Re: (SQL/PGQ) Clean up orphaned properties when dropping a label
Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org>
From: Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org>
To: zengman <zengman@halodbtech.com>,
Ashutosh Bapat <ashutosh.bapat.oss@gmail.com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2026-07-05T11:57:41Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On 02.07.26 05:40, zengman wrote: >> The word properties in the commit message means different things in >> different contexts leading to a possible confusion. Commit message >> below is clearer, I think >> >> AlterPropGraph() cleans up pg_propgraph_property entries that are >> orphaned by dropping an element or by dropping properties associated >> with an element. But it doesn't clean up pg_propgraph_property entries >> that are orphaned by dropping labels associated with an element. Fix this >> missing case. >> >> Also the comment in the test may read better if rewritten like below >> >> -- Dropping a label should drop only orphaned properties. Dropping label t3l1 >> -- should also drop zz because it is only associated with label t3l2. But x is >> -- not dropped, even if it is associated with t3l2, because it remains >> -- associated with t3l1. zz will not appear in the information schema queries >> -- outputs below, but x will. >> >> I did not change the comment to mention pg_propgraph_properties since >> the comment is clear even without mentioning it. >> >> What do you think? >> >> I have verified that the patch you have attached applies cleanly on >> master. But it may not apply cleanly in case another change to >> create_property_graph.sql goes in first. We will provide rebased patch >> if that happens. > > Hi Ashutosh, > > Thanks for the review. I've updated the commit message per your suggestion — your version is clearer, so I've adopted it as-is. > > Regarding the test comment: I kept the original wording. The current comment already describes the case accurately (zz is orphaned because it's only associated with the dropped > label t3l2, while x is not orphaned because it remains associated with t3l1), so I left it unchanged. > > No worries — if a rebase is needed later, I'll take care of it. > > Attached is the updated patch, rebased on the current master. Committed, thanks.
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Fix properties orphaned by dropping a label
- 0e4f0827f639 master landed
- 45d4c917ff4f 19 (unreleased) landed