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WalkthroughCySQL adds PostgreSQL 18 MERGE translation, checks the PostgreSQL server version during connection setup and transaction initialization, and adds SQL helpers for MERGE validation and property updates. Tests, benchmarks, and documentation cover supported patterns, execution limits, and conflict behavior. ChangesPostgreSQL MERGE support
Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes Change: Feature Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
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CypherTranslator->>MergeTranslator: Pass MERGE and following SET clauses
MergeTranslator->>PostgreSQL: Generate complete-pattern match, validation, and write SQL
PostgreSQL->>CypherTranslator: Return MERGE result rows
Suggested reviewers: Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Resolve the multi-candidate MERGE risk before merging: affected queries may fail or create duplicate data. Also clarify the PostgreSQL-only version requirement and outstanding documentation. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1❌ Failed checks (1 warning)
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cypher/models/pgsql/execution.go (1)
1-45: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winRemove the unused execution path unless an external producer is required.
No in-repository code constructs
OrderedExecution,ExecutionInput, orExecutionStep. The only consumers are the formatter dispatches, andformatOrderedExecutionemitscypher_execute, which has no schema or function definition in this repository. Remove the execution model, formatter path, andexecutionParametersmode unless this public API is required by an external producer. Document that dependency if it is required.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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Review comments at @cypher/Cypher Syntax Support.md:
- Around line 489-491: Update the paragraph’s subject to attribute the listed
Cypher forms to CySQL on PostgreSQL 18+, rather than implying PostgreSQL accepts
Cypher syntax directly. Preserve the existing list of supported forms and
constraints.
Review comments at @cypher/models/pgsql/translate/merge.go:
- Around line 602-608: In the MERGE translation flow that builds `actions` and
`pgsql.MatchedUpdate` entries, prevent repeated candidate rows from reaching
native writes, including candidates from distinct bindings that resolve to the
same target. Either reject these input shapes during translation with a clear
error, or execute them in order while preserving every input action; add
integration coverage for repeated updates, repeated absent inputs, and distinct
bindings targeting one entity.
Review comments at @merge_plan.md:
- Around line 17-21: Label the table in merge_plan.md as a pre-implementation
snapshot so its descriptions of missing MERGE support and the PostgreSQL 16
baseline are understood as historical; retain the existing rows unchanged.
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Review comments at @cypher/models/pgsql/execution.go:
- Around line 1-45: Remove the unused OrderedExecution, ExecutionInput, and
ExecutionStep models and their associated formatter dispatch,
formatOrderedExecution path, and executionParameters mode. If these public APIs
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| if condition := updates[binding.Identifier]; condition != nil { | ||
| assignments := []pgsql.Assignment{pgsql.NewBinaryExpression(pgsql.ColumnProperties, pgsql.OperatorAssignment, mergeField(sourceFrame, &sourceBinding, pgsql.ColumnProperties))} | ||
| if binding.DataType == pgsql.NodeComposite { | ||
| assignments = append(assignments, pgsql.NewBinaryExpression(pgsql.ColumnKindIDs, pgsql.OperatorAssignment, mergeField(sourceFrame, &sourceBinding, pgsql.ColumnKindIDs))) | ||
| } | ||
| actions = append(actions, pgsql.MatchedUpdate{Predicate: condition, Assignments: assignments}) | ||
| } |
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
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Prevent repeated MERGE candidates from reaching native writes.
The final loop creates one native MERGE per binding, but it does not deduplicate candidate rows by target ID. Repeated ON MATCH inputs can therefore affect one target more than once and may fail with SQLSTATE 21000. Repeated absent inputs can also insert duplicate nodes because all CTEs use the same statement snapshot. Distinct bindings that resolve to the same target use separate native MERGE CTEs and can update that target more than once.
Do not use an arbitrary DISTINCT ON row because it can discard input actions. Either reject these shapes during translation with a clear error, or implement ordered execution that preserves each input action. Add integration coverage for repeated updates, repeated absent inputs, and distinct bindings for one target.
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608:
In the MERGE translation flow that builds `actions` and `pgsql.MatchedUpdate`
entries, prevent repeated candidate rows from reaching native writes, including
candidates from distinct bindings that resolve to the same target. Either reject
these input shapes during translation with a clear error, or execute them in
order while preserving every input action; add integration coverage for repeated
updates, repeated absent inputs, and distinct bindings targeting one entity.
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cypher/models/pgsql/translate/merge_test.go (1)
60-70: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winRegister every kind that the invalid-pattern cases use.
The mapper registers only
EdgeKind1. Several cases referenceNodeKind1orNodeKind2. Those cases can fail on an unknown-kind lookup before translation reaches the MERGE validation under test.require.Errorthen passes for the wrong reason, so the rejection rules are not verified. Register all four kinds, asTestMergeTranslationdoes. Then assert the expected error text for each case.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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- Around line 60-70: Update TestInvalidMergePatterns to register every kind used
by its queries, including NodeKind1 and NodeKind2, before translation. Assert
each case’s expected MERGE validation error text so failures cannot pass solely
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drivers/pg/query/sql/schema_up.sql (1)
2656-2702: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low valueRemove
cypher_set_propertyandcypher_merge_candidates, which nothing calls.The translator does not emit either function.
TestMergeRelationalPipelineassertsNotContainsforcypher_merge_candidatesandcypher_set_property. The relational pipeline usescypher_merge_assertandcypher_apply_property_patchinstead.cypher_merge_candidatesalso repeats thecypher_merge_asserterror messages with a different JSON contract. That duplication can mislead future maintenance. Remove both functions here. Keep theirdrop function if existslines inschema_down.sqlso that existing installations are cleaned up.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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Review comments at @cypher/models/pgsql/translate/merge_test.go:
- Around line 141-149: Update the invalid-pattern table test around Translate to
register NodeKind1 and NodeKind2 alongside EdgeKind1, so kind validation does
not mask the MERGE checks. Assert the expected MERGE validation error text for
each query instead of accepting any error.
Review comments at @cypher/models/pgsql/translate/README.md:
- Line 544: In the PostgreSQL 18.6 note, clarify that the MERGE contains only a
DO NOTHING action by rewriting the “DO NOTHING-only MERGE” phrase; keep the rest
of the statement unchanged.
Review comments at @merge_gaps.md:
- Around line 8-9: Mark the JSON candidate envelope and small matched benchmark
claims in this analysis document as historical rather than current baselines,
and link readers to the merge implementation documentation for the delivered
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🟡 Minor · Scope the version requirement to the PostgreSQL backend. · README.md:8
README.md:8
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winScope the version requirement to the PostgreSQL backend.
Line 8 makes PostgreSQL 18 a prerequisite for every DAWGS backend, but Lines 8-10 list Neo4j as a supported backend. The supplied driver snippets and PR objective scope the version check to PostgreSQL connection and transaction paths. Qualify the requirement so Neo4j-only users do not infer a PostgreSQL prerequisite.
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-plugins. PostgreSQL 18 or newer is required. It exposes a backend abstraction for graph queries, with current backend support for PostgreSQL and Neo4j. +plugins. It exposes a backend abstraction for graph queries, with current backend support for PostgreSQL and Neo4j. PostgreSQL 18 or newer is required when using the PostgreSQL backend.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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Description
Restore Cypher
MERGEtranslation for the PostgreSQL driver using native PostgreSQL 18MERGE. Support node patterns, fixed-length complete patterns, bound endpoints, undirected relationships, named paths,ON CREATE SET,ON MATCH SET, and followingSETclauses.The pipeline evaluates match inputs once, checks candidate conflicts through narrow relational projections, and batches property assignments per SET clause. All right-hand sides observe the incoming clause values. Large patches are split to respect PostgreSQL's function argument limit. Unchanged matches and bound endpoints are returned without dummy updates, and validation executes even without
RETURNor withLIMIT 0.Rejection tests register all referenced kinds and verify each specific MERGE diagnostic in both optimizer modes. Separate tests distinguish registration of new MERGE kinds from rejection of unknown kinds in preceding MATCH clauses. Historical analysis and planning documents identify their earlier baseline and link to the delivered implementation and expanded benchmark evidence.
Compatibility and limits
Type of Change
Testing
make test_allwithCONNECTION_STRINGset)Validation for this remediation:
goimportson the changed Go test andgit diff --check: passed.make test: passed. Comparable unit coverage increased from 21,197 to 21,198 covered statements out of 34,531 (61.3854% to 61.3883%; both round to 61.4%).make test_allagainst PostgreSQL 18.6: passed, including integration and BDD suites. The PostgreSQL-selected unit run reported 63.0% coverage.Driver Impact
drivers/pg)drivers/neo4j)Shared integration cases retain equivalent expectations across backends. PostgreSQL-specific snapshot, storage-conflict, version, and helper-lifecycle cases remain in driver-scoped suites.
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MERGEsupport for PostgreSQL 18 and newer, including node and relationship patterns, conditionalON CREATEandON MATCHupdates, and followingSETclauses.MERGEsupports returning results and can be used in common query patterns such as named paths and bound endpoints.