-- test warnings and errors from plperl create or replace function perl_elog(text) returns void language plperl as $$ my $msg = shift; elog(NOTICE,$msg); $$; select perl_elog('explicit elog'); NOTICE: explicit elog CONTEXT: PL/Perl function "perl_elog" perl_elog ----------- (1 row) create or replace function perl_warn(text) returns void language plperl as $$ my $msg = shift; warn($msg); $$; select perl_warn('implicit elog via warn'); WARNING: implicit elog via warn at line 4. CONTEXT: PL/Perl function "perl_warn" perl_warn ----------- (1 row) -- test strict mode on/off SET plperl.use_strict = true; create or replace function uses_global() returns text language plperl as $$ $global = 1; $other_global = 2; return 'uses_global worked'; $$; ERROR: Global symbol "$global" requires explicit package name at line 3. Global symbol "$other_global" requires explicit package name at line 4. CONTEXT: compilation of PL/Perl function "uses_global" select uses_global(); ERROR: function uses_global() does not exist LINE 1: select uses_global(); ^ HINT: No function matches the given name and argument types. You might need to add explicit type casts. SET plperl.use_strict = false; create or replace function uses_global() returns text language plperl as $$ $global = 1; $other_global=2; return 'uses_global worked'; $$; select uses_global(); uses_global -------------------- uses_global worked (1 row) -- make sure we don't choke on readonly values do language plperl $$ elog(NOTICE, ${^TAINT}); $$; NOTICE: 0 CONTEXT: PL/Perl anonymous code block -- test recovery after "die" create or replace function just_die() returns void language plperl AS $$ die "just die"; $$; select just_die(); ERROR: just die at line 2. CONTEXT: PL/Perl function "just_die" create or replace function die_caller() returns int language plpgsql as $$ BEGIN BEGIN PERFORM just_die(); EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN RAISE NOTICE 'caught die'; END; RETURN 1; END; $$; select die_caller(); NOTICE: caught die die_caller ------------ 1 (1 row) create or replace function indirect_die_caller() returns int language plperl as $$ my $prepared = spi_prepare('SELECT die_caller() AS fx'); my $a = spi_exec_prepared($prepared)->{rows}->[0]->{fx}; my $b = spi_exec_prepared($prepared)->{rows}->[0]->{fx}; return $a + $b; $$; select indirect_die_caller(); NOTICE: caught die CONTEXT: SQL statement "SELECT die_caller() AS fx" PL/Perl function "indirect_die_caller" NOTICE: caught die CONTEXT: SQL statement "SELECT die_caller() AS fx" PL/Perl function "indirect_die_caller" indirect_die_caller --------------------- 2 (1 row)