From 38fe90d00746b7441faef4bdc392090aea1b9ee3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jian he <jian.universality@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:05:37 +0800
Subject: [PATCH v14 3/3] Add option force_array for COPY JSON FORMAT

force_array option can only be used in COPY TO with JSON format.
it make the output json output behave like json array type.

discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CALvfUkBxTYy5uWPFVwpk_7ii2zgT07t3d-yR_cy4sfrrLU%3Dkcg%40mail.gmail.com
discussion: https://postgr.es/m/6a04628d-0d53-41d9-9e35-5a8dc302c34c@joeconway.com
---
 doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml         | 14 ++++++++++++++
 src/backend/commands/copy.c        | 13 +++++++++++++
 src/backend/commands/copyto.c      | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/bin/psql/tab-complete.in.c     |  2 +-
 src/include/commands/copy.h        |  1 +
 src/test/regress/expected/copy.out | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/test/regress/sql/copy.sql      |  9 +++++++++
 7 files changed, 89 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
index 5bf0f38d90..50cebec0ce 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ COPY { <replaceable class="parameter">table_name</replaceable> [ ( <replaceable
     FORCE_QUOTE { ( <replaceable class="parameter">column_name</replaceable> [, ...] ) | * }
     FORCE_NOT_NULL { ( <replaceable class="parameter">column_name</replaceable> [, ...] ) | * }
     FORCE_NULL { ( <replaceable class="parameter">column_name</replaceable> [, ...] ) | * }
+    FORCE_ARRAY [ <replaceable class="parameter">boolean</replaceable> ]
     ON_ERROR <replaceable class="parameter">error_action</replaceable>
     REJECT_LIMIT <replaceable class="parameter">maxerror</replaceable>
     ENCODING '<replaceable class="parameter">encoding_name</replaceable>'
@@ -392,6 +393,19 @@ COPY { <replaceable class="parameter">table_name</replaceable> [ ( <replaceable
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
 
+   <varlistentry>
+    <term><literal>FORCE_ARRAY</literal></term>
+    <listitem>
+     <para>
+      Force output of square brackets as array decorations at the beginning
+      and end of output, and commas between the rows. It is allowed only in
+      <command>COPY TO</command>, and only when using
+      <literal>JSON</literal> format. The default is
+      <literal>false</literal>.
+     </para>
+    </listitem>
+   </varlistentry>
+
    <varlistentry>
     <term><literal>ON_ERROR</literal></term>
     <listitem>
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/copy.c b/src/backend/commands/copy.c
index c0234d22e5..2dbbd4007e 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/copy.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/copy.c
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ ProcessCopyOptions(ParseState *pstate,
 	bool		on_error_specified = false;
 	bool		log_verbosity_specified = false;
 	bool		reject_limit_specified = false;
+	bool		force_array_specified = false;
 	ListCell   *option;
 
 	/* Support external use for option sanity checking */
@@ -658,6 +659,13 @@ ProcessCopyOptions(ParseState *pstate,
 								defel->defname),
 						 parser_errposition(pstate, defel->location)));
 		}
+		else if (strcmp(defel->defname, "force_array") == 0)
+		{
+			if (force_array_specified)
+				errorConflictingDefElem(defel, pstate);
+			force_array_specified = true;
+			opts_out->force_array = defGetBoolean(defel);
+		}
 		else if (strcmp(defel->defname, "on_error") == 0)
 		{
 			if (on_error_specified)
@@ -907,6 +915,11 @@ ProcessCopyOptions(ParseState *pstate,
 				errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
 				errmsg("COPY json mode cannot be used with %s", "COPY FROM"));
 
+	if (opts_out->format != COPY_FORMAT_JSON && opts_out->force_array)
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+				errmsg("COPY %s can only used with JSON mode", "FORCE_ARRAY"));
+
 	if (opts_out->default_print)
 	{
 		if (!is_from)
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/copyto.c b/src/backend/commands/copyto.c
index d5d1bc4ec9..764ed4766d 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/copyto.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/copyto.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ typedef struct CopyToStateData
 	List	   *attnumlist;		/* integer list of attnums to copy */
 	char	   *filename;		/* filename, or NULL for STDOUT */
 	bool		is_program;		/* is 'filename' a program to popen? */
+	bool		json_row_delim_needed;	/* need delimiter to start next json array element */
 	copy_data_dest_cb data_dest_cb; /* function for writing data */
 
 	CopyFormatOptions opts;
@@ -858,6 +859,15 @@ DoCopyTo(CopyToState cstate)
 
 			CopySendEndOfRow(cstate);
 		}
+		/*
+		 * If JSON has been requested, and FORCE_ARRAY has been specified then
+		 * send the opening bracket.
+		*/
+		if (cstate->opts.format == COPY_FORMAT_JSON && cstate->opts.force_array)
+		{
+			CopySendChar(cstate, '[');
+			CopySendEndOfRow(cstate);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (cstate->rel)
@@ -905,6 +915,15 @@ DoCopyTo(CopyToState cstate)
 		CopySendEndOfRow(cstate);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * If JSON has been requested, and FORCE_ARRAY has been specified then
+	 * send the closing bracket.
+	*/
+	if (cstate->opts.format == COPY_FORMAT_JSON && cstate->opts.force_array)
+	{
+		CopySendChar(cstate, ']');
+		CopySendEndOfRow(cstate);
+	}
 	MemoryContextDelete(cstate->rowcontext);
 
 	if (fe_copy)
@@ -1008,6 +1027,15 @@ CopyOneRowTo(CopyToState cstate, TupleTableSlot *slot)
 		result = makeStringInfo();
 		composite_to_json(rowdata, result, false);
 
+		if (cstate->json_row_delim_needed && cstate->opts.force_array)
+			CopySendChar(cstate, ',');
+		else if (cstate->opts.force_array)
+		{
+			/* first row needs no delimiter */
+			CopySendChar(cstate, ' ');
+			cstate->json_row_delim_needed = true;
+		}
+
 		CopySendData(cstate, result->data, result->len);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.in.c b/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.in.c
index 5fb5cb2daa..02d0d4e3cf 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.in.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/tab-complete.in.c
@@ -3249,7 +3249,7 @@ match_previous_words(int pattern_id,
 	else if (Matches("COPY|\\copy", MatchAny, "FROM|TO", MatchAny, "WITH", "("))
 		COMPLETE_WITH("FORMAT", "FREEZE", "DELIMITER", "NULL",
 					  "HEADER", "QUOTE", "ESCAPE", "FORCE_QUOTE",
-					  "FORCE_NOT_NULL", "FORCE_NULL", "ENCODING", "DEFAULT",
+					  "FORCE_NOT_NULL", "FORCE_NULL", "FORCE_ARRAY", "ENCODING", "DEFAULT",
 					  "ON_ERROR", "LOG_VERBOSITY");
 
 	/* Complete COPY <sth> FROM|TO filename WITH (FORMAT */
diff --git a/src/include/commands/copy.h b/src/include/commands/copy.h
index 07fcc2bc9a..466ab76dac 100644
--- a/src/include/commands/copy.h
+++ b/src/include/commands/copy.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ typedef struct CopyFormatOptions
 	List	   *force_null;		/* list of column names */
 	bool		force_null_all; /* FORCE_NULL *? */
 	bool	   *force_null_flags;	/* per-column CSV FN flags */
+	bool		force_array;	/* add JSON array decorations */
 	bool		convert_selectively;	/* do selective binary conversion? */
 	CopyOnErrorChoice on_error; /* what to do when error happened */
 	CopyLogVerbosityChoice log_verbosity;	/* verbosity of logged messages */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/copy.out b/src/test/regress/expected/copy.out
index b4479bc72a..ffee7bff00 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/copy.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/copy.out
@@ -110,6 +110,29 @@ LINE 1: copy copytest to stdout (format json, on_error ignore);
 copy copytest from stdin(format json);
 ERROR:  COPY json mode cannot be used with COPY FROM
 -- all of the above should yield error
+--Error
+copy copytest to stdout (format csv, force_array true);
+ERROR:  COPY FORCE_ARRAY can only used with JSON mode
+--ok
+copy copytest to stdout (format json, force_array);
+[
+ {"style":"DOS","test":"abc\r\ndef","filler":1}
+,{"style":"Unix","test":"abc\ndef","filler":2}
+,{"style":"Mac","test":"abc\rdef","filler":3}
+,{"style":"esc\\ape","test":"a\\r\\\r\\\n\\nb","filler":4}
+]
+copy copytest to stdout (format json, force_array true);
+[
+ {"style":"DOS","test":"abc\r\ndef","filler":1}
+,{"style":"Unix","test":"abc\ndef","filler":2}
+,{"style":"Mac","test":"abc\rdef","filler":3}
+,{"style":"esc\\ape","test":"a\\r\\\r\\\n\\nb","filler":4}
+]
+copy copytest to stdout (format json, force_array false);
+{"style":"DOS","test":"abc\r\ndef","filler":1}
+{"style":"Unix","test":"abc\ndef","filler":2}
+{"style":"Mac","test":"abc\rdef","filler":3}
+{"style":"esc\\ape","test":"a\\r\\\r\\\n\\nb","filler":4}
 -- embedded escaped characters
 create temp table copyjsontest (
     id bigserial,
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/copy.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/copy.sql
index 054fce95cb..7a175ca76a 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/copy.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/copy.sql
@@ -101,6 +101,15 @@ copy copytest to stdout (format json, on_error ignore);
 copy copytest from stdin(format json);
 -- all of the above should yield error
 
+--Error
+copy copytest to stdout (format csv, force_array true);
+
+--ok
+copy copytest to stdout (format json, force_array);
+
+copy copytest to stdout (format json, force_array true);
+
+copy copytest to stdout (format json, force_array false);
 -- embedded escaped characters
 create temp table copyjsontest (
     id bigserial,
-- 
2.34.1

