rebased due to recent changes on doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
--
Jim
From c2a4c2406a466f679205a18f21703ed3153d3be9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jim Jones <jim.jo...@uni-muenster.de>
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2025 10:38:20 +0200
Subject: [PATCH v10] 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/func-xml.sgml | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
src/backend/catalog/sql_features.txt | 2 +-
src/backend/utils/adt/xml.c | 18 +++++++++
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, 258 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func/func-xml.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func/func-xml.sgml
index 21f34467a4..60fbd5368d 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/func/func-xml.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/func/func-xml.sgml
@@ -93,6 +93,60 @@ 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 ebe85337c2..e17bad6ac2 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 182e8f75db..1ea7075b91 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/xml.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/xml.c
@@ -523,6 +523,24 @@ 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
+ PG_RETURN_DATUM(PG_GETARG_DATUM(0));
+#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 118d6da1ac..bd2acf446c 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
@@ -9159,6 +9159,9 @@
{ 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 103a22a3b1..7d7fba764f 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/xml.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/xml.out
@@ -1881,3 +1881,61 @@ 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 73c411118a..dbcb0bcaaf 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/xml_1.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/xml_1.out
@@ -1496,3 +1496,50 @@ 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 a85d95358d..b21d3f9125 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/xml_2.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/xml_2.out
@@ -1867,3 +1867,61 @@ 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 0ea4f50883..e5946a81d0 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/xml.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/xml.sql
@@ -679,3 +679,22 @@ 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'));
--
2.43.0
