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PgClient

PostgreSQL support for Effect SQL, backed by the native wire protocol client.

13 exports Added in v4.0.0 Source

Constructors

make

Added in v4.0.0 Source

Creates a scoped PostgreSQL client backed by a connection pool.

Signature

declare function make(options: PgPoolConfig): Effect<PgClient, SqlError, Scope | Reactivity>

makeClient

Added in v4.0.0 Source

Creates a scoped PostgreSQL client backed by one connection.

Signature

declare function makeClient(options: PgClientConfig & {
readonly acquireForStream?: boolean;
}): Effect<PgClient, SqlError, Scope | Reactivity>

makeCompiler

Added in v4.0.0 Source

Creates the PostgreSQL statement compiler.

Signature

declare function makeCompiler(transform?: (_: string) => string, transformJson: boolean): Compiler

Layers

layer

Added in v4.0.0 Source

Creates a client layer from pool configuration.

Signature

declare function layer(config: PgPoolConfig): Layer<PgClient | SqlClient, SqlError>

layerConfig

Added in v4.0.0 Source

Creates a client layer from wrapped pool configuration.

Signature

declare function layerConfig(config: {
readonly applicationName?: Config<string | undefined>;
readonly connectionTTL?: Config<Input | undefined>;
readonly connectTimeout?: Config<Input | undefined>;
readonly database?: Config<string | undefined>;
readonly host?: Config<string | undefined>;
readonly idleTimeout?: Config<Input | undefined>;
readonly maxConnections?: Config<number | undefined>;
readonly maxMessageSize?: Config<number | undefined>;
readonly minConnections?: Config<number | undefined>;
readonly multiplex?: Config<boolean | undefined>;
readonly multiplexConcurrency?: Config<number | undefined>;
readonly password?: {
readonly "~effect/data/Redacted": {
readonly _A: Config<Covariant<string>>;
} | Config<{
readonly _A: Covariant<string>;
}>;
"~effect/interfaces/Equal": Config<(that: Equal) => boolean>;
"~effect/interfaces/Hash": Config<() => number>;
readonly label: Config<string | undefined>;
pipe: Config<{
<A>(this: A): A;
<A, B = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B): B;
<A, B = never, C = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C): C;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D): D;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E): E;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F): F;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G): G;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H): H;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I): I;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never, J = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I, ij: (_: I) => J): J;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never, J = never, K = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I, ij: (_: I) => J, jk: (_: J) => K): K;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never, J = never, K = never, L = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I, ij: (_: I) => J, jk: (_: J) => K, kl: (_: K) => L): L;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never, J = never, K = never, L = never, M = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I, ij: (_: I) => J, jk: (_: J) => K, kl: (_: K) => L, lm: (_: L) => M): M;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never, J = never, K = never, L = never, M = never, N = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I, ij: (_: I) => J, jk: (_: J) => K, kl: (_: K) => L, lm: (_: L) => M, mn: (_: M) => N): N;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never, J = never, K = never, L = never, M = never, N = never, O = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I, ij: (_: I) => J, jk: (_: J) => K, kl: (_: K) => L, lm: (_: L) => M, mn: (_: M) => N, no: (_: N) => O): O;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never, J = never, K = never, L = never, M = never, N = never, O = never, P = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I, ij: (_: I) => J, jk: (_: J) => K, kl: (_: K) => L, lm: (_: L) => M, mn: (_: M) => N, no: (_: N) => O, op: (_: O) => P): P;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never, J = never, K = never, L = never, M = never, N = never, O = never, P = never, Q = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I, ij: (_: I) => J, jk: (_: J) => K, kl: (_: K) => L, lm: (_: L) => M, mn: (_: M) => N, no: (_: N) => O, op: (_: O) => P, pq: (_: P) => Q): Q;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never, J = never, K = never, L = never, M = never, N = never, O = never, P = never, Q = never, R = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I, ij: (_: I) => J, jk: (_: J) => K, kl: (_: K) => L, lm: (_: L) => M, mn: (_: M) => N, no: (_: N) => O, op: (_: O) => P, pq: (_: P) => Q, qr: (_: Q) => R): R;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never, J = never, K = never, L = never, M = never, N = never, O = never, P = never, Q = never, R = never, S = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I, ij: (_: I) => J, jk: (_: J) => K, kl: (_: K) => L, lm: (_: L) => M, mn: (_: M) => N, no: (_: N) => O, op: (_: O) => P, pq: (_: P) => Q, qr: (_: Q) => R, rs: (_: R) => S): S;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never, J = never, K = never, L = never, M = never, N = never, O = never, P = never, Q = never, R = never, S = never, T = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I, ij: (_: I) => J, jk: (_: J) => K, kl: (_: K) => L, lm: (_: L) => M, mn: (_: M) => N, no: (_: N) => O, op: (_: O) => P, pq: (_: P) => Q, qr: (_: Q) => R, rs: (_: R) => S, st: (_: S) => T): T;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never, J = never, K = never, L = never, M = never, N = never, O = never, P = never, Q = never, R = never, S = never, T = never, U = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I, ij: (_: I) => J, jk: (_: J) => K, kl: (_: K) => L, lm: (_: L) => M, mn: (_: M) => N, no: (_: N) => O, op: (_: O) => P, pq: (_: P) => Q, qr: (_: Q) => R, rs: (_: R) => S, st: (_: S) => T, tu: (_: T) => U): U;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never, J = never, K = never, L = never, M = never, N = never, O = never, P = never, Q = never, R = never, S = never, T = never, U = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I, ij: (_: I) => J, jk: (_: J) => K, kl: (_: K) => L, lm: (_: L) => M, mn: (_: M) => N, no: (_: N) => O, op: (_: O) => P, pq: (_: P) => Q, qr: (_: Q) => R, rs: (_: R) => S, st: (_: S) => T, tu: (_: T) => U): U;
}>;
} | Config<Redacted<string> | undefined>;
readonly path?: Config<string | undefined>;
readonly port?: Config<number | undefined>;
readonly prepare?: Config<boolean | undefined>;
readonly preparedStatementCacheSize?: Config<number | undefined>;
readonly spanAttributes?: {
[key: string]: Config<unknown>;
} | Config<Record<string, unknown> | undefined>;
readonly ssl?: Config<boolean | ConnectionOptions | undefined>;
readonly stream?: Config<() => Duplex | undefined>;
readonly transformJson?: Config<boolean | undefined>;
readonly transformQueryNames?: Config<(str: string) => string | undefined>;
readonly transformResultNames?: Config<(str: string) => string | undefined>;
readonly types?: {
readonly register: Config<<A>(oid: number, codec: Codec<A>, options?: RegisterOptions) => void>;
} | Config<Registry | undefined>;
readonly url?: {
readonly "~effect/data/Redacted": {
readonly _A: Config<Covariant<string>>;
} | Config<{
readonly _A: Covariant<string>;
}>;
"~effect/interfaces/Equal": Config<(that: Equal) => boolean>;
"~effect/interfaces/Hash": Config<() => number>;
readonly label: Config<string | undefined>;
pipe: Config<{
<A>(this: A): A;
<A, B = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B): B;
<A, B = never, C = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C): C;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D): D;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E): E;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F): F;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G): G;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H): H;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I): I;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never, J = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I, ij: (_: I) => J): J;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never, J = never, K = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I, ij: (_: I) => J, jk: (_: J) => K): K;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never, J = never, K = never, L = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I, ij: (_: I) => J, jk: (_: J) => K, kl: (_: K) => L): L;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never, J = never, K = never, L = never, M = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I, ij: (_: I) => J, jk: (_: J) => K, kl: (_: K) => L, lm: (_: L) => M): M;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never, J = never, K = never, L = never, M = never, N = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I, ij: (_: I) => J, jk: (_: J) => K, kl: (_: K) => L, lm: (_: L) => M, mn: (_: M) => N): N;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never, J = never, K = never, L = never, M = never, N = never, O = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I, ij: (_: I) => J, jk: (_: J) => K, kl: (_: K) => L, lm: (_: L) => M, mn: (_: M) => N, no: (_: N) => O): O;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never, J = never, K = never, L = never, M = never, N = never, O = never, P = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I, ij: (_: I) => J, jk: (_: J) => K, kl: (_: K) => L, lm: (_: L) => M, mn: (_: M) => N, no: (_: N) => O, op: (_: O) => P): P;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never, J = never, K = never, L = never, M = never, N = never, O = never, P = never, Q = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I, ij: (_: I) => J, jk: (_: J) => K, kl: (_: K) => L, lm: (_: L) => M, mn: (_: M) => N, no: (_: N) => O, op: (_: O) => P, pq: (_: P) => Q): Q;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never, J = never, K = never, L = never, M = never, N = never, O = never, P = never, Q = never, R = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I, ij: (_: I) => J, jk: (_: J) => K, kl: (_: K) => L, lm: (_: L) => M, mn: (_: M) => N, no: (_: N) => O, op: (_: O) => P, pq: (_: P) => Q, qr: (_: Q) => R): R;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never, J = never, K = never, L = never, M = never, N = never, O = never, P = never, Q = never, R = never, S = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I, ij: (_: I) => J, jk: (_: J) => K, kl: (_: K) => L, lm: (_: L) => M, mn: (_: M) => N, no: (_: N) => O, op: (_: O) => P, pq: (_: P) => Q, qr: (_: Q) => R, rs: (_: R) => S): S;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never, J = never, K = never, L = never, M = never, N = never, O = never, P = never, Q = never, R = never, S = never, T = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I, ij: (_: I) => J, jk: (_: J) => K, kl: (_: K) => L, lm: (_: L) => M, mn: (_: M) => N, no: (_: N) => O, op: (_: O) => P, pq: (_: P) => Q, qr: (_: Q) => R, rs: (_: R) => S, st: (_: S) => T): T;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never, J = never, K = never, L = never, M = never, N = never, O = never, P = never, Q = never, R = never, S = never, T = never, U = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I, ij: (_: I) => J, jk: (_: J) => K, kl: (_: K) => L, lm: (_: L) => M, mn: (_: M) => N, no: (_: N) => O, op: (_: O) => P, pq: (_: P) => Q, qr: (_: Q) => R, rs: (_: R) => S, st: (_: S) => T, tu: (_: T) => U): U;
<A, B = never, C = never, D = never, E = never, F = never, G = never, H = never, I = never, J = never, K = never, L = never, M = never, N = never, O = never, P = never, Q = never, R = never, S = never, T = never, U = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D, de: (_: D) => E, ef: (_: E) => F, fg: (_: F) => G, gh: (_: G) => H, hi: (_: H) => I, ij: (_: I) => J, jk: (_: J) => K, kl: (_: K) => L, lm: (_: L) => M, mn: (_: M) => N, no: (_: N) => O, op: (_: O) => P, pq: (_: P) => Q, qr: (_: Q) => R, rs: (_: R) => S, st: (_: S) => T, tu: (_: T) => U): U;
}>;
} | Config<Redacted<string> | undefined>;
readonly username?: Config<string | undefined>;
} | Config<PgPoolConfig>): Layer<PgClient | SqlClient, SqlError | ConfigError>

layerFrom

Added in v4.0.0 Source

Provides both PgClient and SqlClient from an acquisition effect.

Signature

declare function layerFrom<E, R>(acquire: Effect<PgClient, E, R>): Layer<PgClient | SqlClient, E, Exclude<R, Scope | Reactivity>>

Models

PgClientConfig interface

Added in v4.0.0 Source

Connection and query settings for a PostgreSQL client.

Signature

interface PgClientConfig {
readonly applicationName?: string;
readonly connectTimeout?: Input;
readonly database?: string;
readonly host?: string;
readonly maxMessageSize?: number;
readonly multiplex?: boolean;
readonly multiplexConcurrency?: number;
readonly password?: Redacted<string>;
readonly path?: string;
readonly port?: number;
readonly prepare?: boolean;
readonly preparedStatementCacheSize?: number;
readonly spanAttributes?: Record<string, unknown>;
readonly ssl?: boolean | ConnectionOptions;
readonly stream?: () => Duplex;
readonly transformJson?: boolean;
readonly transformQueryNames?: (str: string) => string;
readonly transformResultNames?: (str: string) => string;
readonly types?: Registry;
readonly url?: Redacted<string>;
readonly username?: string;
}

PgCustom type

Added in v4.0.0 Source

PostgreSQL-specific statement fragments.

Signature

type PgCustom = PgJson

PgPoolConfig interface

Added in v4.0.0 Source

PostgreSQL client settings with connection pool limits and timeouts.

Signature

interface PgPoolConfig extends PgClientConfig {
readonly connectionTTL?: Input;
readonly idleTimeout?: Input;
readonly maxConnections?: number;
readonly minConnections?: number;
}

Services

PgClient

Added in v4.0.0 Source

The service tag for PgClient.

Signature

declare const PgClient: Service<PgClient, PgClient>

PgClient interface

Added in v4.0.0 Source

A PostgreSQL SqlClient with JSON and LISTEN/NOTIFY helpers.

Signature

interface PgClient extends SqlClient {
<A extends object = Row>(strings: TemplateStringsArray, ...args: Array<any>): Statement<A>;
(value: string): Identifier;
readonly "~@effect/sql-pg/PgClient": "~@effect/sql-pg/PgClient";
readonly config: PgClientConfig;
readonly json: (_: unknown) => Fragment;
readonly listen: (channel: string) => Effect<Dequeue<Notification, never>, SqlError, Scope>;
readonly notify: (channel: string, payload: string) => Effect<void, SqlError>;
}

Type IDs

TypeId

Added in v4.0.0 Source

The runtime type identifier for PgClient.

Signature

declare const TypeId: TypeId

TypeId type

Added in v4.0.0 Source

The type-level identifier for PgClient.

Signature

type TypeId = "~@effect/sql-pg/PgClient"