/*
* tablefunc
*
* Sample to demonstrate C functions which return setof scalar
* and setof composite.
* Joe Conway <mail@joeconway.com>
* And contributors:
* Nabil Sayegh <postgresql@e-trolley.de>
*
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Version 0.1 (20 July, 2002):
First release
Release Notes:
Version 0.1
- initial release
Installation:
Place these files in a directory called 'tablefunc' under 'contrib' in the
PostgreSQL source tree. Then run:
make
make install
You can use tablefunc.sql to create the functions in your database of choice, e.g.
psql -U postgres template1 < tablefunc.sql
installs following functions into database template1:
normal_rand(int numvals, float8 mean, float8 stddev)
- returns a set of normally distributed float8 values
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 the instructions
in the documentation below.
crosstab(text sql)
- returns a set of row_name plus N category value columns
- requires anonymous composite type syntax in the FROM clause. See
the instructions in the documentation below.
crosstab(text sql, N int)
- obsolete version of crosstab()
- the argument N is now ignored, since the number of value columns
is always determined by the calling query
connectby(text relname, text keyid_fld, text parent_keyid_fld
[, text orderby_fld], text start_with, int max_depth
[, text branch_delim])
- returns keyid, parent_keyid, level, and an optional branch string
and an optional serial column for ordering siblings
- requires anonymous composite type syntax in the FROM clause. See
the instructions in the documentation below.
Documentation
==================================================================
Name
normal_rand(int, float8, float8) - returns a set of normally
distributed float8 values
Synopsis
normal_rand(int numvals, float8 mean, float8 stddev)
Inputs
numvals
the number of random values to be returned from the function
mean
the mean of the normal distribution of values
stddev
the standard deviation of the normal distribution of values
Outputs
Returns setof float8, where the returned set of random values are normally
distributed (Gaussian distribution)
Example usage
test=# SELECT * FROM
test=# normal_rand(1000, 5, 3);
normal_rand
----------------------
1.56556322244898
9.10040991424657
5.36957140345079
-0.369151492880995
0.283600703686639
.
.
.
4.82992125404908
9.71308014517282
2.49639286969028
(1000 rows)
Returns 1000 values with a mean of 5 and a standard deviation of 3.
==================================================================
Name
crosstabN(text) - returns a set of row_name plus N category value columns
Synopsis
crosstabN(text sql)
Inputs
sql
A SQL statement which produces the source set of data. The SQL statement
must return one row_name column, one category column, and one value
column. row_name and value must be of type text.
e.g. provided sql must produce a set something like:
row_name cat value
----------+-------+-------
row1 cat1 val1
row1 cat2 val2
row1 cat3 val3
row1 cat4 val4
row2 cat1 val5
row2 cat2 val6
row2 cat3 val7
row2 cat4 val8
Outputs
Returns setof tablefunc_crosstab_N, which is defined by:
CREATE TYPE tablefunc_crosstab_N AS (
row_name TEXT,
category_1 TEXT,
category_2 TEXT,
.
.
.
category_N TEXT
);
for the default installed functions, where N is 2, 3, or 4.
e.g. the provided crosstab2 function produces a set something like:
<== values columns ==>
row_name category_1 category_2
---------+------------+------------
row1 val1 val2
row2 val5 val6
Notes
1. The sql result must be ordered by 1,2.
2. The number of values columns depends on the tuple description
of the function's declared return type.
3. Missing values (i.e. not enough adjacent rows of same row_name to
fill the number of result values columns) are filled in with nulls.
4. Extra values (i.e. too many adjacent rows of same row_name to fill
the number of result values columns) are skipped.
5. Rows with all nulls in the values columns are skipped.
6. The installed defaults are for illustration purposes. You
can create your own return types and functions based on the
crosstab() function of the installed library. See below for
details.
Example usage
create table ct(id serial, rowclass text, rowid text, attribute text, value text);
insert into ct(rowclass, rowid, attribute, value) values('group1','test1','att1','val1');
insert into ct(rowclass, rowid, attribute, value) values('group1','test1','att2','val2');
insert into ct(rowclass, rowid, attribute, value) values('group1','test1','att3','val3');
insert into ct(rowclass, rowid, attribute, value) values('group1','test1','att4','val4');
insert into ct(rowclass, rowid, attribute, value) values('group1','test2','att1','val5');
insert into ct(rowclass, rowid, attribute, value) values('group1','test2','att2','val6');
insert into ct(rowclass, rowid, attribute, value) values('group1','test2','att3','val7');
insert into ct(rowclass, rowid, attribute, value) values('group1','test2','att4','val8');
select * from crosstab3(
'select rowid, attribute, value
from ct
where rowclass = ''group1''
and (attribute = ''att2'' or attribute = ''att3'') order by 1,2;');
row_name | category_1 | category_2 | category_3
----------+------------+------------+------------
test1 | val2 | val3 |
test2 | val6 | val7 |
(2 rows)
==================================================================
Name
crosstab(text) - returns a set of row_names plus category value columns
Synopsis
crosstab(text sql)
crosstab(text sql, int N)
Inputs
sql
A SQL statement which produces the source set of data. The SQL statement
must return one row_name column, one category column, and one value
column.
e.g. provided sql must produce a set something like:
row_name cat value
----------+-------+-------
row1 cat1 val1
row1 cat2 val2
row1 cat3 val3
row1 cat4 val4
row2 cat1 val5
row2 cat2 val6
row2 cat3 val7
row2 cat4 val8
N
Obsolete argument; ignored if supplied (formerly this had to match
the number of category columns determined by the calling query)
Outputs
Returns setof record, which must be defined with a column definition
in the FROM clause of the SELECT statement, e.g.:
SELECT *
FROM crosstab(sql) AS ct(row_name text, category_1 text, category_2 text);
the example crosstab function produces a set something like:
<== values columns ==>
row_name category_1 category_2
---------+------------+------------
row1 val1 val2
row2 val5 val6
Notes
1. The sql result must be ordered by 1,2.
2. The number of values columns is determined by the column definition
provided in the FROM clause. The FROM clause must define one
row_name column (of the same datatype as the first result column
of the sql query) followed by N category columns (of the same
datatype as the third result column of the sql query). You can
set up as many category columns as you wish.
3. Missing values (i.e. not enough adjacent rows of same row_name to
fill the number of result values columns) are filled in with nulls.
4. Extra values (i.e. too many adjacent rows of same row_name to fill
the number of result values columns) are skipped.
5. Rows with all nulls in the values columns are skipped.
6. You can avoid always having to write out a FROM clause that defines the
output columns by setting up a custom crosstab function that has
the desired output row type wired into its definition.
There are two ways you can set up a custom crosstab function:
A. Create a composite type to define your return type, similar to the
examples in the installation script. Then define a unique function
name accepting one text parameter and returning setof your_type_name.
For example, if your source data produces row_names that are TEXT,
and values that are FLOAT8, and you want 5 category columns:
CREATE TYPE my_crosstab_float8_5_cols AS (
row_name TEXT,
category_1 FLOAT8,
category_2 FLOAT8,
category_3 FLOAT8,
category_4 FLOAT8,
category_5 FLOAT8
);
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION crosstab_float8_5_cols(text)
RETURNS setof my_crosstab_float8_5_cols
AS '$libdir/tablefunc','crosstab' LANGUAGE C STABLE STRICT;
B. Use OUT parameters to define the return type implicitly.
The same example could also be done this way:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION crosstab_float8_5_cols(IN text,
OUT row_name TEXT,
OUT category_1 FLOAT8,
OUT category_2 FLOAT8,
OUT category_3 FLOAT8,
OUT category_4 FLOAT8,
OUT category_5 FLOAT8)
RETURNS setof record
AS '$libdir/tablefunc','crosstab' LANGUAGE C STABLE STRICT;
Example usage
create table ct(id serial, rowclass text, rowid text, attribute text, value text);
insert into ct(rowclass, rowid, attribute, value) values('group1','test1','att1','val1');
insert into ct(rowclass, rowid, attribute, value) values('group1','test1','att2','val2');
insert into ct(rowclass, rowid, attribute, value) values('group1','test1','att3','val3');
insert into ct(rowclass, rowid, attribute, value) values('group1','test1','att4','val4');
insert into ct(rowclass, rowid, attribute, value) values('group1','test2','att1','val5');
insert into ct(rowclass, rowid, attribute, value) values('group1','test2','att2','val6');
insert into ct(rowclass, rowid, attribute, value) values('group1','test2','att3','val7');
insert into ct(rowclass, rowid, attribute, value) values('group1','test2','att4','val8');
SELECT *
FROM crosstab(
'select rowid, attribute, value
from ct
where rowclass = ''group1''
and (attribute = ''att2'' or attribute = ''att3'') order by 1,2;', 3)
AS ct(row_name text, category_1 text, category_2 text, category_3 text);
row_name | category_1 | category_2 | category_3
----------+------------+------------+------------
test1 | val2 | val3 |
test2 | val6 | val7 |
(2 rows)
==================================================================
Name
crosstab(text, text) - returns a set of row_name, extra, and
category value columns
Synopsis
crosstab(text source_sql, text category_sql)
Inputs
source_sql
A SQL statement which produces the source set of data. The SQL statement
must return one row_name column, one category column, and one value
column. It may also have one or more "extra" columns.
The row_name column must be first. The category and value columns
must be the last two columns, in that order. "extra" columns must be
columns 2 through (N - 2), where N is the total number of columns.
The "extra" columns are assumed to be the same for all rows with the
same row_name. The values returned are copied from the first row
with a given row_name and subsequent values of these columns are ignored
until row_name changes.
e.g. source_sql must produce a set something like:
SELECT row_name, extra_col, cat, value FROM foo;
row_name extra_col cat value
----------+------------+-----+---------
row1 extra1 cat1 val1
row1 extra1 cat2 val2
row1 extra1 cat4 val4
row2 extra2 cat1 val5
row2 extra2 cat2 val6
row2 extra2 cat3 val7
row2 extra2 cat4 val8
category_sql
A SQL statement which produces the distinct set of categories. The SQL
statement must return one category column only. category_sql must produce
at least one result row or an error will be generated. category_sql
must not produce duplicate categories or an error will be generated.
e.g. SELECT DISTINCT cat FROM foo;
cat
-------
cat1
cat2
cat3
cat4
Outputs
Returns setof record, which must be defined with a column definition
in the FROM clause of the SELECT statement, e.g.:
SELECT * FROM crosstab(source_sql, cat_sql)
AS ct(row_name text, extra text, cat1 text, cat2 text, cat3 text, cat4 text);
the example crosstab function produces a set something like:
<== values columns ==>
row_name extra cat1 cat2 cat3 cat4
---------+-------+------+------+------+------
row1 extra1 val1 val2 val4
row2 extra2 val5 val6 val7 val8
Notes
1. source_sql must be ordered by row_name (column 1).
2. The number of values columns is determined at run-time. The
column definition provided in the FROM clause must provide for
the correct number of columns of the proper data types.
3. Missing values (i.e. not enough adjacent rows of same row_name to
fill the number of result values columns) are filled in with nulls.
4. Extra values (i.e. source rows with category not found in category_sql
result) are skipped.
5. Rows with a null row_name column are skipped.
6. You can create predefined functions to avoid having to write out
the result column names/types in each query. See the examples
for crosstab(text).
Example usage
create table cth(id serial, rowid text, rowdt timestamp, attribute text, val text);
insert into cth values(DEFAULT,'test1','01 March 2003','temperature','42');
insert into cth values(DEFAULT,'test1','01 March 2003','test_result','PASS');
insert into cth values(DEFAULT,'test1','01 March 2003','volts','2.6987');
insert into cth values(DEFAULT,'test2','02 March 2003','temperature','53');
insert into cth values(DEFAULT,'test2','02 March 2003','test_result','FAIL');
insert into cth values(DEFAULT,'test2','02 March 2003','test_startdate','01 March 2003');
insert into cth values(DEFAULT,'test2','02 March 2003','volts','3.1234');
SELECT * FROM crosstab
(
'SELECT rowid, rowdt, attribute, val FROM cth ORDER BY 1',
'SELECT DISTINCT attribute FROM cth ORDER BY 1'
)
AS
(
rowid text,
rowdt timestamp,
temperature int4,
test_result text,
test_startdate timestamp,
volts float8
);
rowid | rowdt | temperature | test_result | test_startdate | volts
-------+--------------------------+-------------+-------------+--------------------------+--------
test1 | Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 2003 | 42 | PASS | | 2.6987
test2 | Sun Mar 02 00:00:00 2003 | 53 | FAIL | Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 2003 | 3.1234
(2 rows)
==================================================================
Name
connectby(text, text, text[, text], text, text, int[, text]) - returns a set
representing a hierarchy (tree structure)
Synopsis
connectby(text relname, text keyid_fld, text parent_keyid_fld
[, text orderby_fld], text start_with, int max_depth
[, text branch_delim])
Inputs
relname
Name of the source relation
keyid_fld
Name of the key field
parent_keyid_fld
Name of the key_parent field
orderby_fld
If optional ordering of siblings is desired:
Name of the field to order siblings
start_with
root value of the tree input as a text value regardless of keyid_fld type
max_depth
zero (0) for unlimited depth, otherwise restrict level to this depth
branch_delim
If optional branch value is desired, this string is used as the delimiter.
When not provided, a default value of '~' is used for internal
recursion detection only, and no "branch" field is returned.
Outputs
Returns setof record, which must defined with a column definition
in the FROM clause of the SELECT statement, e.g.:
SELECT * FROM connectby('connectby_tree', 'keyid', 'parent_keyid', 'row2', 0, '~')
AS t(keyid text, parent_keyid text, level int, branch text);
- or -
SELECT * FROM connectby('connectby_tree', 'keyid', 'parent_keyid', 'row2', 0)
AS t(keyid text, parent_keyid text, level int);
- or -
SELECT * FROM connectby('connectby_tree', 'keyid', 'parent_keyid', 'pos', 'row2', 0, '~')
AS t(keyid text, parent_keyid text, level int, branch text, pos int);
- or -
SELECT * FROM connectby('connectby_tree', 'keyid', 'parent_keyid', 'pos', 'row2', 0)
AS t(keyid text, parent_keyid text, level int, pos int);
Notes
1. keyid and parent_keyid must be the same data type
2. The column definition *must* include a third column of type INT4 for
the level value output
3. If the branch field is not desired, omit both the branch_delim input
parameter *and* the branch field in the query column definition. Note
that when branch_delim is not provided, a default value of '~' is used
for branch_delim for internal recursion detection, even though the branch
field is not returned.
4. If the branch field is desired, it must be the fourth column in the query
column definition, and it must be type TEXT.
5. The parameters representing table and field names must include double
quotes if the names are mixed-case or contain special characters.
6. If sorting of siblings is desired, the orderby_fld input parameter *and*
a name for the resulting serial field (type INT32) in the query column
definition must be given.
Example usage
CREATE TABLE connectby_tree(keyid text, parent_keyid text, pos int);
INSERT INTO connectby_tree VALUES('row1',NULL, 0);
INSERT INTO connectby_tree VALUES('row2','row1', 0);
INSERT INTO connectby_tree VALUES('row3','row1', 0);
INSERT INTO connectby_tree VALUES('row4','row2', 1);
INSERT INTO connectby_tree VALUES('row5','row2', 0);
INSERT INTO connectby_tree VALUES('row6','row4', 0);
INSERT INTO connectby_tree VALUES('row7','row3', 0);
INSERT INTO connectby_tree VALUES('row8','row6', 0);
INSERT INTO connectby_tree VALUES('row9','row5', 0);
-- with branch, without orderby_fld
SELECT * FROM connectby('connectby_tree', 'keyid', 'parent_keyid', 'row2', 0, '~')
AS t(keyid text, parent_keyid text, level int, branch text);
keyid | parent_keyid | level | branch
-------+--------------+-------+---------------------
row2 | | 0 | row2
row4 | row2 | 1 | row2~row4
row6 | row4 | 2 | row2~row4~row6
row8 | row6 | 3 | row2~row4~row6~row8
row5 | row2 | 1 | row2~row5
row9 | row5 | 2 | row2~row5~row9
(6 rows)
-- without branch, without orderby_fld
SELECT * FROM connectby('connectby_tree', 'keyid', 'parent_keyid', 'row2', 0)
AS t(keyid text, parent_keyid text, level int);
keyid | parent_keyid | level
-------+--------------+-------
row2 | | 0
row4 | row2 | 1
row6 | row4 | 2
row8 | row6 | 3
row5 | row2 | 1
row9 | row5 | 2
(6 rows)
-- with branch, with orderby_fld (notice that row5 comes before row4)
SELECT * FROM connectby('connectby_tree', 'keyid', 'parent_keyid', 'pos', 'row2', 0, '~')
AS t(keyid text, parent_keyid text, level int, branch text, pos int) ORDER BY t.pos;
keyid | parent_keyid | level | branch | pos
-------+--------------+-------+---------------------+-----
row2 | | 0 | row2 | 1
row5 | row2 | 1 | row2~row5 | 2
row9 | row5 | 2 | row2~row5~row9 | 3
row4 | row2 | 1 | row2~row4 | 4
row6 | row4 | 2 | row2~row4~row6 | 5
row8 | row6 | 3 | row2~row4~row6~row8 | 6
(6 rows)
-- without branch, with orderby_fld (notice that row5 comes before row4)
SELECT * FROM connectby('connectby_tree', 'keyid', 'parent_keyid', 'pos', 'row2', 0)
AS t(keyid text, parent_keyid text, level int, pos int) ORDER BY t.pos;
keyid | parent_keyid | level | pos
-------+--------------+-------+-----
row2 | | 0 | 1
row5 | row2 | 1 | 2
row9 | row5 | 2 | 3
row4 | row2 | 1 | 4
row6 | row4 | 2 | 5
row8 | row6 | 3 | 6
(6 rows)
==================================================================
-- Joe Conway
