feat(ivorysql_ora): add Oracle-compatible NCHR function by im-mu-table · Pull Request #2301 · IvorySQL/IvorySQL · GitHub

Summary

Implements Oracle's NCHR(number) function, which returns the character having the binary equivalent of the argument from the database character set.

Fixes #2302

For UTF8 databases, the argument is treated as a Unicode code point (same as PostgreSQL's chr()).
For other multi-byte encodings, only the strict ASCII range (1..127) is allowed.
Invalid inputs raise the same errors as chr(): negative numbers, zero, and out-of-range code points.

Changes

contrib/ivorysql_ora/src/builtin_functions/character_datatype_functions.c: new ora_nchr() C function
contrib/ivorysql_ora/src/builtin_functions/builtin_functions--1.0.sql: register sys.nchr(integer)
contrib/ivorysql_ora/sql/ora_character_datatype_functions.sql: regression tests (ASCII, Unicode, multibyte, NULL)
contrib/ivorysql_ora/expected/ora_character_datatype_functions.out: expected output

Test

make oracle-check ORA_REGRESS="ora_character ora_ascii ora_character_datatype_functions"
# All 3 tests passed.

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New Features
- Added the NCHR function, which returns a character for a numeric character code. It supports ASCII and, in UTF-8 databases, Unicode code points, including Latin-1 and CJK characters.
- Invalid inputs—including negative values, zero, surrogate code points, and values outside the supported range—return errors.
Tests
- Added coverage for concatenation, NULL inputs, character encodings, and byte lengths across encoding boundaries.

Implement sys.nchr(integer), which returns the character having the binary equivalent of the argument from the database character set. For UTF8 the argument is treated as a Unicode code point; for other multi-byte encodings only the strict ASCII range (1..127) is allowed, mirroring PostgreSQL's chr() semantics. Includes regression tests covering ASCII, Unicode, multibyte and NULL inputs. Assisted-by: opencode:opencode-go/deepseek-v4-flash Percentage of AI-generated code: 100%

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Adds sys.nchr(integer) and its C implementation. The function converts supported integer values to text and rejects invalid values. Regression tests cover character conversion, concatenation, NULL input, invalid values, and UTF-8 encoding boundaries.

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NCHR function

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Declare, implement, and test NCHR contrib/ivorysql_ora/src/builtin_functions/builtin_functions--1.0.sql, contrib/ivorysql_ora/src/builtin_functions/character_datatype_functions.c, contrib/ivorysql_ora/sql/ora_character_datatype_functions.sql, contrib/ivorysql_ora/expected/ora_character_datatype_functions.out	Declares sys.nchr(integer) as strict, parallel safe, and immutable. Implements conversion and validation for UTF8, multibyte, and single-byte encodings. Adds regression tests and expected output for character conversion, invalid values, and UTF-8 encoding boundaries.

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Change: Feature

Suggested reviewers: hs-liuxh

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 05b76

The requested invalid-input and encoding-boundary tests are present. No identified issue remains that should delay merging.

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observed — contrib (service) was modified; 4 changed files map to changed impact.

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observed — Modified behavior in contrib/ivorysql_ora/expected/ora_character_datatype_functions.out: Added NCHR test outputs showing conversions of 65, 97, 233, and 0x4E2D to their corresponding characters, concatenation of NCHR(65) with BC to produce ABC, and blank output for NCHR(NULL).
observed — Modified behavior in contrib/ivorysql_ora/sql/ora_character_datatype_functions.sql: Adds nchr test queries for codes 65, 97, 233, and 0x4E2D, concatenation of nchr(65) with 'BC', and a NULL input.
observed — Modified behavior in contrib/ivorysql_ora/src/builtin_functions/builtin_functions--1.0.sql: Added sys.nchr(integer), bound to ora_nchr and declared strict, parallel safe, and immutable.
observed — Modified behavior in contrib/ivorysql_ora/src/builtin_functions/character_datatype_functions.c: Registers ora_nchr as a PostgreSQL-callable function.

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely identifies the main change: adding the Oracle-compatible NCHR function.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The directly linked open issue is #2302. The PR adds ora_nchr, registers sys.nchr(integer), and adds regression coverage. The reported implementation handles UTF8 code points and database-encoding…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changed C implementation, SQL registration, and regression tests all directly support issue #2302. No unrelated change is established by the available evidence.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 2 functions across 1 files. (2 skipped: 2 …

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Add invalid-input and UTF8 boundary tests.

The new tests do not exercise the promised rejection behavior. Add cases for -1, 0, surrogate endpoints 55296 and 57343, and 1114112. Check the expected errors.

Also check encoded bytes at 127/128, 2047/2048, and 65535/65536, plus the maximum accepted value 1114111. The current successful inputs never exercise the four-byte output branch. Update the corresponding expected output.

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Extend the `nchr` SQL tests with invalid inputs `-1`, `0`, `55296`, `57343`, and
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@gaoxueyu @bigplaice 您好！

我是参加太乙开源贡献比赛的学生，希望持续参与 IvorySQL。

这个 PR 实现了 Oracle 兼容的 NCHR(number) 函数（issue #2302），改动 4 个文件共 171 行：

新增 ora_nchr() C 函数（参照 PostgreSQL chr() 实现，UTF8 下按 Unicode 码点处理）
注册 sys.nchr(integer)
附带回归测试（ASCII / Unicode / 多字节 / NULL），本地 make oracle-check 全部通过

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Cover nchr() error paths (negative, zero, surrogate code points and values beyond U+10FFFF) plus valid UTF-8 encoding boundaries from 1- to 4-byte sequences, including U+D7FF and U+E000 adjacent to the surrogate range. Each boundary case checks the octet length and the encoded bytes. Assisted-by: opencode:opencode-go/deepseek-v4-flash Percentage of AI-generated code: 100%

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+              select nchr(233);
+              select nchr(0x4E2D);
+              select nchr(65) || 'BC';
+              select nchr(NULL);

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