Re: Including SQL files

[Igor Neyman <ineyman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

From: pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alexander Farber
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2016 10:43 AM
To: pgsql-general <pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [GENERAL] Including SQL files

 

Hello fellow pgsql users,

I am programming a word game backend in PL/pgSQL and have already reached a point, where (too) many stored functions are declared in a single file words.sql:

# SELECT proname || '(' || oidvectortypes(proargtypes) || ')'
        FROM pg_proc INNER JOIN pg_namespace ns ON (pg_proc.pronamespace = ns.oid)
        WHERE ns.nspname = 'public' ORDER BY proname;
                            ?column?
-----------------------------------------------------------------
 test1(integer)
 words_hash(character varying)
 words_join_new_game(integer, integer)
 words_merge_users(jsonb, inet)
 words_paying_user(integer)
 words_play(integer, integer, jsonb)
 words_shuffle(character varying[])
 words_skip_game(integer, integer)
 words_surrender_game(integer, integer)
 words_swap_game(integer, integer, character varying)
 words_trigger()
 words_valid_user(integer, character varying, character varying)
(12 rows)

I would prefer to have every stored function in a separate file (which would make reading git history easier too) and include them from words.sql.

Is there such a thing for PostgreSQL 9.5.1 available please and if not - could you share your approaches here?

The "EXEC SQL INCLUDE" described at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.5/static/ecpg-preproc.html seems to be something different?

Regards

Alex

 

 

Psql directive \i – is your friend.

In your words.sql:

\i words_hash

\i words_join_new_game

\i …

 

Regards,

Igor Neyman