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#node-postgres
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[](http://travis-ci.org/brianc/node-postgres)
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PostgreSQL client for node.js. Pure JavaScript and native libpq bindings.
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## Installation
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npm install pg
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## Examples
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### Callbacks
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```javascript
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var pg = require('pg');
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//or native libpq bindings
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//var pg = require('pg').native
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var conString = "tcp://postgres:1234@localhost/postgres";
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//note: error handling omitted
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var client = new pg.Client(conString);
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client.connect(function(err) {
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client.query('SELECT NOW() AS "theTime"', function(err, result) {
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console.log(result.rows[0].theTime);
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//output: Tue Jan 15 2013 19:12:47 GMT-600 (CST)
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})
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});
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```
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### Events
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```javascript
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var pg = require('pg'); //native libpq bindings = `var pg = require('pg').native`
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var conString = "tcp://postgres:1234@localhost/postgres";
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var client = new pg.Client(conString);
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client.connect();
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//queries are queued and executed one after another once the connection becomes available
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client.query("CREATE TEMP TABLE beatles(name varchar(10), height integer, birthday timestamptz)");
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client.query("INSERT INTO beatles(name, height, birthday) values($1, $2, $3)", ['John', 68, new Date(1944, 10, 13)]);
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var query = client.query("SELECT * FROM beatles WHERE name = $1", ['John']);
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//can stream row results back 1 at a time
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query.on('row', function(row) {
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console.log(row);
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console.log("Beatle name: %s", row.name); //Beatle name: John
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console.log("Beatle birth year: %d", row.birthday.getYear()); //dates are returned as javascript dates
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console.log("Beatle height: %d' %d\"", Math.floor(row.height/12), row.height%12); //integers are returned as javascript ints
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});
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//fired after last row is emitted
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query.on('end', function() {
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client.end();
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});
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```
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### Example notes
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node-postgres supports both an 'event emitter' style API and a 'callback' style. The callback style is more concise and generally preferred, but the evented API can come in handy when you want to handle row events as they come in.
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They can be mixed and matched. The only events which do __not__ fire when callbacks are supplied are the `error` events, as they are to be handled within the callback function.
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All examples will work with the pure javascript bindings or the libpq native (c/c++) bindings
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To use native libpq bindings replace `require('pg')` with `require('pg').native`.
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The two share the same interface so __no other code changes should be required__. If you find yourself having to change code other than the require statement when switching from `pg` to `pg.native`, please report an issue.
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### Features
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* pure javascript client and native libpq bindings share _the same api_
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* row-by-row result streaming
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* responsive project maintainer
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* supported PostgreSQL features
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* parameterized queries
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* named statements with query plan caching
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* async notifications with `LISTEN/NOTIFY`
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* bulk import & export with `COPY TO/COPY FROM`
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* extensible js<->postgresql data-type coercion
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## Documentation
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Documentation is a work in progress primarily taking place on the github WIKI
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### [Documentation](https://github.com/brianc/node-postgres/wiki)
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### __PLEASE__ check out the WIKI
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If you have a question, post it to the FAQ section of the WIKI so everyone can read the answer
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## Production Use
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* [yammer.com](http://www.yammer.com)
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* [bayt.com](http://bayt.com)
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* [bitfloor.com](https://bitfloor.com)
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* [Vendly](http://www.vend.ly)
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* [SaferAging](http://www.saferaging.com)
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_if you use node-postgres in production and would like your site listed here, fork & add it_
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## Contributing
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__I love contributions.__
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You are welcome contribute via pull requests. If you need help getting the tests running locally feel free to email me or gchat me.
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I will __happily__ accept your pull request if it:
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- _has tests_
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- looks reasonable
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- does not break backwards compatibility
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- satisfies jshint
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Information about the testing processes is in the [wiki](https://github.com/brianc/node-postgres/wiki/Testing).
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If you need help or have questions about constructing a pull request I'll be glad to help out as well.
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## Support
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If at all possible when you open an issue please provide
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- version of node
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- version of postgres
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- smallest possible snippet of code to reproduce the problem
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Usually I'll pop the code into the repo as a test. Hopefully the test fails. Then I make the test pass. Then everyone's happy!
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If you need help or run into _any_ issues getting node-postgres to work on your system please report a bug or contact me directly. I am usually available via google-talk at my github account public email address.
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I usually tweet about any important status updates or changes to node-postgres. You can follow me [@briancarlson](https://twitter.com/briancarlson) to keep up to date.
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## Extras
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node-postgres is by design _low level_ with the bare minimum of abstraction. These might help out:
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- https://github.com/grncdr/node-any-db
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- https://github.com/brianc/node-sql
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## License
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Copyright (c) 2010 Brian Carlson (brian.m.carlson@gmail.com)
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
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to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
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copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
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all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
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IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
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FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
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LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
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OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
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THE SOFTWARE.
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