mcfunley / mcfunley/pugsql

Support postgresql VALUES lists

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Python
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Description

Example:

UPDATE names SET name = vals.name
FROM (VALUES (1, "Bob"), (2, "Mary"), (3, "Jane")) AS vals (id, name)
WHERE names.id = vals.id;

See https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.5/queries-values.html

Is there a way to make pugsql generic enough to generate any SQL, regardless of whether or not the specific driver supports it, thus solving this in a more generic way?

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the PostgreSQL VALUES-list example and read the linked PostgreSQL documentation to define the required SQL behavior. Then inspect pugsql's existing query-generation boundaries and determine whether driver-independent SQL generation is in scope. Done means the example can be represented and generated without restricting valid SQL to a driver's supported features.

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Assessment

Tech stack
postgresql, python
Domain
databases
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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