"Cast" SRF returning record to a table type?

From: Jim Nasby <Jim(dot)Nasby(at)BlueTreble(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: "Cast" SRF returning record to a table type?
Date: 2015-04-18 00:20:26
Message-ID: 5531A34A.4090909@BlueTreble.com
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I'm working on a function that will return a set of test data, for unit
testing database stuff. It does a few things, but ultimately returns
SETOF record that's essentially:

RETURN QUERY EXECUTE 'SELECT * FROM ' || table_name;

Because it's always going to return a real relation, I'd like to be able
to the equivalent of:

SELECT ... FROM my_function( 'some_table' )::some_table;

Is there any trick that would allow that to work? I know that instead of
'SELECT * ...' I can do 'SELECT row(t.*) FROM ' || table_name || ' AS t'
and then do

SELECT ... FROM my_function( 'some_table' ) AS data( d some_table )

but I'm hoping to avoid the extra level of indirection.
--
Jim Nasby, Data Architect, Blue Treble Consulting
Data in Trouble? Get it in Treble! http://BlueTreble.com

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