CREATE TABLE test1 (a int, b text); CREATE PROCEDURE transaction_test1() LANGUAGE plperl AS $$ foreach my $i (0..9) { spi_exec_query("INSERT INTO test1 (a) VALUES ($i)"); if ($i % 2 == 0) { spi_commit(); } else { spi_rollback(); } } $$; CALL transaction_test1(); SELECT * FROM test1; TRUNCATE test1; DO LANGUAGE plperl $$ foreach my $i (0..9) { spi_exec_query("INSERT INTO test1 (a) VALUES ($i)"); if ($i % 2 == 0) { spi_commit(); } else { spi_rollback(); } } $$; SELECT * FROM test1; TRUNCATE test1; -- not allowed in a function CREATE FUNCTION transaction_test2() RETURNS int LANGUAGE plperl AS $$ foreach my $i (0..9) { spi_exec_query("INSERT INTO test1 (a) VALUES ($i)"); if ($i % 2 == 0) { spi_commit(); } else { spi_rollback(); } } return 1; $$; SELECT transaction_test2(); SELECT * FROM test1; -- also not allowed if procedure is called from a function CREATE FUNCTION transaction_test3() RETURNS int LANGUAGE plperl AS $$ spi_exec_query("CALL transaction_test1()"); return 1; $$; SELECT transaction_test3(); SELECT * FROM test1; -- DO block inside function CREATE FUNCTION transaction_test4() RETURNS int LANGUAGE plperl AS $$ spi_exec_query('DO LANGUAGE plperl $x$ spi_commit(); $x$'); return 1; $$; SELECT transaction_test4(); -- commit inside cursor loop CREATE TABLE test2 (x int); INSERT INTO test2 VALUES (0), (1), (2), (3), (4); TRUNCATE test1; DO LANGUAGE plperl $$ my $sth = spi_query("SELECT * FROM test2 ORDER BY x"); my $row; while (defined($row = spi_fetchrow($sth))) { spi_exec_query("INSERT INTO test1 (a) VALUES (" . $row->{x} . ")"); spi_commit(); } $$; SELECT * FROM test1; -- check that this doesn't leak a holdable portal SELECT * FROM pg_cursors; -- error in cursor loop with commit TRUNCATE test1; DO LANGUAGE plperl $$ my $sth = spi_query("SELECT * FROM test2 ORDER BY x"); my $row; while (defined($row = spi_fetchrow($sth))) { spi_exec_query("INSERT INTO test1 (a) VALUES (12/(" . $row->{x} . "-2))"); spi_commit(); } $$; SELECT * FROM test1; SELECT * FROM pg_cursors; -- rollback inside cursor loop TRUNCATE test1; DO LANGUAGE plperl $$ my $sth = spi_query("SELECT * FROM test2 ORDER BY x"); my $row; while (defined($row = spi_fetchrow($sth))) { spi_exec_query("INSERT INTO test1 (a) VALUES (" . $row->{x} . ")"); spi_rollback(); } $$; SELECT * FROM test1; SELECT * FROM pg_cursors; -- first commit then rollback inside cursor loop TRUNCATE test1; DO LANGUAGE plperl $$ my $sth = spi_query("SELECT * FROM test2 ORDER BY x"); my $row; while (defined($row = spi_fetchrow($sth))) { spi_exec_query("INSERT INTO test1 (a) VALUES (" . $row->{x} . ")"); if ($row->{x} % 2 == 0) { spi_commit(); } else { spi_rollback(); } } $$; SELECT * FROM test1; SELECT * FROM pg_cursors; DROP TABLE test1; DROP TABLE test2;