org.postgresql.util.PSQLException: ERROR: set-returning functions are not allowed in WHERE - postgresql

Question

I need a help for the below mentioned detail,
I am using Postgres + Spring-Data-JPA. Moreover, I have used the jsonb data type for storing data.
I am trying to execute a query, but it gives me the following error:
ERROR: set-returning functions are not allowed in WHERE
The cause here is that I have added a jsonb condition in the WHERE clause (kindly refer to the below query for more detail).
Query (I have renamed column name just because of hiding the actual column name):
select distinct
jsonb_array_elements(initiated_referral_detail->'listOfAttribue')::jsonb
->> 'firstName' as firstName,
jsonb_array_elements(initiated_referral_detail->'listOfAttribue')::jsonb
->> 'lastName' as lastName,
jsonb_array_elements(initiated_referral_detail->'listOfAttribue')::jsonb
->> 'country' as country
from
tale1 table10_
left outer join
table2 table21_
on table10_.end_user_id=table21_.end_user_id
left outer join
table3 table32_
on table10_.manufacturer_id=table32_.manufacturer_id
where
table21_.end_user_uuid=(
?
)
and table21_.is_active=true
and table32_.manufacturer_uuid=(
?
)
and table32_.is_active=true
and table10_.is_active=true
and table32_.is_active=true
and jsonb_array_elements(initiated_referral_detail->'listOfAttribue')::jsonb
->> 'action' = ('PENDING')
order by
jsonb_array_elements(initiated_referral_detail->'listOfAttribue')::jsonb
->> 'firstName',
jsonb_array_elements(initiated_referral_detail->'listOfAttribue')::jsonb
->> 'lastName'
limit ?
The following line in the above query is causing the error:
and jsonb_array_elements(initiated_referral_detail->'listOfAttribue')::jsonb
->> 'action' = ('PENDING')
Can anyone please guide me about how do fetch data from the inner JSON? Especially in my case I have an inner List and a few elements inside.

Answer 1

I recommend a lateral join with jsonb_array_elements for cases like that. Here is an example:
CREATE TABLE tale1 (
id integer PRIMARY KEY,
initiated_referral_detail jsonb NOT NULL
);
INSERT INTO tale1 VALUES
(1, '{
"name": "one",
"listOfAttribue": [
{ "id": 1, "action": "DONE"},
{ "id": 2, "action": "PENDING" },
{ "id": 3, "action": "ACTIVE" }
]
}');
INSERT INTO tale1 VALUES
(2, '{
"name": "two",
"listOfAttribue": [
{ "id": 1, "action": "DONE"},
{ "id": 2, "action": "ACTIVE" }
]
}');
To find all ids where the associated JSON contains an array element with action = PENDING, you can query like this:
SELECT DISTINCT id
FROM tale1 CROSS JOIN LATERAL
jsonb_array_elements(initiated_referral_detail -> 'listOfAttribue') AS attr
WHERE attr ->> 'action' = 'PENDING';