Re: Add RESPECT/IGNORE NULLS and FROM FIRST/LAST options

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Tatsuo Ishii <ishii(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: ojford(at)gmail(dot)com, vik(at)postgresfriends(dot)org, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, andrew(at)tao11(dot)riddles(dot)org(dot)uk, david(at)fetter(dot)org, krasiyan(at)gmail(dot)com
Subject: Re: Add RESPECT/IGNORE NULLS and FROM FIRST/LAST options
Date: 2025-01-21 01:44:07
Message-ID: 3256867.1737423847@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Tatsuo Ishii <ishii(at)postgresql(dot)org> writes:
> It needs lots of work including modifying CREATE FUNCTION
> command. Instead you could add an API to WinObject access functions to
> export ignore_nulls value. Then let each window function check it. If
> the window function should not take IGNORE/RESPECT NULLS option, throw
> an error.

Yeah, that would be my first thought too. The only question is
whether a function that fails to check that could crash. If it
merely gives surprising answers, I think this way is fine.

regards, tom lane

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