[Tarantool-patches] [PATCH] box: disallow to modify format of a view

[Vladislav Shpilevoy]

Hi! Thanks for the patch!

> diff --git a/src/box/alter.cc b/src/box/alter.cc
> index ba96d9c62..4d0da347a 100644
> --- a/src/box/alter.cc
> +++ b/src/box/alter.cc
> @@ -2441,6 +2467,20 @@ on_replace_dd_space(struct trigger * /* trigger */, void *event)
>  				  "view");
>  			return -1;
>  		}
> +		if (def->opts.is_view && old_space->def->field_count !=
> +		    def->field_count) {
> +			diag_set(ClientError, ER_ALTER_SPACE,
> +				 space_name(old_space),
> +				 "can not modify field count of a view");
> +			return -1;
> +		}
> +		if (def->opts.is_view && format_is_changed(old_tuple,
> +							   new_tuple)) {
> +			diag_set(ClientError, ER_ALTER_SPACE,
> +				 space_name(old_space),
> +				 "can not modify format of a view");
> +			return -1;
> +		}

Wouldn't it be easier to just prohibit update of such
tuple completely? Raise an error if new_tuple != NULL and
old_tuple != NULL and the space is a view.