linux.utf8.sql
index 6d726ee9c9..3e7c356adb 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/collate.linux.utf8.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/collate.linux.utf8.sql
@@ -182,7 +182,14 @@ SELECT to_char(date '2010-02-01', 'DD TMMON YYYY' COLLATE "tr_TR");
 SELECT to_char(date '2010-04-01', 'DD TMMON YYYY');
 SELECT to_char(date '2010-04-01', 'DD TMMON YYYY' COLLATE "tr_TR");
 
+-- to_char
+SET lc_time TO 'cs_CZ';
+
+SELECT to_char(date '2010-02-01', 'DD TMMONTH');
+SELECT to_char(date '2010-02-01', 'TAMMONTH');
+
 -- to_date
+SET lc_time TO 'tr_TR';
 
 SELECT to_date('01 ŞUB 2010', 'DD TMMON YYYY');
 SELECT to_date('01 Şub 2010', 'DD TMMON YYYY');
@@ -192,6 +199,11 @@ SELECT to_date('01 Aralık 2010', 'DD TMMONTH YYYY');
 SELECT to_date('01 aralık 2010', 'DD TMMONTH YYYY');
 SELECT to_date('2010 01 araLık', 'YYYY DD TMMONTH');
 
+SET lc_time TO 'cs_CZ';
+
+SELECT to_date('1 srpna 2010', 'DD TMMONTH YYYY');
+SELECT to_date('1 srpen 2010', 'DD TAMMONTH YYYY');
+
 -- backwards parsing
 
 CREATE VIEW collview1 AS SELECT * FROM collate_test1 WHERE b COLLATE "C" >= 'bbc';
-- 
2.55.0

