Re: Create temporary function

Steve Crawford <scrawford(at)pinpointresearch(dot)com> writes:
> I have recently run across situations that might benefit from the
> ability to create a temporary function.

You can do that today, as long as you don't mind schema-qualifying
uses of the function:

regression=# create function pg_temp.tfunc(int) returns int as
regression-# $$ select $1 + 1 $$ language sql;
CREATE FUNCTION
regression=# select pg_temp.tfunc(42);
tfunc
-------
43
(1 row)

Without the qualification, the function won't be found, even if
you put pg_temp into your search path explicitly. That's intentional
because of the risk of trojan horses ...

regards, tom lane