Speed up array element assignment in plpgsql by caching type information.

Cache assorted data in the PLpgSQL_arrayelem struct to avoid repetitive
catalog lookups over multiple executions of the same statement.

Pavel Stehule

src/pl/plpgsql/src/gram.y

@@ -998,6 +998,8 @@ assign_var		: T_DATUM
 						new->dtype		= PLPGSQL_DTYPE_ARRAYELEM;
 						new->subscript	= $3;
 						new->arrayparentno = $1;
+						/* initialize cached type data to "not valid" */
+						new->parenttypoid = InvalidOid;
 
 						plpgsql_adddatum((PLpgSQL_datum *) new);
 

src/pl/plpgsql/src/pl_exec.c

@@ -874,7 +874,8 @@ copy_plpgsql_datum(PLpgSQL_datum *datum)
 
 			/*
 			 * These datum records are read-only at runtime, so no need to
-			 * copy them
+			 * copy them (well, ARRAYELEM contains some cached type data,
+			 * but we'd just as soon centralize the caching anyway)
 			 */
 			result = datum;
 			break;
@@ -3986,20 +3987,16 @@ exec_assign_value(PLpgSQL_execstate *estate,
 				/*
 				 * Target is an element of an array
 				 */
+				PLpgSQL_arrayelem *arrayelem;
 				int			nsubscripts;
 				int			i;
 				PLpgSQL_expr *subscripts[MAXDIM];
 				int			subscriptvals[MAXDIM];
-				bool		oldarrayisnull;
-				Oid			arraytypeid,
-							arrayelemtypeid;
-				int32		arraytypmod;
-				int16		arraytyplen,
-							elemtyplen;
-				bool		elemtypbyval;
-				char		elemtypalign;
 				Datum		oldarraydatum,
 							coerced_value;
+				bool		oldarrayisnull;
+				Oid			parenttypoid;
+				int32		parenttypmod;
 				ArrayType  *oldarrayval;
 				ArrayType  *newarrayval;
 				SPITupleTable *save_eval_tuptable;
@@ -4020,13 +4017,14 @@ exec_assign_value(PLpgSQL_execstate *estate,
 				 * back to find the base array datum, and save the subscript
 				 * expressions as we go.  (We are scanning right to left here,
 				 * but want to evaluate the subscripts left-to-right to
-				 * minimize surprises.)
+				 * minimize surprises.)  Note that arrayelem is left pointing
+				 * to the leftmost arrayelem datum, where we will cache the
+				 * array element type data.
 				 */
 				nsubscripts = 0;
 				do
 				{
-					PLpgSQL_arrayelem *arrayelem = (PLpgSQL_arrayelem *) target;
-
+					arrayelem = (PLpgSQL_arrayelem *) target;
 					if (nsubscripts >= MAXDIM)
 						ereport(ERROR,
 								(errcode(ERRCODE_PROGRAM_LIMIT_EXCEEDED),
@@ -4038,24 +4036,51 @@ exec_assign_value(PLpgSQL_execstate *estate,
 
 				/* Fetch current value of array datum */
 				exec_eval_datum(estate, target,
-								&arraytypeid, &arraytypmod,
+								&parenttypoid, &parenttypmod,
 								&oldarraydatum, &oldarrayisnull);
 
-				/* If target is domain over array, reduce to base type */
-				arraytypeid = getBaseTypeAndTypmod(arraytypeid, &arraytypmod);
-
-				/* ... and identify the element type */
-				arrayelemtypeid = get_element_type(arraytypeid);
-				if (!OidIsValid(arrayelemtypeid))
-					ereport(ERROR,
-							(errcode(ERRCODE_DATATYPE_MISMATCH),
-							 errmsg("subscripted object is not an array")));
-
-				get_typlenbyvalalign(arrayelemtypeid,
-									 &elemtyplen,
-									 &elemtypbyval,
-									 &elemtypalign);
-				arraytyplen = get_typlen(arraytypeid);
+				/* Update cached type data if necessary */
+				if (arrayelem->parenttypoid != parenttypoid ||
+					arrayelem->parenttypmod != parenttypmod)
+				{
+					Oid			arraytypoid;
+					int32		arraytypmod = parenttypmod;
+					int16		arraytyplen;
+					Oid			elemtypoid;
+					int16		elemtyplen;
+					bool		elemtypbyval;
+					char		elemtypalign;
+
+					/* If target is domain over array, reduce to base type */
+					arraytypoid = getBaseTypeAndTypmod(parenttypoid,
+													   &arraytypmod);
+
+					/* ... and identify the element type */
+					elemtypoid = get_element_type(arraytypoid);
+					if (!OidIsValid(elemtypoid))
+						ereport(ERROR,
+								(errcode(ERRCODE_DATATYPE_MISMATCH),
+								 errmsg("subscripted object is not an array")));
+
+					/* Collect needed data about the types */
+					arraytyplen = get_typlen(arraytypoid);
+
+					get_typlenbyvalalign(elemtypoid,
+										 &elemtyplen,
+										 &elemtypbyval,
+										 &elemtypalign);
+
+					/* Now safe to update the cached data */
+					arrayelem->parenttypoid = parenttypoid;
+					arrayelem->parenttypmod = parenttypmod;
+					arrayelem->arraytypoid = arraytypoid;
+					arrayelem->arraytypmod = arraytypmod;
+					arrayelem->arraytyplen = arraytyplen;
+					arrayelem->elemtypoid = elemtypoid;
+					arrayelem->elemtyplen = elemtyplen;
+					arrayelem->elemtypbyval = elemtypbyval;
+					arrayelem->elemtypalign = elemtypalign;
+				}
 
 				/*
 				 * Evaluate the subscripts, switch into left-to-right order.
@@ -4093,8 +4118,8 @@ exec_assign_value(PLpgSQL_execstate *estate,
 				/* Coerce source value to match array element type. */
 				coerced_value = exec_simple_cast_value(value,
 													   valtype,
-													   arrayelemtypeid,
-													   arraytypmod,
+													   arrayelem->elemtypoid,
+													   arrayelem->arraytypmod,
 													   *isNull);
 
 				/*
@@ -4107,12 +4132,12 @@ exec_assign_value(PLpgSQL_execstate *estate,
 				 * array, either, so that's a no-op too.  This is all ugly but
 				 * corresponds to the current behavior of ExecEvalArrayRef().
 				 */
-				if (arraytyplen > 0 &&	/* fixed-length array? */
+				if (arrayelem->arraytyplen > 0 &&	/* fixed-length array? */
 					(oldarrayisnull || *isNull))
 					return;
 
 				if (oldarrayisnull)
-					oldarrayval = construct_empty_array(arrayelemtypeid);
+					oldarrayval = construct_empty_array(arrayelem->elemtypoid);
 				else
 					oldarrayval = (ArrayType *) DatumGetPointer(oldarraydatum);
 
@@ -4124,16 +4149,17 @@ exec_assign_value(PLpgSQL_execstate *estate,
 										subscriptvals,
 										coerced_value,
 										*isNull,
-										arraytyplen,
-										elemtyplen,
-										elemtypbyval,
-										elemtypalign);
+										arrayelem->arraytyplen,
+										arrayelem->elemtyplen,
+										arrayelem->elemtypbyval,
+										arrayelem->elemtypalign);
 
 				/*
 				 * Avoid leaking the result of exec_simple_cast_value, if it
 				 * performed a conversion to a pass-by-ref type.
 				 */
-				if (!*isNull && coerced_value != value && !elemtypbyval)
+				if (!*isNull && coerced_value != value &&
+					!arrayelem->elemtypbyval)
 					pfree(DatumGetPointer(coerced_value));
 
 				/*
@@ -4145,7 +4171,7 @@ exec_assign_value(PLpgSQL_execstate *estate,
 				*isNull = false;
 				exec_assign_value(estate, target,
 								  PointerGetDatum(newarrayval),
-								  arraytypeid, isNull);
+								  arrayelem->arraytypoid, isNull);
 
 				/*
 				 * Avoid leaking the modified array value, too.

src/pl/plpgsql/src/plpgsql.h

@@ -299,6 +299,16 @@ typedef struct
 	int			dno;
 	PLpgSQL_expr *subscript;
 	int			arrayparentno;	/* dno of parent array variable */
+	/* Remaining fields are cached info about the array variable's type */
+	Oid			parenttypoid;	/* type of array variable; 0 if not yet set */
+	int32		parenttypmod;	/* typmod of array variable */
+	Oid			arraytypoid;	/* OID of actual array type */
+	int32		arraytypmod;	/* typmod of array (and its elements too) */
+	int16		arraytyplen;	/* typlen of array type */
+	Oid			elemtypoid;		/* OID of array element type */
+	int16		elemtyplen;		/* typlen of element type */
+	bool		elemtypbyval;	/* element type is pass-by-value? */
+	char		elemtypalign;	/* typalign of element type */
 } PLpgSQL_arrayelem;
 
 

src/test/regress/expected/plpgsql.out

@@ -4509,3 +4509,65 @@ NOTICE:  {"(35,78)","(88,76)"}
 
 drop function foreach_test(anyarray);
 drop type xy_tuple;
+--
+-- Assorted tests for array subscript assignment
+--
+create temp table rtype (id int, ar text[]);
+create function arrayassign1() returns text[] language plpgsql as $$
+declare
+ r record;
+begin
+  r := row(12, '{foo,bar,baz}')::rtype;
+  r.ar[2] := 'replace';
+  return r.ar;
+end$$;
+select arrayassign1();
+   arrayassign1    
+-------------------
+ {foo,replace,baz}
+(1 row)
+
+select arrayassign1(); -- try again to exercise internal caching
+   arrayassign1    
+-------------------
+ {foo,replace,baz}
+(1 row)
+
+create domain orderedarray as int[2]
+  constraint sorted check (value[1] < value[2]);
+select '{1,2}'::orderedarray;
+ orderedarray 
+--------------
+ {1,2}
+(1 row)
+
+select '{2,1}'::orderedarray;  -- fail
+ERROR:  value for domain orderedarray violates check constraint "sorted"
+create function testoa(x1 int, x2 int, x3 int) returns orderedarray
+language plpgsql as $$
+declare res orderedarray;
+begin
+  res := array[x1, x2];
+  res[2] := x3;
+  return res;
+end$$;
+select testoa(1,2,3);
+ testoa 
+--------
+ {1,3}
+(1 row)
+
+select testoa(1,2,3); -- try again to exercise internal caching
+ testoa 
+--------
+ {1,3}
+(1 row)
+
+select testoa(2,1,3); -- fail at initial assign
+ERROR:  value for domain orderedarray violates check constraint "sorted"
+CONTEXT:  PL/pgSQL function "testoa" line 4 at assignment
+select testoa(1,2,1); -- fail at update
+ERROR:  value for domain orderedarray violates check constraint "sorted"
+CONTEXT:  PL/pgSQL function "testoa" line 5 at assignment
+drop function arrayassign1();
+drop function testoa(x1 int, x2 int, x3 int);

src/test/regress/sql/plpgsql.sql

@@ -3559,3 +3559,44 @@ select foreach_test(ARRAY[[(10,20),(40,69)],[(35,78),(88,76)]]::xy_tuple[]);
 
 drop function foreach_test(anyarray);
 drop type xy_tuple;
+
+--
+-- Assorted tests for array subscript assignment
+--
+
+create temp table rtype (id int, ar text[]);
+
+create function arrayassign1() returns text[] language plpgsql as $$
+declare
+ r record;
+begin
+  r := row(12, '{foo,bar,baz}')::rtype;
+  r.ar[2] := 'replace';
+  return r.ar;
+end$$;
+
+select arrayassign1();
+select arrayassign1(); -- try again to exercise internal caching
+
+create domain orderedarray as int[2]
+  constraint sorted check (value[1] < value[2]);
+
+select '{1,2}'::orderedarray;
+select '{2,1}'::orderedarray;  -- fail
+
+create function testoa(x1 int, x2 int, x3 int) returns orderedarray
+language plpgsql as $$
+declare res orderedarray;
+begin
+  res := array[x1, x2];
+  res[2] := x3;
+  return res;
+end$$;
+
+select testoa(1,2,3);
+select testoa(1,2,3); -- try again to exercise internal caching
+select testoa(2,1,3); -- fail at initial assign
+select testoa(1,2,1); -- fail at update
+
+drop function arrayassign1();
+drop function testoa(x1 int, x2 int, x3 int);