BUG #8398: to_json(''::hstore) gives invalid JSON - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

The following bug has been logged on the website:

Bug reference:      8398
Logged by:          Kevin Martin
Email address:      martin.kevin@gmail.com
PostgreSQL version: 9.3rc1
Operating system:   Ubuntu 10.04
Description:

to_json() returns an invalid JSON value when called on an empty hstore
value. The first two statements below behave as expected, the third (with an
empty hstore) fails:


config_test=# SELECT to_json(q) FROM (SELECT '' AS v) AS q;
 to_json
----------
 {"v":""}
(1 row)


config_test=# SELECT to_json(q) FROM (SELECT ARRAY[]::INT[] AS v) AS q;
 to_json
----------
 {"v":[]}
(1 row)


config_test=# SELECT to_json(q) FROM (SELECT ''::HSTORE AS v) AS q;
 to_json
---------
 {"v":}
(1 row)


The returned JSON will fail to be parsed by a conformant JSON parser.