Re: Creating files with testdata

On 3/10/25 11:09 AM, H wrote:
> I am developing a complex multi-tenant application in postgresql 16 in Linux. During the development I would like to be able to enter test data into various related tables at any given time for testing purposes.
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> While this can certainly be accomplished by predefined CTE INSERT statements in an SQL file, I would prefer something more flexible. I am thinking of using a markdown file as a source for these CTE INSERT statements. Specifically, having a certain structure in the markdown file where a given markdown heading level, bullet level etc. would correspond to specific tables and columns.

Why CTE INSERTs?

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> After entering my test data into the markdown file for the given test scenario, I would then run an awk script or similar to create a SQL file with the various CTE INSERT statements. Howevever, it gets complex since I need to handle 1:N relationships between tables in the markdown file...
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> I hope the above outline is understandable and am interested in comments and thoughts on my above approach.
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> Thanks.
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