postgresql/src/backend/parser/parse_coerce.c

/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 *
 * parse_coerce.c
 *		handle type coercions/conversions for parser
 *
 * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2002, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
 * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
 *
 *
 * IDENTIFICATION
 *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/parser/parse_coerce.c,v 2.101 2003/06/27 00:33:25 tgl Exp $
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
#include "postgres.h"

#include "catalog/pg_cast.h"
#include "catalog/pg_proc.h"
#include "nodes/makefuncs.h"
#include "nodes/params.h"
#include "optimizer/clauses.h"
#include "parser/parse_coerce.h"
#include "parser/parse_expr.h"
#include "parser/parse_func.h"
#include "parser/parse_type.h"
#include "utils/builtins.h"
#include "utils/fmgroids.h"
#include "utils/lsyscache.h"
#include "utils/syscache.h"


static Node *coerce_type_typmod(Node *node,
								Oid targetTypeId, int32 targetTypMod,
								CoercionForm cformat, bool isExplicit);
static Node *build_func_call(Oid funcid, Oid rettype, List *args,
							 CoercionForm fformat);


/*
 * coerce_to_target_type()
 *		Convert an expression to a target type and typmod.
 *
 * This is the general-purpose entry point for arbitrary type coercion
 * operations.  Direct use of the component operations can_coerce_type,
 * coerce_type, and coerce_type_typmod should be restricted to special
 * cases (eg, when the conversion is expected to succeed).
 *
 * Returns the possibly-transformed expression tree, or NULL if the type
 * conversion is not possible.  (We do this, rather than elog'ing directly,
 * so that callers can generate custom error messages indicating context.)
 *
 * pstate - parse state (can be NULL, see coerce_type)
 * expr - input expression tree (already transformed by transformExpr)
 * exprtype - result type of expr
 * targettype - desired result type
 * targettypmod - desired result typmod
 * ccontext, cformat - context indicators to control coercions
 */
Node *
coerce_to_target_type(ParseState *pstate, Node *expr, Oid exprtype,
					  Oid targettype, int32 targettypmod,
					  CoercionContext ccontext,
					  CoercionForm cformat)
{
	if (can_coerce_type(1, &exprtype, &targettype, ccontext))
		expr = coerce_type(pstate, expr, exprtype, targettype,
						   ccontext, cformat);
	else if (ccontext >= COERCION_ASSIGNMENT)
	{
		/*
		 * String hacks to get transparent conversions for char and varchar:
		 * if a coercion to text is available, use it for forced coercions to
		 * char(n) or varchar(n) or domains thereof.
		 *
		 * This is pretty grotty, but seems easier to maintain than providing
		 * entries in pg_cast that parallel all the ones for text.
		 */
		Oid		targetbasetype = getBaseType(targettype);

		if (targetbasetype == BPCHAROID || targetbasetype == VARCHAROID)
		{
			Oid			text_id = TEXTOID;

			if (can_coerce_type(1, &exprtype, &text_id, ccontext))
			{
				expr = coerce_type(pstate, expr, exprtype, text_id,
								   ccontext, cformat);
				if (targetbasetype != targettype)
				{
					/* need to coerce to domain over char or varchar */
					expr = coerce_to_domain(expr, targetbasetype, targettype,
											cformat);
				}
				else
				{
					/* need a RelabelType if no typmod coercion will be performed */
					if (targettypmod < 0)
						expr = (Node *) makeRelabelType((Expr *) expr,
														targettype, -1,
														cformat);
				}
			}
			else
				expr = NULL;
		}
		else
			expr = NULL;
	}
	else
		expr = NULL;

	/*
	 * If the target is a fixed-length type, it may need a length coercion
	 * as well as a type coercion.
	 */
	if (expr != NULL)
		expr = coerce_type_typmod(expr, targettype, targettypmod,
								  cformat,
								  (cformat != COERCE_IMPLICIT_CAST));

	return expr;
}


/*
 * coerce_type()
 *		Convert an expression to a different type.
 *
 * The caller should already have determined that the coercion is possible;
 * see can_coerce_type.
 *
 * No coercion to a typmod (length) is performed here.  The caller must
 * call coerce_type_typmod as well, if a typmod constraint is wanted.
 * (But if the target type is a domain, it may internally contain a
 * typmod constraint, which will be applied inside coerce_to_domain.)
 *
 * pstate is only used in the case that we are able to resolve the type of
 * a previously UNKNOWN Param.  It is okay to pass pstate = NULL if the
 * caller does not want type information updated for Params.
 */
Node *
coerce_type(ParseState *pstate, Node *node,
			Oid inputTypeId, Oid targetTypeId,
			CoercionContext ccontext, CoercionForm cformat)
{
	Node	   *result;
	Oid			funcId;

	if (targetTypeId == inputTypeId ||
		node == NULL)
	{
		/* no conversion needed */
		return node;
	}
	if (inputTypeId == UNKNOWNOID && IsA(node, Const))
	{
		/*
		 * Input is a string constant with previously undetermined type.
		 * Apply the target type's typinput function to it to produce a
		 * constant of the target type.
		 *
		 * NOTE: this case cannot be folded together with the other
		 * constant-input case, since the typinput function does not
		 * necessarily behave the same as a type conversion function. For
		 * example, int4's typinput function will reject "1.2", whereas
		 * float-to-int type conversion will round to integer.
		 *
		 * XXX if the typinput function is not immutable, we really ought to
		 * postpone evaluation of the function call until runtime. But
		 * there is no way to represent a typinput function call as an
		 * expression tree, because C-string values are not Datums. (XXX
		 * This *is* possible as of 7.3, do we want to do it?)
		 */
		Const	   *con = (Const *) node;
		Const	   *newcon = makeNode(Const);
		Type		targetType = typeidType(targetTypeId);
		char		targetTyptype = typeTypType(targetType);

		newcon->consttype = targetTypeId;
		newcon->constlen = typeLen(targetType);
		newcon->constbyval = typeByVal(targetType);
		newcon->constisnull = con->constisnull;

		if (!con->constisnull)
		{
			char	   *val = DatumGetCString(DirectFunctionCall1(unknownout,
													   con->constvalue));

			/*
			 * We pass typmod -1 to the input routine, primarily because
			 * existing input routines follow implicit-coercion semantics
			 * for length checks, which is not always what we want here.
			 * Any length constraint will be applied later by our caller.
			 *
			 * Note that we call stringTypeDatum using the domain's pg_type
			 * row, if it's a domain.  This works because the domain row has
			 * the same typinput and typelem as the base type --- ugly...
			 */
			newcon->constvalue = stringTypeDatum(targetType, val, -1);
			pfree(val);
		}

		result = (Node *) newcon;

		/* If target is a domain, apply constraints. */
		if (targetTyptype == 'd')
			result = coerce_to_domain(result, InvalidOid, targetTypeId,
									  cformat);

		ReleaseSysCache(targetType);

		return result;
	}
	if (inputTypeId == UNKNOWNOID && IsA(node, Param) &&
		((Param *) node)->paramkind == PARAM_NUM &&
		pstate != NULL && pstate->p_variableparams)
	{
		/*
		 * Input is a Param of previously undetermined type, and we want
		 * to update our knowledge of the Param's type.  Find the topmost
		 * ParseState and update the state.
		 */
		Param	   *param = (Param *) node;
		int			paramno = param->paramid;
		ParseState *toppstate;

		toppstate = pstate;
		while (toppstate->parentParseState != NULL)
			toppstate = toppstate->parentParseState;

		if (paramno <= 0 ||		/* shouldn't happen, but... */
			paramno > toppstate->p_numparams)
			elog(ERROR, "Parameter '$%d' is out of range", paramno);

		if (toppstate->p_paramtypes[paramno-1] == UNKNOWNOID)
		{
			/* We've successfully resolved the type */
			toppstate->p_paramtypes[paramno-1] = targetTypeId;
		}
		else if (toppstate->p_paramtypes[paramno-1] == targetTypeId)
		{
			/* We previously resolved the type, and it matches */
		}
		else
		{
			/* Ooops */
			elog(ERROR, "Inconsistent types deduced for parameter '$%d'"
				 "\n\tCould be either %s or %s",
				 paramno,
				 format_type_be(toppstate->p_paramtypes[paramno-1]),
				 format_type_be(targetTypeId));
		}

		param->paramtype = targetTypeId;
		return (Node *) param;
	}
	if (targetTypeId == ANYOID ||
		targetTypeId == ANYARRAYOID ||
		targetTypeId == ANYELEMENTOID)
	{
		/* assume can_coerce_type verified that implicit coercion is okay */
		/* NB: we do NOT want a RelabelType here */
		return node;
	}
	if (find_coercion_pathway(targetTypeId, inputTypeId, ccontext,
							  &funcId))
	{
		if (OidIsValid(funcId))
		{
			/*
			 * Generate an expression tree representing run-time
			 * application of the conversion function.	If we are dealing
			 * with a domain target type, the conversion function will
			 * yield the base type.
			 */
			Oid			baseTypeId = getBaseType(targetTypeId);

			result = build_func_call(funcId, baseTypeId, makeList1(node),
									 cformat);

			/*
			 * If domain, coerce to the domain type and relabel with
			 * domain type ID
			 */
			if (targetTypeId != baseTypeId)
				result = coerce_to_domain(result, baseTypeId, targetTypeId,
										  cformat);
		}
		else
		{
			/*
			 * We don't need to do a physical conversion, but we do need
			 * to attach a RelabelType node so that the expression will be
			 * seen to have the intended type when inspected by
			 * higher-level code.
			 *
			 * Also, domains may have value restrictions beyond the base type
			 * that must be accounted for.  If the destination is a domain
			 * then we won't need a RelabelType node.
			 */
			result = coerce_to_domain(node, InvalidOid, targetTypeId,
									  cformat);
			if (result == node)
			{
				/*
				 * XXX could we label result with exprTypmod(node) instead of
				 * default -1 typmod, to save a possible length-coercion
				 * later? Would work if both types have same interpretation of
				 * typmod, which is likely but not certain.
				 */
				result = (Node *) makeRelabelType((Expr *) result,
												  targetTypeId, -1,
												  cformat);
			}
		}
		return result;
	}
	if (typeInheritsFrom(inputTypeId, targetTypeId))
	{
		/*
		 * Input class type is a subclass of target, so nothing to do ---
		 * except relabel the type.  This is binary compatibility for
		 * complex types.
		 */
		return (Node *) makeRelabelType((Expr *) node,
										targetTypeId, -1,
										cformat);
	}
	/* If we get here, caller blew it */
	elog(ERROR, "coerce_type: no conversion function from %s to %s",
		 format_type_be(inputTypeId), format_type_be(targetTypeId));
	return NULL;				/* keep compiler quiet */
}


/*
 * can_coerce_type()
 *		Can input_typeids be coerced to target_typeids?
 *
 * We must be told the context (CAST construct, assignment, implicit coercion)
 * as this determines the set of available casts.
 */
bool
can_coerce_type(int nargs, Oid *input_typeids, Oid *target_typeids,
				CoercionContext ccontext)
{
	bool		have_generics = false;
	int			i;

	/* run through argument list... */
	for (i = 0; i < nargs; i++)
	{
		Oid			inputTypeId = input_typeids[i];
		Oid			targetTypeId = target_typeids[i];
		Oid			funcId;

		/* no problem if same type */
		if (inputTypeId == targetTypeId)
			continue;

		/* don't choke on references to no-longer-existing types */
		if (!typeidIsValid(inputTypeId))
			return false;
		if (!typeidIsValid(targetTypeId))
			return false;

		/*
		 * If input is an untyped string constant, assume we can convert
		 * it to anything except a class type.
		 */
		if (inputTypeId == UNKNOWNOID)
		{
			if (ISCOMPLEX(targetTypeId))
				return false;
			continue;
		}

		/* accept if target is ANY */
		if (targetTypeId == ANYOID)
			continue;

		/* accept if target is ANYARRAY or ANYELEMENT, for now */
		if (targetTypeId == ANYARRAYOID ||
			targetTypeId == ANYELEMENTOID)
		{
			have_generics = true; /* do more checking later */
			continue;
		}

		/*
		 * If pg_cast shows that we can coerce, accept.  This test now
		 * covers both binary-compatible and coercion-function cases.
		 */
		if (find_coercion_pathway(targetTypeId, inputTypeId, ccontext,
								  &funcId))
			continue;

		/*
		 * If input is a class type that inherits from target, accept
		 */
		if (typeInheritsFrom(inputTypeId, targetTypeId))
			continue;

		/*
		 * Else, cannot coerce at this argument position
		 */
		return false;
	}

	/* If we found any generic argument types, cross-check them */
	if (have_generics)
	{
		if (!check_generic_type_consistency(input_typeids, target_typeids,
											nargs))
			return false;
	}

	return true;
}


/*
 * Create an expression tree to represent coercion to a domain type.
 *
 * 'arg': input expression
 * 'baseTypeId': base type of domain, if known (pass InvalidOid if caller
 *		has not bothered to look this up)
 * 'typeId': target type to coerce to
 * 'cformat': coercion format
 *
 * If the target type isn't a domain, the given 'arg' is returned as-is.
 */
Node *
coerce_to_domain(Node *arg, Oid baseTypeId, Oid typeId, CoercionForm cformat)
{
	CoerceToDomain *result;
	int32	typmod;

	/* Get the base type if it hasn't been supplied */
	if (baseTypeId == InvalidOid)
		baseTypeId = getBaseType(typeId);

	/* If it isn't a domain, return the node as it was passed in */
	if (baseTypeId == typeId)
		return arg;

	/*
	 * If the domain applies a typmod to its base type, build the appropriate
	 * coercion step.  Mark it implicit for display purposes, because we don't
	 * want it shown separately by ruleutils.c; but the isExplicit flag passed
	 * to the conversion function depends on the manner in which the domain
	 * coercion is invoked, so that the semantics of implicit and explicit
	 * coercion differ.  (Is that really the behavior we want?)
	 *
	 * NOTE: because we apply this as part of the fixed expression structure,
	 * ALTER DOMAIN cannot alter the typtypmod.  But it's unclear that that
	 * would be safe to do anyway, without lots of knowledge about what the
	 * base type thinks the typmod means.
	 */
	typmod = get_typtypmod(typeId);
	if (typmod >= 0)
		arg = coerce_type_typmod(arg, baseTypeId, typmod,
								 COERCE_IMPLICIT_CAST,
								 (cformat != COERCE_IMPLICIT_CAST));

	/*
	 * Now build the domain coercion node.  This represents run-time checking
	 * of any constraints currently attached to the domain.  This also
	 * ensures that the expression is properly labeled as to result type.
	 */
	result = makeNode(CoerceToDomain);
	result->arg = (Expr *) arg;
	result->resulttype = typeId;
	result->resulttypmod = -1;	/* currently, always -1 for domains */
	result->coercionformat = cformat;

	return (Node *) result;
}


/*
 * coerce_type_typmod()
 *		Force a value to a particular typmod, if meaningful and possible.
 *
 * This is applied to values that are going to be stored in a relation
 * (where we have an atttypmod for the column) as well as values being
 * explicitly CASTed (where the typmod comes from the target type spec).
 *
 * The caller must have already ensured that the value is of the correct
 * type, typically by applying coerce_type.
 *
 * NOTE: this does not need to work on domain types, because any typmod
 * coercion for a domain is considered to be part of the type coercion
 * needed to produce the domain value in the first place.  So, no getBaseType.
 */
static Node *
coerce_type_typmod(Node *node, Oid targetTypeId, int32 targetTypMod,
				   CoercionForm cformat, bool isExplicit)
{
	Oid			funcId;
	int			nargs;

	/*
	 * A negative typmod is assumed to mean that no coercion is wanted.
	 */
	if (targetTypMod < 0 || targetTypMod == exprTypmod(node))
		return node;

	funcId = find_typmod_coercion_function(targetTypeId, &nargs);

	if (OidIsValid(funcId))
	{
		List	   *args;
		Const	   *cons;

		/* Pass given value, plus target typmod as an int4 constant */
		cons = makeConst(INT4OID,
						 sizeof(int32),
						 Int32GetDatum(targetTypMod),
						 false,
						 true);

		args = makeList2(node, cons);

		if (nargs == 3)
		{
			/* Pass it a boolean isExplicit parameter, too */
			cons = makeConst(BOOLOID,
							 sizeof(bool),
							 BoolGetDatum(isExplicit),
							 false,
							 true);

			args = lappend(args, cons);
		}

		node = build_func_call(funcId, targetTypeId, args, cformat);
	}

	return node;
}


/* coerce_to_boolean()
 *		Coerce an argument of a construct that requires boolean input
 *		(AND, OR, NOT, etc).  Also check that input is not a set.
 *
 * Returns the possibly-transformed node tree.
 *
 * As with coerce_type, pstate may be NULL if no special unknown-Param
 * processing is wanted.
 */
Node *
coerce_to_boolean(ParseState *pstate, Node *node,
				  const char *constructName)
{
	Oid			inputTypeId = exprType(node);

	if (inputTypeId != BOOLOID)
	{
		node = coerce_to_target_type(pstate, node, inputTypeId,
									 BOOLOID, -1,
									 COERCION_ASSIGNMENT,
									 COERCE_IMPLICIT_CAST);
		if (node == NULL)
		{
			/* translator: first %s is name of a SQL construct, eg WHERE */
			elog(ERROR, "Argument of %s must be type boolean, not type %s",
				 constructName, format_type_be(inputTypeId));
		}
	}

	if (expression_returns_set(node))
	{
		/* translator: %s is name of a SQL construct, eg WHERE */
		elog(ERROR, "Argument of %s must not be a set function",
			 constructName);
	}

	return node;
}


/* select_common_type()
 *		Determine the common supertype of a list of input expression types.
 *		This is used for determining the output type of CASE and UNION
 *		constructs.
 *
 * typeids is a nonempty list of type OIDs.  Note that earlier items
 * in the list will be preferred if there is doubt.
 * 'context' is a phrase to use in the error message if we fail to select
 * a usable type.
 */
Oid
select_common_type(List *typeids, const char *context)
{
	Oid			ptype;
	CATEGORY	pcategory;
	List	   *l;

	Assert(typeids != NIL);
	ptype = getBaseType(lfirsto(typeids));
	pcategory = TypeCategory(ptype);
	foreach(l, lnext(typeids))
	{
		Oid			ntype = getBaseType(lfirsto(l));

		/* move on to next one if no new information... */
		if ((ntype != InvalidOid) && (ntype != UNKNOWNOID) && (ntype != ptype))
		{
			if ((ptype == InvalidOid) || ptype == UNKNOWNOID)
			{
				/* so far, only nulls so take anything... */
				ptype = ntype;
				pcategory = TypeCategory(ptype);
			}
			else if (TypeCategory(ntype) != pcategory)
			{
				/*
				 * both types in different categories? then not much
				 * hope...
				 */
				elog(ERROR, "%s types '%s' and '%s' not matched",
				  context, format_type_be(ptype), format_type_be(ntype));
			}
			else if (!IsPreferredType(pcategory, ptype) &&
					 can_coerce_type(1, &ptype, &ntype, COERCION_IMPLICIT) &&
					 !can_coerce_type(1, &ntype, &ptype, COERCION_IMPLICIT))
			{
				/*
				 * take new type if can coerce to it implicitly but not the
				 * other way; but if we have a preferred type, stay on it.
				 */
				ptype = ntype;
				pcategory = TypeCategory(ptype);
			}
		}
	}

	/*
	 * If all the inputs were UNKNOWN type --- ie, unknown-type literals
	 * --- then resolve as type TEXT.  This situation comes up with
	 * constructs like SELECT (CASE WHEN foo THEN 'bar' ELSE 'baz' END);
	 * SELECT 'foo' UNION SELECT 'bar'; It might seem desirable to leave
	 * the construct's output type as UNKNOWN, but that really doesn't
	 * work, because we'd probably end up needing a runtime coercion from
	 * UNKNOWN to something else, and we usually won't have it.  We need
	 * to coerce the unknown literals while they are still literals, so a
	 * decision has to be made now.
	 */
	if (ptype == UNKNOWNOID)
		ptype = TEXTOID;

	return ptype;
}

/* coerce_to_common_type()
 *		Coerce an expression to the given type.
 *
 * This is used following select_common_type() to coerce the individual
 * expressions to the desired type.  'context' is a phrase to use in the
 * error message if we fail to coerce.
 *
 * As with coerce_type, pstate may be NULL if no special unknown-Param
 * processing is wanted.
 */
Node *
coerce_to_common_type(ParseState *pstate, Node *node,
					  Oid targetTypeId, const char *context)
{
	Oid			inputTypeId = exprType(node);

	if (inputTypeId == targetTypeId)
		return node;			/* no work */
	if (can_coerce_type(1, &inputTypeId, &targetTypeId, COERCION_IMPLICIT))
		node = coerce_type(pstate, node, inputTypeId, targetTypeId,
						   COERCION_IMPLICIT, COERCE_IMPLICIT_CAST);
	else
		elog(ERROR, "%s unable to convert to type %s",
			 context, format_type_be(targetTypeId));
	return node;
}

/*
 * check_generic_type_consistency()
 *		Are the actual arguments potentially compatible with a
 *		polymorphic function?
 *
 * The argument consistency rules are:
 *
 * 1) All arguments declared ANYARRAY must have matching datatypes,
 *	  and must in fact be varlena arrays.
 * 2) All arguments declared ANYELEMENT must have matching datatypes.
 * 3) If there are arguments of both ANYELEMENT and ANYARRAY, make sure
 *    the actual ANYELEMENT datatype is in fact the element type for
 *    the actual ANYARRAY datatype.
 *
 * If we have UNKNOWN input (ie, an untyped literal) for any ANYELEMENT
 * or ANYARRAY argument, assume it is okay.
 *
 * We do not elog here, but just return FALSE if a rule is violated.
 */
bool
check_generic_type_consistency(Oid *actual_arg_types,
							   Oid *declared_arg_types,
							   int nargs)
{
	int			j;
	Oid			elem_typeid = InvalidOid;
	Oid			array_typeid = InvalidOid;
	Oid			array_typelem;

	/*
	 * Loop through the arguments to see if we have any that are
	 * ANYARRAY or ANYELEMENT. If so, require the actual types to be
	 * self-consistent
	 */
	for (j = 0; j < nargs; j++)
	{
		Oid		actual_type = actual_arg_types[j];

		if (declared_arg_types[j] == ANYELEMENTOID)
		{
			if (actual_type == UNKNOWNOID)
				continue;
			if (OidIsValid(elem_typeid) && actual_type != elem_typeid)
				return false;
			elem_typeid = actual_type;
		}
		else if (declared_arg_types[j] == ANYARRAYOID)
		{
			if (actual_type == UNKNOWNOID)
				continue;
			if (OidIsValid(array_typeid) && actual_type != array_typeid)
				return false;
			array_typeid = actual_type;
		}
	}

	/* Get the element type based on the array type, if we have one */
	if (OidIsValid(array_typeid))
	{
		array_typelem = get_element_type(array_typeid);
		if (!OidIsValid(array_typelem))
			return false;		/* should be an array, but isn't */

		if (!OidIsValid(elem_typeid))
		{
			/* if we don't have an element type yet, use the one we just got */
			elem_typeid = array_typelem;
		}
		else if (array_typelem != elem_typeid)
		{
			/* otherwise, they better match */
			return false;
		}
	}

	/* Looks valid */
	return true;
}

/*
 * enforce_generic_type_consistency()
 *		Make sure a polymorphic function is legally callable, and
 *		deduce actual argument and result types.
 *
 * If ANYARRAY or ANYELEMENT is used for a function's arguments or
 * return type, we make sure the actual data types are consistent with
 * each other. The argument consistency rules are shown above for
 * check_generic_type_consistency().
 *
 * If we have UNKNOWN input (ie, an untyped literal) for any ANYELEMENT
 * or ANYARRAY argument, we attempt to deduce the actual type it should
 * have.  If successful, we alter that position of declared_arg_types[]
 * so that make_fn_arguments will coerce the literal to the right thing.
 *
 * Rules are applied to the function's return type (possibly altering it)
 * if it is declared ANYARRAY or ANYELEMENT:
 *
 * 1) If return type is ANYARRAY, and any argument is ANYARRAY, use the
 *    argument's actual type as the function's return type.
 * 2) If return type is ANYARRAY, no argument is ANYARRAY, but any argument
 *    is ANYELEMENT, use the actual type of the argument to determine
 *    the function's return type, i.e. the element type's corresponding
 *    array type.
 * 3) If return type is ANYARRAY, no argument is ANYARRAY or ANYELEMENT,
 *    generate an ERROR. This condition is prevented by CREATE FUNCTION
 *    and is therefore not expected here.
 * 4) If return type is ANYELEMENT, and any argument is ANYELEMENT, use the
 *    argument's actual type as the function's return type.
 * 5) If return type is ANYELEMENT, no argument is ANYELEMENT, but any
 *    argument is ANYARRAY, use the actual type of the argument to determine
 *    the function's return type, i.e. the array type's corresponding
 *    element type.
 * 6) If return type is ANYELEMENT, no argument is ANYARRAY or ANYELEMENT,
 *    generate an ERROR. This condition is prevented by CREATE FUNCTION
 *    and is therefore not expected here.
 */
Oid
enforce_generic_type_consistency(Oid *actual_arg_types,
								 Oid *declared_arg_types,
								 int nargs,
								 Oid rettype)
{
	int			j;
	bool		have_generics = false;
	bool		have_unknowns = false;
	Oid			elem_typeid = InvalidOid;
	Oid			array_typeid = InvalidOid;
	Oid			array_typelem = InvalidOid;

	/*
	 * Loop through the arguments to see if we have any that are
	 * ANYARRAY or ANYELEMENT. If so, require the actual types to be
	 * self-consistent
	 */
	for (j = 0; j < nargs; j++)
	{
		Oid		actual_type = actual_arg_types[j];

		if (declared_arg_types[j] == ANYELEMENTOID)
		{
			have_generics = true;
			if (actual_type == UNKNOWNOID)
			{
				have_unknowns = true;
				continue;
			}
			if (OidIsValid(elem_typeid) && actual_type != elem_typeid)
				elog(ERROR, "Arguments declared ANYELEMENT are not all alike: %s vs %s",
					 format_type_be(elem_typeid),
					 format_type_be(actual_type));
			elem_typeid = actual_type;
		}
		else if (declared_arg_types[j] == ANYARRAYOID)
		{
			have_generics = true;
			if (actual_type == UNKNOWNOID)
			{
				have_unknowns = true;
				continue;
			}
			if (OidIsValid(array_typeid) && actual_type != array_typeid)
				elog(ERROR, "Arguments declared ANYARRAY are not all alike: %s vs %s",
					 format_type_be(array_typeid),
					 format_type_be(actual_type));
			array_typeid = actual_type;
		}
	}

	/*
	 * Fast Track: if none of the arguments are ANYARRAY or ANYELEMENT,
	 * return the unmodified rettype.
	 */
	if (!have_generics)
		return rettype;

	/* Get the element type based on the array type, if we have one */
	if (OidIsValid(array_typeid))
	{
		array_typelem = get_element_type(array_typeid);
		if (!OidIsValid(array_typelem))
			elog(ERROR, "Argument declared ANYARRAY is not an array: %s",
				 format_type_be(array_typeid));

		if (!OidIsValid(elem_typeid))
		{
			/* if we don't have an element type yet, use the one we just got */
			elem_typeid = array_typelem;
		}
		else if (array_typelem != elem_typeid)
		{
			/* otherwise, they better match */
			elog(ERROR, "Argument declared ANYARRAY is not consistent with "
				 "argument declared ANYELEMENT: %s vs %s",
				 format_type_be(array_typeid),
				 format_type_be(elem_typeid));
		}
	}
	else if (!OidIsValid(elem_typeid))
	{
		/* Only way to get here is if all the generic args are UNKNOWN */
		elog(ERROR, "Cannot determine ANYARRAY/ANYELEMENT type because input is UNKNOWN");
	}

	/*
	 * If we had any unknown inputs, re-scan to assign correct types
	 */
	if (have_unknowns)
	{
		for (j = 0; j < nargs; j++)
		{
			Oid		actual_type = actual_arg_types[j];

			if (actual_type != UNKNOWNOID)
				continue;

			if (declared_arg_types[j] == ANYELEMENTOID)
			{
				declared_arg_types[j] = elem_typeid;
			}
			else if (declared_arg_types[j] == ANYARRAYOID)
			{
				if (!OidIsValid(array_typeid))
				{
					array_typeid = get_array_type(elem_typeid);
					if (!OidIsValid(array_typeid))
						elog(ERROR, "Cannot find array type for datatype %s",
							 format_type_be(elem_typeid));
				}
				declared_arg_types[j] = array_typeid;
			}
		}
	}

	/* if we return ANYARRAYOID use the appropriate argument type */
	if (rettype == ANYARRAYOID)
	{
		if (!OidIsValid(array_typeid))
		{
			array_typeid = get_array_type(elem_typeid);
			if (!OidIsValid(array_typeid))
				elog(ERROR, "Cannot find array type for datatype %s",
					 format_type_be(elem_typeid));
		}
		return array_typeid;
	}

	/* if we return ANYELEMENTOID use the appropriate argument type */
	if (rettype == ANYELEMENTOID)
		return elem_typeid;

	/* we don't return a generic type; send back the original return type */
	return rettype;
}


/* TypeCategory()
 *		Assign a category to the specified type OID.
 *
 * NB: this must not return INVALID_TYPE.
 *
 * XXX This should be moved to system catalog lookups
 * to allow for better type extensibility.
 * - thomas 2001-09-30
 */
CATEGORY
TypeCategory(Oid inType)
{
	CATEGORY	result;

	switch (inType)
	{
		case (BOOLOID):
			result = BOOLEAN_TYPE;
			break;

		case (CHAROID):
		case (NAMEOID):
		case (BPCHAROID):
		case (VARCHAROID):
		case (TEXTOID):
			result = STRING_TYPE;
			break;

		case (BITOID):
		case (VARBITOID):
			result = BITSTRING_TYPE;
			break;

		case (OIDOID):
		case (REGPROCOID):
		case (REGPROCEDUREOID):
		case (REGOPEROID):
		case (REGOPERATOROID):
		case (REGCLASSOID):
		case (REGTYPEOID):
		case (INT2OID):
		case (INT4OID):
		case (INT8OID):
		case (FLOAT4OID):
		case (FLOAT8OID):
		case (NUMERICOID):
		case (CASHOID):
			result = NUMERIC_TYPE;
			break;

		case (DATEOID):
		case (TIMEOID):
		case (TIMETZOID):
		case (ABSTIMEOID):
		case (TIMESTAMPOID):
		case (TIMESTAMPTZOID):
			result = DATETIME_TYPE;
			break;

		case (RELTIMEOID):
		case (TINTERVALOID):
		case (INTERVALOID):
			result = TIMESPAN_TYPE;
			break;

		case (POINTOID):
		case (LSEGOID):
		case (PATHOID):
		case (BOXOID):
		case (POLYGONOID):
		case (LINEOID):
		case (CIRCLEOID):
			result = GEOMETRIC_TYPE;
			break;

		case (INETOID):
		case (CIDROID):
			result = NETWORK_TYPE;
			break;

		case (UNKNOWNOID):
		case (InvalidOid):
			result = UNKNOWN_TYPE;
			break;

		case (RECORDOID):
		case (CSTRINGOID):
		case (ANYOID):
		case (ANYARRAYOID):
		case (VOIDOID):
		case (TRIGGEROID):
		case (LANGUAGE_HANDLEROID):
		case (INTERNALOID):
		case (OPAQUEOID):
		case (ANYELEMENTOID):
			result = GENERIC_TYPE;
			break;

		default:
			result = USER_TYPE;
			break;
	}
	return result;
}	/* TypeCategory() */


/* IsPreferredType()
 *		Check if this type is a preferred type for the given category.
 *
 * If category is INVALID_TYPE, then we'll return TRUE for preferred types
 * of any category; otherwise, only for preferred types of that category.
 *
 * XXX This should be moved to system catalog lookups
 * to allow for better type extensibility.
 * - thomas 2001-09-30
 */
bool
IsPreferredType(CATEGORY category, Oid type)
{
	Oid			preftype;

	if (category == INVALID_TYPE)
		category = TypeCategory(type);
	else if (category != TypeCategory(type))
		return false;

	/*
	 * This switch should agree with TypeCategory(), above.  Note that
	 * at this point, category certainly matches the type.
	 */
	switch (category)
	{
		case (UNKNOWN_TYPE):
		case (GENERIC_TYPE):
			preftype = UNKNOWNOID;
			break;

		case (BOOLEAN_TYPE):
			preftype = BOOLOID;
			break;

		case (STRING_TYPE):
			preftype = TEXTOID;
			break;

		case (BITSTRING_TYPE):
			preftype = VARBITOID;
			break;

		case (NUMERIC_TYPE):
			if (type == OIDOID ||
				type == REGPROCOID ||
				type == REGPROCEDUREOID ||
				type == REGOPEROID ||
				type == REGOPERATOROID ||
				type == REGCLASSOID ||
				type == REGTYPEOID)
				preftype = OIDOID;
			else
				preftype = FLOAT8OID;
			break;

		case (DATETIME_TYPE):
			if (type == DATEOID)
				preftype = TIMESTAMPOID;
			else
				preftype = TIMESTAMPTZOID;
			break;

		case (TIMESPAN_TYPE):
			preftype = INTERVALOID;
			break;

		case (GEOMETRIC_TYPE):
			preftype = type;
			break;

		case (NETWORK_TYPE):
			preftype = INETOID;
			break;

		case (USER_TYPE):
			preftype = type;
			break;

		default:
			elog(ERROR, "IsPreferredType: unknown category");
			preftype = UNKNOWNOID;
			break;
	}

	return (type == preftype);
}	/* IsPreferredType() */


/* IsBinaryCoercible()
 *		Check if srctype is binary-coercible to targettype.
 *
 * This notion allows us to cheat and directly exchange values without
 * going through the trouble of calling a conversion function.  Note that
 * in general, this should only be an implementation shortcut.  Before 7.4,
 * this was also used as a heuristic for resolving overloaded functions and
 * operators, but that's basically a bad idea.
 *
 * As of 7.3, binary coercibility isn't hardwired into the code anymore.
 * We consider two types binary-coercible if there is an implicitly
 * invokable, no-function-needed pg_cast entry.  Also, a domain is always
 * binary-coercible to its base type, though *not* vice versa (in the other
 * direction, one must apply domain constraint checks before accepting the
 * value as legitimate).  We also need to special-case the polymorphic
 * ANYARRAY type.
 *
 * This function replaces IsBinaryCompatible(), which was an inherently
 * symmetric test.  Since the pg_cast entries aren't necessarily symmetric,
 * the order of the operands is now significant.
 */
bool
IsBinaryCoercible(Oid srctype, Oid targettype)
{
	HeapTuple	tuple;
	Form_pg_cast castForm;
	bool		result;

	/* Fast path if same type */
	if (srctype == targettype)
		return true;

	/* If srctype is a domain, reduce to its base type */
	if (OidIsValid(srctype))
		srctype = getBaseType(srctype);

	/* Somewhat-fast path for domain -> base type case */
	if (srctype == targettype)
		return true;

	/* Also accept any array type as coercible to ANYARRAY */
	if (targettype == ANYARRAYOID)
		if (get_element_type(srctype) != InvalidOid)
			return true;

	/* Else look in pg_cast */
	tuple = SearchSysCache(CASTSOURCETARGET,
						   ObjectIdGetDatum(srctype),
						   ObjectIdGetDatum(targettype),
						   0, 0);
	if (!HeapTupleIsValid(tuple))
		return false;			/* no cast */
	castForm = (Form_pg_cast) GETSTRUCT(tuple);

	result = (castForm->castfunc == InvalidOid &&
			  castForm->castcontext == COERCION_CODE_IMPLICIT);

	ReleaseSysCache(tuple);

	return result;
}


/*
 * find_coercion_pathway
 *		Look for a coercion pathway between two types.
 *
 * ccontext determines the set of available casts.
 *
 * If we find a suitable entry in pg_cast, return TRUE, and set *funcid
 * to the castfunc value, which may be InvalidOid for a binary-compatible
 * coercion.
 *
 * NOTE: *funcid == InvalidOid does not necessarily mean that no work is
 * needed to do the coercion; if the target is a domain then we may need to
 * apply domain constraint checking.  If you want to check for a zero-effort
 * conversion then use IsBinaryCoercible().
 */
bool
find_coercion_pathway(Oid targetTypeId, Oid sourceTypeId,
					  CoercionContext ccontext,
					  Oid *funcid)
{
	bool		result = false;
	HeapTuple	tuple;

	*funcid = InvalidOid;

	/* Perhaps the types are domains; if so, look at their base types */
	if (OidIsValid(sourceTypeId))
		sourceTypeId = getBaseType(sourceTypeId);
	if (OidIsValid(targetTypeId))
		targetTypeId = getBaseType(targetTypeId);

	/* Domains are always coercible to and from their base type */
	if (sourceTypeId == targetTypeId)
		return true;

	/* Look in pg_cast */
	tuple = SearchSysCache(CASTSOURCETARGET,
						   ObjectIdGetDatum(sourceTypeId),
						   ObjectIdGetDatum(targetTypeId),
						   0, 0);

	if (HeapTupleIsValid(tuple))
	{
		Form_pg_cast castForm = (Form_pg_cast) GETSTRUCT(tuple);
		CoercionContext castcontext;

		/* convert char value for castcontext to CoercionContext enum */
		switch (castForm->castcontext)
		{
			case COERCION_CODE_IMPLICIT:
				castcontext = COERCION_IMPLICIT;
				break;
			case COERCION_CODE_ASSIGNMENT:
				castcontext = COERCION_ASSIGNMENT;
				break;
			case COERCION_CODE_EXPLICIT:
				castcontext = COERCION_EXPLICIT;
				break;
			default:
				elog(ERROR, "find_coercion_pathway: bogus castcontext %c",
					 castForm->castcontext);
				castcontext = 0;	/* keep compiler quiet */
				break;
		}

		/* Rely on ordering of enum for correct behavior here */
		if (ccontext >= castcontext)
		{
			*funcid = castForm->castfunc;
			result = true;
		}

		ReleaseSysCache(tuple);
	}
	else
	{
		/*
		 * If there's no pg_cast entry, perhaps we are dealing with a
		 * pair of array types.  If so, and if the element types have
		 * a suitable cast, use array_type_coerce().
		 */
		Oid			targetElemType;
		Oid			sourceElemType;
		Oid			elemfuncid;

		if ((targetElemType = get_element_type(targetTypeId)) != InvalidOid &&
			(sourceElemType = get_element_type(sourceTypeId)) != InvalidOid)
		{
			if (find_coercion_pathway(targetElemType, sourceElemType,
									  ccontext, &elemfuncid))
			{
				*funcid = F_ARRAY_TYPE_COERCE;
				result = true;
			}
		}
	}

	return result;
}


/*
 * find_typmod_coercion_function -- does the given type need length coercion?
 *
 * If the target type possesses a function named for the type
 * and having parameter signature (targettype, int4), we assume that
 * the type requires coercion to its own length and that the said
 * function should be invoked to do that.
 *
 * Alternatively, the length-coercing function may have the signature
 * (targettype, int4, bool).  On success, *nargs is set to report which
 * signature we found.
 *
 * "bpchar" (ie, char(N)) and "numeric" are examples of such types.
 *
 * If the given type is a varlena array type, we do not look for a coercion
 * function associated directly with the array type, but instead look for
 * one associated with the element type.  If one exists, we report
 * array_length_coerce() as the coercion function to use.
 *
 * This mechanism may seem pretty grotty and in need of replacement by
 * something in pg_cast, but since typmod is only interesting for datatypes
 * that have special handling in the grammar, there's not really much
 * percentage in making it any easier to apply such coercions ...
 */
Oid
find_typmod_coercion_function(Oid typeId, int *nargs)
{
	Oid			funcid = InvalidOid;
	bool		isArray = false;
	Type		targetType;
	Form_pg_type typeForm;
	char	   *typname;
	Oid			typnamespace;
	Oid			oid_array[FUNC_MAX_ARGS];
	HeapTuple	ftup;

	targetType = typeidType(typeId);
	typeForm = (Form_pg_type) GETSTRUCT(targetType);

	/* Check for a varlena array type (and not a domain) */
	if (typeForm->typelem != InvalidOid &&
		typeForm->typlen == -1 &&
		typeForm->typtype != 'd')
	{
		/* Yes, switch our attention to the element type */
		typeId = typeForm->typelem;
		ReleaseSysCache(targetType);
		targetType = typeidType(typeId);
		typeForm = (Form_pg_type) GETSTRUCT(targetType);
		isArray = true;
	}

	/* Function name is same as type internal name, and in same namespace */
	typname = NameStr(typeForm->typname);
	typnamespace = typeForm->typnamespace;

	/* First look for parameters (type, int4) */
	MemSet(oid_array, 0, FUNC_MAX_ARGS * sizeof(Oid));
	oid_array[0] = typeId;
	oid_array[1] = INT4OID;
	*nargs = 2;

	ftup = SearchSysCache(PROCNAMENSP,
						  CStringGetDatum(typname),
						  Int16GetDatum(2),
						  PointerGetDatum(oid_array),
						  ObjectIdGetDatum(typnamespace));
	if (HeapTupleIsValid(ftup))
	{
		Form_pg_proc pform = (Form_pg_proc) GETSTRUCT(ftup);

		/* Make sure the function's result type is as expected */
		if (pform->prorettype == typeId && !pform->proretset &&
			!pform->proisagg)
		{
			/* Okay to use it */
			funcid = HeapTupleGetOid(ftup);
		}
		ReleaseSysCache(ftup);
	}

	if (!OidIsValid(funcid))
	{
		/* Didn't find a function, so now try (type, int4, bool) */
		oid_array[2] = BOOLOID;
		*nargs = 3;

		ftup = SearchSysCache(PROCNAMENSP,
							  CStringGetDatum(typname),
							  Int16GetDatum(3),
							  PointerGetDatum(oid_array),
							  ObjectIdGetDatum(typnamespace));
		if (HeapTupleIsValid(ftup))
		{
			Form_pg_proc pform = (Form_pg_proc) GETSTRUCT(ftup);

			/* Make sure the function's result type is as expected */
			if (pform->prorettype == typeId && !pform->proretset &&
				!pform->proisagg)
			{
				/* Okay to use it */
				funcid = HeapTupleGetOid(ftup);
			}
			ReleaseSysCache(ftup);
		}
	}

	ReleaseSysCache(targetType);

	/*
	 * Now, if we did find a coercion function for an array element type,
	 * report array_length_coerce() as the function to use.  We know it
	 * takes three arguments always.
	 */
	if (isArray && OidIsValid(funcid))
	{
		funcid = F_ARRAY_LENGTH_COERCE;
		*nargs = 3;
	}

	return funcid;
}

/*
 * Build an expression tree representing a function call.
 *
 * The argument expressions must have been transformed already.
 */
static Node *
build_func_call(Oid funcid, Oid rettype, List *args, CoercionForm fformat)
{
	FuncExpr   *funcexpr;

	funcexpr = makeNode(FuncExpr);
	funcexpr->funcid = funcid;
	funcexpr->funcresulttype = rettype;
	funcexpr->funcretset = false;		/* only possible case here */
	funcexpr->funcformat = fformat;
	funcexpr->args = args;

	return (Node *) funcexpr;
}