Re: proposal: plpgsql pragma statement

Hi

st 12. 12. 2018 v 9:03 odesílatel Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
napsal:

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> čt 6. 12. 2018 v 18:27 odesílatel Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
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>> čt 6. 12. 2018 v 18:17 odesílatel Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
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>>> On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 12:13 PM Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > My idea about plpgsql PRAGMA is very close to PL/SQL or Ada PRAGMA.
>>> This is not runtime statement - the information from this command will be
>>> assigned to related object - function, block, command at parser time.
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>>> That's sensible, but the syntax you were proposing didn't look like it
>>> was related to a specific statement. I was objecting to the idea that
>>> PRAGMA whatever; should be construed as an annotation of,
>>> specifically, the following statement.
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>> please, can you propose, some what you like?
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>> For my purpose I can imagine PRAGMA on function level with same syntax
>> like PL/SQL - I need to push somewhere some information that I can use for
>> plpgsql_check to protect users against false alarms. The locality in this
>> moment is not too important for me. But I prefer solution that doesn't
>> looks too strange, and is possible just with change plpgsql parser.
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> I looked to some documentation - and for example - the PL/SQL PRAGMA
> inline looks very similar to what I propose.
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> For me good enough is block level pragma used in DECLARE section
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> DECLARE
> pragma plpgsql_check(OFF);
> BEGIN
> .. this part will not be checked ..
> END;
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> The syntax will be prepared for future PL/SQL pragmas like
> AUTONOMOUS_TRANSACTION, ..
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here is block only level PRAGMA - available only from DECLARE part.

The informations are attached to PLpgSQL_stmt_block as List's field pragmas;

Note, if somebody will write support for autonomous transactions, then then
the PL/SQL syntax will be prepared. But my motivation is primary for some
possibility to push some parameters to plpgsql extensions with user
friendly persistent natural readable way.

Regards

Pavel

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> Regards
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> Pavel
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>> Regards
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>> Pavel
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