insert on conflict on updatable views - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Amit Langote
Subject insert on conflict on updatable views
Date
Msg-id 806e426e-533b-a5fe-0a9f-0f219ddaed72@lab.ntt.co.jp
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Responses Re: insert on conflict on updatable views
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Hi.

While working on updating the patch for the bug reported below:

https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/CAFYwGJ0xfzy8jaK80hVN2eUWr6huce0RU8AgU04MGD00igqkTg%40mail.gmail.com

I noticed that the EXCLUDED pseudo-relation allows accessing columns that,
ISTM, should rather be inaccessible.

Example:

create table foo (a int unique, b text);
create view foo_view as select b, a+1 as c, a from foo;

explain insert into foo_view (a, b) select 1, 2 on conflict (a) do update
set b = excluded.b where excluded.c > 0;

The excluded.c above should result in an error, because it is impossible
for a user to specify a value for it, as shown below:

insert into foo_view (a, b, c) select 1, 2, 3 on conflict (a) do update
set b = excluded.b where excluded.c > 0;
ERROR:  cannot insert into column "c" of view "foo_view"
DETAIL:  View columns that are not columns of their base relation are not
updatable

IOW, the EXCLUDED pseudo-relation should only allow referencing the
columns present in the underlying physical relation.  Thoughts?

Thanks,
Amit



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