On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 9:34 AM, Andrew Dunstan <and...@dunslane.net> wrote:
>
> On 06/23/2014 07:34 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
>
>> Andrew Dunstan <and...@dunslane.net> writes:
>>
>>> On 06/23/2014 11:43 AM, Tom Lane wrote:
>>>
>>>> However, it seems to me that these functions (json[b]_to_record[set])
>>>> are
>>>> handling the nested-json-objects case in a fairly brain-dead fashion to
>>>> start with. I would like to propose that we should think about getting
>>>> rid of the use_json_as_text flag arguments altogether. What purpose do
>>>> they serve? If we're going to the trouble of parsing the nested JSON
>>>> objects anyway, why don't we just reconstruct from that data?
>>>>
>>> Looks like we have some problems in this whole area, not just the new
>>> function, so we need to fix 9.3 also :-(
>>> IIRC, originally, the intention was to disallow nested json objects, but
>>> the use_json_as_text was put in as a possibly less drastic possibility.
>>> If we get rid of it our only recourse is to error out if we encounter
>>> nested json. I was probably remiss in not considering the likelihood of
>>> a json target field.
>>> I currently don't have lots of time to devote to this, sadly, but
>>> Michael's patch looks like a good minimal fix.
>>>
>> I can spend some time on it over the next couple of days. I take it you
>> don't have a problem with the concept of doing recursive processing,
>> as long as it doesn't add much complication?
>>
>> I'm not following your comment about 9.3. The json[b]_to_record[set]
>> functions are new in 9.4, which is what makes me feel it's not too
>> late to redefine their behavior. But changing behavior of stuff that
>> was in 9.3 seems a lot more debatable.
>>
>>
>>
>
> This problem is also manifest in json_populate_recordset, which also uses
> the function in question, and is in 9.3:
>
> andrew=# create type yyy as (a int, b json, c int, d int);
> CREATE TYPE
> andrew=# select * from json_populate_recordset(null::yyy, '[
>
> {"a":2,"c":3,"b":{"z":4}, "d":6}
> ]
> ',true) x;
> a | b | c | d
> ---+---------+---+---
>
> | {"z":4} | | 6
> (1 row)
>
Yeah, the somewhat-backpatchable patch I sent fixes that as well. I
wouldn't mind writing a more complete patch with new regression tests and
tutti-quanti for 9.3 and 9.4master, but it seems that Tom is already on it.
--
Michael
