Re: ANY_VALUE aggregate

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter(dot)eisentraut(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
To: Vik Fearing <vik(at)postgresfriends(dot)org>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: ANY_VALUE aggregate
Date: 2023-01-19 14:27:20
Message-ID: 64b62678-ca3e-36f8-f0f2-bb430493ef4d@enterprisedb.com
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On 18.01.23 18:01, Vik Fearing wrote:
> On 1/18/23 16:06, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>> On 05.12.22 21:18, Vik Fearing wrote:
>>> On 12/5/22 15:57, Vik Fearing wrote:
>>>> The SQL:2023 Standard defines a new aggregate named ANY_VALUE.  It
>>>> returns an implementation-dependent (i.e. non-deterministic) value
>>>> from the rows in its group.
>>>>
>>>> PFA an implementation of this aggregate.
>>>
>>> Here is v2 of this patch.  I had forgotten to update sql_features.txt.
>>
>> In your patch, the documentation says the definition is
>> any_value("any") but the catalog definitions are
>> any_value(anyelement).  Please sort that out.
>>
>> Since the transition function is declared strict, null values don't
>> need to be checked.
>
> Thank you for the review.  Attached is a new version rebased to d540a02a72.

This looks good to me now.

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