Re: Virtual generated columns

From: jian he <jian(dot)universality(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Peter <peter(at)eisentraut(dot)org>
Cc: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Dean Rasheed <dean(dot)a(dot)rasheed(at)gmail(dot)com>
Subject: Re: Virtual generated columns
Date: 2024-11-13 03:30:47
Message-ID: CACJufxGhhgdsFCPKm7rT3jMEzQzz7Lw720oBt4S7Qs8NzFZYLA@mail.gmail.com
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in
transformColumnDefinition
we can add parser_errposition for the error report.
if (column->is_not_null && column->generated ==
ATTRIBUTE_GENERATED_VIRTUAL)
ereport(ERROR,
(errcode(ERRCODE_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED),
errmsg("not-null constraints are not supported on
virtual generated columns"),
parser_errposition(cxt->pstate,
constraint->location)));
sometimes, it points to the word "generated", sometimes "not". I guess
this should be fine.
example:
create table t13 (a int, b bool generated always as ((true )) VIRTUAL not null);
create table t13 (a int, b bool not null generated always as ((true )) VIRTUAL);

These 3 functions will call StoreRelNotNull to store the not-null constraint.
StoreConstraints
AddRelationNotNullConstraints
AddRelationNewConstraints

we can disallow not-null on virtual generated columns via these 3 functions.
I guess we don't want to add more complexity to AddRelationNotNullConstraints.
we can do it in StoreRelNotNull.
like:
@@ -2185,8 +2196,19 @@ StoreRelNotNull(Relation rel, const char
*nnname, AttrNumber attnum,
{
Oid constrOid;
+ TupleDesc tupdesc;
+ Form_pg_attribute att;
Assert(attnum > InvalidAttrNumber);
+ tupdesc = RelationGetDescr(rel);
+ att = TupleDescAttr(tupdesc, attnum - 1);
+
+ if (att->attgenerated == ATTRIBUTE_GENERATED_VIRTUAL)
+ ereport(ERROR,
+ (errcode(ERRCODE_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED),
+ errmsg("not-null constraints are not
supported on virtual generated columns"),
+ errdetail("Column \"%s\" of relation
\"%s\" is a virtual generated column.",
+
NameStr(att->attname), RelationGetRelationName(rel))));

related tests:
create table t12(b int, a int generated always as (11) virtual,
constraint nn not null a);
create table t12(b int, constraint nn not null a, a int generated
always as (11) virtual);

drop table if exists t14;
create table t14(b int, a int generated always as (11) virtual);
alter table t14 add constraint nn not null a;
alter table t14 add constraint nn not null a no inherit;

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