Re: Including SQL files

From: pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org [mailto:pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Alexander Farber
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2016 10:43 AM
To: pgsql-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
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?
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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