Add support for code generation for List<X> types

src/EFCore.PG/Internal/EnumerableMethods.cs

@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ internal static class EnumerableMethods
     //public static MethodInfo ToHashSet { get; }
     //public static MethodInfo ToHashSetWithComparer { get; }
 
-    // public static MethodInfo ToList { get; }
+    public static MethodInfo ToList { get; }
 
     //public static MethodInfo ToLookupWithKeySelector { get; }
     //public static MethodInfo ToLookupWithKeySelectorAndComparer { get; }
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ static EnumerableMethods()
 
         // ToArray = GetMethod(nameof(Enumerable.ToArray), 1, types => new[] { typeof(IEnumerable<>).MakeGenericType(types[0]) });
 
-        // ToList = GetMethod(nameof(Enumerable.ToList), 1, types => new[] { typeof(IEnumerable<>).MakeGenericType(types[0]) });
+        ToList = GetMethod(nameof(Enumerable.ToList), 1, types => new[] { typeof(IEnumerable<>).MakeGenericType(types[0]) });
 
         // Take = GetMethod(nameof(Enumerable.Take), 1,
         //     types => new[]

src/EFCore.PG/Storage/Internal/Mapping/NpgsqlArrayListTypeMapping.cs

@@ -88,6 +88,16 @@ public override NpgsqlArrayTypeMapping MakeNonNullable()
     protected override RelationalTypeMapping Clone(RelationalTypeMappingParameters parameters, RelationalTypeMapping elementMapping)
         => new NpgsqlArrayListTypeMapping(parameters, elementMapping);
 
+    #region Code Generation
+
+    public override Expression GenerateCodeLiteral(object value)
+    {
+        var arrayExpr = base.GenerateCodeLiteral(value);
+        return Expression.Call(PostgreSQL.Internal.EnumerableMethods.ToList.MakeGenericMethod(ElementMapping.ClrType), arrayExpr);
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
     #region Value Comparison
 
     // Note that the value comparison code is largely duplicated from NpgsqlArrayTypeMapping.

src/EFCore.PG/Storage/Internal/Mapping/NpgsqlArrayTypeMapping.cs

@@ -148,6 +148,32 @@ protected override void ConfigureParameter(DbParameter parameter)
         }
     }
 
+    #region Code Generation
+    public override Expression GenerateCodeLiteral(object value)
+    {
+        var values = (IList)value;
+        List<Expression> elements = new(values.Count);
+        var generated = true;
+        foreach (var element in values)
+        {
+            if (generated)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    elements.Add(ElementMapping.GenerateCodeLiteral(element)); // attempt to convert if required
+                    continue;
+                }
+                catch (NotSupportedException)
+                {
+                    generated = false; // if we can't generate one element, we probably can't generate any
+                }
+            }
+            elements.Add(Expression.Constant(element));
+        }
+        return Expression.NewArrayInit(ElementMapping.ClrType, elements);
+    }
+    #endregion
+
     // isElementNullable is provided for reference-type properties by decoding NRT information from the property, since that's not
     // available on the CLR type. Note, however, that because of value conversion we may get a discrepancy between the model property's
     // nullability and the provider types' (e.g. array of nullable reference property value-converted to array of non-nullable value

test/EFCore.PG.FunctionalTests/Migrations/MigrationsNpgsqlTest.cs

@@ -297,6 +297,50 @@ await Test(
 );");
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public virtual async Task Create_table_with_string_list_column()
+    {
+        await Test(
+            _ => { },
+            builder => builder.Entity(
+                "People", e =>
+                {
+                    e.Property<int>("Id");
+                    e.HasKey("Id");
+                    e.Property<List<string>>("Values");
+                }),
+            asserter: null);  // We don't scaffold unlogged
+
+        AssertSql(
+            @"CREATE TABLE ""People"" (
+    ""Id"" integer GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY,
+    ""Values"" text[] NULL,
+    CONSTRAINT ""PK_People"" PRIMARY KEY (""Id"")
+);");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public virtual async Task Create_table_with_required_int_array_column()
+    {
+        await Test(
+            _ => { },
+            builder => builder.Entity(
+                "People", e =>
+                {
+                    e.Property<int>("Id");
+                    e.HasKey("Id");
+                    e.Property<int[]>("Values").IsRequired();
+                }),
+            asserter: null);  // We don't scaffold unlogged
+
+        AssertSql(
+            @"CREATE TABLE ""People"" (
+    ""Id"" integer GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY,
+    ""Values"" integer[] NOT NULL,
+    CONSTRAINT ""PK_People"" PRIMARY KEY (""Id"")
+);");
+    }
+
     public override async Task Drop_table()
     {
         await base.Drop_table();
@@ -683,6 +727,28 @@ await Test(
     }
 #pragma warning restore CS0618
 
+    [Fact]
+    public virtual async Task Add_string_list_column_with_default()
+    {
+        await Test(
+            builder => builder.Entity(
+                "People", e =>
+                {
+                    e.Property<int>("Id");
+                    e.HasKey("Id");
+                }),
+            _ => { },
+            builder => builder.Entity(
+                "People", e =>
+                {
+                    e.Property<List<string>>("Values").HasDefaultValue(new[] { "1", "2" }.ToList());
+                }),
+            asserter: null);  // We don't scaffold unlogged
+
+        AssertSql(
+            @"ALTER TABLE ""People"" ADD ""Values"" text[] NULL DEFAULT ARRAY['1','2']::text[];");
+    }
+
     public override async Task Add_column_shared()
     {
         await base.Add_column_shared();
@@ -2553,6 +2619,43 @@ SELECT setval(
     false);");
     }
 
+    [ConditionalFact]
+    public virtual async Task InsertDataOperation_StringList()
+    {
+        await Test(
+            builder =>
+            {
+                builder.Entity(
+                    "Person", e =>
+                    {
+                        e.Property<int>("Id");
+                        e.Property<List<string>>("Values");
+                        e.HasKey("Id");
+                    });
+            },
+            _ => { },
+            builder =>
+            {
+                builder.Entity("Person").HasData(
+                    new { Id = 1, Values = new List<string> { "1", "2" }},
+                    new { Id = 2, Values = new List<string> { "2", "3" }});
+            },
+            _ => { });
+
+        AssertSql(
+            @"INSERT INTO ""Person"" (""Id"", ""Values"")
+VALUES (1, ARRAY['1','2']::text[]);
+INSERT INTO ""Person"" (""Id"", ""Values"")
+VALUES (2, ARRAY['2','3']::text[]);",
+            //
+            @"SELECT setval(
+    pg_get_serial_sequence('""Person""', 'Id'),
+    GREATEST(
+        (SELECT MAX(""Id"") FROM ""Person"") + 1,
+        nextval(pg_get_serial_sequence('""Person""', 'Id'))),
+    false);");
+    }
+
     #endregion
 
     #region PostgreSQL extensions

test/EFCore.PG.NodaTime.FunctionalTests/NpgsqlNodaTimeTypeMappingTest.cs

@@ -208,6 +208,25 @@ public void GenerateCodeLiteral_returns_tstzrange_Interval_literal()
             CodeLiteral(new Interval(new LocalDateTime(2020, 01, 01, 12, 0, 0).InUtc().ToInstant(), null)));
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void GenerateCodeLiteral_returns_string_array_literal()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(
+            @"new[] { ""1"", ""2"", ""3"" }",
+            CodeLiteral(new[] { "1", "2", "3"})
+            );
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GenerateCodeLiteral_returns_int_list_literal()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(
+            @"System.Linq.Enumerable.ToList(new int[] { 1, 2, 3 })",
+            CodeLiteral(new List<int> { 1, 2, 3})
+        );
+    }
+
+
     [Fact]
     public void Interval_array_is_properly_mapped()
     {