Changes in this patch:
- added polymorphic versions of dblink_fetch()
- upped dblink version # to 1.2 because of new functions
- migration 1.1 -> 1.2
- DocBook changes for dblink(), dblink_get_result(), dblink_fetch()

On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 11:38 PM, Corey Huinker <corey.huin...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> "nevermind". Found it.
>
> On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 11:18 PM, Corey Huinker <corey.huin...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Yes, that was it, I discovered it myself and should have posted a
>> "nevermind".
>>
>> Now I'm slogging through figuring out where to find elog() messages from
>> the temporary server. It's slow, but it's progress.
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 10:39 PM, Michael Paquier <
>> michael.paqu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 12:03 PM, Corey Huinker <corey.huin...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > + ERROR:  could not stat file
>>> >
>>> "/home/ubuntu/src/postgres/contrib/dblink/tmp_check/install/usr/local/pgsql/share/extension/dblink--1.2.sql":
>>> > No such file or directory
>>>
>>> Didn't you forget to add dblink--1.2.sql to DATA in contrib/dblink
>>> Makefile? That would explain why this file has not been included in
>>> the temporary installation deployed by pg_regress.
>>> --
>>> Michael
>>>
>>
>>
>
diff --git a/contrib/dblink/Makefile b/contrib/dblink/Makefile
index e833b92..a00466e 100644
--- a/contrib/dblink/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/dblink/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ PG_CPPFLAGS = -I$(libpq_srcdir)
 SHLIB_LINK = $(libpq)
 
 EXTENSION = dblink
-DATA = dblink--1.1.sql dblink--1.0--1.1.sql dblink--unpackaged--1.0.sql
+DATA = dblink--1.1.sql dblink--1.0--1.1.sql dblink--unpackaged--1.0.sql \
+       dblink--1.2.sql dblink--1.1--1.2.sql
 
 REGRESS = paths dblink
 REGRESS_OPTS = --dlpath=$(top_builddir)/src/test/regress \
diff --git a/contrib/dblink/dblink--1.1--1.2.sql 
b/contrib/dblink/dblink--1.1--1.2.sql
index e5a0900..128611d 100644
--- a/contrib/dblink/dblink--1.1--1.2.sql
+++ b/contrib/dblink/dblink--1.1--1.2.sql
@@ -32,3 +32,15 @@ CREATE FUNCTION dblink_get_result(text, bool, anyelement)
 RETURNS SETOF anyelement
 AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME', 'dblink_get_result'
 LANGUAGE C;
+
+CREATE FUNCTION dblink_fetch (text, int, anyelement)
+RETURNS setof anyelement
+AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','dblink_fetch'
+LANGUAGE C;
+
+CREATE FUNCTION dblink_fetch (text, int, boolean, anyelement)
+RETURNS setof anyelement
+AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','dblink_fetch'
+LANGUAGE C;
+
+
diff --git a/contrib/dblink/dblink--1.2.sql b/contrib/dblink/dblink--1.2.sql
index bf5ddaa..9d31e2e 100644
--- a/contrib/dblink/dblink--1.2.sql
+++ b/contrib/dblink/dblink--1.2.sql
@@ -71,6 +71,19 @@ RETURNS setof record
 AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','dblink_fetch'
 LANGUAGE C STRICT;
 
+CREATE FUNCTION dblink_fetch (text, int, anyelement)
+RETURNS setof anyelement
+AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','dblink_fetch'
+LANGUAGE C;
+
+CREATE FUNCTION dblink_fetch (text, int, boolean, anyelement)
+RETURNS setof anyelement
+AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','dblink_fetch'
+LANGUAGE C;
+
+
+
+
 CREATE FUNCTION dblink_fetch (text, text, int)
 RETURNS setof record
 AS 'MODULE_PATHNAME','dblink_fetch'
diff --git a/contrib/dblink/dblink.c b/contrib/dblink/dblink.c
index 009b877..fde750c 100644
--- a/contrib/dblink/dblink.c
+++ b/contrib/dblink/dblink.c
@@ -537,52 +537,39 @@ dblink_fetch(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
        char       *curname = NULL;
        int                     howmany = 0;
        bool            fail = true;    /* default to backward compatible */
+       int                     first_optarg;
 
        prepTuplestoreResult(fcinfo);
 
        DBLINK_INIT;
 
-       if (PG_NARGS() == 4)
+       if (get_fn_expr_argtype(fcinfo->flinfo,1) == TEXTOID)
        {
-               /* text,text,int,bool */
+               /* text,text,int,[bool],[anytype] */
                conname = text_to_cstring(PG_GETARG_TEXT_PP(0));
                curname = text_to_cstring(PG_GETARG_TEXT_PP(1));
                howmany = PG_GETARG_INT32(2);
-               fail = PG_GETARG_BOOL(3);
-
+               first_optarg = 3;
                rconn = getConnectionByName(conname);
                if (rconn)
                        conn = rconn->conn;
        }
-       else if (PG_NARGS() == 3)
-       {
-               /* text,text,int or text,int,bool */
-               if (get_fn_expr_argtype(fcinfo->flinfo, 2) == BOOLOID)
-               {
-                       curname = text_to_cstring(PG_GETARG_TEXT_PP(0));
-                       howmany = PG_GETARG_INT32(1);
-                       fail = PG_GETARG_BOOL(2);
-                       conn = pconn->conn;
-               }
-               else
-               {
-                       conname = text_to_cstring(PG_GETARG_TEXT_PP(0));
-                       curname = text_to_cstring(PG_GETARG_TEXT_PP(1));
-                       howmany = PG_GETARG_INT32(2);
-
-                       rconn = getConnectionByName(conname);
-                       if (rconn)
-                               conn = rconn->conn;
-               }
-       }
-       else if (PG_NARGS() == 2)
+       else
        {
-               /* text,int */
+               /* text,int,[bool],[anytype] */
                curname = text_to_cstring(PG_GETARG_TEXT_PP(0));
                howmany = PG_GETARG_INT32(1);
+               first_optarg = 2;
                conn = pconn->conn;
        }
 
+       if ((first_optarg < PG_NARGS()) &&
+               (get_fn_expr_argtype(fcinfo->flinfo, first_optarg) == BOOLOID))
+       {
+               fail = PG_GETARG_BOOL(first_optarg);
+       }
+       /* ignore the last arg (if any) as it just provides a return rowtype */
+
        if (!conn)
                DBLINK_CONN_NOT_AVAIL;
 
@@ -680,27 +667,68 @@ dblink_record_internal(FunctionCallInfo fcinfo, bool 
is_async)
 
                if (!is_async)
                {
-                       if (PG_NARGS() == 3)
+                       if (PG_NARGS() == 4)
                        {
-                               /* text,text,bool */
+                               /* text,text,bool,anyelement */
+                               if (PG_ARGISNULL(0) || PG_ARGISNULL(1) || 
PG_ARGISNULL(2))
+                                       PG_RETURN_NULL();
+
                                DBLINK_GET_CONN;
                                sql = text_to_cstring(PG_GETARG_TEXT_PP(1));
                                fail = PG_GETARG_BOOL(2);
+                               /* ignore fourth arg as it just provides a 
return rowtype */
+                       }
+                       else if (PG_NARGS() == 3)
+                       {
+                               /* text,text,bool or text,text,anyelement or 
text,bool,anyelement */
+                               if (get_fn_expr_argtype(fcinfo->flinfo, 2) == 
BOOLOID)
+                               {
+                                       DBLINK_GET_CONN;
+                                       sql = 
text_to_cstring(PG_GETARG_TEXT_PP(1));
+                                       fail = PG_GETARG_BOOL(2);
+                               }
+                               else
+                               {
+                                       if (PG_ARGISNULL(0) || PG_ARGISNULL(1))
+                                               PG_RETURN_NULL();
+
+                                       if (get_fn_expr_argtype(fcinfo->flinfo, 
1) == BOOLOID)
+                                       {
+                                               conn = pconn->conn;
+                                               sql = 
text_to_cstring(PG_GETARG_TEXT_PP(0));
+                                               fail = PG_GETARG_BOOL(1);
+                                       }
+                                       else
+                                       {
+                                               DBLINK_GET_CONN;
+                                               sql = 
text_to_cstring(PG_GETARG_TEXT_PP(1));
+                                       }
+                                       /* ignore third arg as it just provides 
a return rowtype */
+                               }
                        }
                        else if (PG_NARGS() == 2)
                        {
-                               /* text,text or text,bool */
+                               /* text,text or text,bool or text,anyelement */
                                if (get_fn_expr_argtype(fcinfo->flinfo, 1) == 
BOOLOID)
                                {
                                        conn = pconn->conn;
                                        sql = 
text_to_cstring(PG_GETARG_TEXT_PP(0));
                                        fail = PG_GETARG_BOOL(1);
                                }
-                               else
+                               else if (get_fn_expr_argtype(fcinfo->flinfo, 1) 
== TEXTOID)
                                {
                                        DBLINK_GET_CONN;
                                        sql = 
text_to_cstring(PG_GETARG_TEXT_PP(1));
                                }
+                               else
+                               {
+                                       if (PG_ARGISNULL(0))
+                                               PG_RETURN_NULL();
+
+                                       conn = pconn->conn;
+                                       sql = 
text_to_cstring(PG_GETARG_TEXT_PP(0));
+                                       /* ignore second arg as it just 
provides a return rowtype */
+                               }
                        }
                        else if (PG_NARGS() == 1)
                        {
@@ -715,11 +743,32 @@ dblink_record_internal(FunctionCallInfo fcinfo, bool 
is_async)
                else    /* is_async */
                {
                        /* get async result */
-                       if (PG_NARGS() == 2)
+                       if (PG_NARGS() == 3)
                        {
-                               /* text,bool */
+                               /* text,bool,anyelement */
+                               if (PG_ARGISNULL(0) || PG_ARGISNULL(1))
+                                       PG_RETURN_NULL();
+
                                DBLINK_GET_NAMED_CONN;
                                fail = PG_GETARG_BOOL(1);
+                               /* ignore third arg as it just provides a 
return rowtype */
+                       }
+                       else if (PG_NARGS() == 2)
+                       {
+                               /* text,bool or text,anyelement */
+                               if (get_fn_expr_argtype(fcinfo->flinfo, 1) == 
BOOLOID)
+                               {
+                                       DBLINK_GET_NAMED_CONN;
+                                       fail = PG_GETARG_BOOL(1);
+                               }
+                               else
+                               {
+                                       if (PG_ARGISNULL(0))
+                                               PG_RETURN_NULL();
+
+                                       DBLINK_GET_NAMED_CONN;
+                                       /* ignore second arg as it just 
provides a return rowtype */
+                               }
                        }
                        else if (PG_NARGS() == 1)
                        {
diff --git a/contrib/dblink/dblink.control b/contrib/dblink/dblink.control
index 39f439a..bdd17d2 100644
--- a/contrib/dblink/dblink.control
+++ b/contrib/dblink/dblink.control
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # dblink extension
 comment = 'connect to other PostgreSQL databases from within a database'
-default_version = '1.1'
+default_version = '1.2'
 module_pathname = '$libdir/dblink'
 relocatable = true
diff --git a/contrib/dblink/expected/dblink.out 
b/contrib/dblink/expected/dblink.out
index 87eb142..799ba95 100644
--- a/contrib/dblink/expected/dblink.out
+++ b/contrib/dblink/expected/dblink.out
@@ -98,6 +98,16 @@ WHERE t.a > 7;
  9 | j | {a9,b9,c9}
 (2 rows)
 
+-- dblink with anyelement
+SELECT *
+FROM dblink('dbname=contrib_regression','SELECT * FROM foo',null::foo) as t
+WHERE t.f1 > 7;
+ f1 | f2 |     f3     
+----+----+------------
+  8 | i  | {a8,b8,c8}
+  9 | j  | {a9,b9,c9}
+(2 rows)
+
 -- should generate "connection not available" error
 SELECT *
 FROM dblink('SELECT * FROM foo') AS t(a int, b text, c text[])
@@ -195,14 +205,15 @@ FROM dblink_fetch('rmt_foo_cursor',4) AS t(a int, b text, 
c text[]);
  3 | d | {a3,b3,c3}
 (4 rows)
 
+-- fetch using anyelement, which will change the column names
 SELECT *
-FROM dblink_fetch('rmt_foo_cursor',4) AS t(a int, b text, c text[]);
- a | b |     c      
----+---+------------
- 4 | e | {a4,b4,c4}
- 5 | f | {a5,b5,c5}
- 6 | g | {a6,b6,c6}
- 7 | h | {a7,b7,c7}
+FROM dblink_fetch('rmt_foo_cursor',4,null::foo) AS t;
+ f1 | f2 |     f3     
+----+----+------------
+  4 | e  | {a4,b4,c4}
+  5 | f  | {a5,b5,c5}
+  6 | g  | {a6,b6,c6}
+  7 | h  | {a7,b7,c7}
 (4 rows)
 
 -- this one only finds two rows left
@@ -723,6 +734,55 @@ UNION
 UNION
 (SELECT * from dblink_get_result('dtest3') as t3(f1 int, f2 text, f3 text[]))
 ORDER by f1;
+-- clear off the connections for the next query;
+SELECT * from dblink_get_result('dtest1') as t1(f1 int, f2 text, f3 text[])
+UNION
+SELECT * from dblink_get_result('dtest2') as t2(f1 int, f2 text, f3 text[])
+UNION
+SELECT * from dblink_get_result('dtest3') as t3(f1 int, f2 text, f3 text[]);
+ f1 | f2 | f3 
+----+----+----
+(0 rows)
+
+SELECT * from
+ dblink_send_query('dtest1', 'select * from foo where f1 < 3') as t1;
+ t1 
+----
+  1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT * from
+ dblink_send_query('dtest2', 'select * from foo where f1 > 2 and f1 < 7') as 
t1;
+ t1 
+----
+  1
+(1 row)
+
+SELECT * from
+ dblink_send_query('dtest3', 'select * from foo where f1 > 6') as t1;
+ t1 
+----
+  1
+(1 row)
+
+CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE result_anyelement AS
+(SELECT * from dblink_get_result('dtest1',null::foo))
+UNION
+(SELECT * from dblink_get_result('dtest2',null::foo))
+UNION
+(SELECT * from dblink_get_result('dtest3',null::foo))
+ORDER by f1;
+-- result and result_anyelement should be identical
+SELECT * FROM result EXCEPT SELECT * FROM result_anyelement;
+ f1 | f2 | f3 
+----+----+----
+(0 rows)
+
+SELECT * FROM result_anyelement EXCEPT SELECT * FROM result;
+ f1 | f2 | f3 
+----+----+----
+(0 rows)
+
 -- dblink_get_connections returns an array with elements in a machine-dependent
 -- ordering, so we must resort to unnesting and sorting for a stable result
 create function unnest(anyarray) returns setof anyelement
diff --git a/contrib/dblink/sql/dblink.sql b/contrib/dblink/sql/dblink.sql
index 5305d5a..a29ac44 100644
--- a/contrib/dblink/sql/dblink.sql
+++ b/contrib/dblink/sql/dblink.sql
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ SELECT *
 FROM dblink('dbname=contrib_regression','SELECT * FROM foo') AS t(a int, b 
text, c text[])
 WHERE t.a > 7;
 
+-- dblink with anyelement
+SELECT *
+FROM dblink('dbname=contrib_regression','SELECT * FROM foo',null::foo) as t
+WHERE t.f1 > 7;
+
 -- should generate "connection not available" error
 SELECT *
 FROM dblink('SELECT * FROM foo') AS t(a int, b text, c text[])
@@ -120,8 +125,9 @@ SELECT dblink_open('rmt_foo_cursor','SELECT * FROM foo');
 SELECT *
 FROM dblink_fetch('rmt_foo_cursor',4) AS t(a int, b text, c text[]);
 
+-- fetch using anyelement, which will change the column names
 SELECT *
-FROM dblink_fetch('rmt_foo_cursor',4) AS t(a int, b text, c text[]);
+FROM dblink_fetch('rmt_foo_cursor',4,null::foo) AS t;
 
 -- this one only finds two rows left
 SELECT *
@@ -361,6 +367,32 @@ UNION
 (SELECT * from dblink_get_result('dtest3') as t3(f1 int, f2 text, f3 text[]))
 ORDER by f1;
 
+-- clear off the connections for the next query;
+SELECT * from dblink_get_result('dtest1') as t1(f1 int, f2 text, f3 text[])
+UNION
+SELECT * from dblink_get_result('dtest2') as t2(f1 int, f2 text, f3 text[])
+UNION
+SELECT * from dblink_get_result('dtest3') as t3(f1 int, f2 text, f3 text[]);
+
+SELECT * from
+ dblink_send_query('dtest1', 'select * from foo where f1 < 3') as t1;
+SELECT * from
+ dblink_send_query('dtest2', 'select * from foo where f1 > 2 and f1 < 7') as 
t1;
+SELECT * from
+ dblink_send_query('dtest3', 'select * from foo where f1 > 6') as t1;
+
+CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE result_anyelement AS
+(SELECT * from dblink_get_result('dtest1',null::foo))
+UNION
+(SELECT * from dblink_get_result('dtest2',null::foo))
+UNION
+(SELECT * from dblink_get_result('dtest3',null::foo))
+ORDER by f1;
+
+-- result and result_anyelement should be identical
+SELECT * FROM result EXCEPT SELECT * FROM result_anyelement;
+SELECT * FROM result_anyelement EXCEPT SELECT * FROM result;
+
 -- dblink_get_connections returns an array with elements in a machine-dependent
 -- ordering, so we must resort to unnesting and sorting for a stable result
 create function unnest(anyarray) returns setof anyelement
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/dblink.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/dblink.sgml
index b07ac48..4c472ab 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/dblink.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/dblink.sgml
@@ -334,6 +334,9 @@ SELECT dblink_disconnect('myconn');
 dblink(text connname, text sql [, bool fail_on_error]) returns setof record
 dblink(text connstr, text sql [, bool fail_on_error]) returns setof record
 dblink(text sql [, bool fail_on_error]) returns setof record
+dblink(text connname, text sql [, bool fail_on_error], anyelement rowtype) 
returns setof rowtype
+dblink(text connstr, text sql [, bool fail_on_error], anyelement rowtype) 
returns setof rowtype
+dblink(text sql [, bool fail_on_error], anyelement rowtype) returns setof 
rowtype
 </synopsis>
   </refsynopsisdiv>
 
@@ -399,6 +402,19 @@ dblink(text sql [, bool fail_on_error]) returns setof 
record
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
+
+    <varlistentry>
+     <term><parameter>rowtype</parameter></term>
+     <listitem>
+      <para>
+       The structure of the result set to be returned from the SQL query.
+       This is typically a null value casted as an existing composite type
+       or table type. The type must exist on the local server, but need
+       not exist on the remote server.
+      </para>
+     </listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+
    </variablelist>
   </refsect1>
 
@@ -406,11 +422,12 @@ dblink(text sql [, bool fail_on_error]) returns setof 
record
    <title>Return Value</title>
 
    <para>
+
     The function returns the row(s) produced by the query.  Since
-    <function>dblink</> can be used with any query, it is declared
-    to return <type>record</>, rather than specifying any particular
-    set of columns.  This means that you must specify the expected
-    set of columns in the calling query &mdash; otherwise
+    <function>dblink</> can be used with any query, the structure
+    of the set of columns must be declared either with the 
+    <parameter>rowtype</> parameter, or the set of columns must
+    be specified in the calling query &mdash; otherwise
     <productname>PostgreSQL</> would not know what to expect.
     Here is an example:
 
@@ -435,6 +452,17 @@ SELECT *
     does not insist on exact type matches either.  It will succeed
     so long as the returned data strings are valid input for the
     column type declared in the <literal>FROM</> clause.
+
+<programlisting>
+CREATE TYPE subset_of_pg_proc AS (proname name, prosrc text);
+SELECT *
+    FROM dblink('dbname=mydb', 'select proname, prosrc from pg_proc',
+      null::subset_of_pg_proc)
+    WHERE proname LIKE 'bytea%';
+</programlisting>
+
+    Alternately, one can specify a <parameter>rowtype</> which has the
+    same effect as if a typed <quote>alias</> had been used.
    </para>
   </refsect1>
 
@@ -528,6 +556,15 @@ SELECT * FROM dblink('myconn', 'select proname, prosrc 
from pg_proc')
  byteain    | byteain
  byteaout   | byteaout
 (14 rows)
+
+SELECT schemaname, tablename, hasindexes
+  FROM dblink('dbname=dblink_test','select * from pg_tables',
+  null::pg_tables)
+  WHERE schemaname = 'pg_catalog' and tablename = 'pg_type';
+ schemaname | tablename | hasindexes 
+------------+-----------+------------
+ pg_catalog | pg_type   | t
+(1 row)
 </screen>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>
@@ -812,6 +849,10 @@ SELECT dblink_open('foo', 'select proname, prosrc from 
pg_proc');
 <synopsis>
 dblink_fetch(text cursorname, int howmany [, bool fail_on_error]) returns 
setof record
 dblink_fetch(text connname, text cursorname, int howmany [, bool 
fail_on_error]) returns setof record
+dblink_fetch(text cursorname, int howmany, anyelement rowtype) returns setof 
anyelement
+dblink_fetch(text cursorname, int howmany, bool fail_on_error, anyelement 
rowtype) returns setof anyelement
+dblink_fetch(text connname, text cursorname, int howmany, anyelement rowtype) 
returns setof anyelement
+dblink_fetch(text connname, text cursorname, int howmany, bool fail_on_error, 
anyelement rowtype) returns setof anyelement
 </synopsis>
   </refsynopsisdiv>
 
@@ -869,6 +910,17 @@ dblink_fetch(text connname, text cursorname, int howmany 
[, bool fail_on_error])
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
+
+    <varlistentry>
+     <term><parameter>rowtype</parameter></term>
+     <listitem>
+      <para>
+       Specifies the structure of the result set to be returned.
+      </para>
+     </listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+
+
    </variablelist>
   </refsect1>
 
@@ -877,8 +929,8 @@ dblink_fetch(text connname, text cursorname, int howmany [, 
bool fail_on_error])
 
    <para>
     The function returns the row(s) fetched from the cursor.  To use this
-    function, you will need to specify the expected set of columns,
-    as previously discussed for <function>dblink</>.
+    function, you will need to specify the expected set of columns, or specify
+    a <parameter>rowtype</> as previously discussed for <function>dblink</>.
    </para>
   </refsect1>
 
@@ -1410,6 +1462,8 @@ SELECT * FROM dblink_get_notify();
   <refsynopsisdiv>
 <synopsis>
 dblink_get_result(text connname [, bool fail_on_error]) returns setof record
+dblink_get_result(text connname, anyelement rowtype) returns setof anyelement
+dblink_get_result(text connname, bool fail_on_error, anyelement rowtype) 
returns setof anyelement
 </synopsis>
   </refsynopsisdiv>
 
@@ -1448,6 +1502,18 @@ dblink_get_result(text connname [, bool fail_on_error]) 
returns setof record
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
+
+    <varlistentry>
+     <term><parameter>rowtype</parameter></term>
+     <listitem>
+      <para>
+       Specifies the expected column types and names expected from the
+       query.
+      </para>
+     </listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+
+
    </variablelist>
   </refsect1>
 
@@ -1457,8 +1523,9 @@ dblink_get_result(text connname [, bool fail_on_error]) 
returns setof record
    <para>
     For an async query (that is, a SQL statement returning rows),
     the function returns the row(s) produced by the query.  To use this
-    function, you will need to specify the expected set of columns,
-    as previously discussed for <function>dblink</>.
+    function, you will need to specify the expected set of columns
+    or a <parameter>rowtype</>, as previously discussed for 
+    <function>dblink</>.
    </para>
 
    <para>
@@ -1552,6 +1619,27 @@ contrib_regression=# SELECT * FROM 
dblink_get_result('dtest1') AS t1(f1 int, f2
  f1 | f2 | f3
 ----+----+----
 (0 rows)
+
+dblink_test=# SELECT dblink_connect('dtest1rowtype','dbname=dblink_test');
+ dblink_connect 
+----------------
+ OK
+(1 row)
+
+dblink_test=# CREATE TYPE a_composite_type AS ( x int, y text, z float );
+CREATE TYPE
+dblink_test=# SELECT * FROM dblink_send_query('dtest1rowtype',
+dblink_test-# format('SELECT %s, %L, %s',1,'two',3.0));
+ dblink_send_query 
+-------------------
+                 1
+(1 row)
+
+dblink_test=# SELECT * FROM 
dblink_get_result('dtest1rowtype',null::a_composite_type);
+ x |  y  | z 
+---+-----+---
+ 1 | two | 3
+(1 row)
 </screen>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>
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