Re: Implement targetlist SRFs using ROWS FROM() (was Changed SRF in targetlist handling)

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Implement targetlist SRFs using ROWS FROM() (was Changed SRF in targetlist handling)
Date: 2017-01-17 17:52:20
Message-ID: 29207.1484675540@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 2:13 PM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>> "Srf" is ugly as can be, and unintelligible. SetResult might be OK.

> The operation we're performing here, IIUC, is projection. SetResult
> lacks a verb, although Set could be confused with one; someone might
> think this is the node that sets a result, whatever that means.
> Anyway, I suggest working Project in there somehow. If Project by
> itself seems like it's too generic, perhaps ProjectSet or
> ProjectSetResult would be suitable.

Andres' patch is already using "SetProjectionPath" for the path struct
type. Maybe make that "ProjectSetPath", giving rise to a "ProjectSet"
plan node?

I'm happy to do a global-search-and-replace while I'm reviewing the
patch, but let's decide on names PDQ.

regards, tom lane

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