pg_type.h

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/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 *
 * pg_type.h
 *    definition of the "type" system catalog (pg_type)
 *
 *
 * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2026, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
 * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
 *
 * src/include/catalog/pg_type.h
 *
 * NOTES
 *    The Catalog.pm module reads this file and derives schema
 *    information.
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
#ifndef PG_TYPE_H
#define PG_TYPE_H
 
#include "catalog/genbki.h"
#include "catalog/objectaddress.h"
#include "catalog/pg_type_d.h"  /* IWYU pragma: export */
#include "nodes/nodes.h"
 
/* ----------------
 *      pg_type definition.  cpp turns this into
 *      typedef struct FormData_pg_type
 *
 *      Some of the values in a pg_type instance are copied into
 *      pg_attribute instances.  Some parts of Postgres use the pg_type copy,
 *      while others use the pg_attribute copy, so they must match.
 *      See struct FormData_pg_attribute for details.
 * ----------------
 */
BEGIN_CATALOG_STRUCT
 
CATALOG(pg_type,1247,TypeRelationId) BKI_BOOTSTRAP BKI_ROWTYPE_OID(71,TypeRelation_Rowtype_Id) BKI_SCHEMA_MACRO
{
    Oid         oid;            /* oid */
 
    /* type name */
    NameData    typname;
 
    /* OID of namespace containing this type */
    Oid         typnamespace BKI_DEFAULT(pg_catalog) BKI_LOOKUP(pg_namespace);
 
    /* type owner */
    Oid         typowner BKI_DEFAULT(POSTGRES) BKI_LOOKUP(pg_authid);
 
    /*
     * For a fixed-size type, typlen is the number of bytes we use to
     * represent a value of this type, e.g. 4 for an int4.  But for a
     * variable-length type, typlen is negative.  We use -1 to indicate a
     * "varlena" type (one that has a length word), -2 to indicate a
     * null-terminated C string.
     */
    int16       typlen BKI_ARRAY_DEFAULT(-1);
 
    /*
     * typbyval determines whether internal Postgres routines pass a value of
     * this type by value or by reference.  typbyval had better be false if
     * the length is not 1, 2, or 4 (or 8 on 8-byte-Datum machines).
     * Variable-length types are always passed by reference. Note that
     * typbyval can be false even if the length would allow pass-by-value; for
     * example, type macaddr8 is pass-by-ref even when Datum is 8 bytes.
     */
    bool        typbyval BKI_ARRAY_DEFAULT(f);
 
    /*
     * typtype is 'b' for a base type, 'c' for a composite type (e.g., a
     * table's rowtype), 'd' for a domain, 'e' for an enum type, 'p' for a
     * pseudo-type, or 'r' for a range type. (Use the TYPTYPE macros below.)
     *
     * If typtype is 'c', typrelid is the OID of the class' entry in pg_class.
     */
    char        typtype BKI_DEFAULT(b) BKI_ARRAY_DEFAULT(b);
 
    /*
     * typcategory and typispreferred help the parser distinguish preferred
     * and non-preferred coercions.  The category can be any single ASCII
     * character (but not \0).  The categories used for built-in types are
     * identified by the TYPCATEGORY macros below.
     */
 
    /* arbitrary type classification */
    char        typcategory BKI_ARRAY_DEFAULT(A);
 
    /* is type "preferred" within its category? */
    bool        typispreferred BKI_DEFAULT(f) BKI_ARRAY_DEFAULT(f);
 
    /*
     * If typisdefined is false, the entry is only a placeholder (forward
     * reference).  We know the type's name and owner, but not yet anything
     * else about it.
     */
    bool        typisdefined BKI_DEFAULT(t);
 
    /* delimiter for arrays of this type */
    char        typdelim BKI_DEFAULT(',');
 
    /* associated pg_class OID if a composite type, else 0 */
    Oid         typrelid BKI_DEFAULT(0) BKI_ARRAY_DEFAULT(0) BKI_LOOKUP_OPT(pg_class);
 
    /*
     * Type-specific subscripting handler.  If typsubscript is 0, it means
     * that this type doesn't support subscripting.  Note that various parts
     * of the system deem types to be "true" array types only if their
     * typsubscript is array_subscript_handler.
     */
    regproc     typsubscript BKI_DEFAULT(-) BKI_ARRAY_DEFAULT(array_subscript_handler) BKI_LOOKUP_OPT(pg_proc);
 
    /*
     * If typelem is not 0 then it identifies another row in pg_type, defining
     * the type yielded by subscripting.  This should be 0 if typsubscript is
     * 0.  However, it can be 0 when typsubscript isn't 0, if the handler
     * doesn't need typelem to determine the subscripting result type.  Note
     * that a typelem dependency is considered to imply physical containment
     * of the element type in this type; so DDL changes on the element type
     * might be restricted by the presence of this type.
     */
    Oid         typelem BKI_DEFAULT(0) BKI_LOOKUP_OPT(pg_type);
 
    /*
     * If there is a "true" array type having this type as element type,
     * typarray links to it.  Zero if no associated "true" array type.
     */
    Oid         typarray BKI_DEFAULT(0) BKI_ARRAY_DEFAULT(0) BKI_LOOKUP_OPT(pg_type);
 
    /*
     * I/O conversion procedures for the datatype.
     */
 
    /* text format (required) */
    regproc     typinput BKI_ARRAY_DEFAULT(array_in) BKI_LOOKUP(pg_proc);
    regproc     typoutput BKI_ARRAY_DEFAULT(array_out) BKI_LOOKUP(pg_proc);
 
    /* binary format (optional) */
    regproc     typreceive BKI_ARRAY_DEFAULT(array_recv) BKI_LOOKUP_OPT(pg_proc);
    regproc     typsend BKI_ARRAY_DEFAULT(array_send) BKI_LOOKUP_OPT(pg_proc);
 
    /*
     * I/O functions for optional type modifiers.
     */
    regproc     typmodin BKI_DEFAULT(-) BKI_LOOKUP_OPT(pg_proc);
    regproc     typmodout BKI_DEFAULT(-) BKI_LOOKUP_OPT(pg_proc);
 
    /*
     * Custom ANALYZE procedure for the datatype (0 selects the default).
     */
    regproc     typanalyze BKI_DEFAULT(-) BKI_ARRAY_DEFAULT(array_typanalyze) BKI_LOOKUP_OPT(pg_proc);
 
    /* ----------------
     * typalign is the alignment required when storing a value of this
     * type.  It applies to storage on disk as well as most
     * representations of the value inside Postgres.  When multiple values
     * are stored consecutively, such as in the representation of a
     * complete row on disk, padding is inserted before a datum of this
     * type so that it begins on the specified boundary.  The alignment
     * reference is the beginning of the first datum in the sequence.
     *
     * 'c' = CHAR alignment, ie no alignment needed.
     * 's' = SHORT alignment (2 bytes on most machines).
     * 'i' = INT alignment (4 bytes on most machines).
     * 'd' = DOUBLE alignment (8 bytes on many machines, but by no means all).
     * (Use the TYPALIGN macros below for these.)
     *
     * See include/access/tupmacs.h for the macros that compute these
     * alignment requirements.  Note also that we allow the nominal alignment
     * to be violated when storing "packed" varlenas; the TOAST mechanism
     * takes care of hiding that from most code.
     *
     * NOTE: for types used in system tables, it is critical that the
     * size and alignment defined in pg_type agree with the way that the
     * compiler will lay out the field in a struct representing a table row.
     * ----------------
     */
    char        typalign;
 
    /* ----------------
     * typstorage tells if the type is prepared for toasting and what
     * the default strategy for attributes of this type should be.
     *
     * 'p' PLAIN      type not prepared for toasting
     * 'e' EXTERNAL   external storage possible, don't try to compress
     * 'x' EXTENDED   try to compress and store external if required
     * 'm' MAIN       like 'x' but try to keep in main tuple
     * (Use the TYPSTORAGE macros below for these.)
     *
     * Note that 'm' fields can also be moved out to secondary storage,
     * but only as a last resort ('e' and 'x' fields are moved first).
     * ----------------
     */
    char        typstorage BKI_DEFAULT(p) BKI_ARRAY_DEFAULT(x);
 
    /*
     * This flag represents a "NOT NULL" constraint against this datatype.
     *
     * If true, the attnotnull column for a corresponding table column using
     * this datatype will always enforce the NOT NULL constraint.
     *
     * Used primarily for domain types.
     */
    bool        typnotnull BKI_DEFAULT(f);
 
    /*
     * Domains use typbasetype to show the base (or domain) type that the
     * domain is based on.  Zero if the type is not a domain.
     */
    Oid         typbasetype BKI_DEFAULT(0) BKI_LOOKUP_OPT(pg_type);
 
    /*
     * Domains use typtypmod to record the typmod to be applied to their base
     * type (-1 if base type does not use a typmod).  -1 if this type is not a
     * domain.
     */
    int32       typtypmod BKI_DEFAULT(-1);
 
    /*
     * typndims is the declared number of dimensions for an array domain type
     * (i.e., typbasetype is an array type).  Otherwise zero.
     */
    int32       typndims BKI_DEFAULT(0);
 
    /*
     * Collation: 0 if type cannot use collations, nonzero (typically
     * DEFAULT_COLLATION_OID) for collatable base types, possibly some other
     * OID for domains over collatable types
     */
    Oid         typcollation BKI_DEFAULT(0) BKI_LOOKUP_OPT(pg_collation);
 
#ifdef CATALOG_VARLEN           /* variable-length fields start here */
 
    /*
     * If typdefaultbin is not NULL, it is the nodeToString representation of
     * a default expression for the type.  Currently this is only used for
     * domains.
     */
    pg_node_tree typdefaultbin BKI_DEFAULT(_null_) BKI_ARRAY_DEFAULT(_null_);
 
    /*
     * typdefault is NULL if the type has no associated default value. If
     * typdefaultbin is not NULL, typdefault must contain a human-readable
     * version of the default expression represented by typdefaultbin. If
     * typdefaultbin is NULL and typdefault is not, then typdefault is the
     * external representation of the type's default value, which may be fed
     * to the type's input converter to produce a constant.
     */
    text        typdefault BKI_DEFAULT(_null_) BKI_ARRAY_DEFAULT(_null_);
 
    /*
     * Access permissions
     */
    aclitem     typacl[1] BKI_DEFAULT(_null_);
#endif
} FormData_pg_type;
 
END_CATALOG_STRUCT
 
/* ----------------
 *      Form_pg_type corresponds to a pointer to a row with
 *      the format of pg_type relation.
 * ----------------
 */
typedef FormData_pg_type *Form_pg_type;
 
DECLARE_TOAST(pg_type, 4171, 4172);
 
DECLARE_UNIQUE_INDEX_PKEY(pg_type_oid_index, 2703, TypeOidIndexId, pg_type, btree(oid oid_ops));
DECLARE_UNIQUE_INDEX(pg_type_typname_nsp_index, 2704, TypeNameNspIndexId, pg_type, btree(typname name_ops, typnamespace oid_ops));
 
MAKE_SYSCACHE(TYPEOID, pg_type_oid_index, 64);
MAKE_SYSCACHE(TYPENAMENSP, pg_type_typname_nsp_index, 64);
 
#ifdef EXPOSE_TO_CLIENT_CODE
 
/*
 * macros for values of poor-mans-enumerated-type columns
 */
#define  TYPTYPE_BASE       'b' /* base type (ordinary scalar type) */
#define  TYPTYPE_COMPOSITE  'c' /* composite (e.g., table's rowtype) */
#define  TYPTYPE_DOMAIN     'd' /* domain over another type */
#define  TYPTYPE_ENUM       'e' /* enumerated type */
#define  TYPTYPE_MULTIRANGE 'm' /* multirange type */
#define  TYPTYPE_PSEUDO     'p' /* pseudo-type */
#define  TYPTYPE_RANGE      'r' /* range type */
 
#define  TYPCATEGORY_INVALID    '\0'    /* not an allowed category */
#define  TYPCATEGORY_ARRAY      'A'
#define  TYPCATEGORY_BOOLEAN    'B'
#define  TYPCATEGORY_COMPOSITE  'C'
#define  TYPCATEGORY_DATETIME   'D'
#define  TYPCATEGORY_ENUM       'E'
#define  TYPCATEGORY_GEOMETRIC  'G'
#define  TYPCATEGORY_NETWORK    'I' /* think INET */
#define  TYPCATEGORY_NUMERIC    'N'
#define  TYPCATEGORY_PSEUDOTYPE 'P'
#define  TYPCATEGORY_RANGE      'R'
#define  TYPCATEGORY_STRING     'S'
#define  TYPCATEGORY_TIMESPAN   'T'
#define  TYPCATEGORY_USER       'U'
#define  TYPCATEGORY_BITSTRING  'V' /* er ... "varbit"? */
#define  TYPCATEGORY_UNKNOWN    'X'
#define  TYPCATEGORY_INTERNAL   'Z'
 
#define  TYPALIGN_CHAR          'c' /* char alignment (i.e. unaligned) */
#define  TYPALIGN_SHORT         's' /* short alignment (typically 2 bytes) */
#define  TYPALIGN_INT           'i' /* int alignment (typically 4 bytes) */
#define  TYPALIGN_DOUBLE        'd' /* double alignment (often 8 bytes) */
 
#define  TYPSTORAGE_PLAIN       'p' /* type not prepared for toasting */
#define  TYPSTORAGE_EXTERNAL    'e' /* toastable, don't try to compress */
#define  TYPSTORAGE_EXTENDED    'x' /* fully toastable */
#define  TYPSTORAGE_MAIN        'm' /* like 'x' but try to store inline */
 
/* Is a type OID a polymorphic pseudotype?  (Beware of multiple evaluation) */
#define IsPolymorphicType(typid)  \
    (IsPolymorphicTypeFamily1(typid) || \
     IsPolymorphicTypeFamily2(typid))
 
/* Code not part of polymorphic type resolution should not use these macros: */
#define IsPolymorphicTypeFamily1(typid)  \
    ((typid) == ANYELEMENTOID || \
     (typid) == ANYARRAYOID || \
     (typid) == ANYNONARRAYOID || \
     (typid) == ANYENUMOID || \
     (typid) == ANYRANGEOID || \
     (typid) == ANYMULTIRANGEOID)
 
#define IsPolymorphicTypeFamily2(typid)  \
    ((typid) == ANYCOMPATIBLEOID || \
     (typid) == ANYCOMPATIBLEARRAYOID || \
     (typid) == ANYCOMPATIBLENONARRAYOID || \
     (typid) == ANYCOMPATIBLERANGEOID || \
     (typid) == ANYCOMPATIBLEMULTIRANGEOID)
 
/* Is this a "true" array type?  (Requires fmgroids.h) */
#define IsTrueArrayType(typeForm)  \
    (OidIsValid((typeForm)->typelem) && \
     (typeForm)->typsubscript == F_ARRAY_SUBSCRIPT_HANDLER)
 
/*
 * Backwards compatibility for ancient random spellings of pg_type OID macros.
 * Don't use these names in new code.
 */
#define CASHOID MONEYOID
#define LSNOID  PG_LSNOID
 
#endif                          /* EXPOSE_TO_CLIENT_CODE */
 
 
extern ObjectAddress TypeShellMake(const char *typeName,
                                   Oid typeNamespace,
                                   Oid ownerId);
 
extern ObjectAddress TypeCreate(Oid newTypeOid,
                                const char *typeName,
                                Oid typeNamespace,
                                Oid relationOid,
                                char relationKind,
                                Oid ownerId,
                                int16 internalSize,
                                char typeType,
                                char typeCategory,
                                bool typePreferred,
                                char typDelim,
                                Oid inputProcedure,
                                Oid outputProcedure,
                                Oid receiveProcedure,
                                Oid sendProcedure,
                                Oid typmodinProcedure,
                                Oid typmodoutProcedure,
                                Oid analyzeProcedure,
                                Oid subscriptProcedure,
                                Oid elementType,
                                bool isImplicitArray,
                                Oid arrayType,
                                Oid baseType,
                                const char *defaultTypeValue,
                                char *defaultTypeBin,
                                bool passedByValue,
                                char alignment,
                                char storage,
                                int32 typeMod,
                                int32 typNDims,
                                bool typeNotNull,
                                Oid typeCollation);
 
extern void GenerateTypeDependencies(HeapTuple typeTuple,
                                     Relation typeCatalog,
                                     Node *defaultExpr,
                                     void *typacl,
                                     char relationKind, /* only for relation
                                                         * rowtypes */
                                     bool isImplicitArray,
                                     bool isDependentType,
                                     bool makeExtensionDep,
                                     bool rebuild);
 
extern void RenameTypeInternal(Oid typeOid, const char *newTypeName,
                               Oid typeNamespace);
 
extern char *makeArrayTypeName(const char *typeName, Oid typeNamespace);
 
extern bool moveArrayTypeName(Oid typeOid, const char *typeName,
                              Oid typeNamespace);
 
extern char *makeMultirangeTypeName(const char *rangeTypeName,
                                    Oid typeNamespace);
 
#endif                          /* PG_TYPE_H */