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authorEtsuro Fujita2023-08-03 08:45:09 +0000
committerEtsuro Fujita2023-08-03 08:45:09 +0000
commit0a1ff1d724e8ef71e1d5e602930bec49f0a9053b (patch)
tree1c37c2054351d6a610c5c3626ac0ab5524627ff4
parentdb395e2239a2a595e937c82f1a14d225f0d02a82 (diff)
Doc: update documentation for creating custom scan paths.
Commit f49842d1e added a new callback for custom scan paths, but missed updating the documentation. Back-patch to all supported branches. Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAPmGK15ODkN%2B%3DhkBCufj1HBW0x5OTb65Xuy7ryXchMdiCMpx_g%40mail.gmail.com
-rw-r--r--doc/src/sgml/custom-scan.sgml19
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/custom-scan.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/custom-scan.sgml
index b8963a28eb1..4ea00748b42 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/custom-scan.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/custom-scan.sgml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ typedef struct CustomPath
by <literal>nodeToString</literal>, so that debugging routines that attempt to
print the custom path will work as designed. <structfield>methods</structfield> must
point to a (usually statically allocated) object implementing the required
- custom path methods, of which there is currently only one.
+ custom path methods, which are further detailed below.
</para>
<para>
@@ -123,6 +123,23 @@ Plan *(*PlanCustomPath) (PlannerInfo *root,
be a <literal>CustomScan</literal> object, which the callback must allocate and
initialize. See <xref linkend="custom-scan-plan"/> for more details.
</para>
+
+ <para>
+<programlisting>
+List *(*ReparameterizeCustomPathByChild) (PlannerInfo *root,
+ List *custom_private,
+ RelOptInfo *child_rel);
+</programlisting>
+ This callback is called while converting a path parameterized by the
+ top-most parent of the given child relation <literal>child_rel</literal>
+ to be parameterized by the child relation. The callback is used to
+ reparameterize any paths or translate any expression nodes saved in the
+ given <literal>custom_private</literal> member of a
+ <structname>CustomPath</structname>. The callback may use
+ <literal>reparameterize_path_by_child</literal>,
+ <literal>adjust_appendrel_attrs</literal> or
+ <literal>adjust_appendrel_attrs_multilevel</literal> as required.
+ </para>
</sect2>
</sect1>