As mentioned above, here is my contrib/tablefunc patch. It includes
three functions which exercise the tablefunc API.
show_all_settings()
- returns the same information as SHOW ALL, but as a query result
normal_rand(int numvals, float8 mean, float8 stddev, int seed)
- returns a set of normally distributed float8 values
- This routine implements Algorithm P (Polar method for normal
deviates) from Knuth's _The_Art_of_Computer_Programming_, Volume 2,
3rd ed., pages 122-126. Knuth cites his source as "The polar
method", G. E. P. Box, M. E. Muller, and G. Marsaglia,
_Annals_Math,_Stat._ 29 (1958), 610-611.
crosstabN(text sql)
- returns a set of row_name plus N category value columns
- crosstab2(), crosstab3(), and crosstab4() are defined for you,
but you can create additional crosstab functions per directions
in the README.
Joe Conway
2002-07-30 18:31:11 +02:00
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/*
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* tablefunc
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* Sample to demonstrate C functions which return setof scalar
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* and setof composite.
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* Joe Conway <mail@joeconway.com>
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*
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* Copyright 2002 by PostgreSQL Global Development Group
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*
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* Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
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* documentation for any purpose, without fee, and without a written agreement
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* is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this
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* paragraph and the following two paragraphs appear in all copies.
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As mentioned above, here is my contrib/tablefunc patch. It includes
three functions which exercise the tablefunc API.
show_all_settings()
- returns the same information as SHOW ALL, but as a query result
normal_rand(int numvals, float8 mean, float8 stddev, int seed)
- returns a set of normally distributed float8 values
- This routine implements Algorithm P (Polar method for normal
deviates) from Knuth's _The_Art_of_Computer_Programming_, Volume 2,
3rd ed., pages 122-126. Knuth cites his source as "The polar
method", G. E. P. Box, M. E. Muller, and G. Marsaglia,
_Annals_Math,_Stat._ 29 (1958), 610-611.
crosstabN(text sql)
- returns a set of row_name plus N category value columns
- crosstab2(), crosstab3(), and crosstab4() are defined for you,
but you can create additional crosstab functions per directions
in the README.
Joe Conway
2002-07-30 18:31:11 +02:00
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* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR DISTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR
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* DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING
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* LOST PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS
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* DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF THE AUTHOR OR DISTRIBUTORS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE
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* POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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As mentioned above, here is my contrib/tablefunc patch. It includes
three functions which exercise the tablefunc API.
show_all_settings()
- returns the same information as SHOW ALL, but as a query result
normal_rand(int numvals, float8 mean, float8 stddev, int seed)
- returns a set of normally distributed float8 values
- This routine implements Algorithm P (Polar method for normal
deviates) from Knuth's _The_Art_of_Computer_Programming_, Volume 2,
3rd ed., pages 122-126. Knuth cites his source as "The polar
method", G. E. P. Box, M. E. Muller, and G. Marsaglia,
_Annals_Math,_Stat._ 29 (1958), 610-611.
crosstabN(text sql)
- returns a set of row_name plus N category value columns
- crosstab2(), crosstab3(), and crosstab4() are defined for you,
but you can create additional crosstab functions per directions
in the README.
Joe Conway
2002-07-30 18:31:11 +02:00
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* THE AUTHORS AND DISTRIBUTORS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES,
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* INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
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* AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE SOFTWARE PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS
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* ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, AND THE AUTHOR AND DISTRIBUTORS HAS NO OBLIGATIONS TO
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* PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
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*/
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#ifndef TABLEFUNC_H
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#define TABLEFUNC_H
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/*
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* External declarations
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*/
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extern Datum normal_rand(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
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extern Datum crosstab(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
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Attached is an update to contrib/tablefunc. It introduces a new
function, connectby(), which can serve as a reference implementation for
the changes made in the last few days -- namely the ability of a
function to return an entire tuplestore, and the ability of a function
to make use of the query provided "expected" tuple description.
Description:
connectby(text relname, text keyid_fld, text parent_keyid_fld,
text start_with, int max_depth [, text branch_delim])
- returns keyid, parent_keyid, level, and an optional branch string
- requires anonymous composite type syntax in the FROM clause. See
the instructions in the documentation below.
Joe Conway
2002-09-02 07:44:05 +02:00
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extern Datum connectby_text(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS);
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As mentioned above, here is my contrib/tablefunc patch. It includes
three functions which exercise the tablefunc API.
show_all_settings()
- returns the same information as SHOW ALL, but as a query result
normal_rand(int numvals, float8 mean, float8 stddev, int seed)
- returns a set of normally distributed float8 values
- This routine implements Algorithm P (Polar method for normal
deviates) from Knuth's _The_Art_of_Computer_Programming_, Volume 2,
3rd ed., pages 122-126. Knuth cites his source as "The polar
method", G. E. P. Box, M. E. Muller, and G. Marsaglia,
_Annals_Math,_Stat._ 29 (1958), 610-611.
crosstabN(text sql)
- returns a set of row_name plus N category value columns
- crosstab2(), crosstab3(), and crosstab4() are defined for you,
but you can create additional crosstab functions per directions
in the README.
Joe Conway
2002-07-30 18:31:11 +02:00
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#endif /* TABLEFUNC_H */
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