Re: PL/pgSQL 2

From: Joel Jacobson <joel(at)trustly(dot)com>
To: Shaun Thomas <sthomas(at)optionshouse(dot)com>
Cc: Pg Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: PL/pgSQL 2
Date: 2014-09-04 15:04:39
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> On 4 sep 2014, at 15:09, Shaun Thomas <sthomas(at)optionshouse(dot)com> wrote:
>
>> On 09/01/2014 04:04 AM, Joel Jacobson wrote:
>>
>> + Make UPDATE/INSERT/DELETE throw error if they didnt' modify exactly 1
>> row, as that's the most common use-case, and provide alternative syntax
>> to modify multiple or zero rows.
>
> What? No. The whole point of SQL is that it's set-based and can modify multiple rows at once. Hobbling it specifically for functions seems fundamentally flawed. Especially for what we purport to be a core PostgreSQL language.

I've dropped that suggestion and is instead in favour of a keyword
like STRICT, ONE ROW, SINGLETON or [1] like suggested by others. Any
keyword or syntax will do fine, but I would prefer STRICT.

>
>> + Change all warnings into errors
>
> I... what? I could see coming up with a better exception handling mechanism for escalating messages. But you're talking about taking a core element of PostgreSQL (warnings) and simply ripping them out so plpgsql2 loses even that small functionality.

You misunderstood, I meant plpgsql warnings, that you currently can
turn into errors by setting things in the config file. Such as
shadowing of variables.

>
> I'm sure you've put a lot of thought into this, but you're not the only person using plpgsql or any, however ambitious, potential replacement.
>
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