CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION get_categories_all_children(use_parent INT4) RETURNS INT4[] AS $$
DECLARE
process_parents INT4[] := ARRAY[ use_parent ];
children INT4[] := '{}';
new_children INT4[];
BEGIN
WHILE ( array_upper( process_parents, 1 ) IS NOT NULL ) LOOP
new_children := ARRAY( SELECT id FROM categories WHERE parent_id = ANY( process_parents ) AND id <> ALL( children ) );
children := children || new_children;
process_parents := new_children;
END LOOP;
RETURN children;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
DECLARE
process_parents INT4[] := ARRAY[ use_parent ];
children INT4[] := '{}';
new_children INT4[];
BEGIN
WHILE ( array_upper( process_parents, 1 ) IS NOT NULL ) LOOP
new_children := ARRAY( SELECT id FROM categories WHERE parent_id = ANY( process_parents ) AND id <> ALL( children ) );
children := children || new_children;
process_parents := new_children;
END LOOP;
RETURN children;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;