Re: (SQL/PGQ) Clean up orphaned properties when dropping a label
zengman <zengman@halodbtech.com>
From: zengman <zengman@halodbtech.com>
To: Ashutosh Bapat <ashutosh.bapat.oss@gmail.com>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2026-07-02T03:40:17Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Attachments
- 0003-Properties-orphaned-by-dropping-a-label.patch (application/octet-stream) patch 0003
> 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. -- Regards, Man Zeng
Commits
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Fix properties orphaned by dropping a label
- 0e4f0827f639 master landed
- 45d4c917ff4f 19 (unreleased) landed