Block REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW on caggs

src/process_utility.c

@@ -3397,24 +3397,21 @@ process_refresh_mat_view_start(ProcessUtilityArgs *args)
 	RefreshMatViewStmt *stmt = castNode(RefreshMatViewStmt, args->parsetree);
 	Oid view_relid = RangeVarGetRelid(stmt->relation, NoLock, true);
 	const ContinuousAgg *cagg;
-	LOCAL_FCINFO(fcinfo, 3);
 
 	if (!OidIsValid(view_relid))
 		return DDL_CONTINUE;
 
 	cagg = ts_continuous_agg_find_by_relid(view_relid);
 
-	if (NULL == cagg)
-		return DDL_CONTINUE;
+	if (cagg)
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED),
+				 errmsg("operation not supported on continuous aggregate"),
+				 errdetail("A continuous aggregate does not support REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW."),
+				 errhint("Use \"refresh_continuous_aggregate\" or set up a policy to refresh the "
+						 "continuous aggregate.")));
 
-	PreventInTransactionBlock(args->context == PROCESS_UTILITY_TOPLEVEL, "REFRESH");
-
-	FC_SET_ARG(fcinfo, 0, ObjectIdGetDatum(view_relid));
-	FC_SET_NULL(fcinfo, 1);
-	FC_SET_NULL(fcinfo, 2);
-	ts_cm_functions->continuous_agg_refresh(fcinfo);
-
-	return DDL_DONE;
+	return DDL_CONTINUE;
 }
 
 /*

test/sql/updates/post.continuous_aggs.sql

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SELECT generate_series('2017-12-01 00:00'::timestamp, '2017-12-31 00:00'::timest
 
 SELECT * FROM mat_before ORDER BY bucket, location;
 
-REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW mat_before;
+CALL refresh_continuous_aggregate('mat_before',NULL,NULL);
 
 --the max of the temp for the POR should now be 165
 SELECT * FROM mat_before ORDER BY bucket, location;

test/sql/updates/post.continuous_aggs.v2.sql

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 SELECT * FROM cagg.realtime_mat ORDER BY bucket, location;
 
-REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW cagg.realtime_mat;
+CALL refresh_continuous_aggregate('cagg.realtime_mat',NULL,NULL);
 
 SELECT * FROM cagg.realtime_mat ORDER BY bucket, location;
 
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ SELECT view_name, schedule_interval, materialized_only, materialization_hypertab
 SELECT maxtemp FROM mat_ignoreinval ORDER BY 1;
 
 SELECT count(*) FROM mat_inval;
-REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW mat_inval;
+CALL refresh_continuous_aggregate('mat_inval',NULL,NULL);
 SELECT count(*) FROM mat_inval;

test/sql/updates/setup.continuous_aggs.sql

@@ -130,4 +130,11 @@ BEGIN
   END IF;
 END $$;
 
+-- have to use psql conditional here because the procedure call can't be in transaction
+SELECT extversion < '2.0.0' AS has_refresh_mat_view from pg_extension WHERE extname = 'timescaledb' \gset
+\if :has_refresh_mat_view
 REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW mat_before;
+\else
+CALL refresh_continuous_aggregate('mat_before',NULL,NULL);
+\endif
+

test/sql/updates/setup.continuous_aggs.v2.sql

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 -- Please see the included NOTICE for copyright information and
 -- LICENSE-APACHE for a copy of the license.
 
+SELECT extversion < '2.0.0' AS has_refresh_mat_view from pg_extension WHERE extname = 'timescaledb' \gset
+
 CREATE TYPE custom_type AS (high int, low int);
 
 CREATE TABLE conditions_before (
@@ -125,7 +127,11 @@ BEGIN
   END IF;
 END $$;
 
+\if :has_refresh_mat_view
 REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW mat_before;
+\else
+CALL refresh_continuous_aggregate('mat_before',NULL,NULL);
+\endif
 
 -- we create separate schema for realtime agg since we dump all view definitions in public schema
 -- but realtime agg view definition is not stable across versions
@@ -229,7 +235,11 @@ BEGIN
   END IF;
 END $$;
 
+\if :has_refresh_mat_view
 REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW cagg.realtime_mat;
+\else
+CALL refresh_continuous_aggregate('cagg.realtime_mat',NULL,NULL);
+\endif
 
 -- test ignore_invalidation_older_than migration --
 DO LANGUAGE PLPGSQL $$
@@ -262,7 +272,11 @@ BEGIN
   END IF;
 END $$;
 
+\if :has_refresh_mat_view
 REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW mat_ignoreinval;
+\else
+CALL refresh_continuous_aggregate('mat_ignoreinval',NULL,NULL);
+\endif
 
 -- test new data beyond the invalidation threshold is properly handled --
 CREATE TABLE inval_test (time TIMESTAMPTZ, location TEXT, temperature DOUBLE PRECISION);
@@ -304,7 +318,11 @@ BEGIN
   END IF;
 END $$;
 
+\if :has_refresh_mat_view
 REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW mat_inval;
+\else
+CALL refresh_continuous_aggregate('mat_inval',NULL,NULL);
+\endif
 
 INSERT INTO inval_test
 SELECT generate_series('2118-12-01 00:00'::timestamp, '2118-12-20 00:00'::timestamp, '1 day'), 'POR', generate_series(135.25, 140.0, 0.25);

tsl/test/expected/continuous_aggs_refresh.out

@@ -402,25 +402,12 @@ SELECT * FROM weekly_temp_with_data;
  Sun May 03 17:00:00 2020 PDT |      3 |               19
 (8 rows)
 
--- Test that REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW works as an alternative to
--- refresh_continuous_aggregate()
+\set ON_ERROR_STOP 0
+-- REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW is blocked on continuous aggregates
 REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW weekly_temp_without_data;
-SELECT * FROM weekly_temp_without_data;
-             day              | device |     avg_temp     
-------------------------------+--------+------------------
- Sun Apr 26 17:00:00 2020 PDT |      3 | 21.5631067961165
- Sun Apr 26 17:00:00 2020 PDT |      1 | 17.2474226804124
- Sun May 03 17:00:00 2020 PDT |      0 | 16.7659574468085
- Sun May 03 17:00:00 2020 PDT |      1 | 22.7272727272727
- Sun Apr 26 17:00:00 2020 PDT |      0 | 17.8181818181818
- Sun Apr 26 17:00:00 2020 PDT |      2 | 18.9803921568627
- Sun May 03 17:00:00 2020 PDT |      2 |  15.811320754717
- Sun May 03 17:00:00 2020 PDT |      3 |               19
-(8 rows)
-
+ERROR:  operation not supported on continuous aggregate
 -- These should fail since we do not allow refreshing inside a
 -- transaction, not even as part of CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW.
-\set ON_ERROR_STOP 0
 DO LANGUAGE PLPGSQL $$ BEGIN
 CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW weekly_conditions
 WITH (timescaledb.continuous,

tsl/test/sql/continuous_aggs_refresh.sql

@@ -237,15 +237,12 @@ GROUP BY 1,2 WITH DATA;
 SELECT * FROM weekly_temp_without_data;
 SELECT * FROM weekly_temp_with_data;
 
--- Test that REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW works as an alternative to
--- refresh_continuous_aggregate()
+\set ON_ERROR_STOP 0
+-- REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW is blocked on continuous aggregates
 REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW weekly_temp_without_data;
 
-SELECT * FROM weekly_temp_without_data;
-
 -- These should fail since we do not allow refreshing inside a
 -- transaction, not even as part of CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW.
-\set ON_ERROR_STOP 0
 DO LANGUAGE PLPGSQL $$ BEGIN
 CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW weekly_conditions
 WITH (timescaledb.continuous,