Add SQL-accessible functions for inspecting index AM properties.

Per discussion, we should provide such functions to replace the lost
ability to discover AM properties by inspecting pg_am (cf commit
65c5fcd35).  The added functionality is also meant to displace any code
that was looking directly at pg_index.indoption, since we'd rather not
believe that the bit meanings in that field are part of any client API
contract.

As future-proofing, define the SQL API to not assume that properties that
are currently AM-wide or index-wide will remain so unless they logically
must be; instead, expose them only when inquiring about a specific index
or even specific index column.  Also provide the ability for an index
AM to override the behavior.

In passing, document pg_am.amtype, overlooked in commit 473b93287.

Andrew Gierth, with kibitzing by me and others

Discussion: <87mvl5on7n.fsf@news-spur.riddles.org.uk>

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/include/access/gist_private.h b/src/include/access/gist_private.h
index 23e0fe31978..12315850173 100644
--- a/src/include/access/gist_private.h
+++ b/src/include/access/gist_private.h
@@ -492,6 +492,9 @@ extern bool gistvalidate(Oid opclassoid);
 #define GIST_DEFAULT_FILLFACTOR		90
 
 extern bytea *gistoptions(Datum reloptions, bool validate);
+extern bool gistproperty(Oid index_oid, int attno,
+			 IndexAMProperty prop, const char *propname,
+			 bool *res, bool *isnull);
 extern bool gistfitpage(IndexTuple *itvec, int len);
 extern bool gistnospace(Page page, IndexTuple *itvec, int len, OffsetNumber todelete, Size freespace);
 extern void gistcheckpage(Relation rel, Buffer buf);