/* * testlibpq2.c * Test of the asynchronous notification interface * * Start this program, then from psql in another window do * NOTIFY TBL2; * * Or, if you want to get fancy, try this: * Populate a database with the following: * * CREATE TABLE TBL1 (i int4); * * CREATE TABLE TBL2 (i int4); * * CREATE RULE r1 AS ON INSERT TO TBL1 DO * (INSERT INTO TBL2 values (new.i); NOTIFY TBL2); * * and do * * INSERT INTO TBL1 values (10); * */ #include #include "libpq-fe.h" void exit_nicely(PGconn *conn) { PQfinish(conn); exit(1); } main() { char *pghost, *pgport, *pgoptions, *pgtty; char *dbName; int nFields; int i, j; PGconn *conn; PGresult *res; PGnotify *notify; /* * begin, by setting the parameters for a backend connection if the * parameters are null, then the system will try to use reasonable * defaults by looking up environment variables or, failing that, * using hardwired constants */ pghost = NULL; /* host name of the backend server */ pgport = NULL; /* port of the backend server */ pgoptions = NULL; /* special options to start up the backend * server */ pgtty = NULL; /* debugging tty for the backend server */ dbName = getenv("USER"); /* change this to the name of your test * database */ /* make a connection to the database */ conn = PQsetdb(pghost, pgport, pgoptions, pgtty, dbName); /* * check to see that the backend connection was successfully made */ if (PQstatus(conn) == CONNECTION_BAD) { fprintf(stderr, "Connection to database '%s' failed.\n", dbName); fprintf(stderr, "%s", PQerrorMessage(conn)); exit_nicely(conn); } res = PQexec(conn, "LISTEN TBL2"); if (!res || PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK) { fprintf(stderr, "LISTEN command failed\n"); PQclear(res); exit_nicely(conn); } /* * should PQclear PGresult whenever it is no longer needed to avoid * memory leaks */ PQclear(res); while (1) { /* * wait a little bit between checks; waiting with select() * would be more efficient. */ sleep(1); /* collect any asynchronous backend messages */ PQconsumeInput(conn); /* check for asynchronous notify messages */ while ((notify = PQnotifies(conn)) != NULL) { fprintf(stderr, "ASYNC NOTIFY of '%s' from backend pid '%d' received\n", notify->relname, notify->be_pid); free(notify); } } /* close the connection to the database and cleanup */ PQfinish(conn); return 0; }