Source File
doc.go
Belonging Package
github.com/jackc/pgx/v5
// Package pgx is a PostgreSQL database driver./*pgx provides a native PostgreSQL driver and can act as a [database/sql/driver]. The native PostgreSQL interface is similarto the [database/sql] interface while providing better speed and access to PostgreSQL specific features. Use[github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/stdlib] to use pgx as a database/sql compatible driver. See that package's documentation fordetails.Establishing a ConnectionThe primary way of establishing a connection is with [pgx.Connect]:conn, err := pgx.Connect(context.Background(), os.Getenv("DATABASE_URL"))The database connection string can be in URL or key/value format. Both PostgreSQL settings and pgx settings can bespecified here. In addition, a config struct can be created by [ParseConfig] and modified before establishing theconnection with [ConnectConfig] to configure settings such as tracing that cannot be configured with a connectionstring.Connection Pool[*pgx.Conn] represents a single connection to the database and is not concurrency safe. Use package[github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgxpool] for a concurrency safe connection pool.Query Interfacepgx implements [Conn.Query] in the familiar database/sql style. However, pgx provides generic functions such as [CollectRows] and[ForEachRow] that are a simpler and safer way of processing rows than manually calling defer [Rows.Close], [Rows.Next],[Rows.Scan], and [Rows.Err].[CollectRows] can be used collect all returned rows into a slice.rows, _ := conn.Query(context.Background(), "select generate_series(1,$1)", 5)numbers, err := pgx.CollectRows(rows, pgx.RowTo[int32])if err != nil {return err}// numbers => [1 2 3 4 5][ForEachRow] can be used to execute a callback function for every row. This is often easier than iterating over rowsdirectly.var sum, n int32rows, _ := conn.Query(context.Background(), "select generate_series(1,$1)", 10)_, err := pgx.ForEachRow(rows, []any{&n}, func() error {sum += nreturn nil})if err != nil {return err}pgx also implements [Conn.QueryRow] in the same style as database/sql.var name stringvar weight int64err := conn.QueryRow(context.Background(), "select name, weight from widgets where id=$1", 42).Scan(&name, &weight)if err != nil {return err}Use [Conn.Exec] to execute a query that does not return a result set.commandTag, err := conn.Exec(context.Background(), "delete from widgets where id=$1", 42)if err != nil {return err}if commandTag.RowsAffected() != 1 {return errors.New("No row found to delete")}PostgreSQL Data Typespgx uses the [pgtype] package to converting Go values to and from PostgreSQL values. It supports many PostgreSQL typesdirectly and is customizable and extendable. User defined data types such as enums, domains, and composite types mayrequire type registration. See that package's documentation for details.PostgreSQL arrays (including results from set-returning aggregates such as array_agg)can be scanned directly into a matching Go slice. For scalar columns, pass the sliceas the scan destination:var ids []int64err := conn.QueryRow(ctx, "select array_agg(id) from things").Scan(&ids)For a column that is part of a row, combine the slice with the usual row-to-structhelpers. A struct field of slice type will pick up the array_agg column whencollected via [CollectRows] and [RowToStructByName] (or[RowToAddrOfStructByPos]):type ThingEntry struct {GroupID int64ThingIDs []int64 `db:"thing_ids"`}rows, _ := conn.Query(ctx,"select group_id, array_agg(thing_id) as thing_ids from things group by group_id")entries, err := pgx.CollectRows(rows, pgx.RowToStructByName[ThingEntry])TransactionsTransactions are started by calling [Conn.Begin].tx, err := conn.Begin(context.Background())if err != nil {return err}// Rollback is safe to call even if the tx is already closed, so if// the tx commits successfully, this is a no-opdefer tx.Rollback(context.Background())_, err = tx.Exec(context.Background(), "insert into foo(id) values (1)")if err != nil {return err}err = tx.Commit(context.Background())if err != nil {return err}The [Tx] returned from [Conn.Begin] also implements the [Tx.Begin] method. This can be used to implement pseudo nested transactions.These are internally implemented with savepoints.Use [Conn.BeginTx] to control the transaction mode. [Conn.BeginTx] also can be used to ensure a new transaction is created instead ofa pseudo nested transaction.[BeginFunc] and [BeginTxFunc] are functions that begin a transaction, execute a function, and commit or rollback thetransaction depending on the return value of the function. These can be simpler and less error prone to use.err = pgx.BeginFunc(context.Background(), conn, func(tx pgx.Tx) error {_, err := tx.Exec(context.Background(), "insert into foo(id) values (1)")return err})if err != nil {return err}Prepared StatementsPrepared statements can be manually created with the [Conn.Prepare] method. However, this is rarely necessary because pgxincludes an automatic statement cache by default. Queries run through the normal [Conn.Query], [Conn.QueryRow], and [Conn.Exec]functions are automatically prepared on first execution and the prepared statement is reused on subsequent executions.See [ParseConfig] for information on how to customize or disable the statement cache.Copy ProtocolUse [Conn.CopyFrom] to efficiently insert multiple rows at a time using the PostgreSQL copy protocol. [Conn.CopyFrom] accepts a[CopyFromSource] interface. If the data is already in a [][]any use [CopyFromRows] to wrap it in a [CopyFromSource] interface.Or implement [CopyFromSource] to avoid buffering the entire data set in memory.rows := [][]any{{"John", "Smith", int32(36)},{"Jane", "Doe", int32(29)},}copyCount, err := conn.CopyFrom(context.Background(),pgx.Identifier{"people"},[]string{"first_name", "last_name", "age"},pgx.CopyFromRows(rows),)When you already have a typed array using [CopyFromSlice] can be more convenient.rows := []User{{"John", "Smith", 36},{"Jane", "Doe", 29},}copyCount, err := conn.CopyFrom(context.Background(),pgx.Identifier{"people"},[]string{"first_name", "last_name", "age"},pgx.CopyFromSlice(len(rows), func(i int) ([]any, error) {return []any{rows[i].FirstName, rows[i].LastName, rows[i].Age}, nil}),)CopyFrom can be faster than an insert with as few as 5 rows.Listen and Notifypgx can listen to the PostgreSQL notification system with the [Conn.WaitForNotification] method. It blocks until anotification is received or the context is canceled._, err := conn.Exec(context.Background(), "listen channelname")if err != nil {return err}notification, err := conn.WaitForNotification(context.Background())if err != nil {return err}// do something with notificationTracing and Loggingpgx supports tracing by setting [ConnConfig.Tracer]. To combine several tracers you can use the [github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/multitracer.Tracer].In addition, the [github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/tracelog] package provides the [github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/tracelog.TraceLog] type which lets atraditional logger act as a [QueryTracer].For debug tracing of the actual PostgreSQL wire protocol messages see [github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgproto3].Lower Level PostgreSQL Functionality[github.com/jackc/pgx/v5/pgconn] contains a lower level PostgreSQL driver roughly at the level of libpq. [Conn] isimplemented on top of [pgconn.PgConn]. The [Conn.PgConn] method can be used to access this lower layer.PgBouncerBy default pgx automatically uses prepared statements. Prepared statements are incompatible with PgBouncer. This can bedisabled by setting a different [QueryExecMode] in [ConnConfig.DefaultQueryExecMode].*/package pgximport (_ // Just for allowing godoc to resolve "pgconn")
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