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Implement #1722

Add grammar support for declaring a record type in a package spec or body:

TYPE rec_t IS RECORD (a NUMBER, b VARCHAR2(50), c FLOAT);

The type is parsed as a PLiSQL_row and namespaced separately (PLISQL_NSTYPE_ROWTYPE) from record variables (PLISQL_NSTYPE_REC), so lookup code can never confuse a type declaration for a variable. Its field list is used to build and bless a TupleDesc at declaration time, giving the type a real RECORDOID typmod usable anywhere a datatype is expected: variable declarations, return types, IN/OUT parameters, %TYPE, and package-qualified references, including cross-package. Record variables can be instantiated and returned without a prior full-row assignment, and "SELECT * FROM pkg.func(...)" resolves the composite return type without needing a column alias list.

"TYPE ... IS TABLE OF" is parsed but rejected with a clear "not supported" error rather than implemented.

NOT NULL and DEFAULT on a field are rejected at compile time: neither can be honored (no per-field default storage, and no way to satisfy a NOT NULL field without one); accepting them silently used to crash or silently drop the default.

A field whose own type is composite (another package record type, or a named composite type) now carries its real typoid/typmod into the outer TupleDesc, and nested reads ("v.field.subfield") work via a new FieldSelect-construction extension to resolve_column_ref(). Nested field-by-field writes work when the field's own type is a named composite type, but not when it's itself a package record type -- that would need a resulttypmod slot on core's FieldStore node, out of scope here; it fails with a clean error instead of crashing.

Also fixes: a "tupdesc reference ... not owned by resource owner" crash for named-composite-type record variables inside packages (get_plisql_rec_tupdesc()'s two TupleDesc ownership models were being released unconditionally); a latent copiable_size under-computation in plisql_finish_datums() that could undersize the datum-copy workspace on repeated compile passes over a package's functions; and a memory context lifetime bug in cross-package/self-qualified type references.

New plisql_package_type_record.sql regression suite covers declaration, package-qualified and cross-package references, IN/OUT parameters, the rejected field clauses, nested composite fields, and the type/ variable confusion guards above (including via %TYPE).

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  • New Features
    • Added PL/iSQL TYPE ... IS RECORD declarations with named and nested fields.
    • Record types can be used for local variables, parameters, and function results, including cross-package references.
    • Added nested record-field reads and updates.
    • Added support for unquoted of and record identifiers.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Record variables initialize correctly when their structure is known.
    • Unquoted type identifiers are rejected; quoted "type" remains supported.
  • Tests
    • Added comprehensive coverage for valid usage, errors, and unsupported declarations.

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The PR adds PL/iSQL package and local TYPE ... IS RECORD declarations, nested composite-field resolution, package record runtime handling, keyword updates, and extensive regression coverage.

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Package Record Type Support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Record declaration grammar
src/pl/plisql/src/pl_gram.y, src/pl/plisql/src/plisql.h, src/pl/plisql/src/pl_unreserved_kwlist.h, src/pl/plisql/src/pl_package.c
Adds record declaration parsing, rowtype namespace entries, field metadata, and of and record keyword handling. Rejects unsupported TABLE OF, DEFAULT, and NOT NULL declarations.
Package type and nested field resolution
src/pl/plisql/src/pl_package.c, src/pl/plisql/src/pl_comp.c
Resolves package record typmods, tracks tuple-descriptor ownership, and resolves nested composite fields.
Record instantiation and result handling
src/pl/plisql/src/pl_exec.c, src/pl/plisql/src/pl_subproc_function.c, src/pl/plisql/src/pl_comp.c
Instantiates typed RECORD variables, returns package record results, and updates datum-array finalization.
Regression coverage and keyword behavior
src/pl/plisql/src/sql/*, src/pl/plisql/src/expected/*, src/pl/plisql/src/Makefile
Adds package record tests and expected output. Unquoted type now fails, while quoted "type", of, and record identifiers are tested.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to ce963

The PR adds package record-type support, but repeated type lookups can grow backend memory because allocated type metadata is not reused; this is a bounded runtime risk requiring explicit owner follow-up, while the remaining test and diagnostic issues are localized and non-blocking.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant SQLCaller
  participant PLiSQLParser
  participant PackageResolver
  participant PLiSQLExecutor
  SQLCaller->>PLiSQLParser: compile package record declaration
  PLiSQLParser->>PackageResolver: register record typmod
  PackageResolver-->>PLiSQLParser: return tuple descriptor
  SQLCaller->>PLiSQLExecutor: invoke package record function
  PLiSQLExecutor->>PackageResolver: resolve record result descriptor
  PackageResolver-->>PLiSQLExecutor: return composite descriptor
  PLiSQLExecutor-->>SQLCaller: return package record
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Actionable comments posted: 5

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src/pl/plisql/src/pl_unreserved_kwlist.h (1)

92-92: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Document the type divergence from the unreserved_keyword production.

Both new entries are in correct ASCII order, so gen_keywordlist.pl stays happy.

One follow-up applies. The header comment at Lines 26-27 states that pl_gram.y's unreserved_keyword production must stay consistent with this list. This PR removes K_TYPE from that production but keeps PG_KEYWORD("type", K_TYPE) here. The divergence is deliberate, because type must now start a record declaration. Add a short note next to the type entry so a later change does not restore K_TYPE to the production and reintroduce the grammar conflict.

♻️ Proposed note
+/*
+ * "type" is deliberately absent from pl_gram.y's unreserved_keyword
+ * production; it must stay a keyword so that "TYPE x IS RECORD (...)"
+ * parses.  Use "type" (quoted) to declare an identifier of that name.
+ */
 PG_KEYWORD("type", K_TYPE)

Also applies to: 112-112

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In `@src/pl/plisql/src/pl_unreserved_kwlist.h` at line 92, Add a concise comment
next to the PG_KEYWORD("type", K_TYPE) entry documenting that its presence
intentionally diverges from pl_gram.y's unreserved_keyword production so type
can start a record declaration; do not change the keyword ordering or grammar
entries.
src/pl/plisql/src/pl_package.c (1)

1855-1861: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Set *tupdesc_needs_release only after a successful lookup.

lookup_rowtype_tupdesc_noerror is called with noError = true, so it can return NULL. The flag is set to true before the call, so the caller receives needs_release == true together with a NULL descriptor.

Both current callers check the pointer before the flag, so no invalid release occurs today. The state is still inconsistent and is a trap for a future caller that branches on the flag first.

♻️ Proposed change
 		if (rec->datatype != NULL && rec->datatype->atttypmod >= 0)
 		{
-			*tupdesc_needs_release = true;
-			return lookup_rowtype_tupdesc_noerror(RECORDOID,
-												  rec->datatype->atttypmod,
-												  true);
+			TupleDesc	tupdesc;
+
+			tupdesc = lookup_rowtype_tupdesc_noerror(RECORDOID,
+													 rec->datatype->atttypmod,
+													 true);
+			*tupdesc_needs_release = (tupdesc != NULL);
+			return tupdesc;
 		}
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In `@src/pl/plisql/src/pl_package.c` around lines 1855 - 1861, In the rowtype
lookup branch of the surrounding function, assign the result of
lookup_rowtype_tupdesc_noerror to a descriptor variable, set
tupdesc_needs_release to true only when that descriptor is non-NULL, then return
the descriptor.
src/pl/plisql/src/pl_comp.c (2)

1979-1982: 🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Build the Param only after the subfield match succeeds.

make_datum_param has a side effect. It adds i to expr->paramnos in the function's permanent memory context. The current order calls it before the composite check and before the subfield search. When either check fails, the function returns NULL, but the extra paramnos member stays. That member causes an unused datum to be fetched at execution time.

Move the make_datum_param call to the point where a matching attribute is found.

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In `@src/pl/plisql/src/pl_comp.c` around lines 1979 - 1982, In the
field-resolution logic containing make_datum_param and the subfield search,
defer calling make_datum_param until after the composite check and only inside
the branch where a matching attribute is found. Preserve the existing failure
returns without mutating expr->paramnos when resolution fails.

3413-3449: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Document the datum-array invariant. Add a comment beside the datums_updated gate stating that package-body compilation seeds plisql_Datums from function->datums, while other function->item != NULL targets start with zero datums. Therefore, equal counts imply identical datum pointers.

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In `@src/pl/plisql/src/pl_comp.c` around lines 3413 - 3449, Add a concise comment
beside the datums_updated condition documenting that package-body compilation
seeds plisql_Datums from function->datums, while other function->item != NULL
targets begin with zero datums; therefore, equal datum counts imply identical
datum pointers.
src/pl/plisql/src/sql/plisql_nested_subproc.sql (1)

2897-2911: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Missing identifier coverage for the new of and record unreserved keywords. This PR adds of and record to pl_unreserved_kwlist.h, and both files gained tests that pin down reserved-versus-quoted behavior for type. Neither file asserts that the two new unreserved keywords still work as unquoted identifiers, so a later change that reserves either one would break existing user code without failing any test.

  • src/pl/plisql/src/sql/plisql_nested_subproc.sql#L2897-L2911: add a do $$ DECLARE of integer; record integer; begin of := 1; record := 2; end; $$ language plisql; block after the quoted "type" case.
  • src/pl/plisql/src/sql/plisql_nested_subproc2.sql#L2749-L2763: add the equivalent DECLARE of integer; record integer; begin of := 1; record := 2; end; / block after the quoted "type" case.

Update the matching expected output files for both tests.

As per path instructions: "Test SQL files. Ensure comprehensive coverage of features."

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In `@src/pl/plisql/src/sql/plisql_nested_subproc.sql` around lines 2897 - 2911,
Extend the identifier-coverage tests for unreserved keywords by adding unquoted
variable declarations and assignments for of and record after the quoted type
case in src/pl/plisql/src/sql/plisql_nested_subproc.sql lines 2897-2911 and
src/pl/plisql/src/sql/plisql_nested_subproc2.sql lines 2749-2763. Update the
matching expected output files for both tests to reflect the added blocks.

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src/pl/plisql/src/expected/plisql_package_type_record.out (1)

313-337: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add a post-error sanity check after the NOT NULL and DEFAULT rejections.

The TABLE OF rejection at lines 489-502 and the nested-write error at lines 430-451 are each followed by a statement that proves the session and package cache stay usable. The NOT NULL and DEFAULT rejections have no such check. Add the same check after each rejection so a cache corruption introduced by these compile-time errors cannot pass unnoticed. Apply the change to src/pl/plisql/src/sql/plisql_package_type_record.sql as well.

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In `@src/pl/plisql/src/expected/plisql_package_type_record.out` around lines 313 -
337, Add post-error sanity checks after the NOT NULL and DEFAULT rejection cases
in the record-type tests, matching the existing checks used after the TABLE OF
and nested-write errors to verify the session and package cache remain usable.
Apply the corresponding test updates in plisql_package_type_record.sql and its
expected output, including explicit cleanup and expected results consistent with
the surrounding PL/iSQL record tests.

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src/pl/plisql/src/sql/plisql_package_type_record.sql (1)

18-35: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add coverage for a record type declared in the package BODY.

The header says the tests cover TYPE ... IS RECORD in a package "spec/body", and the PR declares support for both. Every TYPE ... IS RECORD in this file is declared in a package spec. Add a case that declares the type inside CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY and uses it from a function in the same body. That case exercises body-only namespace registration, which the current tests do not reach.

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In `@src/pl/plisql/src/sql/plisql_package_type_record.sql` around lines 18 - 35,
Add a test package whose RECORD type is declared inside the CREATE OR REPLACE
PACKAGE BODY, then define a body function such as make_rec that constructs and
returns that type within the same body. Keep the existing package-spec coverage
intact and include assertions or execution coverage that exercises the body-only
type namespace.

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Inline comments:
In `@src/pl/plisql/src/expected/plisql_package_type_record.out`:
- Around line 1-8: Update the duplicated test header and rejection-count
wording: in src/pl/plisql/src/expected/plisql_package_type_record.out lines 1-8
and line 457, and src/pl/plisql/src/sql/plisql_package_type_record.sql lines 1-8
and line 454, list only NOT NULL and DEFAULT as rejected field-level syntax and
change “three checks above” to reflect the two remaining checks. Apply identical
wording in both files.

In `@src/pl/plisql/src/pl_comp.c`:
- Around line 1984-2010: Update the rowtype lookup in the type_is_rowtype branch
to use lookup_rowtype_tupdesc_noerror instead of lookup_rowtype_tupdesc, and
only iterate over the descriptor when the lookup returns non-NULL. Preserve the
existing unmatched-field behavior by releasing any valid descriptor and
continuing to return NULL when no descriptor is available.

In `@src/pl/plisql/src/pl_gram.y`:
- Around line 747-834: Wrap the record_attr_list parsing in a private namespace
using plisql_ns_push and plisql_ns_pop, matching the cursor-argument production,
so field names are not added to the enclosing scope. Preserve the field datums
and their new->varnos references after popping the namespace, and update the
action’s $6 references to $7 to account for the inserted mid-rule action.
- Around line 5112-5128: The package-type fallback logic should use
parse_by_pkg_type for both standard and current-package lookups so PKG_TYPE
entries resolve correctly. In the current-package path around
plisql_compile_packageitem and plisql_parse_package_type, quote fn_signature as
a package identifier or construct the TypeName from a name list before appending
string, preserving package names containing dots or spaces.

In `@src/pl/plisql/src/pl_package.c`:
- Around line 219-253: Update the PLISQL_NSTYPE_ROWTYPE branch to inspect
list_size and name_start, and reject any trailing name components instead of
returning the record type. Preserve the existing type-resolution behavior only
for an unqualified ROWTYPE reference, using the nearby PLISQL_NSTYPE_REC
handling as the pattern for distinguishing qualified names.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@src/pl/plisql/src/expected/plisql_package_type_record.out`:
- Around line 313-337: Add post-error sanity checks after the NOT NULL and
DEFAULT rejection cases in the record-type tests, matching the existing checks
used after the TABLE OF and nested-write errors to verify the session and
package cache remain usable. Apply the corresponding test updates in
plisql_package_type_record.sql and its expected output, including explicit
cleanup and expected results consistent with the surrounding PL/iSQL record
tests.

In `@src/pl/plisql/src/pl_comp.c`:
- Around line 1979-1982: In the field-resolution logic containing
make_datum_param and the subfield search, defer calling make_datum_param until
after the composite check and only inside the branch where a matching attribute
is found. Preserve the existing failure returns without mutating expr->paramnos
when resolution fails.
- Around line 3413-3449: Add a concise comment beside the datums_updated
condition documenting that package-body compilation seeds plisql_Datums from
function->datums, while other function->item != NULL targets begin with zero
datums; therefore, equal datum counts imply identical datum pointers.

In `@src/pl/plisql/src/pl_package.c`:
- Around line 1855-1861: In the rowtype lookup branch of the surrounding
function, assign the result of lookup_rowtype_tupdesc_noerror to a descriptor
variable, set tupdesc_needs_release to true only when that descriptor is
non-NULL, then return the descriptor.

In `@src/pl/plisql/src/pl_unreserved_kwlist.h`:
- Line 92: Add a concise comment next to the PG_KEYWORD("type", K_TYPE) entry
documenting that its presence intentionally diverges from pl_gram.y's
unreserved_keyword production so type can start a record declaration; do not
change the keyword ordering or grammar entries.

In `@src/pl/plisql/src/sql/plisql_nested_subproc.sql`:
- Around line 2897-2911: Extend the identifier-coverage tests for unreserved
keywords by adding unquoted variable declarations and assignments for of and
record after the quoted type case in
src/pl/plisql/src/sql/plisql_nested_subproc.sql lines 2897-2911 and
src/pl/plisql/src/sql/plisql_nested_subproc2.sql lines 2749-2763. Update the
matching expected output files for both tests to reflect the added blocks.

In `@src/pl/plisql/src/sql/plisql_package_type_record.sql`:
- Around line 18-35: Add a test package whose RECORD type is declared inside the
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY, then define a body function such as make_rec
that constructs and returns that type within the same body. Keep the existing
package-spec coverage intact and include assertions or execution coverage that
exercises the body-only type namespace.
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Actionable comments posted: 2

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src/pl/plisql/src/pl_package.c (1)

253-263: 🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Each lookup allocates a new PLiSQL_type in the package's long-lived context.

psource->source.fn_cxt lives as long as the cached package. Every compilation that names this record type adds one more PLiSQL_type there, and nothing frees it. The growth is bounded by the number of compiled references during the session, so it is slow, but it is unbounded for long-lived sessions that recompile packages repeatedly.

Build the type once per PLiSQL_row and reuse it. One way is to add a cached datatype pointer to PLiSQL_row and populate it lazily here.

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In `@src/pl/plisql/src/pl_package.c` around lines 253 - 263, Cache the constructed
RECORDOID type per PLiSQL_row instead of allocating it on every lookup. Add a
datatype pointer to PLiSQL_row, have this lookup reuse it when present, and
lazily call plisql_build_datatype in psource->source.fn_cxt only when the cache
is empty.
src/pl/plisql/src/pl_gram.y (1)

1099-1102: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Remove the dead assignments after the rejection checks.

The code reaches Line 1100 only when $3 is false and $4 is NULL. The two assignments therefore always store the default values. Drop them to make the invariant explicit.

♻️ Proposed simplification
 						var = plisql_build_variable($1.name, $1.lineno, $2, true);
-						var->notnull = $3;
-						var->default_val = $4;
 						$$ = (PLiSQL_datum *) var;
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In `@src/pl/plisql/src/pl_gram.y` around lines 1099 - 1102, Remove the
var->notnull and var->default_val assignments in the declaration rule around
plisql_build_variable, since rejection checks guarantee $3 is false and $4 is
NULL; retain variable construction and the final datum assignment unchanged.
src/pl/plisql/src/sql/plisql_package_type_record.sql (1)

305-311: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add coverage for a record type declared in a plain block.

Every test declares TYPE ... IS RECORD inside a package spec or body. read_datatype() in src/pl/plisql/src/pl_gram.y (Lines 3953-3978) resolves a PLISQL_NSTYPE_ROWTYPE namespace entry from the current block, which is the path used by an anonymous DECLARE block or a standalone function. That path has no test here.

Add a case such as:

DECLARE
    TYPE local_rec_t IS RECORD(a NUMBER, b VARCHAR2(10));
    v local_rec_t;
BEGIN
    v.a := 1;
    v.b := 'local';
    RAISE NOTICE 'a=%, b=%', v.a, v.b;
END;
/

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In `@src/pl/plisql/src/sql/plisql_package_type_record.sql` around lines 305 - 311,
Add a standalone anonymous DECLARE block test that defines a local TYPE ... IS
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have this lookup reuse it when present, and lazily call plisql_build_datatype in
psource->source.fn_cxt only when the cache is empty.

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src/pl/plisql/src/pl_package.c (1)

253-263: 🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Each lookup allocates a new PLiSQL_type in the package's long-lived context.

psource->source.fn_cxt lives as long as the package cache entry. Every resolution of the same package record type allocates another PLiSQL_type. Nothing frees these, so the package context grows with the number of compiles that reference the type.

Consider caching the built PLiSQL_type on the PLiSQL_row (or in the package entry) and returning the cached pointer on later lookups.

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In `@src/pl/plisql/src/pl_package.c` around lines 253 - 263, Cache the PLiSQL_type
created for the package record type on the relevant PLiSQL_row or package entry,
and reuse that pointer on subsequent lookups instead of calling
plisql_build_datatype repeatedly. Update the lookup flow around psource and the
existing fn_cxt allocation so construction occurs only once while preserving the
returned type’s package-lifetime ownership.
src/pl/plisql/src/sql/plisql_package_type_record.sql (1)

311-341: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Consider covering a package-level variable of a record type.

The suite uses record types for locals, IN and OUT parameters, and return types. It does not declare a package-level variable of a record type in a spec, for example v rec_t; next to the TYPE declaration. That case exercises package-datum instantiation and cross-session package state, which differ from the local-variable path.

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In `@src/pl/plisql/src/sql/plisql_package_type_record.sql` around lines 311 - 341,
Extend the test package specification around test_pkgtype_params and rec_t with
a package-level variable declared as rec_t, then exercise that variable from the
test block through existing package functionality such as fill_out and describe.
Ensure the assertions or notices verify its fields and preserve coverage of
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559-593: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Consider adding a duplicate type-name case.

The suite covers field-name isolation well. It does not cover a second TYPE rec_t IS RECORD(...) declared with a name that already exists in the same package, or a record type whose name collides with a package variable. decl_varname performs the duplicate check before the record production builds the datum, so recording that expected output would lock in the behavior.

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In `@src/pl/plisql/src/expected/plisql_package_type_record.out` around lines 559 -
593, Extend the PL/iSQL package namespace test with duplicate record-type
declarations and a record type whose name collides with a package variable,
using the existing declaration flow around rec_t and package members. Add
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In `@src/pl/plisql/src/pl_unreserved_kwlist.h`:
- Around line 131-133: Update the comment above PG_KEYWORD("type", K_TYPE) to
refer to type rather than record, accurately stating that type must remain a
dedicated token and absent from pl_gram.y’s unreserved_keyword production.

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In `@src/pl/plisql/src/expected/plisql_package_type_record.out`:
- Around line 559-593: Extend the PL/iSQL package namespace test with duplicate
record-type declarations and a record type whose name collides with a package
variable, using the existing declaration flow around rec_t and package members.
Add expected output that captures the duplicate-name errors, preserving the
current field-name isolation cases.

In `@src/pl/plisql/src/pl_package.c`:
- Around line 253-263: Cache the PLiSQL_type created for the package record type
on the relevant PLiSQL_row or package entry, and reuse that pointer on
subsequent lookups instead of calling plisql_build_datatype repeatedly. Update
the lookup flow around psource and the existing fn_cxt allocation so
construction occurs only once while preserving the returned type’s
package-lifetime ownership.

In `@src/pl/plisql/src/sql/plisql_package_type_record.sql`:
- Around line 311-341: Extend the test package specification around
test_pkgtype_params and rec_t with a package-level variable declared as rec_t,
then exercise that variable from the test block through existing package
functionality such as fill_out and describe. Ensure the assertions or notices
verify its fields and preserve coverage of package-datum instantiation and
package state.
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Comment thread src/pl/plisql/src/pl_unreserved_kwlist.h Outdated
Add grammar support for declaring a record type in a package spec or
body:

    TYPE rec_t IS RECORD (a NUMBER, b VARCHAR2(50), c FLOAT);

The type is parsed as a PLiSQL_row and namespaced separately
(PLISQL_NSTYPE_ROWTYPE) from record variables (PLISQL_NSTYPE_REC), so
lookup code can never confuse a type declaration for a variable. Its
field list is used to build and bless a TupleDesc at declaration time,
giving the type a real RECORDOID typmod usable anywhere a datatype is
expected: variable declarations, return types, IN/OUT parameters,
%TYPE, and package-qualified references, including cross-package.
Record variables can be instantiated and returned without a prior
full-row assignment, and "SELECT * FROM pkg.func(...)" resolves the
composite return type without needing a column alias list.

"TYPE ... IS TABLE OF" is parsed but rejected with a clear
"not supported" error rather than implemented.

NOT NULL and DEFAULT on a field are rejected at compile time: neither
can be honored (no per-field default storage, and no way to satisfy a
NOT NULL field without one); accepting them silently used to crash or
silently drop the default.

A field whose own type is composite (another package record type, or
a named composite type) now carries its real typoid/typmod into the
outer TupleDesc, and nested reads ("v.field.subfield") work via a new
FieldSelect-construction extension to resolve_column_ref(). Nested
field-by-field *writes* work when the field's own type is a named
composite type, but not when it's itself a package record type --
that would need a resulttypmod slot on core's FieldStore node, out of
scope here; it fails with a clean error instead of crashing.

Also fixes: a "tupdesc reference ... not owned by resource owner"
crash for named-composite-type record variables inside packages
(get_plisql_rec_tupdesc()'s two TupleDesc ownership models were being
released unconditionally); a latent copiable_size under-computation in
plisql_finish_datums() that could undersize the datum-copy workspace
on repeated compile passes over a package's functions; and a memory
context lifetime bug in cross-package/self-qualified type references.

New plisql_package_type_record.sql regression suite covers declaration,
package-qualified and cross-package references, IN/OUT parameters,
the rejected field clauses, nested composite fields, and the type/
variable confusion guards above (including via %TYPE).

Co-authored-by: Yasir Hussain Shah <yasir.hussain.shah@data-bene.io>
Co-authored-by: Nikhil <nikhil@data-bene.io>
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53-68: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add a negative test for the body-private record type.

The comment at lines 43-46 states that a type declared in a package body is not visible outside it, including through a qualified reference. No statement in this suite asserts that. Add a case that references test_bodyonly_record.rec_t from another package or block and record the resulting error. This locks in the visibility boundary that the comment claims.

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-- a body-private TYPE is not visible outside the declaring package
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE test_bodyonly_user AS
    FUNCTION bad_ref RETURN NUMBER;
END test_bodyonly_user;
/

CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY test_bodyonly_user AS
    FUNCTION bad_ref RETURN NUMBER IS
        v test_bodyonly_record.rec_t;
    BEGIN
        RETURN 1;
    END;
END test_bodyonly_user;
/

DROP PACKAGE test_bodyonly_user;

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