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Disallow infinite endpoints in generate_series() for timestamps.
Such cases will lead to infinite loops, so they're of no practical value. The numeric variant of generate_series() already threw error for this, so borrow its message wording. Per report from Richard Wesley. Back-patch to all supported branches. Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/91B44E7B-68D5-448F-95C8-B4B3B0F5DEAF@duckdblabs.com
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src/backend/utils/adt/timestamp.c

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MemoryContext oldcontext;
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Interval interval_zero;
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/* Reject infinities in start and stop values */
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if (TIMESTAMP_IS_NOBEGIN(start) ||
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TIMESTAMP_IS_NOEND(start))
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ereport(ERROR,
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(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
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errmsg("start value cannot be infinity")));
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if (TIMESTAMP_IS_NOBEGIN(finish) ||
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TIMESTAMP_IS_NOEND(finish))
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ereport(ERROR,
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(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
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errmsg("stop value cannot be infinity")));
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/* Interval doesn't (currently) have infinity, so nothing to check */
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/* create a function context for cross-call persistence */
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funcctx = SRF_FIRSTCALL_INIT();
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MemoryContext oldcontext;
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Interval interval_zero;
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/* Reject infinities in start and stop values */
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if (TIMESTAMP_IS_NOBEGIN(start) ||
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TIMESTAMP_IS_NOEND(start))
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ereport(ERROR,
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(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
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errmsg("start value cannot be infinity")));
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if (TIMESTAMP_IS_NOBEGIN(finish) ||
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TIMESTAMP_IS_NOEND(finish))
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ereport(ERROR,
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(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
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errmsg("stop value cannot be infinity")));
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/* Interval doesn't (currently) have infinity, so nothing to check */
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/* create a function context for cross-call persistence */
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funcctx = SRF_FIRSTCALL_INIT();
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src/test/regress/expected/timestamp.out

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-- should fail
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select make_timestamp(0, 7, 15, 12, 30, 15);
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ERROR: date field value out of range: 0-07-15
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-- generate_series for timestamp
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select * from generate_series('2020-01-01 00:00'::timestamp,
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'2020-01-02 03:00'::timestamp,
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'1 hour'::interval);
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generate_series
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--------------------------
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Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 2020
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Wed Jan 01 01:00:00 2020
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Wed Jan 01 02:00:00 2020
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Wed Jan 01 03:00:00 2020
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Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 2020
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Wed Jan 01 05:00:00 2020
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Wed Jan 01 06:00:00 2020
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Wed Jan 01 07:00:00 2020
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Wed Jan 01 08:00:00 2020
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Wed Jan 01 09:00:00 2020
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Wed Jan 01 10:00:00 2020
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Wed Jan 01 11:00:00 2020
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Wed Jan 01 12:00:00 2020
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Wed Jan 01 13:00:00 2020
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Wed Jan 01 14:00:00 2020
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Wed Jan 01 15:00:00 2020
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Wed Jan 01 16:00:00 2020
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Wed Jan 01 17:00:00 2020
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Wed Jan 01 18:00:00 2020
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Wed Jan 01 19:00:00 2020
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Wed Jan 01 20:00:00 2020
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Wed Jan 01 21:00:00 2020
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Wed Jan 01 22:00:00 2020
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Wed Jan 01 23:00:00 2020
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Thu Jan 02 00:00:00 2020
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Thu Jan 02 01:00:00 2020
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Thu Jan 02 02:00:00 2020
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Thu Jan 02 03:00:00 2020
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(28 rows)
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-- errors
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select * from generate_series('-infinity'::timestamp,
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'2020-01-02 03:00'::timestamp,
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'1 hour'::interval);
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ERROR: start value cannot be infinity
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select * from generate_series('2020-01-01 00:00'::timestamp,
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'infinity'::timestamp,
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'1 hour'::interval);
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ERROR: stop value cannot be infinity
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select * from generate_series('2020-01-01 00:00'::timestamp,
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'2020-01-02 03:00'::timestamp,
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'0 hour'::interval);
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ERROR: step size cannot equal zero

src/test/regress/expected/timestamptz.out

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RESET TimeZone;
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-- generate_series for timestamptz
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select * from generate_series('2020-01-01 00:00'::timestamptz,
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'2020-01-02 03:00'::timestamptz,
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'1 hour'::interval);
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generate_series
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------------------------------
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Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 2020 PST
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Wed Jan 01 01:00:00 2020 PST
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Wed Jan 01 02:00:00 2020 PST
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Wed Jan 01 03:00:00 2020 PST
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Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 2020 PST
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Wed Jan 01 05:00:00 2020 PST
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Wed Jan 01 06:00:00 2020 PST
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Wed Jan 01 07:00:00 2020 PST
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Wed Jan 01 08:00:00 2020 PST
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Wed Jan 01 09:00:00 2020 PST
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Wed Jan 01 10:00:00 2020 PST
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Wed Jan 01 11:00:00 2020 PST
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Wed Jan 01 12:00:00 2020 PST
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Wed Jan 01 13:00:00 2020 PST
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Wed Jan 01 14:00:00 2020 PST
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Wed Jan 01 15:00:00 2020 PST
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Wed Jan 01 16:00:00 2020 PST
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Wed Jan 01 17:00:00 2020 PST
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Wed Jan 01 18:00:00 2020 PST
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Wed Jan 01 19:00:00 2020 PST
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Wed Jan 01 20:00:00 2020 PST
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Wed Jan 01 21:00:00 2020 PST
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Wed Jan 01 22:00:00 2020 PST
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Wed Jan 01 23:00:00 2020 PST
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Thu Jan 02 00:00:00 2020 PST
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Thu Jan 02 01:00:00 2020 PST
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Thu Jan 02 02:00:00 2020 PST
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Thu Jan 02 03:00:00 2020 PST
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(28 rows)
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-- errors
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select * from generate_series('-infinity'::timestamptz,
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'2020-01-02 03:00'::timestamptz,
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'1 hour'::interval);
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ERROR: start value cannot be infinity
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select * from generate_series('2020-01-01 00:00'::timestamptz,
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'infinity'::timestamptz,
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'1 hour'::interval);
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ERROR: stop value cannot be infinity
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select * from generate_series('2020-01-01 00:00'::timestamptz,
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'2020-01-02 03:00'::timestamptz,
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'0 hour'::interval);
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ERROR: step size cannot equal zero
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-- These tests rely on the knowledge that MSK (Europe/Moscow standard time)

src/test/regress/sql/timestamp.sql

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SELECT make_timestamp(-44, 3, 15, 12, 30, 15);
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select make_timestamp(0, 7, 15, 12, 30, 15);
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-- generate_series for timestamp
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select * from generate_series('2020-01-01 00:00'::timestamp,
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'2020-01-02 03:00'::timestamp,
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'1 hour'::interval);
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-- errors
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select * from generate_series('-infinity'::timestamp,
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'2020-01-02 03:00'::timestamp,
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'1 hour'::interval);
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select * from generate_series('2020-01-01 00:00'::timestamp,
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'infinity'::timestamp,
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'1 hour'::interval);
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select * from generate_series('2020-01-01 00:00'::timestamp,
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'2020-01-02 03:00'::timestamp,
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'0 hour'::interval);

src/test/regress/sql/timestamptz.sql

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-- generate_series for timestamptz
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select * from generate_series('2020-01-01 00:00'::timestamptz,
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'2020-01-02 03:00'::timestamptz,
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'1 hour'::interval);
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-- errors
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select * from generate_series('-infinity'::timestamptz,
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'2020-01-02 03:00'::timestamptz,
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'1 hour'::interval);
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select * from generate_series('2020-01-01 00:00'::timestamptz,
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'infinity'::timestamptz,
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'1 hour'::interval);
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select * from generate_series('2020-01-01 00:00'::timestamptz,
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'2020-01-02 03:00'::timestamptz,
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'0 hour'::interval);
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-- These tests rely on the knowledge that MSK (Europe/Moscow standard time)

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