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-rw-r--r--contrib/tablefunc/README.tablefunc9
-rw-r--r--contrib/tablefunc/tablefunc.c27
2 files changed, 29 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/contrib/tablefunc/README.tablefunc b/contrib/tablefunc/README.tablefunc
index fe437256d7e..c1faf190b30 100644
--- a/contrib/tablefunc/README.tablefunc
+++ b/contrib/tablefunc/README.tablefunc
@@ -365,7 +365,9 @@ Inputs
branch_delim
- if optional branch value is desired, this string is used as the delimiter
+ If optional branch value is desired, this string is used as the delimiter.
+ When not provided, a default value of '~' is used for internal
+ recursion detection only, and no "branch" field is returned.
Outputs
@@ -388,7 +390,10 @@ Notes
the level value output
3. If the branch field is not desired, omit both the branch_delim input
- parameter *and* the branch field in the query column definition
+ parameter *and* the branch field in the query column definition. Note
+ that when branch_delim is not provided, a default value of '~' is used
+ for branch_delim for internal recursion detection, even though the branch
+ field is not returned.
4. If the branch field is desired, it must be the forth column in the query
column definition, and it must be type TEXT
diff --git a/contrib/tablefunc/tablefunc.c b/contrib/tablefunc/tablefunc.c
index f5ac0f8ee67..6ea1e72b681 100644
--- a/contrib/tablefunc/tablefunc.c
+++ b/contrib/tablefunc/tablefunc.c
@@ -652,6 +652,9 @@ connectby_text(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
branch_delim = GET_STR(PG_GETARG_TEXT_P(5));
show_branch = true;
}
+ else
+ /* default is no show, tilde for the delimiter */
+ branch_delim = pstrdup("~");
per_query_ctx = rsinfo->econtext->ecxt_per_query_memory;
oldcontext = MemoryContextSwitchTo(per_query_ctx);
@@ -798,10 +801,16 @@ build_tuplestore_recursively(char *key_fld,
char *current_branch;
char **values;
StringInfo branchstr = NULL;
+ StringInfo chk_branchstr = NULL;
+ StringInfo chk_current_key = NULL;
/* start a new branch */
branchstr = makeStringInfo();
+ /* need these to check for recursion */
+ chk_branchstr = makeStringInfo();
+ chk_current_key = makeStringInfo();
+
if (show_branch)
values = (char **) palloc(CONNECTBY_NCOLS * sizeof(char *));
else
@@ -854,22 +863,24 @@ build_tuplestore_recursively(char *key_fld,
{
/* initialize branch for this pass */
appendStringInfo(branchstr, "%s", branch);
+ appendStringInfo(chk_branchstr, "%s%s%s", branch_delim, branch, branch_delim);
/* get the next sql result tuple */
spi_tuple = tuptable->vals[i];
/* get the current key and parent */
current_key = SPI_getvalue(spi_tuple, spi_tupdesc, 1);
+ appendStringInfo(chk_current_key, "%s%s%s", branch_delim, current_key, branch_delim);
current_key_parent = pstrdup(SPI_getvalue(spi_tuple, spi_tupdesc, 2));
- /* check to see if this key is also an ancestor */
- if (strstr(branchstr->data, current_key))
- elog(ERROR, "infinite recursion detected");
-
/* get the current level */
sprintf(current_level, "%d", level);
- /* extend the branch */
+ /* check to see if this key is also an ancestor */
+ if (strstr(chk_branchstr->data, chk_current_key->data))
+ elog(ERROR, "infinite recursion detected");
+
+ /* OK, extend the branch */
appendStringInfo(branchstr, "%s%s", branch_delim, current_key);
current_branch = branchstr->data;
@@ -913,6 +924,12 @@ build_tuplestore_recursively(char *key_fld,
/* reset branch for next pass */
xpfree(branchstr->data);
initStringInfo(branchstr);
+
+ xpfree(chk_branchstr->data);
+ initStringInfo(chk_branchstr);
+
+ xpfree(chk_current_key->data);
+ initStringInfo(chk_current_key);
}
}