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-rw-r--r--src/backend/parser/parse_cte.c53
-rw-r--r--src/test/regress/expected/with.out40
-rw-r--r--src/test/regress/sql/with.sql29
3 files changed, 102 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/src/backend/parser/parse_cte.c b/src/backend/parser/parse_cte.c
index c5b1a49725c..d7ccb65d647 100644
--- a/src/backend/parser/parse_cte.c
+++ b/src/backend/parser/parse_cte.c
@@ -883,25 +883,14 @@ checkWellFormedRecursion(CteState *cstate)
cte->ctename),
parser_errposition(cstate->pstate, cte->location)));
- /* The left-hand operand mustn't contain self-reference at all */
- cstate->curitem = i;
- cstate->innerwiths = NIL;
- cstate->selfrefcount = 0;
- cstate->context = RECURSION_NONRECURSIVETERM;
- checkWellFormedRecursionWalker((Node *) stmt->larg, cstate);
- Assert(cstate->innerwiths == NIL);
-
- /* Right-hand operand should contain one reference in a valid place */
- cstate->curitem = i;
- cstate->innerwiths = NIL;
- cstate->selfrefcount = 0;
- cstate->context = RECURSION_OK;
- checkWellFormedRecursionWalker((Node *) stmt->rarg, cstate);
- Assert(cstate->innerwiths == NIL);
- if (cstate->selfrefcount != 1) /* shouldn't happen */
- elog(ERROR, "missing recursive reference");
-
- /* WITH mustn't contain self-reference, either */
+ /*
+ * Really, we should insist that there not be a top-level WITH, since
+ * syntactically that would enclose the UNION. However, we've not
+ * done so in the past and it's probably too late to change. Settle
+ * for insisting that WITH not contain a self-reference. Test this
+ * before examining the UNION arms, to avoid issuing confusing errors
+ * in such cases.
+ */
if (stmt->withClause)
{
cstate->curitem = i;
@@ -918,7 +907,9 @@ checkWellFormedRecursion(CteState *cstate)
* don't make sense because it's impossible to figure out what they
* mean when we have only part of the recursive query's results. (If
* we did allow them, we'd have to check for recursive references
- * inside these subtrees.)
+ * inside these subtrees. As for WITH, we have to do this before
+ * examining the UNION arms, to avoid issuing confusing errors if
+ * there is a recursive reference here.)
*/
if (stmt->sortClause)
ereport(ERROR,
@@ -944,6 +935,28 @@ checkWellFormedRecursion(CteState *cstate)
errmsg("FOR UPDATE/SHARE in a recursive query is not implemented"),
parser_errposition(cstate->pstate,
exprLocation((Node *) stmt->lockingClause))));
+
+ /*
+ * Now we can get on with checking the UNION operands themselves.
+ *
+ * The left-hand operand mustn't contain a self-reference at all.
+ */
+ cstate->curitem = i;
+ cstate->innerwiths = NIL;
+ cstate->selfrefcount = 0;
+ cstate->context = RECURSION_NONRECURSIVETERM;
+ checkWellFormedRecursionWalker((Node *) stmt->larg, cstate);
+ Assert(cstate->innerwiths == NIL);
+
+ /* Right-hand operand should contain one reference in a valid place */
+ cstate->curitem = i;
+ cstate->innerwiths = NIL;
+ cstate->selfrefcount = 0;
+ cstate->context = RECURSION_OK;
+ checkWellFormedRecursionWalker((Node *) stmt->rarg, cstate);
+ Assert(cstate->innerwiths == NIL);
+ if (cstate->selfrefcount != 1) /* shouldn't happen */
+ elog(ERROR, "missing recursive reference");
}
}
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/with.out b/src/test/regress/expected/with.out
index a01efa50a51..86e64602262 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/with.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/with.out
@@ -1976,6 +1976,46 @@ WITH RECURSIVE x(n) AS (SELECT n FROM x UNION ALL SELECT 1)
ERROR: recursive reference to query "x" must not appear within its non-recursive term
LINE 1: WITH RECURSIVE x(n) AS (SELECT n FROM x UNION ALL SELECT 1)
^
+-- allow this, because we historically have
+WITH RECURSIVE x(n) AS (
+ WITH x1 AS (SELECT 1 AS n)
+ SELECT 0
+ UNION
+ SELECT * FROM x1)
+ SELECT * FROM x;
+ n
+---
+ 0
+ 1
+(2 rows)
+
+-- but this should be rejected
+WITH RECURSIVE x(n) AS (
+ WITH x1 AS (SELECT 1 FROM x)
+ SELECT 0
+ UNION
+ SELECT * FROM x1)
+ SELECT * FROM x;
+ERROR: recursive reference to query "x" must not appear within a subquery
+LINE 2: WITH x1 AS (SELECT 1 FROM x)
+ ^
+-- and this too
+WITH RECURSIVE x(n) AS (
+ (WITH x1 AS (SELECT 1 FROM x) SELECT * FROM x1)
+ UNION
+ SELECT 0)
+ SELECT * FROM x;
+ERROR: recursive reference to query "x" must not appear within its non-recursive term
+LINE 2: (WITH x1 AS (SELECT 1 FROM x) SELECT * FROM x1)
+ ^
+-- and this
+WITH RECURSIVE x(n) AS (
+ SELECT 0 UNION SELECT 1
+ ORDER BY (SELECT n FROM x))
+ SELECT * FROM x;
+ERROR: ORDER BY in a recursive query is not implemented
+LINE 3: ORDER BY (SELECT n FROM x))
+ ^
CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE y (a INTEGER);
INSERT INTO y SELECT generate_series(1, 10);
-- LEFT JOIN
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/with.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/with.sql
index 582139df7bd..b2817a5c633 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/with.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/with.sql
@@ -889,6 +889,35 @@ WITH RECURSIVE x(n) AS (SELECT n FROM x)
WITH RECURSIVE x(n) AS (SELECT n FROM x UNION ALL SELECT 1)
SELECT * FROM x;
+-- allow this, because we historically have
+WITH RECURSIVE x(n) AS (
+ WITH x1 AS (SELECT 1 AS n)
+ SELECT 0
+ UNION
+ SELECT * FROM x1)
+ SELECT * FROM x;
+
+-- but this should be rejected
+WITH RECURSIVE x(n) AS (
+ WITH x1 AS (SELECT 1 FROM x)
+ SELECT 0
+ UNION
+ SELECT * FROM x1)
+ SELECT * FROM x;
+
+-- and this too
+WITH RECURSIVE x(n) AS (
+ (WITH x1 AS (SELECT 1 FROM x) SELECT * FROM x1)
+ UNION
+ SELECT 0)
+ SELECT * FROM x;
+
+-- and this
+WITH RECURSIVE x(n) AS (
+ SELECT 0 UNION SELECT 1
+ ORDER BY (SELECT n FROM x))
+ SELECT * FROM x;
+
CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE y (a INTEGER);
INSERT INTO y SELECT generate_series(1, 10);