create function unterminated dollar-quoted string - postgresql

I'm trying to create this function with Goose using a postgres (pq lib) database.
My code is as follows:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION add_userlocation(user_id INT, location_id INT) RETURNS VOID AS
$BODY$
BEGIN
LOOP
UPDATE userslocations SET count = count+1 WHERE userid = user_id AND locationid = location_id;
IF found THEN
RETURN;
END IF;
BEGIN
INSERT INTO userslocations(userid,locationid, count) VALUES (user_id, location_id, 1);
RETURN;
EXCEPTION WHEN unique_violation THEN
END;
END LOOP;
END;
$BODY$
LANGUAGE plpgsql;
When I try to goose up it provides an error:
(pq: unterminated dollar-quoted string at or near "$BODY$
BEGIN
LOOP
-- first try to update the key
UPDATE userslocations SET count = count+1 WHERE userid = user_id AND locationid = location_id;
"), quitting migration.
Goose basically echo's the pq library error, so I dont think it's in Goose, but rather the pq-library. Query runs succesful on pgAdmin III.

According to the goose documentation, complex statements that include semicolons must be annotated with -- +goose StatementBegin and -- +goose StatementEnd
Your statement contains semicolons embedded within it so you need to use these annotations. Otherwise goose mangles the SQL so that libpq gives errors.

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Transaction results in syntax error

This function is created ok without the transaction block. With it as in the following I get the following error...
ERROR: syntax error at end of input LINE 27: $$
^
********** Error **********
ERROR: syntax error at end of input
If I take out the 'COMMIT' and corresponding 'BEGIN' then it runs ok.
Why is this?
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION ContentDelete (
creatorUserId BIGINT,
toDeleteContentId BIGINT)
RETURNS VOID
AS $$
BEGIN
BEGIN
IF (SELECT EXISTS(SELECT
*
FROM
tbl_content
WHERE
ContentId = toDeleteContentId
AND
UserId = creatorUserId
LIMIT 1) AS "exists")
THEN
DELETE FROM tbl_content WHERE ParentContentId = toDeleteContentId;
DELETE FROM tbl_content WHERE ContentId = toDeleteContentId;
END IF;
COMMIT;
END
$$
LANGUAGE plpgsql;
Functions in PostgreSQL are running under transaction everywhere. It can be implicit transaction (started by Postgres) or explicit transaction (started by user). And you cannot to commit or rollback this transaction, because it is started outside function.
If your function doesn't raise a exception, then result will be committed (if somebody else doesn't raise a exception). If you would to enforce rollback - raise a exception. The only one solution is rollback of outer transaction. Your function can be strongly reduced in PostgreSQL (although your logic looks messy):
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION ContentDelete (creatorUserId BIGINT,
toDeleteContentId BIGINT)
RETURNS VOID AS $$
BEGIN
DELETE FROM tbl_content
WHERE ContentId = toDeleteContentId
AND UserId = creatorUserId;
IF FOUND THEN
DELETE FROM tbl_content WHERE ParentContentId = toDeleteContentId;
END IF;
RETURN;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;

How to clone a RECORD in PostgreSQL

I want to loop through a query, but also retain the actual record for the next loop, so I can compare two adjacent rows.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.test ()
RETURNS void AS
$body$
DECLARE
previous RECORD;
actual RECORD;
query TEXT;
isdistinct BOOLEAN;
tablename VARCHAR;
columnname VARCHAR;
firstrow BOOLEAN DEFAULT TRUE;
BEGIN
tablename = 'naplo.esemeny';
columnname = 'esemeny_id';
query = 'SELECT * FROM ' || tablename || ' LIMIT 2';
FOR actual IN EXECUTE query LOOP
--do stuff
--save previous record
IF NOT firstrow THEN
EXECUTE 'SELECT ($1).' || columnname || ' IS DISTINCT FROM ($2).' || columnname
INTO isdistinct USING previous, actual;
RAISE NOTICE 'previous: %', previous.esemeny_id;
RAISE NOTICE 'actual: %', actual.esemeny_id;
RAISE NOTICE 'isdistinct: %', isdistinct;
ELSE
firstrow = false;
END IF;
previous = actual;
END LOOP;
RETURN;
END;
$body$
LANGUAGE 'plpgsql'
VOLATILE
CALLED ON NULL INPUT
SECURITY INVOKER
COST 100;
The table:
CREATE TABLE naplo.esemeny (
esemeny_id SERIAL,
felhasznalo_id VARCHAR DEFAULT "current_user"() NOT NULL,
kotesszam VARCHAR(10),
idegen_azonosito INTEGER,
esemenytipus_id VARCHAR(10),
letrehozva TIMESTAMP WITHOUT TIME ZONE DEFAULT now() NOT NULL,
szoveg VARCHAR,
munkalap_id VARCHAR(13),
ajanlat_id INTEGER,
CONSTRAINT esemeny_pkey PRIMARY KEY(esemeny_id),
CONSTRAINT esemeny_fk_esemenytipus FOREIGN KEY (esemenytipus_id)
REFERENCES naplo.esemenytipus(esemenytipus_id)
ON DELETE RESTRICT
ON UPDATE RESTRICT
NOT DEFERRABLE
)
WITH (oids = true);
The code above doesn't work, the following error message is thrown:
ERROR: could not identify column "esemeny_id" in record data type
LINE 1: SELECT ($1).esemeny_id IS DISTINCT FROM ($2).esemeny_id
^
QUERY: SELECT ($1).esemeny_id IS DISTINCT FROM ($2).esemeny_id
CONTEXT: PL/pgSQL function "test" line 18 at EXECUTE statement
LOG: duration: 0.000 ms statement: SET DateStyle TO 'ISO'
What am I missing?
Disclaimer: I know the code doesn't make too much sense, I only created so I can demonstrate the problem.
This does not directly answer your question, and may be of no use at all, since you did not really describe your end goal.
If the end goal is to be able to compare the value of a column in the current row with the value of the same column in the previous row, then you might be much better off using a windowing query:
SELECT actual, previous
FROM (
SELECT mycolumn AS actual,
lag(mycolumn) OVER () AS previous
FROM mytable
ORDER BY somecriteria
) as q
WHERE previous IS NOT NULL
AND actual IS DISTINCT FROM previous
This example prints the rows where the current row is different from the previous row.
Note that I added an ORDER BY clause - it does not make sense to talk about "the previous row" without specifying ordering, otherwise you would get random results.
This is plain SQL, not PlPgSQL, but if you can wrap it in a function if you want to dynamically generate the query.
I am pretty sure, there is a better solution for your actual problem. But to answer the question asked, here is a solution with polymorphic types:
The main problem is that you need well known composite types to work with. the structure of anonymous records is undefined until assigned.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.test (actual anyelement, _col text
, OUT previous anyelement) AS
$func$
DECLARE
isdistinct bool;
BEGIN
FOR actual IN
EXECUTE format('SELECT * FROM %s LIMIT 3', pg_typeof(actual))
LOOP
EXECUTE format('SELECT ($1).%1$I IS DISTINCT FROM ($2).%1$I', _col)
INTO isdistinct
USING previous, actual;
RAISE NOTICE 'previous: %; actual: %; isdistinct: %'
, previous, actual, isdistinct;
previous := actual;
END LOOP;
previous := NULL; -- reset dummy output (optional)
END
$func$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
Call:
SELECT public.test(NULL::naplo.esemeny, 'esemeny_id')
I am abusing an OUT parameter, since it's not possible to declare additional variables with a polymorphic composite type (at least I have failed repeatedly).
If your column name is stable you can replace the second EXECUTE with a simple expression.
I am running out of time, explanation in these related answers:
Declare variable of composite type in PostgreSQL using %TYPE
Refactor a PL/pgSQL function to return the output of various SELECT queries
Asides:
Don't quote the language name, it's an identifier, not a string.
Do you really need WITH (oids = true) in your table? This is still allowed, but largely deprecated in modern Postgres.

Passing table names in an array

I need to do the same deletion or purge operation (based on several conditions) on a set of tables. For that I am trying to pass the table names in an array to a function. I am not sure if I am doing it right. Or is there a better way?
I am pasting just a sample example this is not the real function I have written but the basic is same as below:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION test (tablename text[]) RETURNS int AS
$func$
BEGIN
execute 'delete * from '||tablename;
RETURN 1;
END
$func$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
But when I call the function I get an error:
select test( {'rajeev1'} );
ERROR: syntax error at or near "{"
LINE 10: select test( {'rajeev1'} );
^
********** Error **********
ERROR: syntax error at or near "{"
SQL state: 42601
Character: 179
Array syntax
'{rajeev1, rajeev2}' or ARRAY['rajeev1', 'rajeev2']. Read the manual.
TRUNCATE
Since you are deleting all rows from the tables, consider TRUNCATE instead. Per documentation:
Tip: TRUNCATE is a PostgreSQL extension that provides a faster
mechanism to remove all rows from a table.
Be sure to study the details. If TRUNCATE works for you, the whole operation becomes very simple, since the command accepts multiple tables:
TRUNCATE rajeev1, rajeev2, rajeev3, ..
Dynamic DELETE
Else you need dynamic SQL like you already tried. The scary missing detail: you are completely open to SQL injection and catastrophic syntax errors. Use format() with %I (not %s to sanitize identifiers like table names. Or, better yet in this particular case, use an array of regclass as parameter instead:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION f_del_all(_tbls regclass)
RETURNS void AS
$func$
DECLARE
_tbl regclass;
BEGIN
FOREACH _tbl IN ARRAY _tbls LOOP
EXECUTE format('DELETE * FROM %s', _tbl);
END LOOP;
END
$func$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
Call:
SELECT f_del_all('{rajeev1,rajeev2,rajeev3}');
Explanation here:
Table name as a PostgreSQL function parameter
You used wrong syntax for text array constant in the function call. But even if it was right, your function is not correct.
If your function has text array as argument you should loop over the array to execute query for each element.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION test (tablenames text[]) RETURNS int AS
$func$
DECLARE
tablename text;
BEGIN
FOREACH tablename IN ARRAY tablenames LOOP
EXECUTE FORMAT('delete * from %s', tablename);
END LOOP;
RETURN 1;
END
$func$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
You can then call the function for several tables at once, not only for one.
SELECT test( '{rajeev1, rajeev2}' );
If you do not need this feature, simply change the argument type to text.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION test (tablename text) RETURNS int AS
$func$
BEGIN
EXECUTE format('delete * from %s', tablename);
RETURN 1;
END
$func$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
SELECT test('rajeev1');
I recommend using the format function.
If you want to execute a function (say purge_this_one_table(tablename)) on a group of tables identified by similar names you can use this construction:
create or replace function purge_all_these_tables(mask text)
returns void language plpgsql
as $$
declare
tabname text;
begin
for tabname in
select relname
from pg_class
where relkind = 'r' and relname like mask
loop
execute format(
'purge_this_one_table(%s)',
tabname);
end loop;
end $$;
select purge_all_these_tables('agg_weekly_%');
It should be:
select test('{rajeev1}');

Syntax Issue with Postgres Function

I am having trouble debugging some syntax issues with my postgresql function. The error doesn't indicate a line that the issue is on and I am too new to Postgres to recognize what's wrong. I am using SQLFiddle for testing. SQLFiddle link is http://sqlfiddle.com/#!15/266ef
Function I am using
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION updateSalary() RETURNS VOID AS
$BODY$
DECLARE
sum INTEGER := 0;
dep CURSOR FOR SELECT Dno FROM Department;
dep_row Department%ROWTYPE;
emp CURSOR(dept_Dno) CURSOR FOR
SELECT Dno, Salary FROM Employee WHERE Dno = dept_Dno;
emp_row Employee%ROWTYPE;
BEGIN
open dep;
LOOP
FETCH dep into dep_row;
exit when NOT FOUND;
open emp(dep_row.Dno);
LOOP
FETCH emp into emp_row;
exit when NOT FOUND;
SET sum := sum + emp_row.salary;
END LOOP;
UPDATE department SET total_sal = sum WHERE department.dno = emp_row.dno;
close emp;
SET sum := 0;
END LOOP;
close dep;
END;
$BODY$
LANGUAGE plpgsql;
Error I am receiving
Schema Creation Failed: ERROR: missing data type declaration at or near ")":
Cursor argument must have a type declared (and remove second word 'cursor'):
...
emp CURSOR(dept_Dno integer) FOR
SELECT Dno, Salary FROM Employee WHERE Dno = dept_Dno;
...
Assignments without keyword 'set':
sum := sum + emp_row.salary;

How to write a function that returns text or integer values?

I'm using PostgreSQL 9.2.4.
postgres=# select version();
version
-------------------------------------------------------------
PostgreSQL 9.2.4, compiled by Visual C++ build 1600, 64-bit
(1 row)
sqlfiddle link
My Query executes the insertion safely. What i need is that my function should return something except the void datatype. Something like text("inserted into table") or integer(0-false,1-true) , it will be useful for me to validate whether it is inserted or not?
I need a syntax for a function that returns an integer or a text when an insertion is done. For validation purpose. Is there any way to solve this?
What you probably need
Most likely you need one function to return text and another one to return integer or a function that returns boolean to indicate success. All of this is trivial and I'll refer you to the excellent manual on CREATE FUNCTION or code examples in similar questions on SO.
What you actually asked
How to write a function that returns text or integer values?
... in the sense that we have one return type being either text or integer. Not as trivial, but also not impossible as has been suggested. The key word is: polymorphic types.
Building on this simple table:
CREATE TABLE tbl(
tbl_id int,
txt text,
nr int
);
This function returns either integer or text (or any other type if you allow it), depending on the input type.
CREATE FUNCTION f_insert_data(_id int, _data anyelement, OUT _result anyelement)
RETURNS anyelement AS
$func$
BEGIN
CASE pg_typeof(_data)
WHEN 'text'::regtype THEN
INSERT INTO tbl(tbl_id, txt) VALUES(_id, _data)
RETURNING txt
INTO _result;
WHEN 'integer'::regtype THEN
INSERT INTO tbl(tbl_id, nr) VALUES(_id, _data)
RETURNING nr
INTO _result;
ELSE
RAISE EXCEPTION 'Unexpected data type: %', pg_typeof(_data)::text;
END CASE;
END
$func$
LANGUAGE plpgsql;
Call:
SELECT f_insert_data(1, 'foo'::text); -- explicit cast needed.
SELECT f_insert_data(1, 7);
Simple case
One function that returns TRUE / FALSE to indicate whether a row has been inserted, only one input parameter of varying type:
CREATE FUNCTION f_insert_data2(_id int, _data anyelement)
RETURNS boolean AS
$func$
BEGIN
CASE pg_typeof(_data)
WHEN 'text'::regtype THEN
INSERT INTO tbl(tbl_id, txt) VALUES(_id, _data);
WHEN 'integer'::regtype THEN
INSERT INTO tbl(tbl_id, nr) VALUES(_id, _data);
ELSE
RAISE EXCEPTION 'Unexpected data type: >>%<<', pg_typeof(_data)::text;
END CASE;
IF FOUND THEN RETURN TRUE;
ELSE RETURN FALSE;
END IF;
END
$func$
LANGUAGE plpgsql;
The input type can be replaced with a text parameter for most purposes, which can be cast to and from any other type.
It sounds like you're solving a problem by creating a bigger problem.
You don't need a function for this at all. Do it on the client side by checking the affected rows count that's returned by every DML query, or use INSERT ... RETURNING.
You didn't mention your client language, so here's how to do it in Python with psycopg2. The same approach applies in other languages with syntax variations.
#!/usr/bin/env python
import psycopg2
# Connect to the db
conn = psycopg2.connect("dbname=regress")
curs = conn.cursor()
# Set up the table to use
curs.execute("""
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS so17587735;
CREATE TABLE so17587735 (
id serial primary key,
blah text not null
);
""");
# Approach 1: Do the insert and check the rowcount:
curs.execute("""
INSERT INTO so17587735(blah) VALUES ('whatever');
""");
if curs.rowcount != 1:
raise Exception("Argh, insert affected zero rows, wtf?")
print("Inserted {0} rows as expected".format(curs.rowcount))
# Approach 2: Use RETURNING
curs.execute("""
INSERT INTO so17587735(blah) VALUES ('bored') RETURNING id;
""");
returned_rows = curs.fetchall();
if len(returned_rows) != 1:
raise Exception("Got unexpected row count {0} from INSERT".format(len(returned_rows)))
print("Inserted row id is {0}".format(returned_rows[0][0]))
In the case of PL/PgSQL calling INSERT you can use the GET DIAGNOSTICS command, the FOUND variable, or RETURN QUERY EXECUTE INSERT ... RETURNING .... Using GET DIAGNOSTICS:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION blah() RETURNS void AS $$
DECLARE
inserted_rows integer;
BEGIN
INSERT INTO some_table VALUES ('whatever');
GET DIAGNOSTICS inserted_rows = ROW_COUNT;
IF inserted_rows <> 1 THEN
RAISE EXCEPTION 'Failed to insert rows; expected 1 row, got %', inserted_rows;
END IF;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql VOLATILE;
or if you must return values and must for some reason use PL/PgSQL:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION blah() RETURNS SETOF integer AS $$
BEGIN
RETURN QUERY EXECUTE INSERT INTO some_table VALUES ('whatever') RETURNING id;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql VOLATILE;
(assuming the key is id)
which would be the same as:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION blah() RETURNS SETOF integer AS $$
INSERT INTO some_table VALUES ('whatever') RETURNING id;
$$ LANGUAGE sql;
or just
INSERT INTO some_table VALUES ('whatever') RETURNING id;
In other words: Why wrap this in a function? It doesn't make sense. Just check the row-count client side, either with RETURNING or by using the client driver's affected-rows count for INSERT.
A function can only return one type. In your case, you could create a composite type with two fields, one integer and one text, and return that.