I wrote:
> In short, I propose ripping out OPAQUE entirely.
Like so...
I separated out the changes in CREATE TYPE because that's a bit
more complicated than the rest. The behavior around shell types
gets somewhat simpler, and I moved the I/O function result type
checks into the lookup functions to make them all consistent.
regards, tom lane
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_type.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_type.sgml
index 175315f..111f8e6 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_type.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_type.sgml
@@ -823,18 +823,6 @@ CREATE TYPE <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>
function is written in C.
</para>
- <para>
- In <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> versions before 7.3, it
- was customary to avoid creating a shell type at all, by replacing the
- functions' forward references to the type name with the placeholder
- pseudo-type <type>opaque</type>. The <type>cstring</type> arguments and
- results also had to be declared as <type>opaque</type> before 7.3. To
- support loading of old dump files, <command>CREATE TYPE</command> will
- accept I/O functions declared using <type>opaque</type>, but it will issue
- a notice and change the function declarations to use the correct
- types.
- </para>
-
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/functioncmds.c b/src/backend/commands/functioncmds.c
index 540044b..9279c05 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/functioncmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/functioncmds.c
@@ -1444,50 +1444,6 @@ SetFunctionReturnType(Oid funcOid, Oid newRetType)
/*
- * SetFunctionArgType - change declared argument type of a function
- *
- * As above, but change an argument's type.
- */
-void
-SetFunctionArgType(Oid funcOid, int argIndex, Oid newArgType)
-{
- Relation pg_proc_rel;
- HeapTuple tup;
- Form_pg_proc procForm;
- ObjectAddress func_address;
- ObjectAddress type_address;
-
- pg_proc_rel = table_open(ProcedureRelationId, RowExclusiveLock);
-
- tup = SearchSysCacheCopy1(PROCOID, ObjectIdGetDatum(funcOid));
- if (!HeapTupleIsValid(tup)) /* should not happen */
- elog(ERROR, "cache lookup failed for function %u", funcOid);
- procForm = (Form_pg_proc) GETSTRUCT(tup);
-
- if (argIndex < 0 || argIndex >= procForm->pronargs ||
- procForm->proargtypes.values[argIndex] != OPAQUEOID)
- elog(ERROR, "function %u doesn't take OPAQUE", funcOid);
-
- /* okay to overwrite copied tuple */
- procForm->proargtypes.values[argIndex] = newArgType;
-
- /* update the catalog and its indexes */
- CatalogTupleUpdate(pg_proc_rel, &tup->t_self, tup);
-
- table_close(pg_proc_rel, RowExclusiveLock);
-
- /*
- * Also update the dependency to the new type. Opaque is a pinned type, so
- * there is no old dependency record for it that we would need to remove.
- */
- ObjectAddressSet(type_address, TypeRelationId, newArgType);
- ObjectAddressSet(func_address, ProcedureRelationId, funcOid);
- recordDependencyOn(&func_address, &type_address, DEPENDENCY_NORMAL);
-}
-
-
-
-/*
* CREATE CAST
*/
ObjectAddress
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/typecmds.c b/src/backend/commands/typecmds.c
index 5209736..d6e694e 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/typecmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/typecmds.c
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ DefineType(ParseState *pstate, List *names, List *parameters)
char *array_type;
Oid array_oid;
Oid typoid;
- Oid resulttype;
ListCell *pl;
ObjectAddress address;
@@ -196,8 +195,7 @@ DefineType(ParseState *pstate, List *names, List *parameters)
#endif
/*
- * Look to see if type already exists (presumably as a shell; if not,
- * TypeCreate will complain).
+ * Look to see if type already exists.
*/
typoid = GetSysCacheOid2(TYPENAMENSP, Anum_pg_type_oid,
CStringGetDatum(typeName),
@@ -211,35 +209,37 @@ DefineType(ParseState *pstate, List *names, List *parameters)
{
if (moveArrayTypeName(typoid, typeName, typeNamespace))
typoid = InvalidOid;
+ else
+ ereport(ERROR,
+ (errcode(ERRCODE_DUPLICATE_OBJECT),
+ errmsg("type \"%s\" already exists", typeName)));
}
/*
- * If it doesn't exist, create it as a shell, so that the OID is known for
- * use in the I/O function definitions.
+ * If this command is a parameterless CREATE TYPE, then we're just here to
+ * make a shell type, so do that (or fail if there already is a shell).
*/
- if (!OidIsValid(typoid))
+ if (parameters == NIL)
{
- address = TypeShellMake(typeName, typeNamespace, GetUserId());
- typoid = address.objectId;
- /* Make new shell type visible for modification below */
- CommandCounterIncrement();
-
- /*
- * If the command was a parameterless CREATE TYPE, we're done ---
- * creating the shell type was all we're supposed to do.
- */
- if (parameters == NIL)
- return address;
- }
- else
- {
- /* Complain if dummy CREATE TYPE and entry already exists */
- if (parameters == NIL)
+ if (OidIsValid(typoid))
ereport(ERROR,
(errcode(ERRCODE_DUPLICATE_OBJECT),
errmsg("type \"%s\" already exists", typeName)));
+
+ address = TypeShellMake(typeName, typeNamespace, GetUserId());
+ return address;
}
+ /*
+ * Otherwise, we must already have a shell type, since there is no other
+ * way that the I/O functions could have been created.
+ */
+ if (!OidIsValid(typoid))
+ ereport(ERROR,
+ (errcode(ERRCODE_DUPLICATE_OBJECT),
+ errmsg("type \"%s\" does not exist", typeName),
+ errhint("Create the type as a shell type, then create its I/O functions, then do a full CREATE
TYPE.")));
+
/* Extract the parameters from the parameter list */
foreach(pl, parameters)
{
@@ -445,63 +445,6 @@ DefineType(ParseState *pstate, List *names, List *parameters)
sendOid = findTypeSendFunction(sendName, typoid);
/*
- * Verify that I/O procs return the expected thing. If we see OPAQUE,
- * complain and change it to the correct type-safe choice.
- */
- resulttype = get_func_rettype(inputOid);
- if (resulttype != typoid)
- {
- if (resulttype == OPAQUEOID)
- {
- /* backwards-compatibility hack */
- ereport(WARNING,
- (errmsg("changing return type of function %s from %s to %s",
- NameListToString(inputName), "opaque", typeName)));
- SetFunctionReturnType(inputOid, typoid);
- }
- else
- ereport(ERROR,
- (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_OBJECT_DEFINITION),
- errmsg("type input function %s must return type %s",
- NameListToString(inputName), typeName)));
- }
- resulttype = get_func_rettype(outputOid);
- if (resulttype != CSTRINGOID)
- {
- if (resulttype == OPAQUEOID)
- {
- /* backwards-compatibility hack */
- ereport(WARNING,
- (errmsg("changing return type of function %s from %s to %s",
- NameListToString(outputName), "opaque", "cstring")));
- SetFunctionReturnType(outputOid, CSTRINGOID);
- }
- else
- ereport(ERROR,
- (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_OBJECT_DEFINITION),
- errmsg("type output function %s must return type %s",
- NameListToString(outputName), "cstring")));
- }
- if (receiveOid)
- {
- resulttype = get_func_rettype(receiveOid);
- if (resulttype != typoid)
- ereport(ERROR,
- (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_OBJECT_DEFINITION),
- errmsg("type receive function %s must return type %s",
- NameListToString(receiveName), typeName)));
- }
- if (sendOid)
- {
- resulttype = get_func_rettype(sendOid);
- if (resulttype != BYTEAOID)
- ereport(ERROR,
- (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_OBJECT_DEFINITION),
- errmsg("type send function %s must return type %s",
- NameListToString(sendName), "bytea")));
- }
-
- /*
* Convert typmodin/out function proc names to OIDs.
*/
if (typmodinName)
@@ -1404,16 +1347,9 @@ DefineRange(CreateRangeStmt *stmt)
}
/*
- * If it doesn't exist, create it as a shell, so that the OID is known for
- * use in the range function definitions.
+ * Unlike DefineType(), we don't insist on a shell type existing first, as
+ * it's only needed if the user wants to specify a canonical function.
*/
- if (!OidIsValid(typoid))
- {
- address = TypeShellMake(typeName, typeNamespace, GetUserId());
- typoid = address.objectId;
- /* Make new shell type visible for modification below */
- CommandCounterIncrement();
- }
/* Extract the parameters from the parameter list */
foreach(lc, stmt->params)
@@ -1502,8 +1438,15 @@ DefineRange(CreateRangeStmt *stmt)
/* Identify support functions, if provided */
if (rangeCanonicalName != NIL)
+ {
+ if (!OidIsValid(typoid))
+ ereport(ERROR,
+ (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_OBJECT_DEFINITION),
+ errmsg("cannot specify a canonical function without a pre-created shell type"),
+ errhint("Create the type as a shell type, then create its canonicalization function, then do a
fullCREATE TYPE.")));
rangeCanonical = findRangeCanonicalFunction(rangeCanonicalName,
typoid);
+ }
else
rangeCanonical = InvalidOid;
@@ -1555,7 +1498,8 @@ DefineRange(CreateRangeStmt *stmt)
0, /* Array dimensions of typbasetype */
false, /* Type NOT NULL */
InvalidOid); /* type's collation (ranges never have one) */
- Assert(typoid == address.objectId);
+ Assert(typoid == InvalidOid || typoid == address.objectId);
+ typoid = address.objectId;
/* Create the entry in pg_range */
RangeCreate(typoid, rangeSubtype, rangeCollation, rangeSubOpclass,
@@ -1695,63 +1639,32 @@ findTypeInputFunction(List *procname, Oid typeOid)
/*
* Input functions can take a single argument of type CSTRING, or three
- * arguments (string, typioparam OID, typmod).
- *
- * For backwards compatibility we allow OPAQUE in place of CSTRING; if we
- * see this, we issue a warning and fix up the pg_proc entry.
+ * arguments (string, typioparam OID, typmod). They must return the
+ * target type.
*/
argList[0] = CSTRINGOID;
procOid = LookupFuncName(procname, 1, argList, true);
- if (OidIsValid(procOid))
- return procOid;
-
- argList[1] = OIDOID;
- argList[2] = INT4OID;
-
- procOid = LookupFuncName(procname, 3, argList, true);
- if (OidIsValid(procOid))
- return procOid;
-
- /* No luck, try it with OPAQUE */
- argList[0] = OPAQUEOID;
-
- procOid = LookupFuncName(procname, 1, argList, true);
-
if (!OidIsValid(procOid))
{
argList[1] = OIDOID;
argList[2] = INT4OID;
procOid = LookupFuncName(procname, 3, argList, true);
+ if (!OidIsValid(procOid))
+ ereport(ERROR,
+ (errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_FUNCTION),
+ errmsg("function %s does not exist",
+ func_signature_string(procname, 1, NIL, argList))));
}
- if (OidIsValid(procOid))
- {
- /* Found, but must complain and fix the pg_proc entry */
- ereport(WARNING,
- (errmsg("changing argument type of function %s from \"opaque\" to \"cstring\"",
- NameListToString(procname))));
- SetFunctionArgType(procOid, 0, CSTRINGOID);
-
- /*
- * Need CommandCounterIncrement since DefineType will likely try to
- * alter the pg_proc tuple again.
- */
- CommandCounterIncrement();
-
- return procOid;
- }
-
- /* Use CSTRING (preferred) in the error message */
- argList[0] = CSTRINGOID;
-
- ereport(ERROR,
- (errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_FUNCTION),
- errmsg("function %s does not exist",
- func_signature_string(procname, 1, NIL, argList))));
+ if (get_func_rettype(procOid) != typeOid)
+ ereport(ERROR,
+ (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_OBJECT_DEFINITION),
+ errmsg("type input function %s must return type %s",
+ NameListToString(procname), format_type_be(typeOid))));
- return InvalidOid; /* keep compiler quiet */
+ return procOid;
}
static Oid
@@ -1761,48 +1674,25 @@ findTypeOutputFunction(List *procname, Oid typeOid)
Oid procOid;
/*
- * Output functions can take a single argument of the type.
- *
- * For backwards compatibility we allow OPAQUE in place of the actual type
- * name; if we see this, we issue a warning and fix up the pg_proc entry.
+ * Output functions always take a single argument of the type and return
+ * cstring.
*/
argList[0] = typeOid;
procOid = LookupFuncName(procname, 1, argList, true);
- if (OidIsValid(procOid))
- return procOid;
-
- /* No luck, try it with OPAQUE */
- argList[0] = OPAQUEOID;
-
- procOid = LookupFuncName(procname, 1, argList, true);
-
- if (OidIsValid(procOid))
- {
- /* Found, but must complain and fix the pg_proc entry */
- ereport(WARNING,
- (errmsg("changing argument type of function %s from \"opaque\" to %s",
- NameListToString(procname), format_type_be(typeOid))));
- SetFunctionArgType(procOid, 0, typeOid);
-
- /*
- * Need CommandCounterIncrement since DefineType will likely try to
- * alter the pg_proc tuple again.
- */
- CommandCounterIncrement();
-
- return procOid;
- }
-
- /* Use type name, not OPAQUE, in the failure message. */
- argList[0] = typeOid;
+ if (!OidIsValid(procOid))
+ ereport(ERROR,
+ (errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_FUNCTION),
+ errmsg("function %s does not exist",
+ func_signature_string(procname, 1, NIL, argList))));
- ereport(ERROR,
- (errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_FUNCTION),
- errmsg("function %s does not exist",
- func_signature_string(procname, 1, NIL, argList))));
+ if (get_func_rettype(procOid) != CSTRINGOID)
+ ereport(ERROR,
+ (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_OBJECT_DEFINITION),
+ errmsg("type output function %s must return type %s",
+ NameListToString(procname), "cstring")));
- return InvalidOid; /* keep compiler quiet */
+ return procOid;
}
static Oid
@@ -1813,27 +1703,32 @@ findTypeReceiveFunction(List *procname, Oid typeOid)
/*
* Receive functions can take a single argument of type INTERNAL, or three
- * arguments (internal, typioparam OID, typmod).
+ * arguments (internal, typioparam OID, typmod). They must return the
+ * target type.
*/
argList[0] = INTERNALOID;
procOid = LookupFuncName(procname, 1, argList, true);
- if (OidIsValid(procOid))
- return procOid;
-
- argList[1] = OIDOID;
- argList[2] = INT4OID;
+ if (!OidIsValid(procOid))
+ {
+ argList[1] = OIDOID;
+ argList[2] = INT4OID;
- procOid = LookupFuncName(procname, 3, argList, true);
- if (OidIsValid(procOid))
- return procOid;
+ procOid = LookupFuncName(procname, 3, argList, true);
+ if (!OidIsValid(procOid))
+ ereport(ERROR,
+ (errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_FUNCTION),
+ errmsg("function %s does not exist",
+ func_signature_string(procname, 1, NIL, argList))));
+ }
- ereport(ERROR,
- (errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_FUNCTION),
- errmsg("function %s does not exist",
- func_signature_string(procname, 1, NIL, argList))));
+ if (get_func_rettype(procOid) != typeOid)
+ ereport(ERROR,
+ (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_OBJECT_DEFINITION),
+ errmsg("type receive function %s must return type %s",
+ NameListToString(procname), format_type_be(typeOid))));
- return InvalidOid; /* keep compiler quiet */
+ return procOid;
}
static Oid
@@ -1843,20 +1738,25 @@ findTypeSendFunction(List *procname, Oid typeOid)
Oid procOid;
/*
- * Send functions can take a single argument of the type.
+ * Send functions always take a single argument of the type and return
+ * bytea.
*/
argList[0] = typeOid;
procOid = LookupFuncName(procname, 1, argList, true);
- if (OidIsValid(procOid))
- return procOid;
+ if (!OidIsValid(procOid))
+ ereport(ERROR,
+ (errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_FUNCTION),
+ errmsg("function %s does not exist",
+ func_signature_string(procname, 1, NIL, argList))));
- ereport(ERROR,
- (errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_FUNCTION),
- errmsg("function %s does not exist",
- func_signature_string(procname, 1, NIL, argList))));
+ if (get_func_rettype(procOid) != BYTEAOID)
+ ereport(ERROR,
+ (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_OBJECT_DEFINITION),
+ errmsg("type send function %s must return type %s",
+ NameListToString(procname), "bytea")));
- return InvalidOid; /* keep compiler quiet */
+ return procOid;
}
static Oid
diff --git a/src/include/commands/defrem.h b/src/include/commands/defrem.h
index dede9d7..0992c23 100644
--- a/src/include/commands/defrem.h
+++ b/src/include/commands/defrem.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ extern Oid ResolveOpClass(List *opclass, Oid attrType,
extern ObjectAddress CreateFunction(ParseState *pstate, CreateFunctionStmt *stmt);
extern void RemoveFunctionById(Oid funcOid);
extern void SetFunctionReturnType(Oid funcOid, Oid newRetType);
-extern void SetFunctionArgType(Oid funcOid, int argIndex, Oid newArgType);
extern ObjectAddress AlterFunction(ParseState *pstate, AlterFunctionStmt *stmt);
extern ObjectAddress CreateCast(CreateCastStmt *stmt);
extern void DropCastById(Oid castOid);
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/create_type.out b/src/test/regress/expected/create_type.out
index 8309756..eb55e25 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/create_type.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/create_type.out
@@ -83,8 +83,10 @@ SELECT * FROM default_test;
zippo | 42
(1 row)
+-- We need a shell type to test some CREATE TYPE failure cases with
+CREATE TYPE bogus_type;
-- invalid: non-lowercase quoted identifiers
-CREATE TYPE case_int42 (
+CREATE TYPE bogus_type (
"Internallength" = 4,
"Input" = int42_in,
"Output" = int42_out,
@@ -111,6 +113,20 @@ WARNING: type attribute "Passedbyvalue" not recognized
LINE 7: "Passedbyvalue"
^
ERROR: type input function must be specified
+-- invalid: input/output function incompatibility
+CREATE TYPE bogus_type (INPUT = array_in,
+ OUTPUT = array_out,
+ ELEMENT = int,
+ INTERNALLENGTH = 32);
+ERROR: type input function array_in must return type bogus_type
+DROP TYPE bogus_type;
+-- It no longer is possible to issue CREATE TYPE without making a shell first
+CREATE TYPE bogus_type (INPUT = array_in,
+ OUTPUT = array_out,
+ ELEMENT = int,
+ INTERNALLENGTH = 32);
+ERROR: type "bogus_type" does not exist
+HINT: Create the type as a shell type, then create its I/O functions, then do a full CREATE TYPE.
-- Test stand-alone composite type
CREATE TYPE default_test_row AS (f1 text_w_default, f2 int42);
CREATE FUNCTION get_default_test() RETURNS SETOF default_test_row AS '
@@ -137,28 +153,25 @@ ERROR: type "text_w_default" already exists
DROP TYPE default_test_row CASCADE;
NOTICE: drop cascades to function get_default_test()
DROP TABLE default_test;
--- Check type create with input/output incompatibility
-CREATE TYPE not_existing_type (INPUT = array_in,
- OUTPUT = array_out,
- ELEMENT = int,
- INTERNALLENGTH = 32);
-ERROR: function array_out(not_existing_type) does not exist
--- Check dependency transfer of opaque functions when creating a new type
-CREATE FUNCTION base_fn_in(cstring) RETURNS opaque AS 'boolin'
+-- Check dependencies are established when creating a new type
+CREATE TYPE base_type;
+CREATE FUNCTION base_fn_in(cstring) RETURNS base_type AS 'boolin'
LANGUAGE internal IMMUTABLE STRICT;
-CREATE FUNCTION base_fn_out(opaque) RETURNS opaque AS 'boolout'
+NOTICE: return type base_type is only a shell
+CREATE FUNCTION base_fn_out(base_type) RETURNS cstring AS 'boolout'
LANGUAGE internal IMMUTABLE STRICT;
+NOTICE: argument type base_type is only a shell
CREATE TYPE base_type(INPUT = base_fn_in, OUTPUT = base_fn_out);
-WARNING: changing argument type of function base_fn_out from "opaque" to base_type
-WARNING: changing return type of function base_fn_in from opaque to base_type
-WARNING: changing return type of function base_fn_out from opaque to cstring
DROP FUNCTION base_fn_in(cstring); -- error
ERROR: cannot drop function base_fn_in(cstring) because other objects depend on it
DETAIL: type base_type depends on function base_fn_in(cstring)
function base_fn_out(base_type) depends on type base_type
HINT: Use DROP ... CASCADE to drop the dependent objects too.
-DROP FUNCTION base_fn_out(opaque); -- error
-ERROR: function base_fn_out(opaque) does not exist
+DROP FUNCTION base_fn_out(base_type); -- error
+ERROR: cannot drop function base_fn_out(base_type) because other objects depend on it
+DETAIL: type base_type depends on function base_fn_out(base_type)
+function base_fn_in(cstring) depends on type base_type
+HINT: Use DROP ... CASCADE to drop the dependent objects too.
DROP TYPE base_type; -- error
ERROR: cannot drop type base_type because other objects depend on it
DETAIL: function base_fn_in(cstring) depends on type base_type
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/create_type.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/create_type.sql
index 3d1deba..68b04fd 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/create_type.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/create_type.sql
@@ -84,8 +84,11 @@ INSERT INTO default_test DEFAULT VALUES;
SELECT * FROM default_test;
+-- We need a shell type to test some CREATE TYPE failure cases with
+CREATE TYPE bogus_type;
+
-- invalid: non-lowercase quoted identifiers
-CREATE TYPE case_int42 (
+CREATE TYPE bogus_type (
"Internallength" = 4,
"Input" = int42_in,
"Output" = int42_out,
@@ -94,6 +97,20 @@ CREATE TYPE case_int42 (
"Passedbyvalue"
);
+-- invalid: input/output function incompatibility
+CREATE TYPE bogus_type (INPUT = array_in,
+ OUTPUT = array_out,
+ ELEMENT = int,
+ INTERNALLENGTH = 32);
+
+DROP TYPE bogus_type;
+
+-- It no longer is possible to issue CREATE TYPE without making a shell first
+CREATE TYPE bogus_type (INPUT = array_in,
+ OUTPUT = array_out,
+ ELEMENT = int,
+ INTERNALLENGTH = 32);
+
-- Test stand-alone composite type
CREATE TYPE default_test_row AS (f1 text_w_default, f2 int42);
@@ -119,20 +136,15 @@ DROP TYPE default_test_row CASCADE;
DROP TABLE default_test;
--- Check type create with input/output incompatibility
-CREATE TYPE not_existing_type (INPUT = array_in,
- OUTPUT = array_out,
- ELEMENT = int,
- INTERNALLENGTH = 32);
-
--- Check dependency transfer of opaque functions when creating a new type
-CREATE FUNCTION base_fn_in(cstring) RETURNS opaque AS 'boolin'
+-- Check dependencies are established when creating a new type
+CREATE TYPE base_type;
+CREATE FUNCTION base_fn_in(cstring) RETURNS base_type AS 'boolin'
LANGUAGE internal IMMUTABLE STRICT;
-CREATE FUNCTION base_fn_out(opaque) RETURNS opaque AS 'boolout'
+CREATE FUNCTION base_fn_out(base_type) RETURNS cstring AS 'boolout'
LANGUAGE internal IMMUTABLE STRICT;
CREATE TYPE base_type(INPUT = base_fn_in, OUTPUT = base_fn_out);
DROP FUNCTION base_fn_in(cstring); -- error
-DROP FUNCTION base_fn_out(opaque); -- error
+DROP FUNCTION base_fn_out(base_type); -- error
DROP TYPE base_type; -- error
DROP TYPE base_type CASCADE;
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
index d1d0331..410eaed 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
@@ -4827,10 +4827,6 @@ SELECT * FROM pg_attribute
<primary>unknown</primary>
</indexterm>
- <indexterm zone="datatype-pseudo">
- <primary>opaque</primary>
- </indexterm>
-
<para>
The <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> type system contains a
number of special-purpose entries that are collectively called
@@ -4953,12 +4949,6 @@ SELECT * FROM pg_attribute
<entry>Identifies a not-yet-resolved type, e.g. of an undecorated
string literal.</entry>
</row>
-
- <row>
- <entry><type>opaque</type></entry>
- <entry>An obsolete type name that formerly served many of the above
- purposes.</entry>
- </row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_language.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_language.sgml
index af9d115..2243ee6 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_language.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_language.sgml
@@ -211,16 +211,6 @@ CREATE [ OR REPLACE ] [ TRUSTED ] [ PROCEDURAL ] LANGUAGE <replaceable class="pa
database, which will cause it to be available automatically in
all subsequently-created databases.
</para>
-
- <para>
- In <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> versions before 7.3, it was
- necessary to declare handler functions as returning the placeholder
- type <type>opaque</type>, rather than <type>language_handler</type>.
- To support loading
- of old dump files, <command>CREATE LANGUAGE</command> will accept a function
- declared as returning <type>opaque</type>, but it will issue a notice and
- change the function's declared return type to <type>language_handler</type>.
- </para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="sql-createlanguage-examples">
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_trigger.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_trigger.sgml
index 3339a4b..3b8f25e 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_trigger.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_trigger.sgml
@@ -543,15 +543,6 @@ UPDATE OF <replaceable>column_name1</replaceable> [, <replaceable>column_name2</
row-level triggers with transition relations cannot be defined on
partitions or inheritance child tables.
</para>
-
- <para>
- In <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> versions before 7.3, it was
- necessary to declare trigger functions as returning the placeholder
- type <type>opaque</type>, rather than <type>trigger</type>. To support loading
- of old dump files, <command>CREATE TRIGGER</command> will accept a function
- declared as returning <type>opaque</type>, but it will issue a notice and
- change the function's declared return type to <type>trigger</type>.
- </para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="sql-createtrigger-examples">
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/functioncmds.c b/src/backend/commands/functioncmds.c
index 9279c05..e634ccf 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/functioncmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/functioncmds.c
@@ -1399,49 +1399,6 @@ AlterFunction(ParseState *pstate, AlterFunctionStmt *stmt)
return address;
}
-/*
- * SetFunctionReturnType - change declared return type of a function
- *
- * This is presently only used for adjusting legacy functions that return
- * OPAQUE to return whatever we find their correct definition should be.
- * The caller should emit a suitable warning explaining what we did.
- */
-void
-SetFunctionReturnType(Oid funcOid, Oid newRetType)
-{
- Relation pg_proc_rel;
- HeapTuple tup;
- Form_pg_proc procForm;
- ObjectAddress func_address;
- ObjectAddress type_address;
-
- pg_proc_rel = table_open(ProcedureRelationId, RowExclusiveLock);
-
- tup = SearchSysCacheCopy1(PROCOID, ObjectIdGetDatum(funcOid));
- if (!HeapTupleIsValid(tup)) /* should not happen */
- elog(ERROR, "cache lookup failed for function %u", funcOid);
- procForm = (Form_pg_proc) GETSTRUCT(tup);
-
- if (procForm->prorettype != OPAQUEOID) /* caller messed up */
- elog(ERROR, "function %u doesn't return OPAQUE", funcOid);
-
- /* okay to overwrite copied tuple */
- procForm->prorettype = newRetType;
-
- /* update the catalog and its indexes */
- CatalogTupleUpdate(pg_proc_rel, &tup->t_self, tup);
-
- table_close(pg_proc_rel, RowExclusiveLock);
-
- /*
- * Also update the dependency to the new type. Opaque is a pinned type, so
- * there is no old dependency record for it that we would need to remove.
- */
- ObjectAddressSet(type_address, TypeRelationId, newRetType);
- ObjectAddressSet(func_address, ProcedureRelationId, funcOid);
- recordDependencyOn(&func_address, &type_address, DEPENDENCY_NORMAL);
-}
-
/*
* CREATE CAST
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/proclang.c b/src/backend/commands/proclang.c
index 9d72edb..21ceeb7 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/proclang.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/proclang.c
@@ -74,27 +74,10 @@ CreateProceduralLanguage(CreatePLangStmt *stmt)
handlerOid = LookupFuncName(stmt->plhandler, 0, NULL, false);
funcrettype = get_func_rettype(handlerOid);
if (funcrettype != LANGUAGE_HANDLEROID)
- {
- /*
- * We allow OPAQUE just so we can load old dump files. When we see a
- * handler function declared OPAQUE, change it to LANGUAGE_HANDLER.
- * (This is probably obsolete and removable?)
- */
- if (funcrettype == OPAQUEOID)
- {
- ereport(WARNING,
- (errcode(ERRCODE_WRONG_OBJECT_TYPE),
- errmsg("changing return type of function %s from %s to %s",
- NameListToString(stmt->plhandler),
- "opaque", "language_handler")));
- SetFunctionReturnType(handlerOid, LANGUAGE_HANDLEROID);
- }
- else
- ereport(ERROR,
- (errcode(ERRCODE_WRONG_OBJECT_TYPE),
- errmsg("function %s must return type %s",
- NameListToString(stmt->plhandler), "language_handler")));
- }
+ ereport(ERROR,
+ (errcode(ERRCODE_WRONG_OBJECT_TYPE),
+ errmsg("function %s must return type %s",
+ NameListToString(stmt->plhandler), "language_handler")));
/* validate the inline function */
if (stmt->plinline)
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/trigger.c b/src/backend/commands/trigger.c
index 6e8b722..056a912 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/trigger.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/trigger.c
@@ -699,25 +699,10 @@ CreateTrigger(CreateTrigStmt *stmt, const char *queryString,
}
funcrettype = get_func_rettype(funcoid);
if (funcrettype != TRIGGEROID)
- {
- /*
- * We allow OPAQUE just so we can load old dump files. When we see a
- * trigger function declared OPAQUE, change it to TRIGGER.
- */
- if (funcrettype == OPAQUEOID)
- {
- ereport(WARNING,
- (errmsg("changing return type of function %s from %s to %s",
- NameListToString(stmt->funcname),
- "opaque", "trigger")));
- SetFunctionReturnType(funcoid, TRIGGEROID);
- }
- else
- ereport(ERROR,
- (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_OBJECT_DEFINITION),
- errmsg("function %s must return type %s",
- NameListToString(stmt->funcname), "trigger")));
- }
+ ereport(ERROR,
+ (errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_OBJECT_DEFINITION),
+ errmsg("function %s must return type %s",
+ NameListToString(stmt->funcname), "trigger")));
/*
* If the command is a user-entered CREATE CONSTRAINT TRIGGER command that
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/pseudotypes.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/pseudotypes.c
index ad0e363..4653fc3 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/pseudotypes.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/pseudotypes.c
@@ -415,7 +415,6 @@ PSEUDOTYPE_DUMMY_IO_FUNCS(fdw_handler);
PSEUDOTYPE_DUMMY_IO_FUNCS(index_am_handler);
PSEUDOTYPE_DUMMY_IO_FUNCS(tsm_handler);
PSEUDOTYPE_DUMMY_IO_FUNCS(internal);
-PSEUDOTYPE_DUMMY_IO_FUNCS(opaque);
PSEUDOTYPE_DUMMY_IO_FUNCS(anyelement);
PSEUDOTYPE_DUMMY_IO_FUNCS(anynonarray);
PSEUDOTYPE_DUMMY_IO_FUNCS(table_am_handler);
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
index ef15390..d3ab5bb 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
@@ -82,10 +82,9 @@ typedef struct
typedef enum OidOptions
{
- zeroAsOpaque = 1,
- zeroAsAny = 2,
- zeroAsStar = 4,
- zeroAsNone = 8
+ zeroIsError = 1,
+ zeroAsStar = 2,
+ zeroAsNone = 4
} OidOptions;
/* global decls */
@@ -122,8 +121,6 @@ static SimpleStringList tabledata_exclude_patterns = {NULL, NULL};
static SimpleOidList tabledata_exclude_oids = {NULL, NULL};
-char g_opaque_type[10]; /* name for the opaque type */
-
/* placeholders for the delimiters for comments */
char g_comment_start[10];
char g_comment_end[10];
@@ -404,7 +401,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
strcpy(g_comment_start, "-- ");
g_comment_end[0] = '\0';
- strcpy(g_opaque_type, "opaque");
progname = get_progname(argv[0]);
@@ -10736,7 +10732,7 @@ dumpBaseType(Archive *fout, TypeInfo *tyinfo)
{
char *elemType;
- elemType = getFormattedTypeName(fout, tyinfo->typelem, zeroAsOpaque);
+ elemType = getFormattedTypeName(fout, tyinfo->typelem, zeroIsError);
appendPQExpBuffer(q, ",\n ELEMENT = %s", elemType);
free(elemType);
}
@@ -11547,7 +11543,7 @@ format_function_arguments_old(Archive *fout,
const char *argname;
typid = allargtypes ? atooid(allargtypes[j]) : finfo->argtypes[j];
- typname = getFormattedTypeName(fout, typid, zeroAsOpaque);
+ typname = getFormattedTypeName(fout, typid, zeroIsError);
if (argmodes)
{
@@ -11616,7 +11612,7 @@ format_function_signature(Archive *fout, FuncInfo *finfo, bool honor_quotes)
appendPQExpBufferStr(&fn, ", ");
typname = getFormattedTypeName(fout, finfo->argtypes[j],
- zeroAsOpaque);
+ zeroIsError);
appendPQExpBufferStr(&fn, typname);
free(typname);
}
@@ -12021,7 +12017,7 @@ dumpFunc(Archive *fout, FuncInfo *finfo)
else
{
rettypename = getFormattedTypeName(fout, finfo->prorettype,
- zeroAsOpaque);
+ zeroIsError);
appendPQExpBuffer(q, " RETURNS %s%s",
(proretset[0] == 't') ? "SETOF " : "",
rettypename);
@@ -13740,7 +13736,7 @@ format_aggregate_signature(AggInfo *agginfo, Archive *fout, bool honor_quotes)
char *typname;
typname = getFormattedTypeName(fout, agginfo->aggfn.argtypes[j],
- zeroAsOpaque);
+ zeroIsError);
appendPQExpBuffer(&buf, "%s%s",
(j > 0) ? ", " : "",
@@ -18363,11 +18359,7 @@ getFormattedTypeName(Archive *fout, Oid oid, OidOptions opts)
if (oid == 0)
{
- if ((opts & zeroAsOpaque) != 0)
- return pg_strdup(g_opaque_type);
- else if ((opts & zeroAsAny) != 0)
- return pg_strdup("'any'");
- else if ((opts & zeroAsStar) != 0)
+ if ((opts & zeroAsStar) != 0)
return pg_strdup("*");
else if ((opts & zeroAsNone) != 0)
return pg_strdup("NONE");
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.h b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.h
index 21004e5..852020b 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.h
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.h
@@ -640,8 +640,6 @@ typedef struct _extensionMemberId
extern char g_comment_start[10];
extern char g_comment_end[10];
-extern char g_opaque_type[10]; /* name for the opaque type */
-
/*
* common utility functions
*/
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
index 07a86c7..7fb574f 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
@@ -7054,12 +7054,6 @@
{ oid => '2305', descr => 'I/O',
proname => 'internal_out', prorettype => 'cstring', proargtypes => 'internal',
prosrc => 'internal_out' },
-{ oid => '2306', descr => 'I/O',
- proname => 'opaque_in', proisstrict => 'f', prorettype => 'opaque',
- proargtypes => 'cstring', prosrc => 'opaque_in' },
-{ oid => '2307', descr => 'I/O',
- proname => 'opaque_out', prorettype => 'cstring', proargtypes => 'opaque',
- prosrc => 'opaque_out' },
{ oid => '2312', descr => 'I/O',
proname => 'anyelement_in', prorettype => 'anyelement',
proargtypes => 'cstring', prosrc => 'anyelement_in' },
@@ -7067,10 +7061,10 @@
proname => 'anyelement_out', prorettype => 'cstring',
proargtypes => 'anyelement', prosrc => 'anyelement_out' },
{ oid => '2398', descr => 'I/O',
- proname => 'shell_in', proisstrict => 'f', prorettype => 'opaque',
+ proname => 'shell_in', proisstrict => 'f', prorettype => 'void',
proargtypes => 'cstring', prosrc => 'shell_in' },
{ oid => '2399', descr => 'I/O',
- proname => 'shell_out', prorettype => 'cstring', proargtypes => 'opaque',
+ proname => 'shell_out', prorettype => 'cstring', proargtypes => 'void',
prosrc => 'shell_out' },
{ oid => '2597', descr => 'I/O',
proname => 'domain_in', proisstrict => 'f', provolatile => 's',
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_type.dat b/src/include/catalog/pg_type.dat
index 4cf2b9d..b00597d 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_type.dat
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_type.dat
@@ -546,10 +546,6 @@
typtype => 'p', typcategory => 'P', typinput => 'internal_in',
typoutput => 'internal_out', typreceive => '-', typsend => '-',
typalign => 'ALIGNOF_POINTER' },
-{ oid => '2282', descr => 'obsolete, deprecated pseudo-type',
- typname => 'opaque', typlen => '4', typbyval => 't', typtype => 'p',
- typcategory => 'P', typinput => 'opaque_in', typoutput => 'opaque_out',
- typreceive => '-', typsend => '-', typalign => 'i' },
{ oid => '2283', descr => 'pseudo-type representing a polymorphic base type',
typname => 'anyelement', typlen => '4', typbyval => 't', typtype => 'p',
typcategory => 'P', typinput => 'anyelement_in',
diff --git a/src/include/commands/defrem.h b/src/include/commands/defrem.h
index 0992c23..5cd6975 100644
--- a/src/include/commands/defrem.h
+++ b/src/include/commands/defrem.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ extern Oid ResolveOpClass(List *opclass, Oid attrType,
/* commands/functioncmds.c */
extern ObjectAddress CreateFunction(ParseState *pstate, CreateFunctionStmt *stmt);
extern void RemoveFunctionById(Oid funcOid);
-extern void SetFunctionReturnType(Oid funcOid, Oid newRetType);
extern ObjectAddress AlterFunction(ParseState *pstate, AlterFunctionStmt *stmt);
extern ObjectAddress CreateCast(CreateCastStmt *stmt);
extern void DropCastById(Oid castOid);
diff --git a/src/pl/plperl/plperl.c b/src/pl/plperl/plperl.c
index a65bce0..5fdf303 100644
--- a/src/pl/plperl/plperl.c
+++ b/src/pl/plperl/plperl.c
@@ -2000,9 +2000,7 @@ plperl_validator(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
/* except for TRIGGER, EVTTRIGGER, RECORD, or VOID */
if (functyptype == TYPTYPE_PSEUDO)
{
- /* we assume OPAQUE with no arguments means a trigger */
- if (proc->prorettype == TRIGGEROID ||
- (proc->prorettype == OPAQUEOID && proc->pronargs == 0))
+ if (proc->prorettype == TRIGGEROID)
is_trigger = true;
else if (proc->prorettype == EVTTRIGGEROID)
is_event_trigger = true;
diff --git a/src/pl/plpgsql/src/pl_handler.c b/src/pl/plpgsql/src/pl_handler.c
index b83087e..b434818 100644
--- a/src/pl/plpgsql/src/pl_handler.c
+++ b/src/pl/plpgsql/src/pl_handler.c
@@ -421,12 +421,10 @@ plpgsql_validator(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
functyptype = get_typtype(proc->prorettype);
/* Disallow pseudotype result */
- /* except for TRIGGER, RECORD, VOID, or polymorphic */
+ /* except for TRIGGER, EVTTRIGGER, RECORD, VOID, or polymorphic */
if (functyptype == TYPTYPE_PSEUDO)
{
- /* we assume OPAQUE with no arguments means a trigger */
- if (proc->prorettype == TRIGGEROID ||
- (proc->prorettype == OPAQUEOID && proc->pronargs == 0))
+ if (proc->prorettype == TRIGGEROID)
is_dml_trigger = true;
else if (proc->prorettype == EVTTRIGGEROID)
is_event_trigger = true;
diff --git a/src/pl/plpython/plpy_main.c b/src/pl/plpython/plpy_main.c
index 882d69e..3eedaa8 100644
--- a/src/pl/plpython/plpy_main.c
+++ b/src/pl/plpython/plpy_main.c
@@ -379,9 +379,7 @@ plpython2_inline_handler(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
static bool
PLy_procedure_is_trigger(Form_pg_proc procStruct)
{
- return (procStruct->prorettype == TRIGGEROID ||
- (procStruct->prorettype == OPAQUEOID &&
- procStruct->pronargs == 0));
+ return (procStruct->prorettype == TRIGGEROID);
}
static void
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/opr_sanity.out b/src/test/regress/expected/opr_sanity.out
index fb6c029..40468e8 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/opr_sanity.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/opr_sanity.out
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ FROM pg_proc as p1
WHERE p1.prorettype = 'cstring'::regtype
AND NOT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM pg_type WHERE typoutput = p1.oid)
AND NOT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM pg_type WHERE typmodout = p1.oid)
- AND p1.oid != 'shell_out(opaque)'::regprocedure
+ AND p1.oid != 'shell_out(void)'::regprocedure
ORDER BY 1;
oid | proname
------+--------------
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/opr_sanity.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/opr_sanity.sql
index 8351b64..f06f245 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/opr_sanity.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/opr_sanity.sql
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ FROM pg_proc as p1
WHERE p1.prorettype = 'cstring'::regtype
AND NOT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM pg_type WHERE typoutput = p1.oid)
AND NOT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM pg_type WHERE typmodout = p1.oid)
- AND p1.oid != 'shell_out(opaque)'::regprocedure
+ AND p1.oid != 'shell_out(void)'::regprocedure
ORDER BY 1;
-- Check for length inconsistencies between the various argument-info arrays.
