sql: add BIT(0) type

The `BIT(0)` type is now supported. It represents a `BIT` type with
unspecified length. This is a divergence from Postgres which does not
allow this type and has no way to represent it in SQL. It is required in
order for it to be correctly serialized into SQL and evaluated during
distributed query execution.VARBIT cannot be used because it has a
different OID.

Fixes #131346

There is no release note because this bug is not present in any previous
releases and there is no need to document this new type.

Release note: None

pkg/sql/logictest/testdata/logic_test/typing

@@ -310,6 +310,69 @@ WHERE t108360_1.t = (CASE WHEN t108360_1.t > t108360_2.c THEN t108360_1.t ELSE t
 ----
 tt
 
+# Regression test for #131346. Ensure CASE is typed correctly and that a cast to
+# the BIT type with an unspecified length behaves correctly during distributed
+# execution.
+statement ok
+CREATE TABLE t131346v (v VARBIT);
+INSERT INTO t131346v VALUES ('11');
+
+statement ok
+CREATE TABLE t131346b (b BIT);
+INSERT INTO t131346b VALUES ('0');
+
+query T
+SELECT v FROM t131346v, t131346b
+WHERE v NOT BETWEEN v AND
+ (CASE WHEN NULL THEN '0'::BIT ELSE v END)
+----
+
+query T
+SELECT v FROM t131346v, t131346b
+WHERE v NOT BETWEEN v AND
+ (CASE WHEN NULL THEN b ELSE v END)
+----
+
+query T
+SELECT v FROM t131346v, t131346b
+WHERE v NOT BETWEEN v AND
+ IF(NULL, '0'::BIT, v);
+----
+
+query T
+SELECT v FROM t131346v, t131346b
+WHERE v NOT BETWEEN v AND
+ IF(NULL, b, v);
+----
+
+query T
+SELECT (CASE WHEN v > '0'::BIT THEN v ELSE '0'::BIT END)
+FROM t131346v, t131346b
+WHERE v = (CASE WHEN v > '0'::BIT THEN v ELSE '0'::BIT END)
+----
+11
+
+query T
+SELECT (CASE WHEN v > b THEN v ELSE b END)
+FROM t131346v, t131346b
+WHERE v = (CASE WHEN v > b THEN v ELSE b END)
+----
+11
+
+query T
+SELECT (CASE WHEN v > '0'::BIT THEN v ELSE '0'::BIT END)
+FROM t131346v, t131346b
+WHERE v = (CASE WHEN v < '0'::BIT THEN '0'::BIT ELSE v END)
+----
+11
+
+query T
+SELECT (CASE WHEN v > b THEN v ELSE b END)
+FROM t131346v, t131346b
+WHERE v = (CASE WHEN v < b THEN b ELSE v END)
+----
+11
+
 # Static analysis types should never make it to execution.
 statement ok
 CREATE TABLE t83496 (

pkg/sql/opt/optbuilder/scalar.go

@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ func (b *Builder) buildScalar(
  for i := range t.Whens {
  condExpr := t.Whens[i].Cond.(tree.TypedExpr)
  cond := b.buildScalar(condExpr, inScope, nil, nil, colRefs)
+ // TODO(mgartner): Rather than use WithoutTypeModifiers here,
+ // consider typing the CaseExpr without a type modifier.
  valExpr, ok := eval.ReType(t.Whens[i].Val.(tree.TypedExpr), valType.WithoutTypeModifiers())
  if !ok {
  panic(pgerror.Newf(

pkg/sql/parser/parse.go

@@ -449,17 +449,18 @@ func GetTypeFromCastOrCollate(expr tree.Expr) (tree.ResolvableTypeReference, err
  return cast.Type, nil
 }
 
-var errBitLengthNotPositive = pgerror.WithCandidateCode(
- errors.New("length for type bit must be at least 1"), pgcode.InvalidParameterValue)
+var errVarBitLengthNotPositive = pgerror.WithCandidateCode(
+ errors.New("length for type varbit must be at least 1"), pgcode.InvalidParameterValue)
 
 // newBitType creates a new BIT type with the given bit width.
 func newBitType(width int32, varying bool) (*types.T, error) {
- if width < 1 {
- return nil, errBitLengthNotPositive
- }
  if varying {
+ if width < 1 {
+ return nil, errVarBitLengthNotPositive
+ }
  return types.MakeVarBit(width), nil
  }
+ // The iconst32 pattern in the parser guarantees that the width is positive.
  return types.MakeBit(width), nil
 }
 

pkg/sql/parser/testdata/create_table

@@ -176,23 +176,24 @@ CREATE TABLE foo(a CHAR(0))
  ^
 
 parse
-CREATE TABLE a (b BIT VARYING(2), c BIT(1))
+CREATE TABLE a (b BIT VARYING(2), c BIT(1), c BIT, c BIT(0))
 ----
-CREATE TABLE a (b VARBIT(2), c BIT) -- normalized!
-CREATE TABLE a (b VARBIT(2), c BIT) -- fully parenthesized
-CREATE TABLE a (b VARBIT(2), c BIT) -- literals removed
-CREATE TABLE _ (_ VARBIT(2), _ BIT) -- identifiers removed
+CREATE TABLE a (b VARBIT(2), c BIT, c BIT, c BIT(0)) -- normalized!
+CREATE TABLE a (b VARBIT(2), c BIT, c BIT, c BIT(0)) -- fully parenthesized
+CREATE TABLE a (b VARBIT(2), c BIT, c BIT, c BIT(0)) -- literals removed
+CREATE TABLE _ (_ VARBIT(2), _ BIT, _ BIT, _ BIT(0)) -- identifiers removed
 
 error
 CREATE TABLE test (
- foo BIT(0)
+ foo BIT(-1)
 )
 ----
-at or near ")": syntax error: length for type bit must be at least 1
+at or near "-": syntax error
 DETAIL: source SQL:
 CREATE TABLE test (
- foo BIT(0)
- ^
+ foo BIT(-1)
+ ^
+HINT: try \h CREATE TABLE
 
 
 parse

pkg/sql/parser/testdata/select_exprs

@@ -952,6 +952,14 @@ SELECT (('foo')::DECIMAL(2,1)) -- fully parenthesized
 SELECT '_'::DECIMAL(2,1) -- literals removed
 SELECT 'foo'::DECIMAL(2,1) -- identifiers removed
 
+parse
+SELECT 'foo'::BIT
+----
+SELECT 'foo'::BIT
+SELECT (('foo')::BIT) -- fully parenthesized
+SELECT '_'::BIT -- literals removed
+SELECT 'foo'::BIT -- identifiers removed
+
 parse
 SELECT 'foo'::BIT(3)
 ----
@@ -960,6 +968,14 @@ SELECT (('foo')::BIT(3)) -- fully parenthesized
 SELECT '_'::BIT(3) -- literals removed
 SELECT 'foo'::BIT(3) -- identifiers removed
 
+parse
+SELECT 'foo'::BIT(0)
+----
+SELECT 'foo'::BIT(0)
+SELECT (('foo')::BIT(0)) -- fully parenthesized
+SELECT '_'::BIT(0) -- literals removed
+SELECT 'foo'::BIT(0) -- identifiers removed
+
 parse
 SELECT 'foo'::VARBIT(3)
 ----

pkg/sql/sem/cast/type_name.go

@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ func CastTypeName(t *types.T) string {
  case oid.T_text:
  // SQLString returns `string`
  return "text"
+ case oid.T_bit:
+ // SQLString returns `decimal`
+ return "bit"
  }
  return strings.ToLower(t.SQLString())
 }

pkg/sql/sem/tree/col_types_test.go

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ func TestParseColumnType(t *testing.T) {
  expectedType *types.T
  }{
  {"BIT", types.MakeBit(1)},
+ {"BIT(0)", types.MakeBit(0)},
  {"VARBIT", types.MakeVarBit(0)},
  {"BIT(2)", types.MakeBit(2)},
  {"VARBIT(2)", types.MakeVarBit(2)},

pkg/sql/types/types.go

@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ import (
 // | FLOAT4 | FLOAT | T_float4 | 0 | 0 |
 // | | | | | |
 // | BIT | BIT | T_bit | 0 | 1 |
+// | BIT(0) | BIT | T_bit | 0 | 0 |
 // | BIT(N) | BIT | T_bit | 0 | N |
 // | VARBIT | BIT | T_varbit | 0 | 0 |
 // | VARBIT(N) | BIT | T_varbit | 0 | N |
@@ -716,9 +717,10 @@ var (
 
 // Unexported wrapper types.
 var (
- // typeBit is the SQL BIT type. It is not exported to avoid confusion with
- // the VarBit type, and confusion over whether its default Width is
- // unspecified or is 1. More commonly used instead is the VarBit type.
+ // typeBit is the SQL BIT type with an unspecified width. It is not exported
+ // to avoid confusion with the VarBit type, and confusion over whether its
+ // default Width is unspecified or is 1. More commonly used instead is the
+ // VarBit type.
  typeBit = &T{InternalType: InternalType{
  Family: BitFamily, Oid: oid.T_bit, Locale: &emptyLocale}}
 
@@ -1928,17 +1930,27 @@ func (t *T) InformationSchemaName() string {
 func (t *T) SQLString() string {
  switch t.Family() {
  case BitFamily:
- o := t.Oid()
- typName := "BIT"
- if o == oid.T_varbit {
- typName = "VARBIT"
- }
- // BIT(1) pretty-prints as just BIT.
- if (o != oid.T_varbit && t.Width() > 1) ||
- (o == oid.T_varbit && t.Width() > 0) {
- typName = fmt.Sprintf("%s(%d)", typName, t.Width())
+ switch t.Oid() {
+ case oid.T_bit:
+ typName := "BIT"
+ // BIT(1) pretty-prints as just BIT.
+ // BIT(0) represents a BIT type with unspecified length. This is a
+ // divergence from Postgres which does not allow this type and has
+ // no way to represent it in SQL. It is required in order for it to
+ // be correctly serialized into SQL and evaluated during distributed
+ // query execution. VARBIT cannot be used because it has a different
+ // OID.
+ if t.Width() != 1 {
+ typName = fmt.Sprintf("%s(%d)", typName, t.Width())
+ }
+ return typName
+ default:
+ typName := "VARBIT"
+ if t.Width() > 1 {
+ typName = fmt.Sprintf("%s(%d)", typName, t.Width())
+ }
+ return typName
  }
- return typName
  case IntFamily:
  switch t.Width() {
  case 16: