[FLINK-17882] Don't allow self referencing structured type

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.11.0
• Component/s: Table SQL / API
• Labels: pull-request-available
• Assignee: Timo Walther
• Reporter: Timo Walther
• Created: 22/May/20 08:55
• Updated: 28/May/20 12:23
• Resolved: 28/May/20 12:23

Description

Currently, the logical constraint "A type cannot be defined so that one of its attribute types (transitively) uses itself." is not enforced during extraction and leads to a stack overflow. We should throw a helpful exception instead.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #12294