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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions contrib/ivorysql_ora/Makefile
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Expand Up @@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ ORA_REGRESS = \
dbms_utility \
ora_dbms_output \
ora_ascii \
ora_substr_semantics \
ora_stragg \
dbms_lock \
utl_file \
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88 changes: 88 additions & 0 deletions contrib/ivorysql_ora/expected/ora_substr_semantics.out
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--
-- Oracle-compatible SUBSTR character semantics
--
SET ivorysql.compatible_mode = oracle;
SELECT substr('abcdef', 2, 2) AS normal_positive;
normal_positive
-----------------
bc
(1 row)

SELECT substr('abcdef', 0, 2) AS zero_position;
zero_position
---------------
ab
(1 row)

SELECT substr('abcdef', -2, 2) AS negative_position;
negative_position
-------------------
ef
(1 row)

SELECT substr('abcdef', -2) AS negative_without_length;
negative_without_length
-------------------------
ef
(1 row)

SELECT substr('abcdef', 2, 0) IS NULL AS zero_length_is_null;
zero_length_is_null
---------------------
t
(1 row)

SELECT substr('abcdef', 2, -1) IS NULL AS negative_length_is_null;
negative_length_is_null
-------------------------
t
(1 row)

SELECT substr('abcdef', 20) IS NULL AS past_end_is_null;
past_end_is_null
------------------
t
(1 row)

-- Positions count characters rather than bytes.
SELECT substr('你好吗', -2, 1) AS multibyte_negative;
multibyte_negative
--------------------
好
(1 row)

SELECT substr('你好吗', 0, 2) AS multibyte_zero;
multibyte_zero
----------------
你好
(1 row)

-- Numeric positions and lengths retain the existing Oracle coercion path.
SELECT substr('abcdef', 2.4::number, 2.4::number) AS numeric_arguments;
numeric_arguments
-------------------
bc
(1 row)

-- The byte-semantic variant remains unchanged.
SELECT substrb('abcdef', -2, 2) AS substrb_control;
substrb_control
-----------------
ef
(1 row)

-- PostgreSQL mode must continue using pg_catalog.substr semantics.
SET ivorysql.compatible_mode = pg;
SELECT substr('abcdef', 0, 2) AS pg_zero_position;
pg_zero_position
------------------
a
(1 row)

SELECT substr('abcdef', 2, 0) IS NULL AS pg_zero_length_is_null;
pg_zero_length_is_null
------------------------
f
(1 row)

RESET ivorysql.compatible_mode;
30 changes: 30 additions & 0 deletions contrib/ivorysql_ora/sql/ora_substr_semantics.sql
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--
-- Oracle-compatible SUBSTR character semantics
--

SET ivorysql.compatible_mode = oracle;

SELECT substr('abcdef', 2, 2) AS normal_positive;
SELECT substr('abcdef', 0, 2) AS zero_position;
SELECT substr('abcdef', -2, 2) AS negative_position;
SELECT substr('abcdef', -2) AS negative_without_length;
SELECT substr('abcdef', 2, 0) IS NULL AS zero_length_is_null;
SELECT substr('abcdef', 2, -1) IS NULL AS negative_length_is_null;
SELECT substr('abcdef', 20) IS NULL AS past_end_is_null;

-- Positions count characters rather than bytes.
SELECT substr('你好吗', -2, 1) AS multibyte_negative;
SELECT substr('你好吗', 0, 2) AS multibyte_zero;

-- Numeric positions and lengths retain the existing Oracle coercion path.
SELECT substr('abcdef', 2.4::number, 2.4::number) AS numeric_arguments;

-- The byte-semantic variant remains unchanged.
SELECT substrb('abcdef', -2, 2) AS substrb_control;

-- PostgreSQL mode must continue using pg_catalog.substr semantics.
SET ivorysql.compatible_mode = pg;
SELECT substr('abcdef', 0, 2) AS pg_zero_position;
SELECT substr('abcdef', 2, 0) IS NULL AS pg_zero_length_is_null;

RESET ivorysql.compatible_mode;
32 changes: 32 additions & 0 deletions contrib/ivorysql_ora/src/builtin_functions/builtin_functions--1.0.sql
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Expand Up @@ -663,6 +663,38 @@ PARALLEL SAFE
STABLE;

/* SR */
CREATE FUNCTION sys.substr(varchar, number)
RETURNS text
AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','ora_substr_no_length'
LANGUAGE C
STRICT
PARALLEL SAFE
IMMUTABLE;

CREATE FUNCTION sys.substr(varchar, number, number)
RETURNS text
AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','ora_substr'
LANGUAGE C
STRICT
PARALLEL SAFE
IMMUTABLE;

CREATE FUNCTION sys.substr(text, integer)
RETURNS text
AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','ora_substr_no_length_int'
LANGUAGE C
STRICT
PARALLEL SAFE
IMMUTABLE;

CREATE FUNCTION sys.substr(text, integer, integer)
RETURNS text
AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','ora_substr_int'
LANGUAGE C
STRICT
PARALLEL SAFE
IMMUTABLE;

CREATE FUNCTION sys.substrb(varchar, number)
RETURNS text
AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','ora_substrb_no_length'
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111 changes: 110 additions & 1 deletion contrib/ivorysql_ora/src/builtin_functions/character_datatype_functions.c
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Expand Up @@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(ora_regexp_instr);
PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(ora_regexp_like);
PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(ora_regexp_like_no_flags);
PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(ora_regexp_count);
PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(ora_substr_no_length);
PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(ora_substr);
PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(ora_substr_no_length_int);
PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(ora_substr_int);
PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(ora_substrb_no_length);
PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(ora_substrb);
PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(ora_replace);
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PG_RETURN_INT32(occurrence_cnt);
}

/***********************************************************************
* ora_substr
*
* Oracle character-semantic SUBSTR implementation. PostgreSQL's
* text_substring() intentionally rejects negative lengths and treats a
* negative start differently, so keep this behavior local to Oracle mode.
***********************************************************************/
static text *
ora_text_substring(Datum str, int32 start, int32 length, bool length_not_specified)
{
text *source = DatumGetTextPP(str);
char *data = VARDATA_ANY(source);
int32 data_len = VARSIZE_ANY_EXHDR(source);
int32 chars = pg_mbstrlen_with_len(data, data_len);
int32 first = (start < 0) ? chars + start + 1 : Max(start, 1);
int32 count;
int32 begin_byte;
int32 end_byte;
int32 i;
char *ptr;

if (first < 1)
first = 1;
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Return an empty result when a negative start precedes the string.

For substr('abcdef', -7), first is 0. Line 1040 changes it to 1, so the function returns abcdef instead of NULL. Only an input position of zero maps to one. A negative offset before the first character must return NULL. (download.oracle.com)

Return an empty result when first < 1. The existing wrappers will convert it to NULL. Add regression cases for both length forms and update contrib/ivorysql_ora/expected/ora_substr_semantics.out.

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-	if (first < 1)
-		first = 1;
+	if (first < 1)
+		return cstring_to_text("");

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In `@contrib/ivorysql_ora/src/builtin_functions/character_datatype_functions.c`
around lines 1039 - 1040, Update the substr implementation around first so
negative offsets that produce first < 1 return an empty result, while preserving
the special handling that maps an input position of zero to one. Add regression
cases covering both substr length forms and update the corresponding expected
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if (!length_not_specified && length < 1)
return cstring_to_text("");
if (first > chars)
return cstring_to_text("");

count = length_not_specified ? chars - first + 1 :
Min(length, chars - first + 1);
ptr = data;
for (i = 1; i < first; i++)
ptr += pg_mblen(ptr);
begin_byte = ptr - data;
for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
ptr += pg_mblen(ptr);
end_byte = ptr - data;

return cstring_to_text_with_len(data + begin_byte,
end_byte - begin_byte);
}

Datum
ora_substr(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
{
int32 start = DatumGetInt32(DirectFunctionCall1(numeric_int4,
PG_GETARG_DATUM(1)));
int32 length = DatumGetInt32(DirectFunctionCall1(numeric_int4,
PG_GETARG_DATUM(2)));
text *result;

result = ora_text_substring(PG_GETARG_DATUM(0), start, length, false);
if (VARSIZE_ANY_EXHDR(result) == 0)
{
pfree(result);
PG_RETURN_NULL();
}
PG_RETURN_TEXT_P(result);
}

Datum
ora_substr_no_length(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
{
int32 start = DatumGetInt32(DirectFunctionCall1(numeric_int4,
PG_GETARG_DATUM(1)));
text *result;

result = ora_text_substring(PG_GETARG_DATUM(0), start, -1, true);
if (VARSIZE_ANY_EXHDR(result) == 0)
{
pfree(result);
PG_RETURN_NULL();
}
PG_RETURN_TEXT_P(result);
}

Datum
ora_substr_int(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
{
text *result;

result = ora_text_substring(PG_GETARG_DATUM(0), PG_GETARG_INT32(1),
PG_GETARG_INT32(2), false);
if (VARSIZE_ANY_EXHDR(result) == 0)
{
pfree(result);
PG_RETURN_NULL();
}
PG_RETURN_TEXT_P(result);
}

Datum
ora_substr_no_length_int(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
{
text *result;

result = ora_text_substring(PG_GETARG_DATUM(0), PG_GETARG_INT32(1),
-1, true);
if (VARSIZE_ANY_EXHDR(result) == 0)
{
pfree(result);
PG_RETURN_NULL();
}
PG_RETURN_TEXT_P(result);
}

/***********************************************************************
* ora_substrb
*
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}

}

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