[postgis-users] Is that possible a function to behave differently inside and outside another main function code?

Rodrigo Sperb rodrigosperb at gmail.com
Fri Nov 13 05:54:07 PST 2009


Hello,

I think I might have found out the error...Doing other stuff, but in which I
use the same principle of the mentioned function below (get x values point
by point of two geometries, make a union of them...) I noticed that again
eventually one point is missing. In this case I noticed that points are lost
somehow:

this request:
select st_astext(dr_sum_edgedelay(st_geometryfromtext('LINESTRING(0 10, 50
25, 60 90)'),st_geometryfromtext('LINESTRING(0 10, 55 35, 100 100)')))

comes out:
"LINESTRING(0 20,50 57.7272727272727,55 92.5,60 132.222222222222)"

and if I put 100 in the first geometry:

this request:
select st_astext(dr_sum_edgedelay(st_geometryfromtext('LINESTRING(0 10, 50
25, 60 90, 100 140)'),st_geometryfromtext('LINESTRING(0 10, 55 35, 60
10)')))

comes out:
select st_astext(dr_sum_edgedelay(st_geometryfromtext('LINESTRING(0 10, 50
25, 60 90, 100 140)'),st_geometryfromtext('LINESTRING(0 10, 55 35, 60
10)')))

Any clue why?

Rodrigo Sperb


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>
> Message: 16
> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:06:18 -0800 (PST)
> From: rodrigosperb <rodrigosperb at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [postgis-users] Is that possible a function to     behave
>        differently inside and outside another main function code?
> To: postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net
> Message-ID: <26320274.post at talk.nabble.com>
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>
>
> Hello Kevin,
>
> Yes, I know a DISTINCT FOLLOWING a UNION ALL would be the same as UNION,
> but
> I just wanted to try out in case of some sort of bug.
>
> Well, I'm quite sure that the input have at least 2 points. Because they
> are
> "bigger" functions (implemented as LINESTRING) that I cut a part (and my
> RAISE NOTICEs during the code seem to indicate that this cutting performs
> correctly), so they will have at least 2-points, start and end of the X
> interval in which I cut the function to give as input.
>
> I really cannot understand what goes wrong, I'm affraid.
>
> Rodrigo Sperb
>
>
> Kevin Neufeld wrote:
> >
> > A DISTINCT and a UNION ALL will yield the same results as a straight up
> > UNION.  I didn't realize that you need to have duplicates removed.
> >
> > In that case, my guess is that the issue is with your input data.
> > You're selecting ST_X from $1, ST_X from $2 and ST_MaxX from $1.  Have
> > you verified that this always yields at least two distinct X values with
> > your data?  Try replacing the first SELECT clause with a simple "SELECT
> > xy.t" and add a "GROUP BY xy.t HAVING count(*) < 2" at the end to
> > identify all erroneous input data values.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Kevin
> >
> > Rodrigo Sperb wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> Following what Kevin said about UNION ALL, I have tried to change the
> >> code (below) using UNION ALL and then SELECT DISTINCT (as I need the
> >> same X may be in both functions and I don't want a replicate. But I
> >> still ge the same error (eventual single-point Linestring that should
> >> never happen. Here is the code (so that I don't need to look-up the
> >> previous message:
> >>
> >>  ...header...
> >>   SELECT st_LineFromMultiPoint(st_Collect(st_MakePoint(xy.t,xy.at
> >> <http://xy.at/>)))
> >>
> >>       FROM (SELECT q.t, dr_delay_value($1,q.t) +
> >>     dr_delay_value($3,dr_delay_value($1,q.t)) AS at
> >>
> >>     --- dr_delay_value is a simple look-up function for a certain X
> >>     value....
> >>            FROM (SELECT st_X(st_PointN($1,n)) AS t
> >>                FROM generate_series(1,st_NumPoints($1)) AS h(n)
> >>                UNION
> >>                SELECT st_X(st_PointN($2,n)) AS t
> >>                FROM generate_series(1,st_NumPoints($2)) AS h(n)
> >>                UNION
> >>                SELECT st_Xmax($1) AS t
> >>                  ) AS q ORDER BY q.t) AS xy
> >>       ...bottom...
> >>
> >>
> >> I then changed it to:
> >>
> >>    SELECT st_LineFromMultiPoint(st_Collect(st_MakePoint(xy.t,xy.at
> >> <http://xy.at/>)))
> >>
> >>       FROM (SELECT DISTINCT q.t, dr_delay_value($1,q.t) +
> >>     dr_delay_value($3,dr_delay_value($1,q.t)) AS at
> >>
> >>     --- dr_delay_value is a simple look-up function for a certain X
> >>     value....
> >>            FROM (SELECT st_X(st_PointN($1,n)) AS t
> >>                FROM generate_series(1,st_NumPoints($1)) AS h(n)
> >>                UNION ALL
> >>                SELECT st_X(st_PointN($2,n)) AS t
> >>                FROM generate_series(1,st_NumPoints($2)) AS h(n)
> >>                UNION
> >>                SELECT st_Xmax($1) AS t
> >>                  ) AS q ORDER BY q.t) AS xy
> >>       ...bottom...
> >>
> >>
> >> And I know what went inside when I got the error was:
> >>
> >> Inputs of function:
> >> $1 = LINESTRING(28800 28809.0366506299,28826.9908145614 28836.029580065)
> >> $2 = LINESTRING(28800 45.4281818181818,28826.9908145614
> 45.4299607582325)
> >> $3 = LINESTRING(0 43.53,52800 47.01,62700 74.87,86400 43.53) - edge
> >> delay function
> >>
> >> Output:
> >> result =
> >> LINESTRING(28800 28854.4654280455) - thus is missing a pair
> >> X=28826.9908145614, Y = 28836.029580065 + Y of $3 for 28836.029580065
> >>
> >> But here is what I find most intriguing: if I simulate the inputs
> >> above outside of the main function (in which this one that is
> >> returning an eventual error runs), it simply works.
> >>
> >> SELECT
> >>
> st_AsText(dr_sum_arrivaltime_edgedelay(st_GeometryFromText('LINESTRING(28800
> >> 28809.0366506299,28826.9908145614 28836.029580065)'),
> >>
> >> st_GeometryFromText('LINESTRING(28800
> >> 45.4281818181818,28826.9908145614 45.4299607582325)'),
> >>                                     st_GeometryFromText('LINESTRING(0
> >> 43.53,52800 47.01,62700 74.87,86400 43.53)')))
> >>
> >> = "LINESTRING(28800 28854.4654280455,28826.9908145614 28881.46013656)"
> >>
> >> I hope anyone can give me a clue on that one. It's sort of really
> >> bothering already, as I can't imagine why that happens...
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >>
> >> Rodrigo Sperb
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>     ------------------------------
> >>
> >>     Message: 7
> >>     Date: Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:25:37 -0800
> >>     From: Kevin Neufeld <kneufeld at refractions.net
> >>     <mailto:kneufeld at refractions.net>>
> >>     Subject: Re: [postgis-users] Is that possible a function to behave
> >>            differently inside and outside another main function code?
> >>     To: PostGIS Users Discussion
> >>     <postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net
> >>     <mailto:postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net>>
> >>     Message-ID: <4AF6FF11.3080607 at refractions.net
> >>     <mailto:4AF6FF11.3080607 at refractions.net>>
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> >>
> >>     Are you sure you want to use "UNION" and not "UNION ALL"?  The
> former
> >>     will remove duplicates, the latter does not.  It's conceivable
> >>     that when
> >>     UNIONed, the three SELECT st_X clauses will return a single value.
> >>     Collected and put through ST_LineFromMultiPoint would probably
> >>     result in
> >>     a single point line (depending on which version of PostGIS you are
> >>     using
> >>     - the newer versions will ERROR with "geometry requires more
> >> points").
> >>
> >>     Hope that helps,
> >>     Kevin
> >>
> >>     rodrigosperb wrote:
> >>     > Hello,
> >>     >
> >>     > I have a bit of a problem that is sort of driving me crazy. I
> >>     need to
> >>     > perform an "addition of two (mathematical) functions". I
> >>     represent them as
> >>     > linestrings in my solution, and it is part of another bigger
> >>     function. The
> >>     > code is as follows:
> >>     >
> >>     > ...header...
> >>     > SELECT st_LineFromMultiPoint(st_Collect(st_MakePoint(xy.t,xy.at
> >>     <http://xy.at>)))
> >>     > FROM (SELECT q.t, dr_delay_value($1,q.t) +
> >>     > dr_delay_value($3,dr_delay_value($1,q.t)) AS at
> >>     >       FROM (SELECT st_X(st_PointN($1,n)) AS t
> >>     >           FROM generate_series(1,st_NumPoints($1)) AS h(n)
> >>     >           UNION
> >>     >           SELECT st_X(st_PointN($2,n)) AS t
> >>     >           FROM generate_series(1,st_NumPoints($2)) AS h(n)
> >>     >           UNION
> >>     >           SELECT st_Xmax($1) AS t
> >>     >             ) AS q ORDER BY q.t) AS xy
> >>     > ...bottom...
> >>     > dr_delay_value() is simply a look-up function that takes the Y
> >>     value for a
> >>     > certain X.
> >>     >
> >>     > The thing is that eventually this fuction is failing on
> >>     returning more
> >>     > specifically a 2-points linestring (that sould) and returns only
> >>     a single
> >>     > point one. Now, I have prepared a "wrapper" PL/Pgsql function to
> >>     keep track
> >>     > of what is passed to that function (perhaps that was the reason
> >>     for the
> >>     > error. With that I'm pretty much sure that the arguments passed
> >>     are fine,
> >>     > and still get the same error... Strangely, with my wrapper
> >>     function keeping
> >>     > track of the arguments passed to the function I was able to try
> >>     out to run
> >>     > the same request (that inside of the bigger function fails)
> >>     separately, and
> >>     > guess what? is simply works!!
> >>     >
> >>     > I hope anyone may have a clue of what is going on. That's a very
> >>     strange
> >>     > behavior, I would say.
> >>     >
> >>     > Regards,
> >>     >
> >>     > Rodrigo Sperb
> >>     >
> >>
> >>
> >>     ------------------------------
> >>
> >>     Message: 8
> >>     Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 09:26:41 -0800 (PST)
> >>     From: rodrigosperb <rodrigosperb at gmail.com
> >>     <mailto:rodrigosperb at gmail.com>>
> >>     Subject: Re: [postgis-users] Is that possible a function to behave
> >>            differently inside and outside another main function code?
> >>     To: postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net
> >>     <mailto:postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net>
> >>     Message-ID: <26255804.post at talk.nabble.com
> >>     <mailto:26255804.post at talk.nabble.com>>
> >>     Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> >>
> >>
> >>     Hi Kevin,
> >>
> >>     Thanks for your repply. I can't be sure whether the two functions
> >>     have the
> >>     same X value, and I don't want them twice, that's why I was using
> >>     UNION,
> >>     instead of UNION ALL (which is much faster even...).
> >>
> >>     But what you said make some sense. Do you think if use first a
> >>     UNION ALL and
> >>     then in the outer query (when I order by q.t) I use DISTINCT may
> >> work?
> >>
> >>     I think I will try it out.
> >>
> >>     Thanks again for the help.
> >>
> >>     Rodrigo Sperb
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>     Kevin Neufeld wrote:
> >>     >
> >>     > Are you sure you want to use "UNION" and not "UNION ALL"?  The
> >>     former
> >>     > will remove duplicates, the latter does not.  It's conceivable
> >>     that when
> >>     > UNIONed, the three SELECT st_X clauses will return a single value.
> >>     > Collected and put through ST_LineFromMultiPoint would probably
> >>     result in
> >>     > a single point line (depending on which version of PostGIS you
> >>     are using
> >>     > - the newer versions will ERROR with "geometry requires more
> >>     points").
> >>     >
> >>     > Hope that helps,
> >>     > Kevin
> >>     >
> >>     > rodrigosperb wrote:
> >>     >> Hello,
> >>     >>
> >>     >> I have a bit of a problem that is sort of driving me crazy. I
> >>     need to
> >>     >> perform an "addition of two (mathematical) functions". I
> >>     represent them
> >>     >> as
> >>     >> linestrings in my solution, and it is part of another bigger
> >>     function.
> >>     >> The
> >>     >> code is as follows:
> >>     >>
> >>     >> ...header...
> >>     >> SELECT st_LineFromMultiPoint(st_Collect(st_MakePoint(xy.t,xy.at
> >>     <http://xy.at>)))
> >>     >> FROM (SELECT q.t, dr_delay_value($1,q.t) +
> >>     >> dr_delay_value($3,dr_delay_value($1,q.t)) AS at
> >>     >>       FROM (SELECT st_X(st_PointN($1,n)) AS t
> >>     >>          FROM generate_series(1,st_NumPoints($1)) AS h(n)
> >>     >>          UNION
> >>     >>          SELECT st_X(st_PointN($2,n)) AS t
> >>     >>          FROM generate_series(1,st_NumPoints($2)) AS h(n)
> >>     >>          UNION
> >>     >>          SELECT st_Xmax($1) AS t
> >>     >>             ) AS q ORDER BY q.t) AS xy
> >>     >> ...bottom...
> >>     >> dr_delay_value() is simply a look-up function that takes the Y
> >>     value for
> >>     >> a
> >>     >> certain X.
> >>     >>
> >>     >> The thing is that eventually this fuction is failing on
> >>     returning more
> >>     >> specifically a 2-points linestring (that sould) and returns
> >>     only a single
> >>     >> point one. Now, I have prepared a "wrapper" PL/Pgsql function
> >>     to keep
> >>     >> track
> >>     >> of what is passed to that function (perhaps that was the reason
> >>     for the
> >>     >> error. With that I'm pretty much sure that the arguments passed
> >>     are fine,
> >>     >> and still get the same error... Strangely, with my wrapper
> >> function
> >>     >> keeping
> >>     >> track of the arguments passed to the function I was able to try
> >>     out to
> >>     >> run
> >>     >> the same request (that inside of the bigger function fails)
> >>     separately,
> >>     >> and
> >>     >> guess what? is simply works!!
> >>     >>
> >>     >> I hope anyone may have a clue of what is going on. That's a
> >>     very strange
> >>     >> behavior, I would say.
> >>     >>
> >>     >> Regards,
> >>     >>
> >>     >> Rodrigo Sperb
> >>     >>
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> Message: 17
> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:57:55 +0000
> From: Ivan Caballero Cano <elmadrehado at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [postgis-users] How to Get a coordinates from a Geometry
>        field?
> To: <postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net>
> Message-ID: <SNT127-W29758BA34C6B271226E824BBA90 at phx.gbl>
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> Good Day!
>
>  Excuseme by my wrong English.
>
>   I want to know how to get a coordinates of a spatial field postgis in a
> PostGreSQL table, in other words I have a table with a geometry field named
> "the_geom"
> and I want to get the coordinates by a SQL consult.
>
>  Select *, coordinateY, CoordinateX from table where "somethin"
>
> Can you get some orientation about this??
>
> Thanks
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