How to PREPARE & EXECUTE a query from a string stored in a table - postgresql

Question

This stored function returns a query:
DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS get_query (
ctl text, scm text, tbl text, seq text);
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION get_query (
ctl text, scm text, tbl text, seq text)
RETURNS text
AS
$$
select concat('insert into ',$2,'.',$1, ' select nextval("',$4,'") as id, ',
string_agg(concat('NEW.', column_name), ', '), ', current_timestamp as audited_at;')
from information_schema.columns
where table_catalog = $1
and table_schema = $2
and table_name = $3
$$
LANGUAGE sql;
How do I PREPARE the query that this function returns.
I want insert a record in a table when a trigger is fired but I don't want to specify the list of columns to be inserted. The schema might keep changing. Hence, trying to use prepared statements.
This sample code illustrates how I mean the query string to be executed:
DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS fn_name (store_temporary_query text);
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION fn_name (store_temporary_query text)
RETURNS table (query text)
LANGUAGE plpgsql
AS
$$
begin
select 'select 1 as ID' into store_temporary_query;
return query (select store_temporary_query);
end;
$$
select fn_name('');
The above query gives the following output
fn_name
select 1 as ID
The desired result is the query
ID
1
EDIT #2
DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS fn_name (store_temporary_query text);
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION fn_name (store_temporary_query text)
RETURNS table (query text)
LANGUAGE plpgsql
AS
$$
begin
select 'select 1 as ID;' into store_temporary_query;
return query execute store_temporary_query;
end;
$$
select fn_name('');
This gets us here,
Error executing SQL statement. ERROR: syntax error at or near "select"
Position: 254 - Connection: Aurora Legacy: 794ms

Answer 1

You need EXECUTE to execute a query stored in a string:
RETURN QUERY EXECUTE store_temporary_query;