+
+
ability to run
SQL queries inside user-defined
-The available Procedural Languages (
PL) give an alternate
-means to access these capabilities.
+
+The available Procedural Languages (
PL) give an alternate
+means to build functions that can execute queries.
+
+
+
In fact,
SPI is just a set of native interface functions
to simplify access to the Parser, Planner, Optimizer and Executor.
-Note, that if during execution of a query from a procedure the transaction
-is aborted then control will not be returned to your procedure. Rather, all work
+Note that if during execution of a query from a procedure the transaction is
+aborted, then control will not be returned to your procedure. Rather, all work
will be rolled back and the server will wait for the next command from the
-client. This will be changed in future versions.
+client. This will probably be changed in future versions.
-Other restrictions are the inability to execute BEGIN, END and ABORT
-(transaction control statements) and cursor operations. This will also be
+A related restriction is the inability to execute BEGIN, END and ABORT
+(transaction control statements). This will also be
changed in the future.
Description</div>
<div class="diff ctx">
-
SPI_connect opens a connection to the
Postgres backend.
- You should call this function if you will need to execute queries. Some
+SPI_connect opens a connection from a procedure
+invocation to the SPI manager.
+ You must call this function if you will need to execute queries. Some
utility SPI functions may be called from un-connected procedures.
Description</div>
<div class="diff ctx">
-
SPI_finish closes an existing connection to the
Postgres backend.
- You should call this function after completing operations through the SPI manager.
+SPI_finish closes an existing connection to the
+SPI manager.
+ You must call this function after completing the SPI operations needed
+ during your procedure's current invocation.
You may get the error return SPI_ERROR_UNCONNECTED if SPI_finish is
Usage</div>
<div class="diff ctx">
- SPI_finish must be called as a final step by a connected procedure
+ SPI_finish must be called as a final step by a connected procedure,
or you may get
- unpredictable results! Note that you can safely skip the call to SPI_finish
- if you abort the transaction (via elog(ERROR)).
+ unpredictable results! However, you do not need to worry about making
+this happen if the transaction is aborted via elog(ERROR). In that case
+SPI will clean itself up.
-
- SPI_OK_EXEC if properly disconnected
-
SPI_ERROR_UNCONNECTED if called from an un-connected procedure
This should only be called from a connected procedure.
If tcount is zero then it executes the query for all tuples returned by the
query scan. Using tcount > 0 you may restrict the number of tuples for
- which the query will be executed. For example,
+ which the query will be executed (much like a LIMIT clause). For example,
SPI_exec ("INSERT INTO tab SELECT * FROM tab", 5);
-You may pass many queries in one string or query string may be
+You may pass multiple queries in one string or query string may be
re-written by RULEs. SPI_exec returns the result for the last query
executed.
The actual number of tuples for which the (last) query was executed is
returned in the global variable SPI_processed (if not SPI_OK_UTILITY).
- If SPI_OK_SELECT returned and SPI_processed > 0 then you may use global
- pointer SPITupleTable *SPI_tuptable to access the selected tuples:
-
- Also NOTE, that SPI_finish frees and makes all SPITupleTables
- unusable! (See Memory management).
+ If SPI_OK_SELECT is returned and SPI_processed > 0 then you may use global
+ pointer SPITupleTable *SPI_tuptable to access the result tuples.
+
Structures</div>
<div class="diff ctx">
- If SPI_OK_SELECT returned and SPI_processed > 0 then you may use the global
+ If SPI_OK_SELECT is returned and SPI_processed > 0 then you may use the global
pointer SPITupleTable *SPI_tuptable to access the selected tuples.
+
Structure SPITupleTable is defined in spi.h:
typedef struct
{
+ MemoryContext tuptabcxt; /* memory context of result table */
uint32 alloced; /* # of alloced vals */
uint32 free; /* # of free vals */
TupleDesc tupdesc; /* tuple descriptor */
HeapTuple *vals; /* tuples */
} SPITupleTable;
+
- HeapTuple *vals is an array of pointers to tuples. TupleDesc tupdesc is
+ vals is an array of pointers to tuples (the number of useful entries
+ is given by SPI_processed). TupleDesc tupdesc is
a tuple descriptor which you may pass to SPI functions dealing with
- tuples.
+ tuples. tuptabcxt, alloced, and free are internal fields not intended
+ for use by SPI callers.
+
+
- NOTE! Functions SPI_exec, SPI_execp and SPI_prepare change both
- SPI_processed and SPI_tuptable (just the pointer, not the contents of the
- structure)! So, save them in local procedure variables if you need them.
+ Functions SPI_exec, SPI_execp and
+ SPI_prepare change both SPI_processed and SPI_tuptable
+ (just the pointer, not the contents of the structure).
+ Save these two global variables into local procedure variables if you need
+ to access the result of one SPI_exec or
+ SPI_execp across later calls.
+
+
- Also NOTE, that SPI_finish frees and makes all SPITupleTables
- unusable! (See Memory management).
-
+ SPI_finish frees all SPITupleTables allocated during
+ the current procedure. You can free a particular result table earlier,
+ if you are done with it, by calling SPI_freetuptable.
+
--->
SPI_prepare
- Connects your procedure to the SPI manager.
+ Prepares a plan for a query, without executing it yet
-Pointer
list of type OIDs to input arguments
+Pointer
to array of type OIDs for input parameter types
Usage</div>
<div class="diff ctx">
+ When the same or similar query is to be executed repeatedly, it may
+ be advantageous to perform query planning only once.
+ SPI_prepare converts a query string into an execution
+ plan that can be passed repeatedly to SPI_execp.
+
- nargs is number of parameters ($1 ... $nargs - as in SQL-functions),
- and nargs may be 0 only if there is not any $1 in query.
+ A prepared query can be generalized by writing parameters ($1, $2, etc)
+ in place of what would be constants in a normal query. The values of
+ the parameters are then specified when SPI_execp
+ is called. This allows the prepared query to be used over a wider
+ range of situations than would be possible without parameters.
- Execution of prepared execution plans is sometimes much faster so this
- feature may be useful if the same query will be executed many times.
+
+ However, there is a disadvantage: since the planner does not know the
+ values that will be supplied for the parameters, it may make worse
+ query planning choices than it would make for a simple query with
+ all constants visible.
+
+
+ If the query uses parameters, their number and datatypes must be
+ specified in the call to SPI_prepare.
The plan returned by SPI_prepare may be used only in current
invocation of the procedure since SPI_finish frees memory allocated for a plan.
- See SPI_saveplan.
+ But see SPI_saveplan to save a plan for longer.
If successful, a non-null pointer will be returned. Otherwise, you'll get
-
-
-SPI_saveplan
-SPI - Plan Storage
-
-
-SPI_saveplan
-
-
- Saves a passed plan
-
-
-
-
-1997-12-24
-
-
-SPI_saveplan(plan)
-
-
-
-
-1997-12-24
-
-
Inputs</div>
<div class="diff rem">-
-
-
-
-void *query
-
-
-Passed plan
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-1997-12-24
-
-
Outputs</div>
<div class="diff rem">-
-
-
-void *
-
-
-Execution plan location. NULL if unsuccessful.
-
-
-
-
-SPI_result
-
-
-
-
- SPI_ERROR_ARGUMENT if plan is NULL
-
-
- SPI_ERROR_UNCONNECTED if procedure is un-connected
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-1997-12-24
-
-
Description</div>
<div class="diff rem">-
-SPI_saveplan
- stores a plan prepared by SPI_prepare in safe memory
- protected from freeing by SPI_finish or the transaction manager.
-
- In the current version of
Postgres there is no ability to
- store prepared plans in the system
- catalog and fetch them from there for execution. This will be implemented
- in future versions.
-
- As an alternative, there is the ability to reuse prepared plans in the
- consequent invocations of your procedure in the current session.
- Use SPI_execp to execute this saved plan.
-
-
-
-
Usage</div>
<div class="diff rem">-
- SPI_saveplan saves a passed plan (prepared by SPI_prepare) in memory
- protected from freeing by SPI_finish and by the transaction manager and
- returns a pointer to the saved plan. You may save the pointer returned in
- a local variable. Always check if this pointer is NULL or not either when
- preparing a plan or using an already prepared plan in SPI_execp (see below).
-
-
- If one of the objects (a relation, function, etc.) referenced by the prepared
- plan is dropped during your session (by your backend or another process) then the
- results of SPI_execp for this plan will be unpredictable.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
SPI_execp
SPI_execp
-Executes a plan from SPI_saveplan
+Executes a plan from SPI_prepare
-Array describing what parameters get NULLs
+Array describing which parameters are NULLs
-n indicates NULL allowed
-A space indicates NULL not allowed
+n indicates NULL (values[] entry ignored)
+space indicates not NULL (values[] entry is valid)
SPI_execp
- stores a plan prepared by SPI_prepare in safe memory
- protected from freeing by SPI_finish or the transaction manager.
+ executes a plan prepared by SPI_prepare.
+ tcount has the same
+ interpretation as in SPI_exec.
- In the current version of
Postgres there is no ability to
- store prepared plans in the system
- catalog and fetch them from there for execution. This will be implemented
- in future versions.
-
- As a work arround, there is the ability to reuse prepared plans in the
- consequent invocations of your procedure in the current session.
- Use SPI_execp to execute this saved plan.
-
Usage</div>
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<div class="diff ctx"> is NULL then </div>
<div class="diff ctx"> <Function>SPI_execp</Function> </div>
<div class="diff rem">-assumes that all <span class="marked">value</span>s (if any) are NOT NULL.</div>
<div class="diff add">+assumes that all <span class="marked">parameter</span>s (if any) are NOT NULL.</div>
<div class="diff ctx"> </div>
<div class="diff ctx"> <Note></div>
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<div class="diff ctx"> </REFENTRY></div>
<div class="diff ctx"> </div>
<div class="diff rem">-</Sect1></div>
<div class="diff rem">-</div>
<div class="diff rem">-<Sect1 id="spi-interface-support"></div>
<div class="diff rem">-<Title>Interface Support Functions
-
-All functions described below may be used by connected and unconnected
-procedures.
-
-
-OPYTUPLE">
+URSOR-OPEN">
-SPI_copytuple
-SPI - Tuple Copy
+SPI_cursor_open
+SPI - Cursor Support
-SPI_copytuple
+SPI_cursor_open
-Makes copy of tuple in upper Executor context
+Sets up a cursor using a plan created with SPI_prepare
-
OPYTUPLE-1">SPIcopying tuples-
OPYTUPLE-2">SPI_copytuple+
URSOR-OPEN-1">SPIcursors+
URSOR-OPEN-2">SPI_cursor_open
-1997-12-24
+2001-11-14
-SPI_copytuple(tuple)
+SPI_cursor_open(name,
+plan,
+values,
+nulls)
-OPYTUPLE-1">
+URSOR-OPEN-1">
-1997-12-24
+2001-11-14
Inputs</div>
<div class="diff ctx">
-HeapTuple tuple
+char *name
-Input tuple to be copied
+Name for portal, or NULL to let the system select a name
+
+
+
+
+
+void *plan
+
+
+Execution plan
+
+
+
+
+
+Datum *values
+
+
+Actual parameter values
+
+
+
+
+
+char *nulls
+
+
+Array describing which parameters are NULLs
+
+n indicates NULL (values[] entry ignored)
+space indicates not NULL (values[] entry is valid)
+
-OPYTUPLE-2">
+URSOR-OPEN-2">
-1997-12-24
+2001-11-14
Outputs</div>
<div class="diff ctx">
-
-HeapTuple
+Portal
-Copied tuple
-
-
- non-NULL
- if tuple
- is not NULL and the copy was successful
-
-
- NULL
- only if tuple
- is NULL
-
-
+ Pointer to Portal containing cursor, or NULL on error
-OPYTUPLE-1">
+URSOR-OPEN-1">
-1997-12-24
+2001-11-14
Description</div>
<div class="diff ctx">
-SPI_copytuple
- makes a copy of tuple in upper Executor context. See the section on Memory Management.
-
+SPI_cursor_open
+ sets up a cursor (internally, a Portal) that will execute a plan
+ prepared by SPI_prepare.
+
+ Using a cursor instead of executing the plan directly has two
+ benefits. First, the result rows can be retrieved a few at a time,
+ avoiding memory overrun for queries that return many rows. Second,
+ a Portal can outlive the current procedure (it can, in fact, live to
+ the end of the current transaction). Returning the portal name to
+ the procedure's caller provides a way of returning a rowset result.
+
-OPYTUPLE-2">
+URSOR-OPEN-2">
Usage</div>
<div class="diff ctx">
-TBD
+ If nulls
+is NULL then
+ SPI_cursor_open
+assumes that all parameters (if any) are NOT NULL.
-
-OPYTUPLEDESC">
+URSOR-FIND">
-SPI_copytupledesc
-SPI - Tuple Descriptor Copy
+SPI_cursor_find
+SPI - Cursor Support
-SPI_copytupledesc
+SPI_cursor_find
-Makes copy of tuple descriptor in upper Executor context
+Finds an existing cursor (Portal) by name
-
OPYTUPLEDESC-1">SPIcopying tuple descriptors-
OPYTUPLEDESC-2">SPI_copytupledesc+
URSOR-FIND-1">SPIcursors+
URSOR-FIND-2">SPI_cursor_find
-2001-08-02
+2001-11-14
-SPI_copytupledesc(tupdesc)
+SPI_cursor_find(name)
-OPYTUPLEDESC-1">
+URSOR-FIND-1">
-2001-08-02
+2001-11-14
Inputs</div>
<div class="diff ctx">
-TupleDesc tupdesc
+char *name
-Input tuple descriptor to be copied
+Name of portal
-OPYTUPLEDESC-2">
+URSOR-FIND-2">
-2001-08-02
+2001-11-14
Outputs</div>
<div class="diff ctx">
-
-TupleDesc
+Portal
-Copied tuple descriptor
-
-
- non-NULL
- if tupdesc
- is not NULL and the copy was successful
-
-
- NULL
- only if tupdesc
- is NULL
-
-
+ Pointer to Portal with given name, or NULL if not found
-OPYTUPLEDESC-1">
+URSOR-FIND-1">
-2001-08-02
+2001-11-14
Description</div>
<div class="diff ctx">
-SPI_copytupledesc
- makes a copy of tupdesc in upper Executor context. See the section on Memory Management.
-
+SPI_cursor_find
+ finds a pre-existing Portal by name. This is primarily useful
+ to resolve a cursor name returned as text by some other function.
+
-
+
-OPYTUPLEINTOSLOT">
+URSOR-FETCH">
-SPI_copytupleintoslot
-SPI - Tuple and Descriptor Copy
+SPI_cursor_fetch
+SPI - Cursor Support
-SPI_copytupleintoslot
+SPI_cursor_fetch
-Makes copy of tuple and descriptor in upper Executor context
+Fetches some rows from a cursor
-
OPYTUPLEINTOSLOT-1">SPIcopying tuples-
OPYTUPLEINTOSLOT-2">SPI_copytupleintoslot+
URSOR-FETCH-1">SPIcursors+
URSOR-FETCH-2">SPI_cursor_fetch
-1997-12-24
+2001-11-14
-SPI_copytupleintoslot(tuple, tupdesc)
+SPI_cursor_fetch(portal,
+forward,
+count)
-OPYTUPLEINTOSLOT-1">
+URSOR-FETCH-1">
-1997-12-24
+2001-11-14
Inputs</div>
<div class="diff ctx">
-HeapTuple tuple
+Portal portal
-Input tuple to be copied
+Portal containing cursor
-TupleDesc tupdesc
+bool forward
-Input tuple descriptor to be copied
+True for fetch forward, false for fetch backward
+
+
+
+
+
+int count
+
+
+Maximum number of rows to fetch
-OPYTUPLEINTOSLOT-2">
+URSOR-FETCH-2">
-1997-12-24
+2001-11-14
Outputs</div>
<div class="diff ctx">
-
-TupleTableSlot *
+SPI_tuptable
-Tuple slot containing copied tuple and descriptor
-
-
- non-NULL
- if tuple
- and tupdesc
- are not NULL and the copy was successful
-
-
- NULL
- only if tuple
- or tupdesc
- is NULL
-
-
-
+initialized as in
+ SPI_exec if successful
+
+
+SPI_processed
+
+
+initialized as in
+ SPI_exec if successful
+
+
+
-OPYTUPLEINTOSLOT-1">
+URSOR-FETCH-1">
-1997-12-24
+2001-11-14
Description</div>
<div class="diff ctx">
-SPI_copytupleintoslot
- makes a copy of tuple in upper Executor context, returning it in the
- form of a filled-in TupleTableSlot.
- See the section on Memory Management.
-
+SPI_cursor_fetch
+ fetches some (more) rows from a cursor. This is equivalent to the
+ SQL command FETCH.
+
-
+
-MODIFYTUPLE">
+CURSOR-MOVE">
-SPI_modifytuple
-SPI - Tuple Modify
+SPI_cursor_move
+SPI - Cursor Support
-SPI_modifytuple
+SPI_cursor_move
-Modifies tuple of relation
+Moves a cursor
-
MODIFYTUPLE-1">SPImodifying tuples-
MODIFYTUPLE-2">SPI_modifytuple+
CURSOR-MOVE-1">SPIcursors+
CURSOR-MOVE-2">SPI_cursor_move
-1997-12-24
+2001-11-14
-SPI_modifytuple(rel, tuple , nattrs
-, attnum , Values , Nulls)
+SPI_cursor_move(portal,
+forward,
+count)
-MODIFYTUPLE-1">
+CURSOR-MOVE-1">
-1997-12-24
+2001-11-14
Inputs</div>
<div class="diff ctx">
-Relation rel
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-HeapTuple tuple
-
-
-Input tuple to be modified
-
-
-
-
-
-int nattrs
-
-
-Number of attribute numbers in attnum
-
-
-
-
-
-int * attnum
+Portal portal
-Array of numbers of the attributes that are to be changed
+Portal containing cursor
-Datum * Values
+bool forward
-New values for the attributes specified
+True for move forward, false for move backward
-char * Nulls
+int count
-Which attributes are NULL, if any
+Maximum number of rows to move
-MODIFYTUPLE-2">
+CURSOR-MOVE-2">
-1997-12-24
+2001-11-14
Outputs</div>
<div class="diff ctx">
-
-HeapTuple
-
-
-New tuple with modifications
-
-
- non-NULL
- if tuple
- is not NULL and the modify was successful
-
-
- NULL
- only if tuple
- is NULL
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-SPI_result
+None
-
-
- SPI_ERROR_ARGUMENT if rel is NULL or tuple is NULL or natts ≤ 0 or
- attnum is NULL or Values is NULL.
-
-
- SPI_ERROR_NOATTRIBUTE if there is an invalid
- attribute number in attnum (attnum ≤ 0 or > number of
- attributes in tuple)
-
-
-
+
-MODIFYTUPLE-1">
+CURSOR-MOVE-1">
-1997-12-24
+2001-11-14
Description</div>
<div class="diff ctx">
-SPI_modifytuple
-Modifies a tuple in upper Executor context. See the section on Memory Management.
-
+SPI_cursor_move
+ skips over some number of rows in a cursor. This is equivalent to the
+ SQL command MOVE.
+
-
+
-FNUMBER">
+CURSOR-CLOSE">
-SPI_fnumber
-SPI - Tuple Information
+SPI_cursor_close
+SPI - Cursor Support
-SPI_fnumber
+SPI_cursor_close
-Finds the attribute number for specified attribute
+Closes a cursor
-
FNUMBER-1">SPIdecoding tuples+
CURSOR-CLOSE-1">SPIcursors+
CURSOR-CLOSE-2">SPI_cursor_close
-1997-12-24
+2001-11-14
-SPI_fnumber(tupdesc, fname)
+SPI_cursor_close(portal)
-
+
+
+2001-11-14
+
+
Inputs</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+
+
+
+Portal portal
+
+
+Portal containing cursor
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+2001-11-14
+
+
Outputs</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+
+
+None
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+2001-11-14
+
+
Description</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+SPI_cursor_close
+ closes a previously created cursor and releases its Portal storage.
+
+
+
+
Usage</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+ All open cursors are closed implicitly at transaction end.
+ SPI_cursor_close need only be invoked if
+ it is desirable to release resources sooner.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+SPI_saveplan
+SPI - Plan Storage
+
+
+SPI_saveplan
+
+
+ Saves a passed plan
+
+
+
+
+1997-12-24
+
+
+SPI_saveplan(plan)
+
+
+
+
+1997-12-24
+
+
Inputs</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+
+
+
+void *query
+
+
+Passed plan
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+1997-12-24
+
+
Outputs</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+
+
+void *
+
+
+Execution plan location. NULL if unsuccessful.
+
+
+
+
+SPI_result
+
+
+
+
+ SPI_ERROR_ARGUMENT if plan is NULL
+
+
+ SPI_ERROR_UNCONNECTED if procedure is un-connected
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+1997-12-24
+
+
Description</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+SPI_saveplan
+ stores a plan prepared by SPI_prepare in safe memory
+ protected from freeing by SPI_finish or the transaction manager.
+
+ In the current version of
Postgres there is no ability to
+ store prepared plans in the system
+ catalog and fetch them from there for execution. This will be implemented
+ in future versions.
+
+ As an alternative, there is the ability to reuse prepared plans in the
+ subsequent invocations of your procedure in the current session.
+ Use SPI_execp to execute this saved plan.
+
+
+
+
Usage</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+ SPI_saveplan saves a passed plan (prepared by SPI_prepare) in memory
+ protected from freeing by SPI_finish and by the transaction manager and
+ returns a pointer to the saved plan. You may save the pointer returned in
+ a local variable. Always check if this pointer is NULL or not either when
+ preparing a plan or using an already prepared plan in SPI_execp (see below).
+
+
+ If one of the objects (a relation, function, etc.) referenced by the prepared
+ plan is dropped during your session (by your backend or another process) then the
+ results of SPI_execp for this plan will be unpredictable.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Interface Support Functions
+
+The functions described here provide convenient interfaces for extracting
+information from tuple sets returned by SPI_exec and other
+SPI interface functions.
+
+
+All functions described in this section may be used by both connected and
+unconnected procedures.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+SPI_fnumber
+SPI - Tuple Information
+
+
+SPI_fnumber
+
+
+Finds the attribute number for specified attribute name
+
+
+
+
+1997-12-24
+
+
+SPI_fnumber(tupdesc, fname)
+
+
+
1997-12-24
Attribute numbers are 1 based.
-
+
+If the given fname refers to a system attribute (eg, oid)
+then the appropriate negative attribute number will be returned.
+The caller should be careful to test for exact equality to
+SPI_ERROR_NOATTRIBUTE to detect error;
+testing for result <= 0 is not correct unless system attributes
+should be rejected.
+
+
+
Algorithm</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+Returns a newly-allocated copy of the rel name.
+(Use pfree() to release the copy when done with it.)
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Memory Management
+
+
Postgres allocates memory within memory
+contexts, which provide a convenient method of
+managing allocations made in many different places that need to live
+for differing amounts of time. Destroying a context releases all the
+memory that was allocated in it. Thus, it is not necessary to keep track
+of individual objects to avoid memory leaks --- only a relatively small number
+of contexts have to be managed. palloc and related
+functions allocate memory from the current context.
+
+SPI_connect creates a new memory context and makes
+it current. SPI_finish restores the previous
+current memory context and destroys the context created by
+SPI_connect. These actions ensure that transient
+memory allocations made inside your procedure are reclaimed at procedure
+exit, avoiding memory leakage.
+
+However, if your procedure needs to return an allocated memory object
+(such as a value of a pass-by-reference datatype), you can't allocate
+the return object using palloc, at least not while
+you are connected to SPI. If you try, the object will be deallocated
+during SPI_finish, and your procedure will not
+work reliably!
+
+To solve this problem, use SPI_palloc to allocate
+your return object. SPI_palloc allocates space
+from upper Executor memory --- that is, the memory context
+that was current when SPI_connect was called,
+which is precisely the right context for return values of your procedure.
+
+If called while not connected to SPI, SPI_palloc
+acts the same as plain palloc.
+
+ Before a procedure connects to the SPI manager, the current memory context
+is the upper Executor context, so all allocations made by the procedure via
+palloc or by SPI utility functions are
+made in this context.
+
+ After SPI_connect is called, the current context is
+ the procedure's private context made by SPI_connect.
+ All allocations made via
+palloc/repalloc or by SPI utility
+functions (except for SPI_copytuple,
+SPI_copytupledesc,
+SPI_copytupleintoslot,
+SPI_modifytuple,
+and SPI_palloc) are
+made in this context.
+
+When a procedure disconnects from the SPI manager (via
+SPI_finish) the
+current context is restored to the upper Executor context, and all allocations
+made in the procedure memory context are freed and can't be used any more!
+
+
+All functions described in this section may be used by both connected and
+unconnected procedures. In an unconnected procedure, they act the same
+as the underlying ordinary backend functions (palloc etc).
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+SPI_copytuple
+SPI - Tuple Copy
+
+
+SPI_copytuple
+
+
+Makes copy of tuple in upper Executor context
+
+
+
+
+1997-12-24
+
+
+SPI_copytuple(tuple)
+
+
+
+
+1997-12-24
+
+
Inputs</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+
+
+
+HeapTuple tuple
+
+
+Input tuple to be copied
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+1997-12-24
+
+
Outputs</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+
+
+
+HeapTuple
+
+
+Copied tuple
+
+
+ non-NULL
+ if tuple
+ is not NULL and the copy was successful
+
+
+ NULL
+ only if tuple
+ is NULL
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+1997-12-24
+
+
Description</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+SPI_copytuple
+ makes a copy of tuple in upper Executor context.
+
+
+
+
Usage</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+TBD
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+SPI_copytupledesc
+SPI - Tuple Descriptor Copy
+
+
+SPI_copytupledesc
+
+
+Makes copy of tuple descriptor in upper Executor context
+
+
SPIcopying tuple descriptors+
+
+
+2001-08-02
+
+
+SPI_copytupledesc(tupdesc)
+
+
+
+
+2001-08-02
+
+
Inputs</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+
+
+
+TupleDesc tupdesc
+
+
+Input tuple descriptor to be copied
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+2001-08-02
+
+
Outputs</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+
+
+
+TupleDesc
+
+
+Copied tuple descriptor
+
+
+ non-NULL
+ if tupdesc
+ is not NULL and the copy was successful
+
+
+ NULL
+ only if tupdesc
+ is NULL
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+2001-08-02
+
+
Description</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+SPI_copytupledesc
+ makes a copy of tupdesc in upper Executor context.
+
+
+
+
Usage</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+TBD
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+SPI_copytupleintoslot
+SPI - Tuple and Descriptor Copy
+
+
+SPI_copytupleintoslot
+
+
+Makes copy of tuple and descriptor in upper Executor context
+
+
+
+
+1997-12-24
+
+
+SPI_copytupleintoslot(tuple, tupdesc)
+
+
+
+
+1997-12-24
+
+
Inputs</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+
+
+
+HeapTuple tuple
+
+
+Input tuple to be copied
+
+
+
+
+
+TupleDesc tupdesc
+
+
+Input tuple descriptor to be copied
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+1997-12-24
+
+
Outputs</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+
+
+
+TupleTableSlot *
+
+
+Tuple slot containing copied tuple and descriptor
+
+
+ non-NULL
+ if tuple
+ and tupdesc
+ are not NULL and the copy was successful
+
+
+ NULL
+ only if tuple
+ or tupdesc
+ is NULL
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+1997-12-24
+
+
Description</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+SPI_copytupleintoslot
+ makes a copy of tuple in upper Executor context, returning it in the
+ form of a filled-in TupleTableSlot.
+
+
+
+
Usage</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+TBD
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+SPI_modifytuple
+SPI - Tuple Modify
+
+
+SPI_modifytuple
+
+
+Creates a tuple by replacing selected fields of a given tuple
+
+
+
+
+1997-12-24
+
+
+SPI_modifytuple(rel, tuple, nattrs, attnum, Values, Nulls)
+
+
+
+
+1997-12-24
+
+
Inputs</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+
+
+
+Relation rel
+
+
+Used only as source of tuple descriptor for tuple. (Passing a relation
+rather than a tuple descriptor is a misfeature.)
+
+
+
+
+
+HeapTuple tuple
+
+
+Input tuple to be modified
+
+
+
+
+
+int nattrs
+
+
+Number of attribute numbers in attnum array
+
+
+
+
+
+int * attnum
+
+
+Array of numbers of the attributes that are to be changed
+
+
+
+
+
+Datum * Values
+
+
+New values for the attributes specified
+
+
+
+
+
+char * Nulls
+
+
+Which new values are NULL, if any
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+1997-12-24
+
+
Outputs</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+
+
+
+HeapTuple
+
+
+New tuple with modifications
+
+
+ non-NULL
+ if tuple
+ is not NULL and the modify was successful
+
+
+ NULL
+ only if tuple
+ is NULL
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+SPI_result
+
+
+
+
+ SPI_ERROR_ARGUMENT if rel is NULL or tuple is NULL or natts <= 0 or
+ attnum is NULL or Values is NULL.
+
+
+ SPI_ERROR_NOATTRIBUTE if there is an invalid
+ attribute number in attnum (attnum <= 0 or > number of
+ attributes in tuple)
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
1997-12-24
Description</div>
<div class="diff ctx">
-SPI_getrelname
- returns the name of the specified relation.
+SPI_modifytuple
+creates a new tuple by substituting new values for selected attributes,
+copying the original tuple's attributes at other positions. The input
+tuple is not modified.
-GETRELNAME-2">
+MODIFYTUPLE-2">
Usage</div>
<div class="diff ctx">
-TBD
+If successful, a pointer to the new tuple is returned. The new tuple is
+allocated in upper Executor context.
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
+SPI_freetuple
+SPI - Memory Management
+
+
+SPI_freetuple
+
+
+Frees a tuple allocated in upper Executor context
+
+
+
+
+1997-12-24
+
+
+SPI_freetuple(pointer)
+
+
+
+
+1997-12-24
+
+
Inputs</div>
<div class="diff ctx">
+
+
+
+HeapTuple pointer
+
+
-TBD
+Pointer to allocated tuple
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+1997-12-24
+
+
Outputs</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+
+
+
+None
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+1997-12-24
+
+
Description</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+SPI_freetuple
+ frees a tuple previously allocated in upper Executor context.
--->
-
-
-
-
-
Memory Management
-
- Server allocates memory in memory contexts in such way that allocations
-made in one context may be freed by context destruction without affecting
-allocations made in other contexts. All allocations (via palloc, etc) are
-made in the context that is chosen as the current one. You'll get
-unpredictable results if you'll try to free (or reallocate) memory allocated
-not in current context.
-
-
- Creation and switching between memory contexts are subject of SPI manager
-memory management.
-
-
-
- SPI procedures deal with two memory contexts: upper Executor memory
-context and procedure memory context (if connected).
-
-
-
- Before a procedure is connected to the SPI manager, current memory context
-is upper Executor context so all allocation made by the procedure itself via
-palloc/repalloc or by SPI utility functions before connecting to SPI are
-made in this context.
-
-
+
+
+
- After SPI_connect is called current context is the
- procedure's one. All allocations made via
-palloc/repalloc or by SPI utility
-functions (except for SPI_copytuple,
-SPI_copytupledesc,
-SPI_copytupleintoslot,
-SPI_modifytuple,
-SPI_palloc and SPI_repalloc) are
-made in this context.
-
+
+
+SPI_freetuptable
+SPI - Memory Management
+
+
+SPI_freetuptable
+
+
+Frees a tuple set created by SPI_exec or similar function
+
+
+
+
+2001-11-14
+
+
+SPI_freetuptable(tuptable)
+
+
+
+2001-11-14
+
+
Inputs</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+
+
+
+SPITupleTable * tuptable
+
+
+Pointer to tuple table
+
+
+
+
+
- When a procedure disconnects from the SPI manager (via SPI_finish) the
-current context is restored to the upper Executor context and all allocations
-made in the procedure memory context are freed and can't be used any more!
-
+
+
+2001-11-14
+
+
Outputs</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+
+
+
+None
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+2001-11-14
+
+
Description</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+SPI_freetuptable
+ frees a tuple set created by a prior SPI query function, such as
+ SPI_exec.
+
+
+
+
Usage</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+This function is useful if a SPI procedure needs to execute multiple
+queries and does not want to keep the results of earlier queries around
+until it ends. Note that any unfreed tuple sets will be freed anyway
+at SPI_finish.
+
+
+
- If you want to return something to the upper Executor then you have to
-allocate memory for this in the upper context!
-</Para>
+
+
+<!-- *********************************************** -->
+
+
+SPI_freeplan
+SPI - Memory Management
+
+
+SPI_freeplan
+
+
+ Releases a previously saved plan
+
+
+
+
+2001-11-14
+
+
+SPI_freeplan(plan)
+
- SPI has no ability to automatically free allocations in the upper Executor
-context!
-
+
+
+2001-11-14
+
+
Inputs</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+
+
+
+void *plan
+
+
+Passed plan
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+2001-11-14
+
+
Outputs</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+
+
+int
+
+
+
+
+ SPI_ERROR_ARGUMENT if plan is NULL
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
- SPI automatically frees memory allocated during execution of a query when
-this query is done!
-
+
+
+2001-11-14
+
+
Description</div>
<div class="diff add">+
+SPI_freeplan
+ releases a query plan previously returned by
+ SPI_prepare or saved by
+ SPI_saveplan.
+
+
+
Postgres data changes visibility rule: during a query execution, data
changes made by the query itself (via SQL-function, SPI-function, triggers)
are invisible to the query scan. For example, in query
-
INSERT INTO a SELECT * FROM a
-
+
tuples inserted are invisible for SELECT's scan. In effect, this
duplicates the database table within itself (subject to unique index
rules, of course) without recursing.
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