Enable all QueryExecModes for exec path

conn.go

@@ -405,48 +405,62 @@ func (c *Conn) Exec(ctx context.Context, sql string, arguments ...interface{}) (
 }
 
 func (c *Conn) exec(ctx context.Context, sql string, arguments ...interface{}) (commandTag pgconn.CommandTag, err error) {
-	simpleProtocol := c.config.DefaultQueryExecMode == QueryExecModeSimpleProtocol
+	mode := c.config.DefaultQueryExecMode
 
 optionLoop:
 	for len(arguments) > 0 {
 		switch arg := arguments[0].(type) {
 		case QueryExecMode:
-			simpleProtocol = arg == QueryExecModeSimpleProtocol
+			mode = arg
 			arguments = arguments[1:]
 		default:
 			break optionLoop
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Always use simple protocol when there are no arguments.
+	if len(arguments) == 0 {
+		mode = QueryExecModeSimpleProtocol
+	}
+
 	if sd, ok := c.preparedStatements[sql]; ok {
 		return c.execPrepared(ctx, sd, arguments)
 	}
 
-	if simpleProtocol {
+	switch mode {
-		return c.execSimpleProtocol(ctx, sql, arguments)
+	case QueryExecModeCacheStatement:
-	}
+		if c.statementCache == nil {
-
+			return pgconn.CommandTag{}, fmt.Errorf("cannot use QueryExecModeCacheStatement with disabled statement cache")
-	if len(arguments) == 0 {
+		}
-		return c.execSimpleProtocol(ctx, sql, arguments)
-	}
-
-	if c.statementCache != nil {
 		sd, err := c.statementCache.Get(ctx, sql)
 		if err != nil {
 			return pgconn.CommandTag{}, err
 		}
 
-		if c.statementCache.Mode() == stmtcache.ModeDescribe {
+		return c.execPrepared(ctx, sd, arguments)
-			return c.execParams(ctx, sd, arguments)
+	case QueryExecModeCacheDescribe:
+		if c.descriptionCache == nil {
+			return pgconn.CommandTag{}, fmt.Errorf("cannot use QueryExecModeCacheDescribe with disabled description cache")
+		}
+		sd, err := c.descriptionCache.Get(ctx, sql)
+		if err != nil {
+			return pgconn.CommandTag{}, err
+		}
+
+		return c.execParams(ctx, sd, arguments)
+	case QueryExecModeDescribeExec:
+		sd, err := c.Prepare(ctx, "", sql)
+		if err != nil {
+			return pgconn.CommandTag{}, err
 		}
 		return c.execPrepared(ctx, sd, arguments)
+	case QueryExecModeExec:
+		return c.execSQLParams(ctx, sql, arguments)
+	case QueryExecModeSimpleProtocol:
+		return c.execSimpleProtocol(ctx, sql, arguments)
+	default:
+		return pgconn.CommandTag{}, fmt.Errorf("unknown QueryExecMode: %v", mode)
 	}
-
-	sd, err := c.Prepare(ctx, "", sql)
-	if err != nil {
-		return pgconn.CommandTag{}, err
-	}
-	return c.execPrepared(ctx, sd, arguments)
 }
 
 func (c *Conn) execSimpleProtocol(ctx context.Context, sql string, arguments []interface{}) (commandTag pgconn.CommandTag, err error) {
@@ -510,6 +524,38 @@ func (c *Conn) execPrepared(ctx context.Context, sd *pgconn.StatementDescription
 	return result.CommandTag, result.Err
 }
 
+type unknownArgumentTypeQueryExecModeExecError struct {
+	arg interface{}
+}
+
+func (e *unknownArgumentTypeQueryExecModeExecError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("cannot use unregistered type %T as query argument in QueryExecModeExec", e.arg)
+}
+
+func (c *Conn) execSQLParams(ctx context.Context, sql string, args []interface{}) (pgconn.CommandTag, error) {
+	c.eqb.Reset()
+
+	anynil.NormalizeSlice(args)
+
+	paramOIDs := make([]uint32, len(args))
+
+	for i := range args {
+		dt, ok := c.TypeMap().TypeForValue(args[i])
+		if !ok {
+			return pgconn.CommandTag{}, &unknownArgumentTypeQueryExecModeExecError{arg: args[i]}
+		}
+		err := c.eqb.AppendParam(c.typeMap, dt.OID, args[i])
+		if err != nil {
+			return pgconn.CommandTag{}, err
+		}
+		paramOIDs[i] = dt.OID
+	}
+
+	result := c.pgConn.ExecParams(ctx, sql, c.eqb.paramValues, paramOIDs, c.eqb.paramFormats, c.eqb.resultFormats).Read()
+	c.eqb.Reset() // Allow c.eqb internal memory to be GC'ed as soon as possible.
+	return result.CommandTag, result.Err
+}
+
 func (c *Conn) getRows(ctx context.Context, sql string, args []interface{}) *connRows {
 	r := &connRows{}
 

conn_test.go

@@ -256,7 +256,15 @@ func TestExecFailureWithArguments(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.False(t, pgconn.SafeToRetry(err))
 
 		_, err = conn.Exec(context.Background(), "select $1::varchar(1);", "1", "2")
-		require.Error(t, err)
+		if conn.Config().DefaultQueryExecMode == pgx.QueryExecModeExec {
+			// The PostgreSQL server apparently doesn't care about receiving too many arguments and the only way to detect it
+			// locally would be to parse the SQL. The simple protocol path has to parse the SQL so it can cheaply do a check
+			// for the correct number of arguments. But since exec doesn't need to it doesn't make sense to waste time parsing
+			// the SQL.
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+		} else {
+			require.Error(t, err)
+		}
 	})
 }