On 01/11/2012 01:18 AM, Pavel Stehule wrote:

I like this patch and this feature.

I'm about to read the patch in detail - I certainly like the feature.


I see only one issue - there is not functionality that helps generate
JSON in pg.

What do you think about functions: array_to_json(anyarray),
row_to_json(any) and format_json(text, text, ...)


Actually, more than these, I (and at least one very interested client) want query_to_json, which would do something like:

   # select q2json('select $$a$$ || x as b, y as c from generate_series(1,3) x, 
generate_series(4,5) y');
                                                     q2json
   
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
[{"b":"a1","c":4},{"b":"a1","c":5},{"b":"a2","c":4},{"b":"a2","c":5},{"b":"a3","c":4},{"b":"a3","c":5}]


No doubt several variants are possible such as returning a setof json, one per row, instead of a single json, and allowing query parameters as separate arguments (maybe just using variadic functions), but probably for a first go just something as simple as this would meet the case.

Given the short time span available before patches must be in, I am prepared to work on this ASAP.

cheers

andrew


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