Re: Jsonpath ** vs lax mode

From: Alexander Korotkov <aekorotkov(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)alvh(dot)no-ip(dot)org>
Cc: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Nikita Glukhov <n(dot)gluhov(at)postgrespro(dot)ru>, Oleg Bartunov <obartunov(at)postgrespro(dot)ru>, Teodor Sigaev <teodor(at)postgrespro(dot)ru>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Subject: Re: Jsonpath ** vs lax mode
Date: 2021-01-21 09:27:45
Message-ID: CAPpHfds5jg1xxJTU9tuseL_nTKpUEHt0ivL65Fn7Sq=LQJC4bA@mail.gmail.com
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Hi, Alvaro!

Thank you for your feedback.

On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 9:16 PM Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)alvh(dot)no-ip(dot)org> wrote:
> On 2021-Jan-20, Alexander Korotkov wrote:
>
> > My proposal is to make everything after the ** operator use strict mode
> > (patch attached). I think this shouldn't be backpatched, just applied to
> > the v14. Other suggestions?
>
> I think changing the mode midway through the operation is strange. What
> do you think of requiring for ** that mode is strict? That is, if ** is
> used and the mode is lax, an error is thrown.

Yes, changing mode in midway is a bit strange.

Requiring strict mode for ** is a solution, but probably too restrictive...

What do you think about making just subsequent accessor after ** not
to unwrap arrays. That would be a bit tricky to implement, but
probably that would better satisfy the user needs.

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Regards,
Alexander Korotkov

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