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+# These changes add support for PostgreSQL operator classes when creating
+# indexes and dumping/loading schemas. Taken from Rails pull request
+# https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/19090.
+#
+# License:
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2004-2016 David Heinemeier Hansson
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+# a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+# "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+# without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+# distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+# permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+# the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+# included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+# EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+# MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+# NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+# LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+# OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+# WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+require 'date'
+require 'set'
+require 'bigdecimal'
+require 'bigdecimal/util'
+
+# As the Struct definition is changed in this PR/patch we have to first remove
+# the existing one.
+ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters.send(:remove_const, :IndexDefinition)
+
+module ActiveRecord
+  module ConnectionAdapters #:nodoc:
+    # Abstract representation of an index definition on a table. Instances of
+    # this type are typically created and returned by methods in database
+    # adapters. e.g. ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::AbstractMysqlAdapter#indexes
+    class IndexDefinition < Struct.new(:table, :name, :unique, :columns, :lengths, :orders, :where, :type, :using, :opclasses) #:nodoc:
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+
+module ActiveRecord
+  module ConnectionAdapters # :nodoc:
+    module SchemaStatements
+      def add_index_options(table_name, column_name, options = {}) #:nodoc:
+        column_names = Array(column_name)
+        index_name   = index_name(table_name, column: column_names)
+
+        options.assert_valid_keys(:unique, :order, :name, :where, :length, :internal, :using, :algorithm, :type, :opclasses)
+
+        index_type = options[:unique] ? "UNIQUE" : ""
+        index_type = options[:type].to_s if options.key?(:type)
+        index_name = options[:name].to_s if options.key?(:name)
+        max_index_length = options.fetch(:internal, false) ? index_name_length : allowed_index_name_length
+
+        if options.key?(:algorithm)
+          algorithm = index_algorithms.fetch(options[:algorithm]) {
+            raise ArgumentError.new("Algorithm must be one of the following: #{index_algorithms.keys.map(&:inspect).join(', ')}")
+          }
+        end
+
+        using = "USING #{options[:using]}" if options[:using].present?
+
+        if supports_partial_index?
+          index_options = options[:where] ? " WHERE #{options[:where]}" : ""
+        end
+
+        if index_name.length > max_index_length
+          raise ArgumentError, "Index name '#{index_name}' on table '#{table_name}' is too long; the limit is #{max_index_length} characters"
+        end
+        if table_exists?(table_name) && index_name_exists?(table_name, index_name, false)
+          raise ArgumentError, "Index name '#{index_name}' on table '#{table_name}' already exists"
+        end
+        index_columns = quoted_columns_for_index(column_names, options).join(", ")
+
+        [index_name, index_type, index_columns, index_options, algorithm, using]
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+module ActiveRecord
+  module ConnectionAdapters
+    module PostgreSQL
+      module SchemaStatements
+        # Returns an array of indexes for the given table.
+        def indexes(table_name, name = nil)
+           result = query(<<-SQL, 'SCHEMA')
+             SELECT distinct i.relname, d.indisunique, d.indkey, pg_get_indexdef(d.indexrelid), t.oid
+             FROM pg_class t
+             INNER JOIN pg_index d ON t.oid = d.indrelid
+             INNER JOIN pg_class i ON d.indexrelid = i.oid
+             WHERE i.relkind = 'i'
+               AND d.indisprimary = 'f'
+               AND t.relname = '#{table_name}'
+               AND i.relnamespace IN (SELECT oid FROM pg_namespace WHERE nspname = ANY (current_schemas(false)) )
+            ORDER BY i.relname
+          SQL
+
+          result.map do |row|
+            index_name = row[0]
+            unique = row[1] == 't'
+            indkey = row[2].split(" ")
+            inddef = row[3]
+            oid = row[4]
+
+            columns = Hash[query(<<-SQL, "SCHEMA")]
+            SELECT a.attnum, a.attname
+            FROM pg_attribute a
+            WHERE a.attrelid = #{oid}
+            AND a.attnum IN (#{indkey.join(",")})
+            SQL
+
+            column_names = columns.values_at(*indkey).compact
+
+            unless column_names.empty?
+              # add info on sort order for columns (only desc order is explicitly specified, asc is the default)
+              desc_order_columns = inddef.scan(/(\w+) DESC/).flatten
+              orders = desc_order_columns.any? ? Hash[desc_order_columns.map {|order_column| [order_column, :desc]}] : {}
+              where = inddef.scan(/WHERE (.+)$/).flatten[0]
+              using = inddef.scan(/USING (.+?) /).flatten[0].to_sym
+              opclasses = Hash[inddef.scan(/\((.+)\)$/).flatten[0].split(',').map do |column_and_opclass|
+                                 column, opclass = column_and_opclass.split(' ').map(&:strip)
+                                 [column, opclass] if opclass
+                               end.compact]
+
+              IndexDefinition.new(table_name, index_name, unique, column_names, [], orders, where, nil, using, opclasses)
+            end
+          end.compact
+        end
+
+        def add_index(table_name, column_name, options = {}) #:nodoc:
+          index_name, index_type, index_columns_and_opclasses, index_options, index_algorithm, index_using = add_index_options(table_name, column_name, options)
+          execute "CREATE #{index_type} INDEX #{index_algorithm} #{quote_column_name(index_name)} ON #{quote_table_name(table_name)} #{index_using} (#{index_columns_and_opclasses})#{index_options}"
+        end
+
+        protected
+
+          def quoted_columns_for_index(column_names, options = {})
+            column_opclasses = options[:opclasses] || {}
+            column_names.map {|name| "#{quote_column_name(name)} #{column_opclasses[name]}"}
+          end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+module ActiveRecord
+  class SchemaDumper
+    private
+
+      def indexes(table, stream)
+        if (indexes = @connection.indexes(table)).any?
+          add_index_statements = indexes.map do |index|
+            statement_parts = [
+              "add_index #{remove_prefix_and_suffix(index.table).inspect}",
+              index.columns.inspect,
+              "name: #{index.name.inspect}",
+            ]
+            statement_parts << 'unique: true' if index.unique
+
+            index_lengths = (index.lengths || []).compact
+            statement_parts << "length: #{Hash[index.columns.zip(index.lengths)].inspect}" if index_lengths.any?
+
+            index_orders = index.orders || {}
+            statement_parts << "order: #{index.orders.inspect}" if index_orders.any?
+            statement_parts << "where: #{index.where.inspect}" if index.where
+            statement_parts << "using: #{index.using.inspect}" if index.using
+            statement_parts << "type: #{index.type.inspect}" if index.type
+            statement_parts << "opclasses: #{index.opclasses}" if index.opclasses.present?
+
+            "  #{statement_parts.join(', ')}"
+          end
+
+          stream.puts add_index_statements.sort.join("\n")
+          stream.puts
+        end
+      end
+  end
+end