On 24.01.25 22:01, Chapman Flack wrote:
> It seems to me the key connection there is that the ISO SQL standard
> defines XMLDOCUMENT by equivalence to what `document { $expr }` means
> in the W3 XML Query standard.
It seems I missed one sentence. My bad.
Next try... :)
The <function>xmldocument</function> function returns the input argument
unchanged, or <literal>NULL</literal> if the argument is
<literal>NULL</literal>, and is provided for compatibility.
The SQL-standard <replaceable>XMLDocument</replaceable> function applied
to an XML value <literal>$EXPR</literal>, has effects equivalent to the
XML Query expression <replaceable>document { $EXPR }</replaceable>. It
replaces any document nodes in the input with their children and wraps
the whole result in a single <replaceable>document node</replaceable>.
In the XML Query standard, a <replaceable>document node</replaceable>
represents a relaxed version of an XML document structure. This
corresponds to what PostgreSQL's single XML type allows, meaning that
any valid non-null PostgreSQL XML value can be returned unchanged. Other
systems may support more permissive XML data types, such as
<literal>XML(SEQUENCE)</literal>, which allow values that do not conform
to this structure. In PostgreSQL, every valid non-null value of the XML
type already has that structure, making additional processing by this
function unnecessary.
v6 attached.
Thanks.
Best regards, JimFrom 44ca7b7664d7fe49b95ced79c51d1b5f55741b81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jim Jones <jim.jo...@uni-muenster.de>
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 20:51:00 +0100
Subject: [PATCH v6] Add XMLDocument function (SQL/XML X030)
This patch adds the SQL/XML X030 function XMLDocument. It returns
an XML document from a given XML expression. An XML document node
can have any number of children nodes. Since our XML data type
corresponds to XML(CONTENT(ANY)), any expression already validated
by the input function is considered valid output for XMLDocument.
As a result, this function simply returns its input value. While
this implementation is quite trivial, it follows the SQL/XML
standard and facilitates the migration of SQL statements from
other database systems that also support X030.
Usage:
WITH t(x) AS (
VALUES
(xmlparse(DOCUMENT '<root><foo>bar</foo></root>')),
(xmlforest(42 AS foo, 73 AS bar)),
(NULL)
)
SELECT xmldocument(x) FROM t;
xmldocument
-----------------------------
<root><foo>bar</foo></root>
<foo>42</foo><bar>73</bar>
(3 rows)
This patch also adds documentation and tests.
---
doc/src/sgml/func.sgml | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
src/backend/catalog/sql_features.txt | 2 +-
src/backend/utils/adt/xml.c | 19 +++++++++
src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat | 3 ++
src/test/regress/expected/xml.out | 58 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
src/test/regress/expected/xml_1.out | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++
src/test/regress/expected/xml_2.out | 58 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
src/test/regress/sql/xml.sql | 19 +++++++++
8 files changed, 259 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
index 5678e7621a..25c11d3af2 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
@@ -14430,6 +14430,60 @@ SELECT xmlcomment('hello');
</para>
</sect3>
+ <sect3 id="functions-producing-xml-xmldocument">
+ <title><literal>xmldocument</literal></title>
+
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>xmldocument</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+<synopsis>
+<function>xmldocument</function> ( <type>xml</type> ) <returnvalue>xml</returnvalue>
+</synopsis>
+
+ <para>
+ The <function>xmldocument</function> function returns the input argument
+ unchanged, or <literal>NULL</literal> if the argument is <literal>NULL</literal>,
+ and is provided for compatibility.
+
+ The SQL-standard <replaceable>XMLDocument</replaceable> function applied to an
+ XML value <literal>$EXPR</literal>, has effects equivalent to the XML
+ Query expression <replaceable>document { $EXPR }</replaceable>. It replaces any
+ document nodes in the input with their children and wraps the whole result in a
+ single <replaceable>document node</replaceable>.
+
+ In the XML Query standard, a <replaceable>document node</replaceable> represents
+ a relaxed version of an XML document structure. This corresponds to what PostgreSQL's
+ single XML type allows, meaning that any valid non-null PostgreSQL XML value can be
+ returned unchanged. Other systems may support more permissive XML data types,
+ such as <literal>XML(SEQUENCE)</literal>, which allow values that do not conform to
+ this structure. In PostgreSQL, every valid non-null value of the XML type already has
+ that structure, making additional processing by this function unnecessary.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Example:
+<screen><![CDATA[
+WITH xmldata (val) AS (
+ VALUES
+ (xmlparse(DOCUMENT '<root><foo>bar</foo></root>')),
+ (xmltext('foo&bar')),
+ (xmlelement(NAME el)),
+ (xmlforest(42 AS foo, 73 AS bar))
+)
+SELECT xmldocument(val) FROM xmldata;
+
+ xmldocument
+-----------------------------
+ <root><foo>bar</foo></root>
+ foo&bar
+ <el/>
+ <foo>42</foo><bar>73</bar>
+(4 rows)
+]]></screen>
+ </para>
+ </sect3>
+
<sect3 id="functions-producing-xml-xmlconcat">
<title><literal>xmlconcat</literal></title>
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/sql_features.txt b/src/backend/catalog/sql_features.txt
index 2f250d2c57..f621b6af1d 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/sql_features.txt
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/sql_features.txt
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ X015 Fields of XML type NO
X016 Persistent XML values YES
X020 XMLConcat YES
X025 XMLCast NO
-X030 XMLDocument NO
+X030 XMLDocument YES
X031 XMLElement YES
X032 XMLForest YES
X034 XMLAgg YES
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/xml.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/xml.c
index db8d0d6a7e..6fe3ed8666 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/xml.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/xml.c
@@ -523,6 +523,25 @@ xmlcomment(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
}
+/*
+ * xmldocument implements the SQL/XML function XMLDocument (X030).
+ * Since our XML data type corresponds to XML(CONTENT(ANY)), any
+ * expression already validated by the input function is considered
+ * valid output for XMLDocument. As a result, this function simply
+ * returns its input value.
+ */
+Datum
+xmldocument(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+#ifdef USE_LIBXML
+ xmltype *data = PG_GETARG_XML_P(0);
+ PG_RETURN_XML_P(data);
+#else
+ NO_XML_SUPPORT();
+ return 0;
+#endif /* not USE_LIBXML */
+}
+
Datum
xmltext(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
{
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
index 18560755d2..a23ea1ebc9 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
@@ -9017,6 +9017,9 @@
{ oid => '3813', descr => 'generate XML text node',
proname => 'xmltext', prorettype => 'xml', proargtypes => 'text',
prosrc => 'xmltext' },
+{ oid => '3814', descr => 'generate XML document',
+ proname => 'xmldocument', prorettype => 'xml', proargtypes => 'xml',
+ prosrc => 'xmldocument'},
{ oid => '2923', descr => 'map table contents to XML',
proname => 'table_to_xml', procost => '100', provolatile => 's',
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/xml.out b/src/test/regress/expected/xml.out
index 2e9616acda..dcacfb6f4e 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/xml.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/xml.out
@@ -1873,3 +1873,61 @@ SELECT xmltext('x'|| '<P>73</P>'::xml || .42 || true || 'j'::char);
x<P>73</P>0.42truej
(1 row)
+SELECT
+ xmldocument(
+ xmlelement(NAME root,
+ xmlattributes(42 AS att),
+ xmlcomment('comment'),
+ xmlelement(NAME foo,'<foo&bar>'),
+ xmlelement(NAME bar, xmlconcat('va', 'lue')),
+ xmlpi(name pi),
+ xmlelement(NAME txt, xmltext('<"&>'))
+ )
+ );
+ xmldocument
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ <root att="42"><!--comment--><foo><foo&bar></foo><bar>value</bar><?pi?><txt><"&></txt></root>
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT xmldocument(NULL);
+ xmldocument
+-------------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT xmldocument('<foo>bar</foo>'::xml);
+ xmldocument
+----------------
+ <foo>bar</foo>
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT xmldocument('foo'::xml);
+ xmldocument
+-------------
+ foo
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT xmldocument('foo');
+ xmldocument
+-------------
+ foo
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT xmldocument('');
+ xmldocument
+-------------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT xmldocument(' ');
+ xmldocument
+-------------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT xmldocument(xmlcomment('comment'));
+ xmldocument
+----------------
+ <!--comment-->
+(1 row)
+
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/xml_1.out b/src/test/regress/expected/xml_1.out
index 7505a14077..8268ee20e5 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/xml_1.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/xml_1.out
@@ -1482,3 +1482,50 @@ ERROR: unsupported XML feature
LINE 1: SELECT xmltext('x'|| '<P>73</P>'::xml || .42 || true || 'j':...
^
DETAIL: This functionality requires the server to be built with libxml support.
+SELECT
+ xmldocument(
+ xmlelement(NAME root,
+ xmlattributes(42 AS att),
+ xmlcomment('comment'),
+ xmlelement(NAME foo,'<foo&bar>'),
+ xmlelement(NAME bar, xmlconcat('va', 'lue')),
+ xmlpi(name pi),
+ xmlelement(NAME txt, xmltext('<"&>'))
+ )
+ );
+ERROR: unsupported XML feature
+DETAIL: This functionality requires the server to be built with libxml support.
+SELECT xmldocument(NULL);
+ xmldocument
+-------------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT xmldocument('<foo>bar</foo>'::xml);
+ERROR: unsupported XML feature
+LINE 1: SELECT xmldocument('<foo>bar</foo>'::xml);
+ ^
+DETAIL: This functionality requires the server to be built with libxml support.
+SELECT xmldocument('foo'::xml);
+ERROR: unsupported XML feature
+LINE 1: SELECT xmldocument('foo'::xml);
+ ^
+DETAIL: This functionality requires the server to be built with libxml support.
+SELECT xmldocument('foo');
+ERROR: unsupported XML feature
+LINE 1: SELECT xmldocument('foo');
+ ^
+DETAIL: This functionality requires the server to be built with libxml support.
+SELECT xmldocument('');
+ERROR: unsupported XML feature
+LINE 1: SELECT xmldocument('');
+ ^
+DETAIL: This functionality requires the server to be built with libxml support.
+SELECT xmldocument(' ');
+ERROR: unsupported XML feature
+LINE 1: SELECT xmldocument(' ');
+ ^
+DETAIL: This functionality requires the server to be built with libxml support.
+SELECT xmldocument(xmlcomment('comment'));
+ERROR: unsupported XML feature
+DETAIL: This functionality requires the server to be built with libxml support.
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/xml_2.out b/src/test/regress/expected/xml_2.out
index c07ed2b269..ce7f8302b2 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/xml_2.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/xml_2.out
@@ -1859,3 +1859,61 @@ SELECT xmltext('x'|| '<P>73</P>'::xml || .42 || true || 'j'::char);
x<P>73</P>0.42truej
(1 row)
+SELECT
+ xmldocument(
+ xmlelement(NAME root,
+ xmlattributes(42 AS att),
+ xmlcomment('comment'),
+ xmlelement(NAME foo,'<foo&bar>'),
+ xmlelement(NAME bar, xmlconcat('va', 'lue')),
+ xmlpi(name pi),
+ xmlelement(NAME txt, xmltext('<"&>'))
+ )
+ );
+ xmldocument
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ <root att="42"><!--comment--><foo><foo&bar></foo><bar>value</bar><?pi?><txt><"&></txt></root>
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT xmldocument(NULL);
+ xmldocument
+-------------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT xmldocument('<foo>bar</foo>'::xml);
+ xmldocument
+----------------
+ <foo>bar</foo>
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT xmldocument('foo'::xml);
+ xmldocument
+-------------
+ foo
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT xmldocument('foo');
+ xmldocument
+-------------
+ foo
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT xmldocument('');
+ xmldocument
+-------------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT xmldocument(' ');
+ xmldocument
+-------------
+
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT xmldocument(xmlcomment('comment'));
+ xmldocument
+----------------
+ <!--comment-->
+(1 row)
+
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/xml.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/xml.sql
index bac0388ac1..0089c6eaa2 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/xml.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/xml.sql
@@ -675,3 +675,22 @@ SELECT xmltext(' ');
SELECT xmltext('foo `$_-+?=*^%!|/\()[]{}');
SELECT xmltext('foo & <"bar">');
SELECT xmltext('x'|| '<P>73</P>'::xml || .42 || true || 'j'::char);
+
+SELECT
+ xmldocument(
+ xmlelement(NAME root,
+ xmlattributes(42 AS att),
+ xmlcomment('comment'),
+ xmlelement(NAME foo,'<foo&bar>'),
+ xmlelement(NAME bar, xmlconcat('va', 'lue')),
+ xmlpi(name pi),
+ xmlelement(NAME txt, xmltext('<"&>'))
+ )
+ );
+SELECT xmldocument(NULL);
+SELECT xmldocument('<foo>bar</foo>'::xml);
+SELECT xmldocument('foo'::xml);
+SELECT xmldocument('foo');
+SELECT xmldocument('');
+SELECT xmldocument(' ');
+SELECT xmldocument(xmlcomment('comment'));
--
2.34.1
