v15-0002-Allow-Generic-Type-Subscripting-to-Accept-Dot-No.patch

From 491b42e8a459da1cff2768876fede98e36d681f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nikita Glukhov <n.gluhov@postgrespro.ru>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 22:18:07 -0700
Subject: [PATCH v15 2/7] Allow Generic Type Subscripting to Accept Dot
 Notation (.) as Input

This change extends generic type subscripting to recognize dot
notation (.) in addition to bracket notation ([]). While this does not
yet provide full support for dot notation, it enables subscripting
containers to process it in the future.

For now, container-specific transform functions only handle
subscripting indices and stop processing when encountering dot
notation. It is up to individual containers to decide how to transform
dot notation in subsequent updates.

Authored-by: Nikita Glukhov <glukhov.n.a@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Alexandra Wang <alexandra.wang.oss@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
Reviewed-by: Matheus Alcantara <matheusssilv97@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Jian He <jian.universality@gmail.com>
---
 src/backend/parser/parse_expr.c   | 66 ++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 src/backend/parser/parse_node.c   | 41 +++++++++++++++++--
 src/backend/parser/parse_target.c |  3 +-
 src/backend/utils/adt/arraysubs.c | 13 ++++--
 src/backend/utils/adt/jsonbsubs.c | 11 +++++-
 src/include/parser/parse_node.h   |  3 +-
 6 files changed, 105 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/parser/parse_expr.c b/src/backend/parser/parse_expr.c
index 6e8fd42c612..ff104c95311 100644
--- a/src/backend/parser/parse_expr.c
+++ b/src/backend/parser/parse_expr.c
@@ -441,8 +441,9 @@ transformIndirection(ParseState *pstate, A_Indirection *ind)
 	ListCell   *i;
 
 	/*
-	 * We have to split any field-selection operations apart from
-	 * subscripting.  Adjacent A_Indices nodes have to be treated as a single
+	 * Combine field names and subscripts into a single indirection list, as
+	 * some subscripting containers, such as jsonb, support field access using
+	 * dot notation. Adjacent A_Indices nodes have to be treated as a single
 	 * multidimensional subscript operation.
 	 */
 	foreach(i, ind->indirection)
@@ -460,19 +461,43 @@ transformIndirection(ParseState *pstate, A_Indirection *ind)
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			Node	   *newresult;
-
 			Assert(IsA(n, String));
+			subscripts = lappend(subscripts, n);
+		}
+	}
+
+	while (subscripts)
+	{
+		/* try processing container subscripts first */
+		Node	   *newresult = (Node *)
+			transformContainerSubscripts(pstate,
+										 result,
+										 exprType(result),
+										 exprTypmod(result),
+										 &subscripts,
+										 false,
+										 true);
+
+		if (!newresult)
+		{
+			/*
+			 * generic subscripting failed; falling back to field selection
+			 * for a composite type.
+			 */
+			Node	   *n;
+
+			Assert(subscripts);
 
-			/* process subscripts before this field selection */
-			while (subscripts)
-				result = (Node *) transformContainerSubscripts(pstate,
-															   result,
-															   exprType(result),
-															   exprTypmod(result),
-															   &subscripts,
-															   false);
+			n = linitial(subscripts);
+
+			if (!IsA(n, String))
+				ereport(ERROR,
+						(errcode(ERRCODE_DATATYPE_MISMATCH),
+						 errmsg("cannot subscript type %s because it does not support subscripting",
+								format_type_be(exprType(result))),
+						 parser_errposition(pstate, exprLocation(result))));
 
+			/* try to find function for field selection */
 			newresult = ParseFuncOrColumn(pstate,
 										  list_make1(n),
 										  list_make1(result),
@@ -480,19 +505,16 @@ transformIndirection(ParseState *pstate, A_Indirection *ind)
 										  NULL,
 										  false,
 										  location);
-			if (newresult == NULL)
+
+			if (!newresult)
 				unknown_attribute(pstate, result, strVal(n), location);
-			result = newresult;
+
+			/* consume field select */
+			subscripts = list_delete_first(subscripts);
 		}
+
+		result = newresult;
 	}
-	/* process trailing subscripts, if any */
-	while (subscripts)
-		result = (Node *) transformContainerSubscripts(pstate,
-													   result,
-													   exprType(result),
-													   exprTypmod(result),
-													   &subscripts,
-													   false);
 
 	return result;
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/parser/parse_node.c b/src/backend/parser/parse_node.c
index f05baa50a15..c44a5a0effd 100644
--- a/src/backend/parser/parse_node.c
+++ b/src/backend/parser/parse_node.c
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ transformContainerType(Oid *containerType, int32 *containerTypmod)
  * containerTypMod	typmod for the container
  * indirection		Untransformed list of subscripts (must not be NIL)
  * isAssignment		True if this will become a container assignment.
+ * noError			True for return NULL with no error, if the container type
+ * 					is not subscriptable.
  */
 SubscriptingRef *
 transformContainerSubscripts(ParseState *pstate,
@@ -245,13 +247,15 @@ transformContainerSubscripts(ParseState *pstate,
 							 Oid containerType,
 							 int32 containerTypMod,
 							 List **indirection,
-							 bool isAssignment)
+							 bool isAssignment,
+							 bool noError)
 {
 	SubscriptingRef *sbsref;
 	const SubscriptRoutines *sbsroutines;
 	Oid			elementType;
 	bool		isSlice = false;
 	ListCell   *idx;
+	int			indirection_length = list_length(*indirection);
 
 	/*
 	 * Determine the actual container type, smashing any domain.  In the
@@ -267,11 +271,16 @@ transformContainerSubscripts(ParseState *pstate,
 	 */
 	sbsroutines = getSubscriptingRoutines(containerType, &elementType);
 	if (!sbsroutines)
+	{
+		if (noError)
+			return NULL;
+
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_DATATYPE_MISMATCH),
 				 errmsg("cannot subscript type %s because it does not support subscripting",
 						format_type_be(containerType)),
 				 parser_errposition(pstate, exprLocation(containerBase))));
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Detect whether any of the indirection items are slice specifiers.
@@ -282,9 +291,9 @@ transformContainerSubscripts(ParseState *pstate,
 	 */
 	foreach(idx, *indirection)
 	{
-		A_Indices  *ai = lfirst_node(A_Indices, idx);
+		Node	   *ai = lfirst(idx);
 
-		if (ai->is_slice)
+		if (IsA(ai, A_Indices) && castNode(A_Indices, ai)->is_slice)
 		{
 			isSlice = true;
 			break;
@@ -312,6 +321,32 @@ transformContainerSubscripts(ParseState *pstate,
 	sbsroutines->transform(sbsref, indirection, pstate,
 						   isSlice, isAssignment);
 
+	/*
+	 * Error out, if datatype failed to consume any indirection elements.
+	 */
+	if (list_length(*indirection) == indirection_length)
+	{
+		Node	   *ind = linitial(*indirection);
+
+		if (noError)
+			return NULL;
+
+		if (IsA(ind, String))
+			ereport(ERROR,
+					(errcode(ERRCODE_DATATYPE_MISMATCH),
+					 errmsg("type %s does not support dot notation",
+							format_type_be(containerType)),
+					 parser_errposition(pstate, exprLocation(containerBase))));
+		else if (IsA(ind, A_Indices))
+			ereport(ERROR,
+					(errcode(ERRCODE_DATATYPE_MISMATCH),
+					 errmsg("type %s does not support array subscripting",
+							format_type_be(containerType)),
+					 parser_errposition(pstate, exprLocation(containerBase))));
+		else
+			elog(ERROR, "invalid indirection operation: %d", nodeTag(ind));
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Verify we got a valid type (this defends, for example, against someone
 	 * using array_subscript_handler as typsubscript without setting typelem).
diff --git a/src/backend/parser/parse_target.c b/src/backend/parser/parse_target.c
index a097736229a..b89736ff1ea 100644
--- a/src/backend/parser/parse_target.c
+++ b/src/backend/parser/parse_target.c
@@ -936,7 +936,8 @@ transformAssignmentSubscripts(ParseState *pstate,
 										  containerType,
 										  containerTypMod,
 										  &subscripts,
-										  true);
+										  true,
+										  false);
 
 	typeNeeded = sbsref->refrestype;
 	typmodNeeded = sbsref->reftypmod;
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/arraysubs.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/arraysubs.c
index 234c2c278c1..d03d3519dfd 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/arraysubs.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/arraysubs.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ array_subscript_transform(SubscriptingRef *sbsref,
 	List	   *upperIndexpr = NIL;
 	List	   *lowerIndexpr = NIL;
 	ListCell   *idx;
+	int			ndim;
 
 	/*
 	 * Transform the subscript expressions, and separate upper and lower
@@ -73,9 +74,14 @@ array_subscript_transform(SubscriptingRef *sbsref,
 	 */
 	foreach(idx, *indirection)
 	{
-		A_Indices  *ai = lfirst_node(A_Indices, idx);
+		A_Indices  *ai;
 		Node	   *subexpr;
 
+		if (!IsA(lfirst(idx), A_Indices))
+			break;
+
+		ai = lfirst_node(A_Indices, idx);
+
 		if (isSlice)
 		{
 			if (ai->lidx)
@@ -145,14 +151,15 @@ array_subscript_transform(SubscriptingRef *sbsref,
 	sbsref->reflowerindexpr = lowerIndexpr;
 
 	/* Verify subscript list lengths are within implementation limit */
-	if (list_length(upperIndexpr) > MAXDIM)
+	ndim = list_length(upperIndexpr);
+	if (ndim > MAXDIM)
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_PROGRAM_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
 				 errmsg("number of array dimensions (%d) exceeds the maximum allowed (%d)",
 						list_length(upperIndexpr), MAXDIM)));
 	/* We need not check lowerIndexpr separately */
 
-	*indirection = NIL;
+	*indirection = list_delete_first_n(*indirection, ndim);
 
 	/*
 	 * Determine the result type of the subscripting operation.  It's the same
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/jsonbsubs.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/jsonbsubs.c
index 8ad6aa1ad4f..a0d38a0fd80 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/jsonbsubs.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/jsonbsubs.c
@@ -55,9 +55,14 @@ jsonb_subscript_transform(SubscriptingRef *sbsref,
 	 */
 	foreach(idx, *indirection)
 	{
-		A_Indices  *ai = lfirst_node(A_Indices, idx);
+		A_Indices  *ai;
 		Node	   *subExpr;
 
+		if (!IsA(lfirst(idx), A_Indices))
+			break;
+
+		ai = lfirst_node(A_Indices, idx);
+
 		if (isSlice)
 		{
 			Node	   *expr = ai->uidx ? ai->uidx : ai->lidx;
@@ -160,7 +165,9 @@ jsonb_subscript_transform(SubscriptingRef *sbsref,
 	sbsref->refrestype = JSONBOID;
 	sbsref->reftypmod = -1;
 
-	*indirection = NIL;
+	/* Remove processed elements */
+	if (upperIndexpr)
+		*indirection = list_delete_first_n(*indirection, list_length(upperIndexpr));
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/include/parser/parse_node.h b/src/include/parser/parse_node.h
index 58a4b9df157..5cc3ce58c30 100644
--- a/src/include/parser/parse_node.h
+++ b/src/include/parser/parse_node.h
@@ -362,7 +362,8 @@ extern SubscriptingRef *transformContainerSubscripts(ParseState *pstate,
 													 Oid containerType,
 													 int32 containerTypMod,
 													 List **indirection,
-													 bool isAssignment);
+													 bool isAssignment,
+													 bool noError);
 extern Const *make_const(ParseState *pstate, A_Const *aconst);
 
 #endif							/* PARSE_NODE_H */
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