[PATCH v1 2/6] Handle pg_get_viewdef default args in system_functions.sql
Mark Wong <markwkm@gmail.com>
From: Mark Wong <markwkm@gmail.com>
To:
Date: 2025-12-09T17:33:21Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Modernize pg_get_viewdef to use CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION to handle the
optional pretty argument for both versions that use OID or view name.
---
src/backend/catalog/system_functions.sql | 14 ++++++++
src/backend/utils/adt/ruleutils.c | 44 ------------------------
src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat | 11 ++----
3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/system_functions.sql b/src/backend/catalog/system_functions.sql
index febed53c9fa..c7adfad0e05 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/system_functions.sql
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/system_functions.sql
@@ -664,6 +664,20 @@ LANGUAGE INTERNAL
PARALLEL SAFE
AS 'pg_get_ruledef';
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION
+ pg_get_viewdef(view text, pretty bool DEFAULT false)
+RETURNS TEXT
+LANGUAGE INTERNAL
+PARALLEL RESTRICTED
+AS 'pg_get_viewdef_name';
+
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION
+ pg_get_viewdef(view oid, pretty bool DEFAULT false)
+RETURNS TEXT
+LANGUAGE INTERNAL
+PARALLEL RESTRICTED
+AS 'pg_get_viewdef';
+
--
-- The default permissions for functions mean that anyone can execute them.
-- A number of functions shouldn't be executable by just anyone, but rather
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/ruleutils.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/ruleutils.c
index de063d63b4f..7d576834d5c 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/ruleutils.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/ruleutils.c
@@ -658,25 +658,6 @@ pg_get_ruledef_worker(Oid ruleoid, int prettyFlags)
*/
Datum
pg_get_viewdef(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
-{
- /* By OID */
- Oid viewoid = PG_GETARG_OID(0);
- int prettyFlags;
- char *res;
-
- prettyFlags = PRETTYFLAG_INDENT;
-
- res = pg_get_viewdef_worker(viewoid, prettyFlags, WRAP_COLUMN_DEFAULT);
-
- if (res == NULL)
- PG_RETURN_NULL();
-
- PG_RETURN_TEXT_P(string_to_text(res));
-}
-
-
-Datum
-pg_get_viewdef_ext(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
{
/* By OID */
Oid viewoid = PG_GETARG_OID(0);
@@ -716,31 +697,6 @@ pg_get_viewdef_wrap(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
Datum
pg_get_viewdef_name(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
-{
- /* By qualified name */
- text *viewname = PG_GETARG_TEXT_PP(0);
- int prettyFlags;
- RangeVar *viewrel;
- Oid viewoid;
- char *res;
-
- prettyFlags = PRETTYFLAG_INDENT;
-
- /* Look up view name. Can't lock it - we might not have privileges. */
- viewrel = makeRangeVarFromNameList(textToQualifiedNameList(viewname));
- viewoid = RangeVarGetRelid(viewrel, NoLock, false);
-
- res = pg_get_viewdef_worker(viewoid, prettyFlags, WRAP_COLUMN_DEFAULT);
-
- if (res == NULL)
- PG_RETURN_NULL();
-
- PG_RETURN_TEXT_P(string_to_text(res));
-}
-
-
-Datum
-pg_get_viewdef_name_ext(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
{
/* By qualified name */
text *viewname = PG_GETARG_TEXT_PP(0);
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
index c215d47f2d8..2d1aa50dac6 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
@@ -3952,13 +3952,6 @@
proargtypes => 'oid oid', prosrc => 'oidge' },
# System-view support functions
-{ oid => '1640', descr => 'select statement of a view',
- proname => 'pg_get_viewdef', provolatile => 's', proparallel => 'r',
- prorettype => 'text', proargtypes => 'text',
- prosrc => 'pg_get_viewdef_name' },
-{ oid => '1641', descr => 'select statement of a view',
- proname => 'pg_get_viewdef', provolatile => 's', proparallel => 'r',
- prorettype => 'text', proargtypes => 'oid', prosrc => 'pg_get_viewdef' },
{ oid => '1642', descr => 'role name by OID (with fallback)',
proname => 'pg_get_userbyid', provolatile => 's', prorettype => 'name',
proargtypes => 'oid', prosrc => 'pg_get_userbyid' },
@@ -8494,12 +8487,12 @@
descr => 'select statement of a view with pretty-print option',
proname => 'pg_get_viewdef', provolatile => 's', proparallel => 'r',
prorettype => 'text', proargtypes => 'text bool',
- prosrc => 'pg_get_viewdef_name_ext' },
+ prosrc => 'pg_get_viewdef_name' },
{ oid => '2506',
descr => 'select statement of a view with pretty-print option',
proname => 'pg_get_viewdef', provolatile => 's', proparallel => 'r',
prorettype => 'text', proargtypes => 'oid bool',
- prosrc => 'pg_get_viewdef_ext' },
+ prosrc => 'pg_get_viewdef' },
{ oid => '3159',
descr => 'select statement of a view with pretty-printing and specified line wrapping',
proname => 'pg_get_viewdef', provolatile => 's', proparallel => 'r',
--
2.51.2
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