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diff --git a/src/include/nodes/supportnodes.h b/src/include/nodes/supportnodes.h
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--- a/src/include/nodes/supportnodes.h
+++ b/src/include/nodes/supportnodes.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
#include "nodes/primnodes.h"
struct PlannerInfo; /* avoid including relation.h here */
+struct SpecialJoinInfo;
/*
@@ -67,4 +68,103 @@ typedef struct SupportRequestSimplify
FuncExpr *fcall; /* Function call to be simplified */
} SupportRequestSimplify;
+/*
+ * The Selectivity request allows the support function to provide a
+ * selectivity estimate for a function appearing at top level of a WHERE
+ * clause (so it applies only to functions returning boolean).
+ *
+ * The input arguments are the same as are supplied to operator restriction
+ * and join estimators, except that we unify those two APIs into just one
+ * request type. See clause_selectivity() for the details.
+ *
+ * If an estimate can be made, store it into the "selectivity" field and
+ * return the address of the SupportRequestSelectivity node; the estimate
+ * must be between 0 and 1 inclusive. Return NULL if no estimate can be
+ * made (in which case the planner will fall back to a default estimate,
+ * traditionally 1/3).
+ *
+ * If the target function is being used as the implementation of an operator,
+ * the support function will not be used for this purpose; the operator's
+ * restriction or join estimator is consulted instead.
+ */
+typedef struct SupportRequestSelectivity
+{
+ NodeTag type;
+
+ /* Input fields: */
+ struct PlannerInfo *root; /* Planner's infrastructure */
+ Oid funcid; /* function we are inquiring about */
+ List *args; /* pre-simplified arguments to function */
+ Oid inputcollid; /* function's input collation */
+ bool is_join; /* is this a join or restriction case? */
+ int varRelid; /* if restriction, RTI of target relation */
+ JoinType jointype; /* if join, outer join type */
+ struct SpecialJoinInfo *sjinfo; /* if outer join, info about join */
+
+ /* Output fields: */
+ Selectivity selectivity; /* returned selectivity estimate */
+} SupportRequestSelectivity;
+
+/*
+ * The Cost request allows the support function to provide an execution
+ * cost estimate for its target function. The cost estimate can include
+ * both a one-time (query startup) component and a per-execution component.
+ * The estimate should *not* include the costs of evaluating the target
+ * function's arguments, only the target function itself.
+ *
+ * The "node" argument is normally the parse node that is invoking the
+ * target function. This is a FuncExpr in the simplest case, but it could
+ * also be an OpExpr, DistinctExpr, NullIfExpr, or WindowFunc, or possibly
+ * other cases in future. NULL is passed if the function cannot presume
+ * its arguments to be equivalent to what the calling node presents as
+ * arguments; that happens for, e.g., aggregate support functions and
+ * per-column comparison operators used by RowExprs.
+ *
+ * If an estimate can be made, store it into the cost fields and return the
+ * address of the SupportRequestCost node. Return NULL if no estimate can be
+ * made, in which case the planner will rely on the target function's procost
+ * field. (Note: while procost is automatically scaled by cpu_operator_cost,
+ * this is not the case for the outputs of the Cost request; the support
+ * function must scale its results appropriately on its own.)
+ */
+typedef struct SupportRequestCost
+{
+ NodeTag type;
+
+ /* Input fields: */
+ struct PlannerInfo *root; /* Planner's infrastructure (could be NULL) */
+ Oid funcid; /* function we are inquiring about */
+ Node *node; /* parse node invoking function, or NULL */
+
+ /* Output fields: */
+ Cost startup; /* one-time cost */
+ Cost per_tuple; /* per-evaluation cost */
+} SupportRequestCost;
+
+/*
+ * The Rows request allows the support function to provide an output rowcount
+ * estimate for its target function (so it applies only to set-returning
+ * functions).
+ *
+ * The "node" argument is the parse node that is invoking the target function;
+ * currently this will always be a FuncExpr or OpExpr.
+ *
+ * If an estimate can be made, store it into the rows field and return the
+ * address of the SupportRequestRows node. Return NULL if no estimate can be
+ * made, in which case the planner will rely on the target function's prorows
+ * field.
+ */
+typedef struct SupportRequestRows
+{
+ NodeTag type;
+
+ /* Input fields: */
+ struct PlannerInfo *root; /* Planner's infrastructure (could be NULL) */
+ Oid funcid; /* function we are inquiring about */
+ Node *node; /* parse node invoking function */
+
+ /* Output fields: */
+ double rows; /* number of rows expected to be returned */
+} SupportRequestRows;
+
#endif /* SUPPORTNODES_H */