Hi Ashutosh,

I ended up doing some more work on this today. All of the major
features should be implemented now. Below are what I think are the
outstanding TODOs:
- Clean up error messages and error codes
- Figure out how to correctly implement interval_part for infinite
intervals. For now I pretty much copied the implementation of
timestamp_part, but I'm not convinced that's correct.
- Fix horology tests.
- Test consolidation. After looking through the interval tests, I
realized that I may have duplicated some test cases. It would probably
be best to remove those duplicate tests.
- General cleanup, remove TODOs.

Attached is my most recent patch.

- Joe Koshakow
From 380cde4061afd6eed4cde938a4c668a2c96bb58f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joseph Koshakow <kosh...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2022 14:21:26 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] This is WIP.

Following things are supported
1. Accepts '+/-infinity' as a valid string input for interval type.
2. Support interval_pl, interval_div
3. Tests in interval.sql for comparison operators working fine.

TODOs
1. Various TODOs in code
2. interval_pl: how to handle infinite values with opposite signs
3. timestamp, timestamptz, date and time arithmetic
4. Fix horology test.

Ashutosh Bapat
---
 src/backend/utils/adt/date.c           |  20 +
 src/backend/utils/adt/datetime.c       |   2 +
 src/backend/utils/adt/timestamp.c      | 330 ++++++++-
 src/include/datatype/timestamp.h       |  22 +
 src/test/regress/expected/interval.out | 953 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/test/regress/sql/interval.sql      | 182 ++++-
 6 files changed, 1442 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/date.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/date.c
index 1cf7c7652d..a2c9214bcf 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/date.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/date.c
@@ -2073,6 +2073,11 @@ time_pl_interval(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	Interval   *span = PG_GETARG_INTERVAL_P(1);
 	TimeADT		result;
 
+	if (INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(span))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_DATETIME_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE),
+				 errmsg("TODO")));
+
 	result = time + span->time;
 	result -= result / USECS_PER_DAY * USECS_PER_DAY;
 	if (result < INT64CONST(0))
@@ -2091,6 +2096,11 @@ time_mi_interval(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	Interval   *span = PG_GETARG_INTERVAL_P(1);
 	TimeADT		result;
 
+	if (INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(span))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_DATETIME_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE),
+				 errmsg("TODO")));
+
 	result = time - span->time;
 	result -= result / USECS_PER_DAY * USECS_PER_DAY;
 	if (result < INT64CONST(0))
@@ -2605,6 +2615,11 @@ timetz_pl_interval(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	Interval   *span = PG_GETARG_INTERVAL_P(1);
 	TimeTzADT  *result;
 
+	if (INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(span))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_DATETIME_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE),
+				 errmsg("TODO")));
+
 	result = (TimeTzADT *) palloc(sizeof(TimeTzADT));
 
 	result->time = time->time + span->time;
@@ -2627,6 +2642,11 @@ timetz_mi_interval(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	Interval   *span = PG_GETARG_INTERVAL_P(1);
 	TimeTzADT  *result;
 
+	if (INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(span))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_DATETIME_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE),
+				 errmsg("TODO")));
+
 	result = (TimeTzADT *) palloc(sizeof(TimeTzADT));
 
 	result->time = time->time - span->time;
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/datetime.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/datetime.c
index b5b117a8ca..1e98c6dc78 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/datetime.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/datetime.c
@@ -3634,6 +3634,8 @@ DecodeInterval(char **field, int *ftype, int nf, int range,
 			case DTK_STRING:
 			case DTK_SPECIAL:
 				type = DecodeUnits(i, field[i], &uval);
+				if (type == UNKNOWN_FIELD)
+					type = DecodeSpecial(i, field[i], &uval);
 				if (type == IGNORE_DTF)
 					continue;
 
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/timestamp.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/timestamp.c
index 3f2508c0c4..d108057ce5 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/timestamp.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/timestamp.c
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ static bool AdjustIntervalForTypmod(Interval *interval, int32 typmod,
 static TimestampTz timestamp2timestamptz(Timestamp timestamp);
 static Timestamp timestamptz2timestamp(TimestampTz timestamp);
 
+static void EncodeSpecialInterval(Interval *interval, char *str);
+static void negate_interval(Interval *interval, Interval *result);
 
 /* common code for timestamptypmodin and timestamptztypmodin */
 static int32
@@ -943,6 +945,14 @@ interval_in(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 						 errmsg("interval out of range")));
 			break;
 
+		case DTK_LATE:
+			INTERVAL_NOEND(result);
+			break;
+
+		case DTK_EARLY:
+			INTERVAL_NOBEGIN(result);
+			break;
+
 		default:
 			elog(ERROR, "unexpected dtype %d while parsing interval \"%s\"",
 				 dtype, str);
@@ -965,8 +975,13 @@ interval_out(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 			   *itm = &tt;
 	char		buf[MAXDATELEN + 1];
 
-	interval2itm(*span, itm);
-	EncodeInterval(itm, IntervalStyle, buf);
+	if (INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(span))
+		EncodeSpecialInterval(span, buf);
+	else
+	{
+		interval2itm(*span, itm);
+		EncodeInterval(itm, IntervalStyle, buf);
+	}
 
 	result = pstrdup(buf);
 	PG_RETURN_CSTRING(result);
@@ -1352,6 +1367,13 @@ AdjustIntervalForTypmod(Interval *interval, int32 typmod,
 		INT64CONST(0)
 	};
 
+	/*
+	 * Infinite interval after being subjected to typmod conversion remains
+	 * infinite.
+	 */
+	if (INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(interval))
+		return true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Unspecified range and precision? Then not necessary to adjust. Setting
 	 * typmod to -1 is the convention for all data types.
@@ -1545,6 +1567,17 @@ EncodeSpecialTimestamp(Timestamp dt, char *str)
 		elog(ERROR, "invalid argument for EncodeSpecialTimestamp");
 }
 
+static void
+EncodeSpecialInterval(Interval *interval, char *str)
+{
+	if (INTERVAL_IS_NOBEGIN(interval))
+		strcpy(str, EARLY);
+	else if (INTERVAL_IS_NOEND(interval))
+		strcpy(str, LATE);
+	else						/* shouldn't happen */
+		elog(ERROR, "invalid argument for EncodeSpecialInterval");
+}
+
 Datum
 now(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 {
@@ -2033,6 +2066,8 @@ itm2interval(struct pg_itm *itm, Interval *span)
 	if (pg_add_s64_overflow(span->time, itm->tm_usec,
 							&span->time))
 		return -1;
+	if (INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(span))
+		return -1;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2050,6 +2085,8 @@ itmin2interval(struct pg_itm_in *itm_in, Interval *span)
 	span->month = (int32) total_months;
 	span->day = itm_in->tm_mday;
 	span->time = itm_in->tm_usec;
+	if (INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(span))
+		return -1;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2083,7 +2120,8 @@ timestamp_finite(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 Datum
 interval_finite(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 {
-	PG_RETURN_BOOL(true);
+	Interval *interval = PG_GETARG_INTERVAL_P(0);
+	PG_RETURN_BOOL(!INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(interval));
 }
 
 
@@ -2775,6 +2813,9 @@ interval_justify_interval(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	result->day = span->day;
 	result->time = span->time;
 
+	if (INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(result))
+		PG_RETURN_INTERVAL_P(result);
+
 	/* pre-justify days if it might prevent overflow */
 	if ((result->day > 0 && result->time > 0) ||
 		(result->day < 0 && result->time < 0))
@@ -2850,6 +2891,9 @@ interval_justify_hours(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	result->day = span->day;
 	result->time = span->time;
 
+	if (INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(result))
+		PG_RETURN_INTERVAL_P(result);
+
 	TMODULO(result->time, wholeday, USECS_PER_DAY);
 	if (pg_add_s32_overflow(result->day, wholeday, &result->day))
 		ereport(ERROR,
@@ -2888,6 +2932,9 @@ interval_justify_days(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	result->day = span->day;
 	result->time = span->time;
 
+	if (INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(result))
+		PG_RETURN_INTERVAL_P(result);
+
 	wholemonth = result->day / DAYS_PER_MONTH;
 	result->day -= wholemonth * DAYS_PER_MONTH;
 	if (pg_add_s32_overflow(result->month, wholemonth, &result->month))
@@ -2926,7 +2973,25 @@ timestamp_pl_interval(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	Interval   *span = PG_GETARG_INTERVAL_P(1);
 	Timestamp	result;
 
-	if (TIMESTAMP_NOT_FINITE(timestamp))
+	/*
+	 * Adding two infinites with the same sign results in an infinite
+	 * timestamp with the same sign. Adding two infintes with
+	 * different signs results in an error.
+	 */
+	// TODO this logic can probably be combined and cleaned up.
+	if (INTERVAL_IS_NOBEGIN(span) && TIMESTAMP_IS_NOBEGIN(timestamp))
+		TIMESTAMP_NOBEGIN(result);
+	else if (INTERVAL_IS_NOEND(span) && TIMESTAMP_IS_NOEND(timestamp))
+		TIMESTAMP_NOEND(result);
+	else if (INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(span) && TIMESTAMP_NOT_FINITE(timestamp))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_DATETIME_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE),
+				 errmsg("TODO")));
+	else if (INTERVAL_IS_NOBEGIN(span))
+		TIMESTAMP_NOBEGIN(result);
+	else if (INTERVAL_IS_NOEND(span))
+		TIMESTAMP_NOEND(result);
+	else if (TIMESTAMP_NOT_FINITE(timestamp))
 		result = timestamp;
 	else
 	{
@@ -3005,9 +3070,7 @@ timestamp_mi_interval(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	Interval   *span = PG_GETARG_INTERVAL_P(1);
 	Interval	tspan;
 
-	tspan.month = -span->month;
-	tspan.day = -span->day;
-	tspan.time = -span->time;
+	negate_interval(span, &tspan);
 
 	return DirectFunctionCall2(timestamp_pl_interval,
 							   TimestampGetDatum(timestamp),
@@ -3032,7 +3095,25 @@ timestamptz_pl_interval(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	TimestampTz result;
 	int			tz;
 
-	if (TIMESTAMP_NOT_FINITE(timestamp))
+	/*
+	 * Adding two infinites with the same sign results in an infinite
+	 * timestamp with the same sign. Adding two infintes with
+	 * different signs results in an error.
+	 */
+	// TODO this logic can probably be combined and cleaned up.
+	if (INTERVAL_IS_NOBEGIN(span) && TIMESTAMP_IS_NOBEGIN(timestamp))
+		TIMESTAMP_NOBEGIN(result);
+	else if (INTERVAL_IS_NOEND(span) && TIMESTAMP_IS_NOEND(timestamp))
+		TIMESTAMP_NOEND(result);
+	else if (INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(span) && TIMESTAMP_NOT_FINITE(timestamp))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_DATETIME_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE),
+				 errmsg("TODO")));
+	else if (INTERVAL_IS_NOBEGIN(span))
+		TIMESTAMP_NOBEGIN(result);
+	else if (INTERVAL_IS_NOEND(span))
+		TIMESTAMP_NOEND(result);
+	else if (TIMESTAMP_NOT_FINITE(timestamp))
 		result = timestamp;
 	else
 	{
@@ -3115,9 +3196,7 @@ timestamptz_mi_interval(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	Interval   *span = PG_GETARG_INTERVAL_P(1);
 	Interval	tspan;
 
-	tspan.month = -span->month;
-	tspan.day = -span->day;
-	tspan.time = -span->time;
+	negate_interval(span, &tspan);
 
 	return DirectFunctionCall2(timestamptz_pl_interval,
 							   TimestampGetDatum(timestamp),
@@ -3132,23 +3211,7 @@ interval_um(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	Interval   *result;
 
 	result = (Interval *) palloc(sizeof(Interval));
-
-	result->time = -interval->time;
-	/* overflow check copied from int4um */
-	if (interval->time != 0 && SAMESIGN(result->time, interval->time))
-		ereport(ERROR,
-				(errcode(ERRCODE_DATETIME_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE),
-				 errmsg("interval out of range")));
-	result->day = -interval->day;
-	if (interval->day != 0 && SAMESIGN(result->day, interval->day))
-		ereport(ERROR,
-				(errcode(ERRCODE_DATETIME_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE),
-				 errmsg("interval out of range")));
-	result->month = -interval->month;
-	if (interval->month != 0 && SAMESIGN(result->month, interval->month))
-		ereport(ERROR,
-				(errcode(ERRCODE_DATETIME_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE),
-				 errmsg("interval out of range")));
+	negate_interval(interval, result);
 
 	PG_RETURN_INTERVAL_P(result);
 }
@@ -3192,6 +3255,38 @@ interval_pl(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 	result = (Interval *) palloc(sizeof(Interval));
 
+	/*
+	 * Adding two infinite intervals with the same signs results
+	 * in an infinite interval with the same sign. Adding two
+	 * infinte intervals with different signs results in an error.
+	 */
+	if (INTERVAL_IS_NOBEGIN(span1) && INTERVAL_IS_NOBEGIN(span2))
+	{
+		INTERVAL_NOBEGIN(result);
+		PG_RETURN_INTERVAL_P(result);
+	}
+	else if (INTERVAL_IS_NOEND(span1) && INTERVAL_IS_NOEND(span2))
+	{
+		INTERVAL_NOEND(result);
+		PG_RETURN_INTERVAL_P(result);
+	}
+	else if (INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(span1) && INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(span2))
+	{
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_DATETIME_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE),
+				 errmsg("TODO")));
+	}
+	else if (INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(span1))
+	{
+		memcpy(result, span1, sizeof(Interval));
+		PG_RETURN_INTERVAL_P(result);
+	}
+	else if (INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(span2))
+	{
+		memcpy(result, span2, sizeof(Interval));
+		PG_RETURN_INTERVAL_P(result);
+	}
+
 	result->month = span1->month + span2->month;
 	/* overflow check copied from int4pl */
 	if (SAMESIGN(span1->month, span2->month) &&
@@ -3226,6 +3321,39 @@ interval_mi(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 	result = (Interval *) palloc(sizeof(Interval));
 
+	/*
+	 * Subtracting two infinite intervals with different signs results
+	 * in an infinite interval with the same sign as the left operand.
+	 * Subtracting two infinte intervals with the same sign results in
+	 * an error.
+	 */
+	if (INTERVAL_IS_NOBEGIN(span1) && INTERVAL_IS_NOEND(span2))
+	{
+		INTERVAL_NOBEGIN(result);
+		PG_RETURN_INTERVAL_P(result);
+	}
+	else if (INTERVAL_IS_NOEND(span1) && INTERVAL_IS_NOBEGIN(span2))
+	{
+		INTERVAL_NOEND(result);
+		PG_RETURN_INTERVAL_P(result);
+	}
+	else if (INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(span1) && INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(span2))
+	{
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_DATETIME_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE),
+				 errmsg("TODO")));
+	}
+	else if (INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(span1))
+	{
+		memcpy(result, span1, sizeof(Interval));
+		PG_RETURN_INTERVAL_P(result);
+	}
+	else if (INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(span2))
+	{
+		memcpy(result, span2, sizeof(Interval));
+		PG_RETURN_INTERVAL_P(result);
+	}
+
 	result->month = span1->month - span2->month;
 	/* overflow check copied from int4mi */
 	if (!SAMESIGN(span1->month, span2->month) &&
@@ -3271,6 +3399,19 @@ interval_mul(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 	result = (Interval *) palloc(sizeof(Interval));
 
+	/*
+	 * Multiplying infinite interval by finite number keeps it infinite but may change
+	 * the sign.
+	 */
+	if (INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(span))
+	{
+		if (factor < 0.0)
+			negate_interval(span, result);
+		else
+			memcpy(result, span, sizeof(Interval));
+		PG_RETURN_INTERVAL_P(result);
+	}
+
 	result_double = span->month * factor;
 	if (isnan(result_double) ||
 		result_double > INT_MAX || result_double < INT_MIN)
@@ -3362,6 +3503,19 @@ interval_div(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_DIVISION_BY_ZERO),
 				 errmsg("division by zero")));
 
+	/*
+	 * Dividing infinite interval by finite number keeps it infinite but may change
+	 * the sign.
+	 */
+	if (INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(span))
+	{
+		if (factor < 0.0)
+			negate_interval(span, result);
+		else
+			memcpy(result, span, sizeof(Interval));
+		PG_RETURN_INTERVAL_P(result);
+	}
+
 	result->month = (int32) (span->month / factor);
 	result->day = (int32) (span->day / factor);
 
@@ -3916,6 +4070,11 @@ timestamp_bin(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_DATETIME_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE),
 				 errmsg("origin out of range")));
 
+	if (INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(stride))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_DATETIME_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE),
+				 errmsg("TODO")));
+
 	if (stride->month != 0)
 		ereport(ERROR,
 				(errcode(ERRCODE_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED),
@@ -4371,6 +4530,12 @@ interval_trunc(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 	result = (Interval *) palloc(sizeof(Interval));
 
+	if (INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(interval))
+	{
+		memcpy(result, interval, sizeof(Interval));
+		PG_RETURN_INTERVAL_P(result);
+	}
+
 	lowunits = downcase_truncate_identifier(VARDATA_ANY(units),
 											VARSIZE_ANY_EXHDR(units),
 											false);
@@ -5230,6 +5395,62 @@ extract_timestamptz(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * NonFiniteIntervalPart
+ *
+ *	Used by interval_part when extracting from infinite
+ *	interval.  Returns +/-Infinity if that is the appropriate result,
+ *	otherwise returns zero (which should be taken as meaning to return NULL).
+ *
+ *	Errors thrown here for invalid units should exactly match those that
+ *	would be thrown in the calling functions, else there will be unexpected
+ *	discrepancies between finite- and infinite-input cases.
+ */
+// TODO I don't actaully know if this is correct.
+static float8
+NonFiniteIntervalPart(int type, int unit, char *lowunits,
+						 bool isNegative, bool isTz)
+{
+	if ((type != UNITS) && (type != RESERV))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+				 errmsg("unit \"%s\" not recognized for type %s",
+						lowunits, format_type_be(INTERVALOID))));
+	
+	// TODO: Maybe everything should be returning inf/-inf?
+	switch (unit)
+	{
+			/* Oscillating units */
+		case DTK_MICROSEC:
+		case DTK_MILLISEC:
+		case DTK_SECOND:
+		case DTK_MINUTE:
+		case DTK_HOUR:
+		case DTK_DAY:
+		case DTK_MONTH:
+		case DTK_QUARTER:
+			return 0.0;
+
+			/* Monotonically-increasing units */
+		case DTK_YEAR:
+		case DTK_DECADE:
+		case DTK_CENTURY:
+		case DTK_MILLENNIUM:
+		case DTK_EPOCH:
+			if (isNegative)
+				return -get_float8_infinity();
+			else
+				return get_float8_infinity();
+
+		default:
+			ereport(ERROR,
+					(errcode(ERRCODE_FEATURE_NOT_SUPPORTED),
+					 errmsg("unit \"%s\" not supported for type %s",
+							lowunits, format_type_be(INTERVALOID))));
+			return 0.0;			/* keep compiler quiet */
+	}
+}
+
 /* interval_part() and extract_interval()
  * Extract specified field from interval.
  */
@@ -5253,6 +5474,34 @@ interval_part_common(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS, bool retnumeric)
 	if (type == UNKNOWN_FIELD)
 		type = DecodeSpecial(0, lowunits, &val);
 
+	if (INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(interval))
+	{
+		double		r = NonFiniteTimestampTzPart(type, val, lowunits,
+												 INTERVAL_IS_NOBEGIN(interval),
+												 false);
+
+		if (r)
+		{
+			if (retnumeric)
+			{
+				if (r < 0)
+					return DirectFunctionCall3(numeric_in,
+											   CStringGetDatum("-Infinity"),
+											   ObjectIdGetDatum(InvalidOid),
+											   Int32GetDatum(-1));
+				else if (r > 0)
+					return DirectFunctionCall3(numeric_in,
+											   CStringGetDatum("Infinity"),
+											   ObjectIdGetDatum(InvalidOid),
+											   Int32GetDatum(-1));
+			}
+			else
+				PG_RETURN_FLOAT8(r);
+		}
+		else
+			PG_RETURN_NULL();
+	}
+
 	if (type == UNITS)
 	{
 		interval2itm(*interval, tm);
@@ -5955,3 +6204,28 @@ generate_series_timestamptz(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 		SRF_RETURN_DONE(funcctx);
 	}
 }
+
+/*
+ * TODO: possibly we should move these to a place along with other interval_*
+ * functions.
+ */
+
+/* Negates the given interval */
+static void
+negate_interval(Interval *interval, Interval *result)
+{
+	if (INTERVAL_IS_NOBEGIN(interval))
+		INTERVAL_NOEND(result);
+	else if (INTERVAL_IS_NOEND(interval))
+		INTERVAL_NOBEGIN(result);
+	else if (interval->time == PG_INT64_MIN || interval->day == PG_INT32_MIN || interval->month == PG_INT32_MIN)
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_DATETIME_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE),
+				 errmsg("interval out of range")));
+	else
+	{
+		result->time = -interval->time;
+		result->day = -interval->day;
+		result->month = -interval->month;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/include/datatype/timestamp.h b/src/include/datatype/timestamp.h
index d155f1b03b..4c281c9112 100644
--- a/src/include/datatype/timestamp.h
+++ b/src/include/datatype/timestamp.h
@@ -160,6 +160,28 @@ struct pg_itm_in
 
 #define TIMESTAMP_NOT_FINITE(j) (TIMESTAMP_IS_NOBEGIN(j) || TIMESTAMP_IS_NOEND(j))
 
+// TODO: Should we make custom NOBEGIN and NOEND constants for Interval?
+#define INTERVAL_NOBEGIN(i)	\
+	do {	\
+		(i->time) = DT_NOBEGIN;	\
+		(i->day) = PG_INT32_MIN;	\
+		(i->month) = PG_INT32_MIN;	\
+	} while (0)
+
+#define INTERVAL_IS_NOBEGIN(i)	\
+	((i->time) == DT_NOBEGIN && (i->day) == PG_INT32_MIN && (i->month) == PG_INT32_MIN)
+
+#define INTERVAL_NOEND(i)	\
+	do {	\
+		(i->time) = DT_NOEND;	\
+		(i->day) = PG_INT32_MAX;	\
+		(i->month) = PG_INT32_MAX;	\
+	} while (0)
+
+#define INTERVAL_IS_NOEND(i)	\
+	((i->time) == DT_NOEND && (i->day) == PG_INT32_MAX && (i->month) == PG_INT32_MAX)
+
+#define INTERVAL_NOT_FINITE(i) (INTERVAL_IS_NOBEGIN(i) || INTERVAL_IS_NOEND(i))
 
 /*
  * Julian date support.
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/interval.out b/src/test/regress/expected/interval.out
index 579e92e7b3..7567d51661 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/interval.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/interval.out
@@ -52,6 +52,19 @@ SELECT INTERVAL '10 years -11 month -12 days +13:14' AS "9 years...";
  9 years 1 mon -12 days +13:14:00
 (1 row)
 
+SELECT INTERVAL 'infinity' AS "eternity";
+ eternity 
+----------
+ infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT INTERVAL '-infinity' AS "beginning of time";
+ beginning of time 
+-------------------
+ -infinity
+(1 row)
+
+--TODO: Add tests for operators etc. by looking at the other tests below
 CREATE TABLE INTERVAL_TBL (f1 interval);
 INSERT INTO INTERVAL_TBL (f1) VALUES ('@ 1 minute');
 INSERT INTO INTERVAL_TBL (f1) VALUES ('@ 5 hour');
@@ -63,6 +76,8 @@ INSERT INTO INTERVAL_TBL (f1) VALUES ('1 day 2 hours 3 minutes 4 seconds');
 INSERT INTO INTERVAL_TBL (f1) VALUES ('6 years');
 INSERT INTO INTERVAL_TBL (f1) VALUES ('5 months');
 INSERT INTO INTERVAL_TBL (f1) VALUES ('5 months 12 hours');
+INSERT INTO INTERVAL_TBL (f1) VALUES ('infinity');
+INSERT INTO INTERVAL_TBL (f1) VALUES ('-infinity');
 -- badly formatted interval
 INSERT INTO INTERVAL_TBL (f1) VALUES ('badly formatted interval');
 ERROR:  invalid input syntax for type interval: "badly formatted interval"
@@ -72,6 +87,10 @@ INSERT INTO INTERVAL_TBL (f1) VALUES ('@ 30 eons ago');
 ERROR:  invalid input syntax for type interval: "@ 30 eons ago"
 LINE 1: INSERT INTO INTERVAL_TBL (f1) VALUES ('@ 30 eons ago');
                                               ^
+INSERT INTO INTERVAL_TBL (f1) VALUES ('+infinity');
+ERROR:  invalid input syntax for type interval: "+infinity"
+LINE 1: INSERT INTO INTERVAL_TBL (f1) VALUES ('+infinity');
+                                              ^
 -- Test non-error-throwing API
 SELECT pg_input_is_valid('1.5 weeks', 'interval');
  pg_input_is_valid 
@@ -117,7 +136,9 @@ SELECT * FROM INTERVAL_TBL;
  6 years
  5 mons
  5 mons 12:00:00
-(10 rows)
+ infinity
+ -infinity
+(12 rows)
 
 SELECT * FROM INTERVAL_TBL
    WHERE INTERVAL_TBL.f1 <> interval '@ 10 days';
@@ -132,7 +153,9 @@ SELECT * FROM INTERVAL_TBL
  6 years
  5 mons
  5 mons 12:00:00
-(9 rows)
+ infinity
+ -infinity
+(11 rows)
 
 SELECT * FROM INTERVAL_TBL
    WHERE INTERVAL_TBL.f1 <= interval '@ 5 hours';
@@ -141,7 +164,8 @@ SELECT * FROM INTERVAL_TBL
  00:01:00
  05:00:00
  -00:00:14
-(3 rows)
+ -infinity
+(4 rows)
 
 SELECT * FROM INTERVAL_TBL
    WHERE INTERVAL_TBL.f1 < interval '@ 1 day';
@@ -150,7 +174,8 @@ SELECT * FROM INTERVAL_TBL
  00:01:00
  05:00:00
  -00:00:14
-(3 rows)
+ -infinity
+(4 rows)
 
 SELECT * FROM INTERVAL_TBL
    WHERE INTERVAL_TBL.f1 = interval '@ 34 years';
@@ -168,7 +193,8 @@ SELECT * FROM INTERVAL_TBL
  6 years
  5 mons
  5 mons 12:00:00
-(5 rows)
+ infinity
+(6 rows)
 
 SELECT * FROM INTERVAL_TBL
    WHERE INTERVAL_TBL.f1 > interval '@ 3 seconds ago';
@@ -183,7 +209,8 @@ SELECT * FROM INTERVAL_TBL
  6 years
  5 mons
  5 mons 12:00:00
-(9 rows)
+ infinity
+(10 rows)
 
 SELECT r1.*, r2.*
    FROM INTERVAL_TBL r1, INTERVAL_TBL r2
@@ -191,27 +218,35 @@ SELECT r1.*, r2.*
    ORDER BY r1.f1, r2.f1;
        f1        |       f1        
 -----------------+-----------------
+ -00:00:14       | -infinity
+ 00:01:00        | -infinity
  00:01:00        | -00:00:14
+ 05:00:00        | -infinity
  05:00:00        | -00:00:14
  05:00:00        | 00:01:00
+ 1 day 02:03:04  | -infinity
  1 day 02:03:04  | -00:00:14
  1 day 02:03:04  | 00:01:00
  1 day 02:03:04  | 05:00:00
+ 10 days         | -infinity
  10 days         | -00:00:14
  10 days         | 00:01:00
  10 days         | 05:00:00
  10 days         | 1 day 02:03:04
+ 3 mons          | -infinity
  3 mons          | -00:00:14
  3 mons          | 00:01:00
  3 mons          | 05:00:00
  3 mons          | 1 day 02:03:04
  3 mons          | 10 days
+ 5 mons          | -infinity
  5 mons          | -00:00:14
  5 mons          | 00:01:00
  5 mons          | 05:00:00
  5 mons          | 1 day 02:03:04
  5 mons          | 10 days
  5 mons          | 3 mons
+ 5 mons 12:00:00 | -infinity
  5 mons 12:00:00 | -00:00:14
  5 mons 12:00:00 | 00:01:00
  5 mons 12:00:00 | 05:00:00
@@ -219,6 +254,7 @@ SELECT r1.*, r2.*
  5 mons 12:00:00 | 10 days
  5 mons 12:00:00 | 3 mons
  5 mons 12:00:00 | 5 mons
+ 6 years         | -infinity
  6 years         | -00:00:14
  6 years         | 00:01:00
  6 years         | 05:00:00
@@ -227,6 +263,7 @@ SELECT r1.*, r2.*
  6 years         | 3 mons
  6 years         | 5 mons
  6 years         | 5 mons 12:00:00
+ 34 years        | -infinity
  34 years        | -00:00:14
  34 years        | 00:01:00
  34 years        | 05:00:00
@@ -236,7 +273,18 @@ SELECT r1.*, r2.*
  34 years        | 5 mons
  34 years        | 5 mons 12:00:00
  34 years        | 6 years
-(45 rows)
+ infinity        | -infinity
+ infinity        | -00:00:14
+ infinity        | 00:01:00
+ infinity        | 05:00:00
+ infinity        | 1 day 02:03:04
+ infinity        | 10 days
+ infinity        | 3 mons
+ infinity        | 5 mons
+ infinity        | 5 mons 12:00:00
+ infinity        | 6 years
+ infinity        | 34 years
+(66 rows)
 
 -- Test intervals that are large enough to overflow 64 bits in comparisons
 CREATE TEMP TABLE INTERVAL_TBL_OF (f1 interval);
@@ -386,12 +434,14 @@ SELECT * FROM INTERVAL_TBL;
  @ 6 years
  @ 5 mons
  @ 5 mons 12 hours
-(10 rows)
+ infinity
+ -infinity
+(12 rows)
 
 -- test avg(interval), which is somewhat fragile since people have been
 -- known to change the allowed input syntax for type interval without
 -- updating pg_aggregate.agginitval
-select avg(f1) from interval_tbl;
+select avg(f1) from interval_tbl where isfinite(f1);
                        avg                       
 -------------------------------------------------
  @ 4 years 1 mon 10 days 4 hours 18 mins 23 secs
@@ -820,8 +870,8 @@ SELECT interval '1 2:03:04.5678' minute to second(2);
 SELECT f1, f1::INTERVAL DAY TO MINUTE AS "minutes",
   (f1 + INTERVAL '1 month')::INTERVAL MONTH::INTERVAL YEAR AS "years"
   FROM interval_tbl;
-       f1        |     minutes     |  years   
------------------+-----------------+----------
+       f1        |     minutes     |   years   
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------
  00:01:00        | 00:01:00        | 00:00:00
  05:00:00        | 05:00:00        | 00:00:00
  10 days         | 10 days         | 00:00:00
@@ -832,7 +882,9 @@ SELECT f1, f1::INTERVAL DAY TO MINUTE AS "minutes",
  6 years         | 6 years         | 6 years
  5 mons          | 5 mons          | 00:00:00
  5 mons 12:00:00 | 5 mons 12:00:00 | 00:00:00
-(10 rows)
+ infinity        | infinity        | infinity
+ -infinity       | -infinity       | -infinity
+(12 rows)
 
 -- test inputting and outputting SQL standard interval literals
 SET IntervalStyle TO sql_standard;
@@ -1578,31 +1630,31 @@ LINE 1: select interval '-2147483648 months -2147483648 days -922337...
                         ^
 -- test that INT_MIN number is formatted properly
 SET IntervalStyle to postgres;
-select interval '-2147483648 months -2147483648 days -9223372036854775808 us';
+select interval '-2147483647 months -2147483648 days -9223372036854775808 us';
                               interval                              
 --------------------------------------------------------------------
- -178956970 years -8 mons -2147483648 days -2562047788:00:54.775808
+ -178956970 years -7 mons -2147483648 days -2562047788:00:54.775808
 (1 row)
 
 SET IntervalStyle to sql_standard;
-select interval '-2147483648 months -2147483648 days -9223372036854775808 us';
+select interval '-2147483647 months -2147483648 days -9223372036854775808 us';
                      interval                      
 ---------------------------------------------------
- -178956970-8 -2147483648 -2562047788:00:54.775808
+ -178956970-7 -2147483648 -2562047788:00:54.775808
 (1 row)
 
 SET IntervalStyle to iso_8601;
-select interval '-2147483648 months -2147483648 days -9223372036854775808 us';
+select interval '-2147483647 months -2147483648 days -9223372036854775808 us';
                       interval                       
 -----------------------------------------------------
- P-178956970Y-8M-2147483648DT-2562047788H-54.775808S
+ P-178956970Y-7M-2147483648DT-2562047788H-54.775808S
 (1 row)
 
 SET IntervalStyle to postgres_verbose;
-select interval '-2147483648 months -2147483648 days -9223372036854775808 us';
+select interval '-2147483647 months -2147483648 days -9223372036854775808 us';
                                    interval                                   
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- @ 178956970 years 8 mons 2147483648 days 2562047788 hours 54.775808 secs ago
+ @ 178956970 years 7 mons 2147483648 days 2562047788 hours 54.775808 secs ago
 (1 row)
 
 -- check that '30 days' equals '1 month' according to the hash function
@@ -1681,19 +1733,21 @@ SELECT f1,
     EXTRACT(MILLENNIUM FROM f1) AS MILLENNIUM,
     EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM f1) AS EPOCH
     FROM INTERVAL_TBL;
-              f1               | microsecond | millisecond |   second   | minute | hour | day | month | quarter | year | decade | century | millennium |       epoch       
--------------------------------+-------------+-------------+------------+--------+------+-----+-------+---------+------+--------+---------+------------+-------------------
- @ 1 min                       |           0 |       0.000 |   0.000000 |      1 |    0 |   0 |     0 |       1 |    0 |      0 |       0 |          0 |         60.000000
- @ 5 hours                     |           0 |       0.000 |   0.000000 |      0 |    5 |   0 |     0 |       1 |    0 |      0 |       0 |          0 |      18000.000000
- @ 10 days                     |           0 |       0.000 |   0.000000 |      0 |    0 |  10 |     0 |       1 |    0 |      0 |       0 |          0 |     864000.000000
- @ 34 years                    |           0 |       0.000 |   0.000000 |      0 |    0 |   0 |     0 |       1 |   34 |      3 |       0 |          0 | 1072958400.000000
- @ 3 mons                      |           0 |       0.000 |   0.000000 |      0 |    0 |   0 |     3 |       2 |    0 |      0 |       0 |          0 |    7776000.000000
- @ 14 secs ago                 |   -14000000 |  -14000.000 | -14.000000 |      0 |    0 |   0 |     0 |       1 |    0 |      0 |       0 |          0 |        -14.000000
- @ 1 day 2 hours 3 mins 4 secs |     4000000 |    4000.000 |   4.000000 |      3 |    2 |   1 |     0 |       1 |    0 |      0 |       0 |          0 |      93784.000000
- @ 6 years                     |           0 |       0.000 |   0.000000 |      0 |    0 |   0 |     0 |       1 |    6 |      0 |       0 |          0 |  189345600.000000
- @ 5 mons                      |           0 |       0.000 |   0.000000 |      0 |    0 |   0 |     5 |       2 |    0 |      0 |       0 |          0 |   12960000.000000
- @ 5 mons 12 hours             |           0 |       0.000 |   0.000000 |      0 |   12 |   0 |     5 |       2 |    0 |      0 |       0 |          0 |   13003200.000000
-(10 rows)
+              f1               | microsecond | millisecond |   second   | minute | hour | day | month | quarter |   year    |  decade   |  century  | millennium |       epoch       
+-------------------------------+-------------+-------------+------------+--------+------+-----+-------+---------+-----------+-----------+-----------+------------+-------------------
+ @ 1 min                       |           0 |       0.000 |   0.000000 |      1 |    0 |   0 |     0 |       1 |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |         60.000000
+ @ 5 hours                     |           0 |       0.000 |   0.000000 |      0 |    5 |   0 |     0 |       1 |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |      18000.000000
+ @ 10 days                     |           0 |       0.000 |   0.000000 |      0 |    0 |  10 |     0 |       1 |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |     864000.000000
+ @ 34 years                    |           0 |       0.000 |   0.000000 |      0 |    0 |   0 |     0 |       1 |        34 |         3 |         0 |          0 | 1072958400.000000
+ @ 3 mons                      |           0 |       0.000 |   0.000000 |      0 |    0 |   0 |     3 |       2 |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |    7776000.000000
+ @ 14 secs ago                 |   -14000000 |  -14000.000 | -14.000000 |      0 |    0 |   0 |     0 |       1 |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |        -14.000000
+ @ 1 day 2 hours 3 mins 4 secs |     4000000 |    4000.000 |   4.000000 |      3 |    2 |   1 |     0 |       1 |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |      93784.000000
+ @ 6 years                     |           0 |       0.000 |   0.000000 |      0 |    0 |   0 |     0 |       1 |         6 |         0 |         0 |          0 |  189345600.000000
+ @ 5 mons                      |           0 |       0.000 |   0.000000 |      0 |    0 |   0 |     5 |       2 |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |   12960000.000000
+ @ 5 mons 12 hours             |           0 |       0.000 |   0.000000 |      0 |   12 |   0 |     5 |       2 |         0 |         0 |         0 |          0 |   13003200.000000
+ infinity                      |             |             |            |        |      |     |       |         |  Infinity |  Infinity |  Infinity |   Infinity |          Infinity
+ -infinity                     |             |             |            |        |      |     |       |         | -Infinity | -Infinity | -Infinity |  -Infinity |         -Infinity
+(12 rows)
 
 SELECT EXTRACT(FORTNIGHT FROM INTERVAL '2 days');  -- error
 ERROR:  unit "fortnight" not recognized for type interval
@@ -1767,7 +1821,9 @@ SELECT f1,
  @ 6 years                     |           0 |           0 |      0 |  189345600
  @ 5 mons                      |           0 |           0 |      0 |   12960000
  @ 5 mons 12 hours             |           0 |           0 |      0 |   13003200
-(10 rows)
+ infinity                      |             |             |        |   Infinity
+ -infinity                     |             |             |        |  -Infinity
+(12 rows)
 
 -- internal overflow test case
 SELECT extract(epoch from interval '1000000000 days');
@@ -1776,3 +1832,832 @@ SELECT extract(epoch from interval '1000000000 days');
  86400000000000.000000
 (1 row)
 
+-- infinite intervals
+SELECT interval '-2147483648 months -2147483648 days -9223372036854775808 us';
+ERROR:  interval out of range
+LINE 1: SELECT interval '-2147483648 months -2147483648 days -922337...
+                        ^
+SELECT interval '2147483647 months 2147483647 days 9223372036854775807 us';
+ERROR:  interval out of range
+LINE 1: SELECT interval '2147483647 months 2147483647 days 922337203...
+                        ^
+SELECT isfinite(interval 'infinity');
+ isfinite 
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT isfinite(interval '-infinity');
+ isfinite 
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date '1995-08-06' + interval 'infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date '1995-08-06' + interval '-infinity';
+ ?column?  
+-----------
+ -infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date '1995-08-06' - interval 'infinity';
+ ?column?  
+-----------
+ -infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date '1995-08-06' - interval '-infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date 'infinity' + interval 'infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date 'infinity' + interval '-infinity';
+ERROR:  TODO
+SELECT date '-infinity' + interval 'infinity';
+ERROR:  TODO
+SELECT date '-infinity' + interval '-infinity';
+ ?column?  
+-----------
+ -infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date 'infinity' - interval 'infinity';
+ERROR:  TODO
+SELECT date 'infinity' - interval '-infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date '-infinity' - interval 'infinity';
+ ?column?  
+-----------
+ -infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date '-infinity' - interval '-infinity';
+ERROR:  TODO
+SELECT interval 'infinity' + interval 'infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval 'infinity' + interval '-infinity';
+ERROR:  TODO
+SELECT interval '-infinity' + interval 'infinity';
+ERROR:  TODO
+SELECT interval '-infinity' + interval '-infinity';
+ ?column?  
+-----------
+ -infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval 'infinity' + interval '10 days';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval '-infinity' + interval '10 days';
+ ?column?  
+-----------
+ -infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval 'infinity' - interval 'infinity';
+ERROR:  TODO
+SELECT interval 'infinity' - interval '-infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval '-infinity' - interval 'infinity';
+ ?column?  
+-----------
+ -infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval '-infinity' - interval '-infinity';
+ERROR:  TODO
+SELECT interval 'infinity' - interval '10 days';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval '-infinity' - interval '10 days';
+ ?column?  
+-----------
+ -infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT timestamp '1995-08-06 12:30:15' + interval 'infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT timestamp '1995-08-06 12:30:15' + interval '-infinity';
+ ?column?  
+-----------
+ -infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT timestamp '1995-08-06 12:30:15' - interval 'infinity';
+ ?column?  
+-----------
+ -infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT timestamp '1995-08-06 12:30:15' - interval '-infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT timestamp 'infinity' + interval 'infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT timestamp 'infinity' + interval '-infinity';
+ERROR:  TODO
+SELECT timestamp '-infinity' + interval 'infinity';
+ERROR:  TODO
+SELECT timestamp '-infinity' + interval '-infinity';
+ ?column?  
+-----------
+ -infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT timestamp 'infinity' - interval 'infinity';
+ERROR:  TODO
+SELECT timestamp 'infinity' - interval '-infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT timestamp '-infinity' - interval 'infinity';
+ ?column?  
+-----------
+ -infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT timestamp '-infinity' - interval '-infinity';
+ERROR:  TODO
+SELECT timestamptz '1995-08-06 12:30:15' + interval 'infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT timestamptz '1995-08-06 12:30:15' + interval '-infinity';
+ ?column?  
+-----------
+ -infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT timestamptz '1995-08-06 12:30:15' - interval 'infinity';
+ ?column?  
+-----------
+ -infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT timestamptz '1995-08-06 12:30:15' - interval '-infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT timestamptz 'infinity' + interval 'infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT timestamptz 'infinity' + interval '-infinity';
+ERROR:  TODO
+SELECT timestamptz '-infinity' + interval 'infinity';
+ERROR:  TODO
+SELECT timestamptz '-infinity' + interval '-infinity';
+ ?column?  
+-----------
+ -infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT timestamptz 'infinity' - interval 'infinity';
+ERROR:  TODO
+SELECT timestamptz 'infinity' - interval '-infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT timestamptz '-infinity' - interval 'infinity';
+ ?column?  
+-----------
+ -infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT timestamptz '-infinity' - interval '-infinity';
+ERROR:  TODO
+SELECT time '11:27:42' + interval 'infinity';
+ERROR:  TODO
+SELECT time '11:27:42' + interval '-infinity';
+ERROR:  TODO
+SELECT time '11:27:42' - interval 'infinity';
+ERROR:  TODO
+SELECT time '11:27:42' - interval '-infinity';
+ERROR:  TODO
+SELECT timetz '11:27:42' + interval 'infinity';
+ERROR:  TODO
+SELECT timetz '11:27:42' + interval '-infinity';
+ERROR:  TODO
+SELECT timetz '11:27:42' - interval 'infinity';
+ERROR:  TODO
+SELECT timetz '11:27:42' - interval '-infinity';
+ERROR:  TODO
+SELECT interval 'infinity' < interval 'infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval 'infinity' < interval '-infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval '-infinity' < interval 'infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval '-infinity' < interval '-infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval 'infinity' <= interval 'infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval 'infinity' <= interval '-infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval '-infinity' <= interval 'infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval '-infinity' <= interval '-infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval 'infinity' > interval 'infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval 'infinity' > interval '-infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval '-infinity' > interval 'infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval '-infinity' > interval '-infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval 'infinity' >= interval 'infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval 'infinity' >= interval '-infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval '-infinity' >= interval 'infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval '-infinity' >= interval '-infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval 'infinity' = interval 'infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval 'infinity' = interval '-infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval '-infinity' = interval 'infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval '-infinity' = interval '-infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval 'infinity' <> interval 'infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval 'infinity' <> interval '-infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval '-infinity' <> interval 'infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ t
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval '-infinity' <> interval '-infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ f
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT -interval 'infinity';
+ ?column?  
+-----------
+ -infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT -interval '-infinity';
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval 'infinity' * 2;
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval 'infinity' * -2;
+ ?column?  
+-----------
+ -infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval '-infinity' * 2;
+ ?column?  
+-----------
+ -infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval '-infinity' * -2;
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval 'infinity' / 3;
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval 'infinity' / -3;
+ ?column?  
+-----------
+ -infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval '-infinity' / 3;
+ ?column?  
+-----------
+ -infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT interval '-infinity' / -3;
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_bin('infinity', timestamp '2001-02-16 20:38:40', timestamp '2001-02-16 20:05:00');
+ERROR:  TODO
+SELECT date_bin('-infinity', timestamp '2001-02-16 20:38:40', timestamp '2001-02-16 20:05:00');
+ERROR:  TODO
+SELECT date_trunc('hour', interval 'infinity');
+ date_trunc 
+------------
+ infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_trunc('hour', interval '-infinity');
+ date_trunc 
+------------
+ -infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_part('us', interval 'infinity');
+ date_part 
+-----------
+          
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_part('us', interval '-infinity');
+ date_part 
+-----------
+          
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_part('ms', interval 'infinity');
+ date_part 
+-----------
+          
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_part('ms', interval '-infinity');
+ date_part 
+-----------
+          
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_part('second', interval 'infinity');
+ date_part 
+-----------
+          
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_part('second', interval '-infinity');
+ date_part 
+-----------
+          
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_part('minute', interval 'infinity');
+ date_part 
+-----------
+          
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_part('minute', interval '-infinity');
+ date_part 
+-----------
+          
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_part('hour', interval 'infinity');
+ date_part 
+-----------
+          
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_part('hour', interval '-infinity');
+ date_part 
+-----------
+          
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_part('day', interval 'infinity');
+ date_part 
+-----------
+          
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_part('day', interval '-infinity');
+ date_part 
+-----------
+          
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_part('month', interval 'infinity');
+ date_part 
+-----------
+          
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_part('month', interval '-infinity');
+ date_part 
+-----------
+          
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_part('quarter', interval 'infinity');
+ date_part 
+-----------
+          
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_part('quarter', interval '-infinity');
+ date_part 
+-----------
+          
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_part('year', interval 'infinity');
+ date_part 
+-----------
+  Infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_part('year', interval '-infinity');
+ date_part 
+-----------
+ -Infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_part('decade', interval 'infinity');
+ date_part 
+-----------
+  Infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_part('decade', interval '-infinity');
+ date_part 
+-----------
+ -Infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_part('century', interval 'infinity');
+ date_part 
+-----------
+  Infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_part('century', interval '-infinity');
+ date_part 
+-----------
+ -Infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_part('millennium', interval 'infinity');
+ date_part 
+-----------
+  Infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_part('millennium', interval '-infinity');
+ date_part 
+-----------
+ -Infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_part('epoch', interval 'infinity');
+ date_part 
+-----------
+  Infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT date_part('epoch', interval '-infinity');
+ date_part 
+-----------
+ -Infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT extract(us from interval 'infinity');
+ extract 
+---------
+        
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT extract(us from interval '-infinity');
+ extract 
+---------
+        
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT extract(ms from interval 'infinity');
+ extract 
+---------
+        
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT extract(ms from interval '-infinity');
+ extract 
+---------
+        
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT extract(second from interval 'infinity');
+ extract 
+---------
+        
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT extract(second from interval '-infinity');
+ extract 
+---------
+        
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT extract(minute from interval 'infinity');
+ extract 
+---------
+        
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT extract(minute from interval '-infinity');
+ extract 
+---------
+        
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT extract(hour from interval 'infinity');
+ extract 
+---------
+        
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT extract(hour from interval '-infinity');
+ extract 
+---------
+        
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT extract(day from interval 'infinity');
+ extract 
+---------
+        
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT extract(day from interval '-infinity');
+ extract 
+---------
+        
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT extract(month from interval 'infinity');
+ extract 
+---------
+        
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT extract(month from interval '-infinity');
+ extract 
+---------
+        
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT extract(quarter from interval 'infinity');
+ extract 
+---------
+        
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT extract(quarter from interval '-infinity');
+ extract 
+---------
+        
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT extract(year from interval 'infinity');
+ extract  
+----------
+ Infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT extract(year from interval '-infinity');
+  extract  
+-----------
+ -Infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT extract(decade from interval 'infinity');
+ extract  
+----------
+ Infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT extract(decade from interval '-infinity');
+  extract  
+-----------
+ -Infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT extract(century from interval 'infinity');
+ extract  
+----------
+ Infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT extract(century from interval '-infinity');
+  extract  
+-----------
+ -Infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT extract(millennium from interval 'infinity');
+ extract  
+----------
+ Infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT extract(millennium from interval '-infinity');
+  extract  
+-----------
+ -Infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT extract(epoch from interval 'infinity');
+ extract  
+----------
+ Infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT extract(epoch from interval '-infinity');
+  extract  
+-----------
+ -Infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT justify_days(interval 'infinity');
+ justify_days 
+--------------
+ infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT justify_days(interval '-infinity');
+ justify_days 
+--------------
+ -infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT justify_hours(interval 'infinity');
+ justify_hours 
+---------------
+ infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT justify_hours(interval '-infinity');
+ justify_hours 
+---------------
+ -infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT justify_interval(interval 'infinity');
+ justify_interval 
+------------------
+ infinity
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT justify_interval(interval '-infinity');
+ justify_interval 
+------------------
+ -infinity
+(1 row)
+
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/interval.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/interval.sql
index 0517b5b82b..e58135f3cb 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/interval.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/interval.sql
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ SELECT INTERVAL '-1 days +02:03' AS "22 hours ago...";
 SELECT INTERVAL '1.5 weeks' AS "Ten days twelve hours";
 SELECT INTERVAL '1.5 months' AS "One month 15 days";
 SELECT INTERVAL '10 years -11 month -12 days +13:14' AS "9 years...";
+SELECT INTERVAL 'infinity' AS "eternity";
+SELECT INTERVAL '-infinity' AS "beginning of time";
+
+--TODO: Add tests for operators etc. by looking at the other tests below
 
 CREATE TABLE INTERVAL_TBL (f1 interval);
 
@@ -27,10 +31,13 @@ INSERT INTO INTERVAL_TBL (f1) VALUES ('1 day 2 hours 3 minutes 4 seconds');
 INSERT INTO INTERVAL_TBL (f1) VALUES ('6 years');
 INSERT INTO INTERVAL_TBL (f1) VALUES ('5 months');
 INSERT INTO INTERVAL_TBL (f1) VALUES ('5 months 12 hours');
+INSERT INTO INTERVAL_TBL (f1) VALUES ('infinity');
+INSERT INTO INTERVAL_TBL (f1) VALUES ('-infinity');
 
 -- badly formatted interval
 INSERT INTO INTERVAL_TBL (f1) VALUES ('badly formatted interval');
 INSERT INTO INTERVAL_TBL (f1) VALUES ('@ 30 eons ago');
+INSERT INTO INTERVAL_TBL (f1) VALUES ('+infinity');
 
 -- Test non-error-throwing API
 SELECT pg_input_is_valid('1.5 weeks', 'interval');
@@ -140,7 +147,7 @@ SELECT * FROM INTERVAL_TBL;
 -- known to change the allowed input syntax for type interval without
 -- updating pg_aggregate.agginitval
 
-select avg(f1) from interval_tbl;
+select avg(f1) from interval_tbl where isfinite(f1);
 
 -- test long interval input
 select '4 millenniums 5 centuries 4 decades 1 year 4 months 4 days 17 minutes 31 seconds'::interval;
@@ -509,13 +516,13 @@ select interval '-2147483648 months -2147483648 days -9223372036854775808 micros
 
 -- test that INT_MIN number is formatted properly
 SET IntervalStyle to postgres;
-select interval '-2147483648 months -2147483648 days -9223372036854775808 us';
+select interval '-2147483647 months -2147483648 days -9223372036854775808 us';
 SET IntervalStyle to sql_standard;
-select interval '-2147483648 months -2147483648 days -9223372036854775808 us';
+select interval '-2147483647 months -2147483648 days -9223372036854775808 us';
 SET IntervalStyle to iso_8601;
-select interval '-2147483648 months -2147483648 days -9223372036854775808 us';
+select interval '-2147483647 months -2147483648 days -9223372036854775808 us';
 SET IntervalStyle to postgres_verbose;
-select interval '-2147483648 months -2147483648 days -9223372036854775808 us';
+select interval '-2147483647 months -2147483648 days -9223372036854775808 us';
 
 -- check that '30 days' equals '1 month' according to the hash function
 select '30 days'::interval = '1 month'::interval as t;
@@ -578,3 +585,168 @@ SELECT f1,
 
 -- internal overflow test case
 SELECT extract(epoch from interval '1000000000 days');
+
+-- infinite intervals
+SELECT interval '-2147483648 months -2147483648 days -9223372036854775808 us';
+SELECT interval '2147483647 months 2147483647 days 9223372036854775807 us';
+
+SELECT isfinite(interval 'infinity');
+SELECT isfinite(interval '-infinity');
+
+SELECT date '1995-08-06' + interval 'infinity';
+SELECT date '1995-08-06' + interval '-infinity';
+SELECT date '1995-08-06' - interval 'infinity';
+SELECT date '1995-08-06' - interval '-infinity';
+SELECT date 'infinity' + interval 'infinity';
+SELECT date 'infinity' + interval '-infinity';
+SELECT date '-infinity' + interval 'infinity';
+SELECT date '-infinity' + interval '-infinity';
+SELECT date 'infinity' - interval 'infinity';
+SELECT date 'infinity' - interval '-infinity';
+SELECT date '-infinity' - interval 'infinity';
+SELECT date '-infinity' - interval '-infinity';
+SELECT interval 'infinity' + interval 'infinity';
+SELECT interval 'infinity' + interval '-infinity';
+SELECT interval '-infinity' + interval 'infinity';
+SELECT interval '-infinity' + interval '-infinity';
+SELECT interval 'infinity' + interval '10 days';
+SELECT interval '-infinity' + interval '10 days';
+SELECT interval 'infinity' - interval 'infinity';
+SELECT interval 'infinity' - interval '-infinity';
+SELECT interval '-infinity' - interval 'infinity';
+SELECT interval '-infinity' - interval '-infinity';
+SELECT interval 'infinity' - interval '10 days';
+SELECT interval '-infinity' - interval '10 days';
+SELECT timestamp '1995-08-06 12:30:15' + interval 'infinity';
+SELECT timestamp '1995-08-06 12:30:15' + interval '-infinity';
+SELECT timestamp '1995-08-06 12:30:15' - interval 'infinity';
+SELECT timestamp '1995-08-06 12:30:15' - interval '-infinity';
+SELECT timestamp 'infinity' + interval 'infinity';
+SELECT timestamp 'infinity' + interval '-infinity';
+SELECT timestamp '-infinity' + interval 'infinity';
+SELECT timestamp '-infinity' + interval '-infinity';
+SELECT timestamp 'infinity' - interval 'infinity';
+SELECT timestamp 'infinity' - interval '-infinity';
+SELECT timestamp '-infinity' - interval 'infinity';
+SELECT timestamp '-infinity' - interval '-infinity';
+SELECT timestamptz '1995-08-06 12:30:15' + interval 'infinity';
+SELECT timestamptz '1995-08-06 12:30:15' + interval '-infinity';
+SELECT timestamptz '1995-08-06 12:30:15' - interval 'infinity';
+SELECT timestamptz '1995-08-06 12:30:15' - interval '-infinity';
+SELECT timestamptz 'infinity' + interval 'infinity';
+SELECT timestamptz 'infinity' + interval '-infinity';
+SELECT timestamptz '-infinity' + interval 'infinity';
+SELECT timestamptz '-infinity' + interval '-infinity';
+SELECT timestamptz 'infinity' - interval 'infinity';
+SELECT timestamptz 'infinity' - interval '-infinity';
+SELECT timestamptz '-infinity' - interval 'infinity';
+SELECT timestamptz '-infinity' - interval '-infinity';
+SELECT time '11:27:42' + interval 'infinity';
+SELECT time '11:27:42' + interval '-infinity';
+SELECT time '11:27:42' - interval 'infinity';
+SELECT time '11:27:42' - interval '-infinity';
+SELECT timetz '11:27:42' + interval 'infinity';
+SELECT timetz '11:27:42' + interval '-infinity';
+SELECT timetz '11:27:42' - interval 'infinity';
+SELECT timetz '11:27:42' - interval '-infinity';
+
+SELECT interval 'infinity' < interval 'infinity';
+SELECT interval 'infinity' < interval '-infinity';
+SELECT interval '-infinity' < interval 'infinity';
+SELECT interval '-infinity' < interval '-infinity';
+SELECT interval 'infinity' <= interval 'infinity';
+SELECT interval 'infinity' <= interval '-infinity';
+SELECT interval '-infinity' <= interval 'infinity';
+SELECT interval '-infinity' <= interval '-infinity';
+SELECT interval 'infinity' > interval 'infinity';
+SELECT interval 'infinity' > interval '-infinity';
+SELECT interval '-infinity' > interval 'infinity';
+SELECT interval '-infinity' > interval '-infinity';
+SELECT interval 'infinity' >= interval 'infinity';
+SELECT interval 'infinity' >= interval '-infinity';
+SELECT interval '-infinity' >= interval 'infinity';
+SELECT interval '-infinity' >= interval '-infinity';
+SELECT interval 'infinity' = interval 'infinity';
+SELECT interval 'infinity' = interval '-infinity';
+SELECT interval '-infinity' = interval 'infinity';
+SELECT interval '-infinity' = interval '-infinity';
+SELECT interval 'infinity' <> interval 'infinity';
+SELECT interval 'infinity' <> interval '-infinity';
+SELECT interval '-infinity' <> interval 'infinity';
+SELECT interval '-infinity' <> interval '-infinity';
+
+SELECT -interval 'infinity';
+SELECT -interval '-infinity';
+SELECT interval 'infinity' * 2;
+SELECT interval 'infinity' * -2;
+SELECT interval '-infinity' * 2;
+SELECT interval '-infinity' * -2;
+SELECT interval 'infinity' / 3;
+SELECT interval 'infinity' / -3;
+SELECT interval '-infinity' / 3;
+SELECT interval '-infinity' / -3;
+
+SELECT date_bin('infinity', timestamp '2001-02-16 20:38:40', timestamp '2001-02-16 20:05:00');
+SELECT date_bin('-infinity', timestamp '2001-02-16 20:38:40', timestamp '2001-02-16 20:05:00');
+SELECT date_trunc('hour', interval 'infinity');
+SELECT date_trunc('hour', interval '-infinity');
+
+SELECT date_part('us', interval 'infinity');
+SELECT date_part('us', interval '-infinity');
+SELECT date_part('ms', interval 'infinity');
+SELECT date_part('ms', interval '-infinity');
+SELECT date_part('second', interval 'infinity');
+SELECT date_part('second', interval '-infinity');
+SELECT date_part('minute', interval 'infinity');
+SELECT date_part('minute', interval '-infinity');
+SELECT date_part('hour', interval 'infinity');
+SELECT date_part('hour', interval '-infinity');
+SELECT date_part('day', interval 'infinity');
+SELECT date_part('day', interval '-infinity');
+SELECT date_part('month', interval 'infinity');
+SELECT date_part('month', interval '-infinity');
+SELECT date_part('quarter', interval 'infinity');
+SELECT date_part('quarter', interval '-infinity');
+SELECT date_part('year', interval 'infinity');
+SELECT date_part('year', interval '-infinity');
+SELECT date_part('decade', interval 'infinity');
+SELECT date_part('decade', interval '-infinity');
+SELECT date_part('century', interval 'infinity');
+SELECT date_part('century', interval '-infinity');
+SELECT date_part('millennium', interval 'infinity');
+SELECT date_part('millennium', interval '-infinity');
+SELECT date_part('epoch', interval 'infinity');
+SELECT date_part('epoch', interval '-infinity');
+SELECT extract(us from interval 'infinity');
+SELECT extract(us from interval '-infinity');
+SELECT extract(ms from interval 'infinity');
+SELECT extract(ms from interval '-infinity');
+SELECT extract(second from interval 'infinity');
+SELECT extract(second from interval '-infinity');
+SELECT extract(minute from interval 'infinity');
+SELECT extract(minute from interval '-infinity');
+SELECT extract(hour from interval 'infinity');
+SELECT extract(hour from interval '-infinity');
+SELECT extract(day from interval 'infinity');
+SELECT extract(day from interval '-infinity');
+SELECT extract(month from interval 'infinity');
+SELECT extract(month from interval '-infinity');
+SELECT extract(quarter from interval 'infinity');
+SELECT extract(quarter from interval '-infinity');
+SELECT extract(year from interval 'infinity');
+SELECT extract(year from interval '-infinity');
+SELECT extract(decade from interval 'infinity');
+SELECT extract(decade from interval '-infinity');
+SELECT extract(century from interval 'infinity');
+SELECT extract(century from interval '-infinity');
+SELECT extract(millennium from interval 'infinity');
+SELECT extract(millennium from interval '-infinity');
+SELECT extract(epoch from interval 'infinity');
+SELECT extract(epoch from interval '-infinity');
+
+SELECT justify_days(interval 'infinity');
+SELECT justify_days(interval '-infinity');
+SELECT justify_hours(interval 'infinity');
+SELECT justify_hours(interval '-infinity');
+SELECT justify_interval(interval 'infinity');
+SELECT justify_interval(interval '-infinity');
-- 
2.34.1

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