Hello, I attached the latest patches missing in the previous mail.

Thanks for pointing Jeevan.

0001-Add-regrole_v4.patch
0002-Add-regnamespace_v4.patch

Jim> BTW, I think the potential for MVCC issues should be mentioned in the
Jim> docs (http://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/static/datatype-oid.html).

The first patch of the aboves contains doc patch which adds the
following note to html/datatype-oid.html. Does it make sense?

> Note: The OID alias types don't sctrictly comply the transaction
>   isolation rules so do not use them where exact transaction
>   isolation on the values of these types has a
>   significance. Likewise, since they look as simple constants to
>   planner so you might get slower plans than the queries joining
>   the system tables correnspond to the OID types.

regards,


At Mon, 2 Mar 2015 17:50:37 -0600, Jim Nasby <jim.na...@bluetreble.com> wrote 
in <54f4f74d.8000...@bluetreble.com>
> On 3/2/15 3:56 PM, Andres Freund wrote:
> > On 2015-03-02 16:42:35 -0500, Robert Haas wrote:
> >> >On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 10:12 AM, Tom Lane<t...@sss.pgh.pa.us>  wrote:
> >>> > >Two reasons this isn't terribly compelling are (1) it's creating a
> >>> > >join in a place where the planner can't possibly see it and optimize
> >>> > >it, and (2) you risk MVCC anomalies because the reg* output routines
> >>> > >would not be using the same snapshot as the calling query.
> >>> > >
> >>> > >We already have problem (2) with the existing reg* functions so I'm
> >>> > >not that excited about doubling down on the concept.
> >> >
> >> >I think I agree.  I mean, I agree that this notation is more
> >> >convenient, but I don't really want to add a whole new slough of types
> >> >--- these will certainly not be the only ones we want once we go down
> >> >this path --- to the default install just for notational convenience.
> >> >It's arguable, of course, but I guess I'm going to vote against this
> >> >patch.
> > That's a justifyable position. I don't think there are other catalogs
> > referenced as pervasively in the catalog though.
> >
> > There's one additional point: Using reg* types in the catalog tables
> > themselves can make them*much* easier to read. I personally do look at
> > the catalogs a awful lot, and seing names instead of oids makes it
> > much
> > easier. And adding regtype/role would allow to cover nearly all types
> > containing oids.
> 
> +1. Constantly joining catalog tables together is a royal PITA, and
> regnamespace is the biggest missing part of this (I typically don't
> look at roles too much, but I can certainly see it's importance).
> 
> If we had more user friendly views on the catalogs maybe this wouldn't
> be an issue... but that's a much larger project.
> 
> BTW, I think the potential for MVCC issues should be mentioned in the
> docs (http://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/static/datatype-oid.html).

-- 
Kyotaro Horiguchi
NTT Open Source Software Center
>From f6c9754f190d4cfe29f776ad1fe5f1a012533924 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kyotaro Horiguchi <horiguchi.kyot...@lab.ntt.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 14:38:32 +0900
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add regrole

Add new OID aliass type regrole. The new type has the scope of whole
the database cluster so it doesn't behave as the same as the existing
OID alias types which have database scope, concerning object
dependency. To get rid of confusion, inhibit constants of the new type
from appearing where dependencies are made involving it.

Documentation about this new type is added and some existing
descriptions are modified according to the restriction of the
type. Addition to it, put a note about possible MVCC violation and
optimization issues, which are general over the all reg* types.
---
 doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml            | 55 +++++++++++++-------
 src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/catalog/dependency.c      | 22 ++++++++
 src/backend/utils/adt/regproc.c       | 98 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/utils/adt/selfuncs.c      |  2 +
 src/backend/utils/cache/catcache.c    |  1 +
 src/include/catalog/pg_cast.h         |  7 +++
 src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h         | 10 ++++
 src/include/catalog/pg_type.h         |  5 ++
 src/include/utils/builtins.h          |  5 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/regproc.out | 26 +++++++++-
 src/test/regress/sql/regproc.sql      |  7 +++
 12 files changed, 221 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
index edf636b..dab5430 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
@@ -4319,8 +4319,9 @@ SET xmloption TO { DOCUMENT | CONTENT };
     an object identifier.  There are also several alias types for
     <type>oid</>: <type>regproc</>, <type>regprocedure</>,
     <type>regoper</>, <type>regoperator</>, <type>regclass</>,
-    <type>regtype</>, <type>regconfig</>, and <type>regdictionary</>.
-    <xref linkend="datatype-oid-table"> shows an overview.
+    <type>regtype</>, <type>regrole</>, <type>regconfig</>, and
+    <type>regdictionary</>.  <xref linkend="datatype-oid-table"> shows
+    an overview.
    </para>
 
    <para>
@@ -4429,6 +4430,13 @@ SELECT * FROM pg_attribute
        </row>
 
        <row>
+        <entry><type>regrole</></entry>
+        <entry><structname>pg_authid</></entry>
+        <entry>role name</entry>
+        <entry><literal>smithee</></entry>
+       </row>
+
+       <row>
         <entry><type>regconfig</></entry>
         <entry><structname>pg_ts_config</></entry>
         <entry>text search configuration</entry>
@@ -4446,29 +4454,40 @@ SELECT * FROM pg_attribute
     </table>
 
    <para>
-    All of the OID alias types accept schema-qualified names, and will
-    display schema-qualified names on output if the object would not
-    be found in the current search path without being qualified.
-    The <type>regproc</> and <type>regoper</> alias types will only
-    accept input names that are unique (not overloaded), so they are
-    of limited use; for most uses <type>regprocedure</> or
+    All of the OID alias types for objects grouped by namespace accept
+    schema-qualified names, and will display schema-qualified names on output
+    if the object would not be found in the current search path without being
+    qualified.  The <type>regproc</> and <type>regoper</> alias types will
+    only accept input names that are unique (not overloaded), so they are of
+    limited use; for most uses <type>regprocedure</> or
     <type>regoperator</> are more appropriate.  For <type>regoperator</>,
     unary operators are identified by writing <literal>NONE</> for the unused
     operand.
    </para>
 
    <para>
-    An additional property of the OID alias types is the creation of
-    dependencies.  If a
-    constant of one of these types appears in a stored expression
-    (such as a column default expression or view), it creates a dependency
-    on the referenced object.  For example, if a column has a default
-    expression <literal>nextval('my_seq'::regclass)</>,
-    <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
-    understands that the default expression depends on the sequence
-    <literal>my_seq</>; the system will not let the sequence be dropped
-    without first removing the default expression.
+    An additional property of most of the OID alias types is the creation of
+    dependencies.  If a constant of one of these types appears in a stored
+    expression (such as a column default expression or view), it creates a
+    dependency on the referenced object.  For example, if a column has
+    a default expression <literal>nextval('my_seq'::regclass)</>,
+    <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> understands that the default
+    expression depends on the sequence <literal>my_seq</>; the system
+    will not let the sequence be dropped without first removing the
+    default expression. <type>regrole</> is the exception for the
+    property. Constants of this type are not allowed in such
+    expressions.
+   </para>
+
+   <note>
+   <para>
+     The OID alias types don't sctrictly comply the transaction isolation
+     rules so do not use them where exact transaction isolation on the values
+     of these types has a significance. Likewise, since they look as simple
+     constants to planner so you might get slower plans than the queries
+     joining the system tables correnspond to the OID types.
    </para>
+   </note>
 
    <para>
     Another identifier type used by the system is <type>xid</>, or transaction
diff --git a/src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c b/src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c
index ad49964..c375c96 100644
--- a/src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c
+++ b/src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ static const struct typinfo TypInfo[] = {
 	F_REGPROCIN, F_REGPROCOUT},
 	{"regtype", REGTYPEOID, 0, 4, true, 'i', 'p', InvalidOid,
 	F_REGTYPEIN, F_REGTYPEOUT},
+	{"regrole", REGROLEOID, 0, 4, true, 'i', 'p', InvalidOid,
+	F_REGROLEIN, F_REGROLEOUT},
 	{"text", TEXTOID, 0, -1, false, 'i', 'x', DEFAULT_COLLATION_OID,
 	F_TEXTIN, F_TEXTOUT},
 	{"oid", OIDOID, 0, 4, true, 'i', 'p', InvalidOid,
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/dependency.c b/src/backend/catalog/dependency.c
index bacb242..c85f70a 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/dependency.c
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/dependency.c
@@ -1597,6 +1597,28 @@ find_expr_references_walker(Node *node,
 						add_object_address(OCLASS_TSDICT, objoid, 0,
 										   context->addrs);
 					break;
+
+				/*
+				 * Dependencies for regrole in expressions are not handled as
+				 * same as other reg* types. So explicitly inhibit the usage
+				 * to get rid of confusions.
+				 */
+				case REGROLEOID:
+				{
+					HeapTuple tt;
+					char *typename = "<unknown>";
+
+					tt = SearchSysCache1(TYPEOID, con->consttype);
+					if (HeapTupleIsValid(tt))
+						typename = pstrdup(NameStr(((Form_pg_type)
+													GETSTRUCT(tt))->typname));
+					ReleaseSysCache(tt);
+					ereport(ERROR,
+							(errcode(ERRCODE_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED),
+							 errmsg("constant of the type \'%s\' cannot be used here",
+									typename)));
+				}
+				break;
 			}
 		}
 		return false;
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/regproc.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/regproc.c
index 3d1bb32..a5196e7 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/regproc.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/regproc.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "utils/lsyscache.h"
 #include "utils/syscache.h"
 #include "utils/tqual.h"
+#include "utils/acl.h"
 
 static char *format_operator_internal(Oid operator_oid, bool force_qualify);
 static char *format_procedure_internal(Oid procedure_oid, bool force_qualify);
@@ -1553,6 +1554,103 @@ regdictionarysend(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	return oidsend(fcinfo);
 }
 
+/*
+ * regrolein	- converts "rolename" to role OID
+ *
+ * We also accept a numeric OID, for symmetry with the output routine.
+ *
+ * '-' signifies unknown (OID 0).  In all other cases, the input must
+ * match an existing pg_authid entry.
+ *
+ * This function is not needed in bootstrap mode, so we don't worry about
+ * making it work then.
+ */
+Datum
+regrolein(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+	char	   *role_name_or_oid = PG_GETARG_CSTRING(0);
+	Oid			result;
+
+	/* '-' ? */
+	if (strcmp(role_name_or_oid, "-") == 0)
+		PG_RETURN_OID(InvalidOid);
+
+	/* Numeric OID? */
+	if (role_name_or_oid[0] >= '0' &&
+		role_name_or_oid[0] <= '9' &&
+		strspn(role_name_or_oid, "0123456789") == strlen(role_name_or_oid))
+	{
+		result = DatumGetObjectId(DirectFunctionCall1(oidin,
+										 CStringGetDatum(role_name_or_oid)));
+		PG_RETURN_OID(result);
+	}
+
+	/* Normal case: see if the name matches any pg_authid entry. */
+	result = get_role_oid(role_name_or_oid, false);
+
+	PG_RETURN_OID(result);
+}
+
+/*
+ * to_regrole		- converts "rolename" to role OID
+ *
+ * If the name is not found, we return NULL.
+ */
+Datum
+to_regrole(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+	char	   *role_name = PG_GETARG_CSTRING(0);
+	Oid			result;
+
+	result = get_role_oid(role_name, true);
+	
+	if (OidIsValid(result))
+		PG_RETURN_OID(result);
+	else
+		PG_RETURN_NULL();
+}
+
+/*
+ * regroleout		- converts role OID to "role_name"
+ */
+Datum
+regroleout(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+	Oid			roleoid = PG_GETARG_OID(0);
+	char	   *result;
+
+
+	if (roleoid == InvalidOid)
+	{
+		result = pstrdup("-");
+		PG_RETURN_CSTRING(result);
+	}
+
+	result = GetUserNameFromId(roleoid);
+	PG_RETURN_CSTRING(result);
+}
+
+/*
+ *		regrolerecv	- converts external binary format to regrole
+ */
+Datum
+regrolerecv(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+	/* Exactly the same as oidrecv, so share code */
+	return oidrecv(fcinfo);
+}
+
+/*
+ *		regrolesend	- converts regrole to binary format
+ */
+Datum
+regrolesend(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+	/* Exactly the same as oidsend, so share code */
+	return oidsend(fcinfo);
+}
+
+
 
 /*
  * text_regclass: convert text to regclass
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/selfuncs.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/selfuncs.c
index 1ba103c..529b0ed 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/selfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/selfuncs.c
@@ -3619,6 +3619,7 @@ convert_to_scalar(Datum value, Oid valuetypid, double *scaledvalue,
 		case REGTYPEOID:
 		case REGCONFIGOID:
 		case REGDICTIONARYOID:
+		case REGROLEOID:
 			*scaledvalue = convert_numeric_to_scalar(value, valuetypid);
 			*scaledlobound = convert_numeric_to_scalar(lobound, boundstypid);
 			*scaledhibound = convert_numeric_to_scalar(hibound, boundstypid);
@@ -3724,6 +3725,7 @@ convert_numeric_to_scalar(Datum value, Oid typid)
 		case REGTYPEOID:
 		case REGCONFIGOID:
 		case REGDICTIONARYOID:
+		case REGROLEOID:
 			/* we can treat OIDs as integers... */
 			return (double) DatumGetObjectId(value);
 	}
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/cache/catcache.c b/src/backend/utils/cache/catcache.c
index 1af43c6..9b7cc5e 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/cache/catcache.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/cache/catcache.c
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ GetCCHashEqFuncs(Oid keytype, PGFunction *hashfunc, RegProcedure *eqfunc)
 		case REGTYPEOID:
 		case REGCONFIGOID:
 		case REGDICTIONARYOID:
+		case REGROLEOID:
 			*hashfunc = hashoid;
 
 			*eqfunc = F_OIDEQ;
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_cast.h b/src/include/catalog/pg_cast.h
index b314369..bc0faa8 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_cast.h
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_cast.h
@@ -210,6 +210,13 @@ DATA(insert ( 3769	 20 1288 a f ));
 DATA(insert ( 3769	 23    0 a b ));
 DATA(insert (	25 2205 1079 i f ));
 DATA(insert ( 1043 2205 1079 i f ));
+DATA(insert (	26 4096    0 i b ));
+DATA(insert ( 4096	 26    0 i b ));
+DATA(insert (	20 4096 1287 i f ));
+DATA(insert (	21 4096  313 i f ));
+DATA(insert (	23 4096    0 i b ));
+DATA(insert ( 4096	 20 1288 a f ));
+DATA(insert ( 4096	 23    0 a b ));
 
 /*
  * String category
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h
index 4268b99..2aa7c33 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h
@@ -3438,6 +3438,12 @@ DESCR("convert type name to regtype");
 DATA(insert OID = 1079 (  regclass			PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f s 1 0 2205 "25" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_	text_regclass _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DESCR("convert text to regclass");
 
+DATA(insert OID = 4091 (  regrolein			PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f s 1 0 4096 "2275" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ regrolein _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
+DESCR("I/O");
+DATA(insert OID = 4092 (  regroleout		PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f s 1 0 2275 "4096" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ regroleout _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
+DESCR("I/O");
+DATA(insert OID = 4093 (  to_regrole		PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f s 1 0 4096 "2275" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ to_regrole _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
+DESCR("convert role name to regrole");
 DATA(insert OID = 2246 ( fmgr_internal_validator PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f s 1 0 2278 "26" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ fmgr_internal_validator _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DESCR("(internal)");
 DATA(insert OID = 2247 ( fmgr_c_validator	PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f s 1 0 2278 "26" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ fmgr_c_validator _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
@@ -3833,6 +3839,10 @@ DATA(insert OID = 2454 (  regtyperecv		   PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f i 1
 DESCR("I/O");
 DATA(insert OID = 2455 (  regtypesend		   PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f i 1 0 17 "2206" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_	regtypesend _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DESCR("I/O");
+DATA(insert OID = 4094 (  regrolerecv	  	   PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f i 1 0 4096 "2281" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ regrolerecv _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
+DESCR("I/O");
+DATA(insert OID = 4095 (  regrolesend	       PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f i 1 0 17 "4096" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_	regrolesend _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
+DESCR("I/O");
 DATA(insert OID = 2456 (  bit_recv			   PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f i 3 0 1560 "2281 26 23" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_  bit_recv _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DESCR("I/O");
 DATA(insert OID = 2457 (  bit_send			   PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f i 1 0 17 "1560" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_	bit_send _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_type.h b/src/include/catalog/pg_type.h
index 0a900dd..1430bc1 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_type.h
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_type.h
@@ -564,12 +564,17 @@ DATA(insert OID = 2206 ( regtype	   PGNSP PGUID	4 t b N f t \054 0	 0 2211 regty
 DESCR("registered type");
 #define REGTYPEOID		2206
 
+DATA(insert OID = 4096 ( regrole       PGNSP PGUID	4 t b N f t \054 0	 0 4097 regrolein regroleout regrolerecv regrolesend - - - i p f 0 -1 0 0 _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
+DESCR("registered role");
+#define REGROLEOID		4096
+
 DATA(insert OID = 2207 ( _regprocedure PGNSP PGUID -1 f b A f t \054 0 2202 0 array_in array_out array_recv array_send - - array_typanalyze i x f 0 -1 0 0 _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DATA(insert OID = 2208 ( _regoper	   PGNSP PGUID -1 f b A f t \054 0 2203 0 array_in array_out array_recv array_send - - array_typanalyze i x f 0 -1 0 0 _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DATA(insert OID = 2209 ( _regoperator  PGNSP PGUID -1 f b A f t \054 0 2204 0 array_in array_out array_recv array_send - - array_typanalyze i x f 0 -1 0 0 _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DATA(insert OID = 2210 ( _regclass	   PGNSP PGUID -1 f b A f t \054 0 2205 0 array_in array_out array_recv array_send - - array_typanalyze i x f 0 -1 0 0 _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DATA(insert OID = 2211 ( _regtype	   PGNSP PGUID -1 f b A f t \054 0 2206 0 array_in array_out array_recv array_send - - array_typanalyze i x f 0 -1 0 0 _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 #define REGTYPEARRAYOID 2211
+DATA(insert OID = 4097 ( _regrole      PGNSP PGUID -1 f b A f t \054 0 4096 0 array_in array_out array_recv array_send - - array_typanalyze i x f 0 -1 0 0 _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 
 /* uuid */
 DATA(insert OID = 2950 ( uuid			PGNSP PGUID 16 f b U f t \054 0 0 2951 uuid_in uuid_out uuid_recv uuid_send - - - c p f 0 -1 0 0 _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
diff --git a/src/include/utils/builtins.h b/src/include/utils/builtins.h
index bc4517d..0e1e99e 100644
--- a/src/include/utils/builtins.h
+++ b/src/include/utils/builtins.h
@@ -630,6 +630,11 @@ extern Datum regtypeout(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
 extern Datum regtyperecv(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
 extern Datum regtypesend(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
 extern Datum to_regtype(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
+extern Datum regrolein(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
+extern Datum regroleout(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
+extern Datum regrolerecv(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
+extern Datum regrolesend(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
+extern Datum to_regrole(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
 extern Datum regconfigin(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
 extern Datum regconfigout(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
 extern Datum regconfigrecv(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/regproc.out b/src/test/regress/expected/regproc.out
index 3342129..beda8ec 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/regproc.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/regproc.out
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 -- regproc
 --
 /* If objects exist, return oids */
+CREATE ROLE regtestrole;
 -- without schemaname
 SELECT regoper('||/');
  regoper 
@@ -39,6 +40,12 @@ SELECT regtype('int4');
  integer
 (1 row)
 
+SELECT regrole('regtestrole');
+   regrole   
+-------------
+ regtestrole
+(1 row)
+
 SELECT to_regoper('||/');
  to_regoper 
 ------------
@@ -75,6 +82,12 @@ SELECT to_regtype('int4');
  integer
 (1 row)
 
+SELECT to_regrole('regtestrole');
+ to_regrole  
+-------------
+ regtestrole
+(1 row)
+
 -- with schemaname
 SELECT regoper('pg_catalog.||/');
  regoper 
@@ -143,10 +156,11 @@ SELECT to_regtype('pg_catalog.int4');
 (1 row)
 
 /* If objects don't exist, raise errors. */
+DROP ROLE regtestrole;
 -- without schemaname
 SELECT regoper('||//');
 ERROR:  operator does not exist: ||//
-LINE 3: SELECT regoper('||//');
+LINE 1: SELECT regoper('||//');
                        ^
 SELECT regoperator('++(int4,int4)');
 ERROR:  operator does not exist: ++(int4,int4)
@@ -168,6 +182,10 @@ SELECT regtype('int3');
 ERROR:  type "int3" does not exist
 LINE 1: SELECT regtype('int3');
                        ^
+SELECT regrole('regtestrole');
+ERROR:  role "regtestrole" does not exist
+LINE 1: SELECT regrole('regtestrole');
+                       ^
 -- with schemaname
 SELECT regoper('ng_catalog.||/');
 ERROR:  schema "ng_catalog" does not exist
@@ -231,6 +249,12 @@ SELECT to_regtype('int3');
  
 (1 row)
 
+SELECT to_regrole('regtestrole');
+ to_regrole 
+------------
+ 
+(1 row)
+
 -- with schemaname
 SELECT to_regoper('ng_catalog.||/');
  to_regoper 
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/regproc.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/regproc.sql
index cc90838..bc77c67 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/regproc.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/regproc.sql
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 /* If objects exist, return oids */
 
+CREATE ROLE regtestrole;
 -- without schemaname
 
 SELECT regoper('||/');
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ SELECT regproc('now');
 SELECT regprocedure('abs(numeric)');
 SELECT regclass('pg_class');
 SELECT regtype('int4');
+SELECT regrole('regtestrole');
 
 SELECT to_regoper('||/');
 SELECT to_regoperator('+(int4,int4)');
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ SELECT to_regproc('now');
 SELECT to_regprocedure('abs(numeric)');
 SELECT to_regclass('pg_class');
 SELECT to_regtype('int4');
+SELECT to_regrole('regtestrole');
 
 -- with schemaname
 
@@ -37,6 +40,8 @@ SELECT to_regtype('pg_catalog.int4');
 
 /* If objects don't exist, raise errors. */
 
+DROP ROLE regtestrole;
+
 -- without schemaname
 
 SELECT regoper('||//');
@@ -45,6 +50,7 @@ SELECT regproc('know');
 SELECT regprocedure('absinthe(numeric)');
 SELECT regclass('pg_classes');
 SELECT regtype('int3');
+SELECT regrole('regtestrole');
 
 -- with schemaname
 
@@ -65,6 +71,7 @@ SELECT to_regproc('know');
 SELECT to_regprocedure('absinthe(numeric)');
 SELECT to_regclass('pg_classes');
 SELECT to_regtype('int3');
+SELECT to_regrole('regtestrole');
 
 -- with schemaname
 
-- 
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>From 4e22468cf1d6f13e0d6d959ede783529ac5f3828 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kyotaro Horiguchi <horiguchi.kyot...@lab.ntt.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 18:10:41 +0900
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Add regnamespace.

Added new OID alias type regnamespace, and edited related documents.
---
 doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml            | 19 ++++---
 src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c     |  2 +
 src/backend/catalog/dependency.c      |  7 +--
 src/backend/utils/adt/regproc.c       | 93 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/backend/utils/adt/selfuncs.c      |  2 +
 src/backend/utils/cache/catcache.c    |  1 +
 src/include/catalog/pg_cast.h         |  7 +++
 src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h         | 10 ++++
 src/include/catalog/pg_type.h         |  5 ++
 src/include/utils/builtins.h          |  5 ++
 src/test/regress/expected/regproc.out | 22 +++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/regproc.sql      |  4 ++
 12 files changed, 168 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
index dab5430..71d9ec9 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
@@ -4319,9 +4319,9 @@ SET xmloption TO { DOCUMENT | CONTENT };
     an object identifier.  There are also several alias types for
     <type>oid</>: <type>regproc</>, <type>regprocedure</>,
     <type>regoper</>, <type>regoperator</>, <type>regclass</>,
-    <type>regtype</>, <type>regrole</>, <type>regconfig</>, and
-    <type>regdictionary</>.  <xref linkend="datatype-oid-table"> shows
-    an overview.
+    <type>regtype</>, <type>regrole</>, <type>regnamespace</>, 
+    <type>regconfig</>, and <type>regdictionary</>.
+    <xref linkend="datatype-oid-table"> shows an overview.
    </para>
 
    <para>
@@ -4437,6 +4437,13 @@ SELECT * FROM pg_attribute
        </row>
 
        <row>
+        <entry><type>regnamespace</></entry>
+        <entry><structname>pg_namespace</></entry>
+        <entry>namespace name</entry>
+        <entry><literal>pg_catalog</></entry>
+       </row>
+
+       <row>
         <entry><type>regconfig</></entry>
         <entry><structname>pg_ts_config</></entry>
         <entry>text search configuration</entry>
@@ -4474,9 +4481,9 @@ SELECT * FROM pg_attribute
     <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> understands that the default
     expression depends on the sequence <literal>my_seq</>; the system
     will not let the sequence be dropped without first removing the
-    default expression. <type>regrole</> is the exception for the
-    property. Constants of this type are not allowed in such
-    expressions.
+    default expression. <type>regrole</> and <type>regnamespace</> are
+    the exceptions for the property. Constants of these types are not
+    allowed in such expressions.
    </para>
 
    <note>
diff --git a/src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c b/src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c
index c375c96..f30d5e6 100644
--- a/src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c
+++ b/src/backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ static const struct typinfo TypInfo[] = {
 	F_REGTYPEIN, F_REGTYPEOUT},
 	{"regrole", REGROLEOID, 0, 4, true, 'i', 'p', InvalidOid,
 	F_REGROLEIN, F_REGROLEOUT},
+	{"regnamespace", REGNAMESPACEOID, 0, 4, true, 'i', 'p', InvalidOid,
+	F_REGNAMESPACEIN, F_REGNAMESPACEOUT},
 	{"text", TEXTOID, 0, -1, false, 'i', 'x', DEFAULT_COLLATION_OID,
 	F_TEXTIN, F_TEXTOUT},
 	{"oid", OIDOID, 0, 4, true, 'i', 'p', InvalidOid,
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/dependency.c b/src/backend/catalog/dependency.c
index c85f70a..a59c2cd 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/dependency.c
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/dependency.c
@@ -1599,11 +1599,12 @@ find_expr_references_walker(Node *node,
 					break;
 
 				/*
-				 * Dependencies for regrole in expressions are not handled as
-				 * same as other reg* types. So explicitly inhibit the usage
-				 * to get rid of confusions.
+				 * Dependencies for regrole and regnamespace in expressions
+				 * are not handled as same as other reg* types. So explicitly
+				 * inhibit the usage to get rid of confusions.
 				 */
 				case REGROLEOID:
+				case REGNAMESPACEOID:
 				{
 					HeapTuple tt;
 					char *typename = "<unknown>";
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/regproc.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/regproc.c
index a5196e7..d367e5e 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/regproc.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/regproc.c
@@ -1650,7 +1650,100 @@ regrolesend(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	return oidsend(fcinfo);
 }
 
+/*
+ * regnamespacein		- converts "nspname" to namespace OID
+ *
+ * We also accept a numeric OID, for symmetry with the output routine.
+ *
+ * '-' signifies unknown (OID 0).  In all other cases, the input must
+ * match an existing pg_namespace entry.
+ */
+Datum
+regnamespacein(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+	char	   *nsp_name_or_oid = PG_GETARG_CSTRING(0);
+	Oid			result = InvalidOid;
+
+	/* '-' ? */
+	if (strcmp(nsp_name_or_oid, "-") == 0)
+		PG_RETURN_OID(InvalidOid);
+
+	/* Numeric OID? */
+	if (nsp_name_or_oid[0] >= '0' &&
+		nsp_name_or_oid[0] <= '9' &&
+		strspn(nsp_name_or_oid, "0123456789") == strlen(nsp_name_or_oid))
+	{
+		result = DatumGetObjectId(DirectFunctionCall1(oidin,
+										CStringGetDatum(nsp_name_or_oid)));
+		PG_RETURN_OID(result);
+	}
+
+	/* Normal case: see if the name matches any pg_namespace entry. */
+	result = get_namespace_oid(nsp_name_or_oid, false);
+
+	PG_RETURN_OID(result);
+}
+
+/*
+ * to_regnamespace		- converts "nspname" to namespace OID
+ *
+ * If the name is not found, we return NULL.
+ */
+Datum
+to_regnamespace(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+	char	   *nsp_name = PG_GETARG_CSTRING(0);
+	Oid			result;
+
+	result = get_namespace_oid(nsp_name, true);
+
+	if (OidIsValid(result))
+		PG_RETURN_OID(result);
+	else
+		PG_RETURN_NULL();
+}
+
+/*
+ * regnamespaceout		- converts namespace OID to "nsp_name"
+ */
+Datum
+regnamespaceout(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+	Oid			nspid = PG_GETARG_OID(0);
+	char	   *result;
+
+	if (nspid == InvalidOid)
+	{
+		result = pstrdup("-");
+		PG_RETURN_CSTRING(result);
+	}
+
+	result = get_namespace_name(nspid);
+	if (result)
+		PG_RETURN_CSTRING(result);
+	else
+		PG_RETURN_NULL();
+}
 
+/*
+ *		regnamespacerecv	- converts external binary format to regnamespace
+ */
+Datum
+regnamespacerecv(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+	/* Exactly the same as oidrecv, so share code */
+	return oidrecv(fcinfo);
+}
+
+/*
+ *		regnamespacesend		- converts regnamespace to binary format
+ */
+Datum
+regnamespacesend(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+	/* Exactly the same as oidsend, so share code */
+	return oidsend(fcinfo);
+}
 
 /*
  * text_regclass: convert text to regclass
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/selfuncs.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/selfuncs.c
index 529b0ed..1761729 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/selfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/selfuncs.c
@@ -3620,6 +3620,7 @@ convert_to_scalar(Datum value, Oid valuetypid, double *scaledvalue,
 		case REGCONFIGOID:
 		case REGDICTIONARYOID:
 		case REGROLEOID:
+		case REGNAMESPACEOID:
 			*scaledvalue = convert_numeric_to_scalar(value, valuetypid);
 			*scaledlobound = convert_numeric_to_scalar(lobound, boundstypid);
 			*scaledhibound = convert_numeric_to_scalar(hibound, boundstypid);
@@ -3726,6 +3727,7 @@ convert_numeric_to_scalar(Datum value, Oid typid)
 		case REGCONFIGOID:
 		case REGDICTIONARYOID:
 		case REGROLEOID:
+		case REGNAMESPACEOID:
 			/* we can treat OIDs as integers... */
 			return (double) DatumGetObjectId(value);
 	}
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/cache/catcache.c b/src/backend/utils/cache/catcache.c
index 9b7cc5e..5bb03dd 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/cache/catcache.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/cache/catcache.c
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ GetCCHashEqFuncs(Oid keytype, PGFunction *hashfunc, RegProcedure *eqfunc)
 		case REGCONFIGOID:
 		case REGDICTIONARYOID:
 		case REGROLEOID:
+		case REGNAMESPACEOID:
 			*hashfunc = hashoid;
 
 			*eqfunc = F_OIDEQ;
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_cast.h b/src/include/catalog/pg_cast.h
index bc0faa8..5337619 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_cast.h
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_cast.h
@@ -217,6 +217,13 @@ DATA(insert (	21 4096  313 i f ));
 DATA(insert (	23 4096    0 i b ));
 DATA(insert ( 4096	 20 1288 a f ));
 DATA(insert ( 4096	 23    0 a b ));
+DATA(insert (	26 4089    0 i b ));
+DATA(insert ( 4089	 26    0 i b ));
+DATA(insert (	20 4089 1287 i f ));
+DATA(insert (	21 4089  313 i f ));
+DATA(insert (	23 4089    0 i b ));
+DATA(insert ( 4089	 20 1288 a f ));
+DATA(insert ( 4089	 23    0 a b ));
 
 /*
  * String category
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h
index 2aa7c33..ff90781 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h
@@ -3444,6 +3444,12 @@ DATA(insert OID = 4092 (  regroleout		PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f s 1 0 2
 DESCR("I/O");
 DATA(insert OID = 4093 (  to_regrole		PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f s 1 0 4096 "2275" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ to_regrole _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DESCR("convert role name to regrole");
+DATA(insert OID = 4084 (  regnamespacein	PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f s 1 0 4089 "2275" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ regnamespacein _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
+DESCR("I/O");
+DATA(insert OID = 4085 (  regnamespaceout	PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f s 1 0 2275 "4089" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ regnamespaceout _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
+DESCR("I/O");
+DATA(insert OID = 4086 (  to_regnamespace	PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f s 1 0 4089 "2275" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ to_regnamespace _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
+DESCR("convert namespace name to regnamespace");
 DATA(insert OID = 2246 ( fmgr_internal_validator PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f s 1 0 2278 "26" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ fmgr_internal_validator _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DESCR("(internal)");
 DATA(insert OID = 2247 ( fmgr_c_validator	PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f s 1 0 2278 "26" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ fmgr_c_validator _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
@@ -3843,6 +3849,10 @@ DATA(insert OID = 4094 (  regrolerecv	  	   PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f i
 DESCR("I/O");
 DATA(insert OID = 4095 (  regrolesend	       PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f i 1 0 17 "4096" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_	regrolesend _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DESCR("I/O");
+DATA(insert OID = 4087 (  regnamespacerecv	   PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f i 1 0 4089 "2281" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ regnamespacerecv _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
+DESCR("I/O");
+DATA(insert OID = 4088 (  regnamespacesend	   PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f i 1 0 17 "4089" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_	regnamespacesend _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
+DESCR("I/O");
 DATA(insert OID = 2456 (  bit_recv			   PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f i 3 0 1560 "2281 26 23" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_  bit_recv _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DESCR("I/O");
 DATA(insert OID = 2457 (  bit_send			   PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f i 1 0 17 "1560" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_	bit_send _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_type.h b/src/include/catalog/pg_type.h
index 1430bc1..2493353 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_type.h
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_type.h
@@ -568,6 +568,10 @@ DATA(insert OID = 4096 ( regrole       PGNSP PGUID	4 t b N f t \054 0	 0 4097 re
 DESCR("registered role");
 #define REGROLEOID		4096
 
+DATA(insert OID = 4089 ( regnamespace  PGNSP PGUID	4 t b N f t \054 0	 0 4090 regnamespacein regnamespaceout regnamespacerecv regnamespacesend - - - i p f 0 -1 0 0 _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
+DESCR("registered namespace");
+#define REGNAMESPACEOID		4089
+
 DATA(insert OID = 2207 ( _regprocedure PGNSP PGUID -1 f b A f t \054 0 2202 0 array_in array_out array_recv array_send - - array_typanalyze i x f 0 -1 0 0 _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DATA(insert OID = 2208 ( _regoper	   PGNSP PGUID -1 f b A f t \054 0 2203 0 array_in array_out array_recv array_send - - array_typanalyze i x f 0 -1 0 0 _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DATA(insert OID = 2209 ( _regoperator  PGNSP PGUID -1 f b A f t \054 0 2204 0 array_in array_out array_recv array_send - - array_typanalyze i x f 0 -1 0 0 _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
@@ -575,6 +579,7 @@ DATA(insert OID = 2210 ( _regclass	   PGNSP PGUID -1 f b A f t \054 0 2205 0 arr
 DATA(insert OID = 2211 ( _regtype	   PGNSP PGUID -1 f b A f t \054 0 2206 0 array_in array_out array_recv array_send - - array_typanalyze i x f 0 -1 0 0 _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 #define REGTYPEARRAYOID 2211
 DATA(insert OID = 4097 ( _regrole      PGNSP PGUID -1 f b A f t \054 0 4096 0 array_in array_out array_recv array_send - - array_typanalyze i x f 0 -1 0 0 _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
+DATA(insert OID = 4090 ( _regnamespace PGNSP PGUID -1 f b A f t \054 0 4089 0 array_in array_out array_recv array_send - - array_typanalyze i x f 0 -1 0 0 _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 
 /* uuid */
 DATA(insert OID = 2950 ( uuid			PGNSP PGUID 16 f b U f t \054 0 0 2951 uuid_in uuid_out uuid_recv uuid_send - - - c p f 0 -1 0 0 _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
diff --git a/src/include/utils/builtins.h b/src/include/utils/builtins.h
index 0e1e99e..7b3c162 100644
--- a/src/include/utils/builtins.h
+++ b/src/include/utils/builtins.h
@@ -635,6 +635,11 @@ extern Datum regroleout(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
 extern Datum regrolerecv(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
 extern Datum regrolesend(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
 extern Datum to_regrole(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
+extern Datum regnamespacein(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
+extern Datum regnamespaceout(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
+extern Datum regnamespacerecv(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
+extern Datum regnamespacesend(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
+extern Datum to_regnamespace(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
 extern Datum regconfigin(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
 extern Datum regconfigout(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
 extern Datum regconfigrecv(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/regproc.out b/src/test/regress/expected/regproc.out
index beda8ec..8c734f4 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/regproc.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/regproc.out
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ SELECT regrole('regtestrole');
  regtestrole
 (1 row)
 
+SELECT regnamespace('pg_catalog');
+ regnamespace 
+--------------
+ pg_catalog
+(1 row)
+
 SELECT to_regoper('||/');
  to_regoper 
 ------------
@@ -88,6 +94,12 @@ SELECT to_regrole('regtestrole');
  regtestrole
 (1 row)
 
+SELECT to_regnamespace('pg_catalog');
+ to_regnamespace 
+-----------------
+ pg_catalog
+(1 row)
+
 -- with schemaname
 SELECT regoper('pg_catalog.||/');
  regoper 
@@ -186,6 +198,10 @@ SELECT regrole('regtestrole');
 ERROR:  role "regtestrole" does not exist
 LINE 1: SELECT regrole('regtestrole');
                        ^
+SELECT regnamespace('nonexistent');
+ERROR:  schema "nonexistent" does not exist
+LINE 1: SELECT regnamespace('nonexistent');
+                            ^
 -- with schemaname
 SELECT regoper('ng_catalog.||/');
 ERROR:  schema "ng_catalog" does not exist
@@ -255,6 +271,12 @@ SELECT to_regrole('regtestrole');
  
 (1 row)
 
+SELECT to_regnamespace('nonexistent');
+ to_regnamespace 
+-----------------
+ 
+(1 row)
+
 -- with schemaname
 SELECT to_regoper('ng_catalog.||/');
  to_regoper 
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/regproc.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/regproc.sql
index bc77c67..8edaf15 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/regproc.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/regproc.sql
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ SELECT regprocedure('abs(numeric)');
 SELECT regclass('pg_class');
 SELECT regtype('int4');
 SELECT regrole('regtestrole');
+SELECT regnamespace('pg_catalog');
 
 SELECT to_regoper('||/');
 SELECT to_regoperator('+(int4,int4)');
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ SELECT to_regprocedure('abs(numeric)');
 SELECT to_regclass('pg_class');
 SELECT to_regtype('int4');
 SELECT to_regrole('regtestrole');
+SELECT to_regnamespace('pg_catalog');
 
 -- with schemaname
 
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ SELECT regprocedure('absinthe(numeric)');
 SELECT regclass('pg_classes');
 SELECT regtype('int3');
 SELECT regrole('regtestrole');
+SELECT regnamespace('nonexistent');
 
 -- with schemaname
 
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ SELECT to_regprocedure('absinthe(numeric)');
 SELECT to_regclass('pg_classes');
 SELECT to_regtype('int3');
 SELECT to_regrole('regtestrole');
+SELECT to_regnamespace('nonexistent');
 
 -- with schemaname
 
-- 
2.1.0.GIT

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