From: | Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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To: | Merlin Moncure <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com> |
Cc: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: proposal: plpgsql - iteration over fields of rec or row variable |
Date: | 2010-11-08 20:21:55 |
Message-ID: | AANLkTinOAgkW21bjhkcNFnpR0LPkuVKK_eARb8yGFbqe@mail.gmail.com |
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2010/11/8 Merlin Moncure <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com>:
> On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 3:00 PM, Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>>> Most cases of this feature are for dealing with new/old from trigger
>>> function right? Why not build a complete new plan for each specific
>>> trigger that invokes the function, along with some magic values like
>>> (TG_FIELDNAMES -> text[]) that could be iterated for the mojo. Not
>>> sure how you get direct type assignment to variable but it could
>>> probably be worked out.
>>
>> if I understand well - it's not too far to my idea - just you create
>> instance on function level? It is possible too. As disadvantages I
>> see:
>> a) you need some special syntax too
>> b) there is overhead with multiple function call
>> c) you have to manage some space for temporary values
>
> yes. If you need to deal with plan instance it should be at function
> level IMO. There are other cases for this, search_path for example.
> What overhead?
you call a trigger body more times then once. The call of plpgsql
isn't cheep. Main problem is missing a some working memory. Task:
ensure so sum of fields must be less than some constant?
What is solution in your design?
Pavel
>
> merlin
>
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