Including SQL files

From: Alexander Farber <alexander(dot)farber(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Including SQL files
Date: 2016-03-21 14:42:46
Message-ID: CAADeyWjJoUpFhgCFop0_Z06G3a78xfXrH_O=b4fo5AZmzaO6Kw@mail.gmail.com
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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

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