=?UTF-8?B?SmFuIFVyYmHFhHNraQ==?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I'm about to write a oprrest function for the @@ operator. Currently @@ 
> handles multiple cases, like tsvector @@ tsquery, text @@ tsquery, 
> tsquery @@ tsvector etc. The text @@ text case is for instance handled 
> by calling to_tsvector and plainto_tsquery on the input arguments.

> For a @@ restriction function, I need to have a tsquery and a tsvector, 
> so in the text @@ text situation I'd end up calling plainto_tsquery 
> during planning, which would consequently get called again during 
> execution. Also, I'd need a not-so-elegant if-elsif-elsif sequence at 
> the beginning of the function. Is this OK/unavoidable/easly avoided?

I'm not following your point here.  Sure, there are multiple flavors of
@@, but why shouldn't they each have their own oprrest function?

                        regards, tom lane

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