331000738 / plv8-build

The easiest way to install PLV8 extension to current PostgreSQL release version

Plv8-build: the easiest way to install PLV8 extension to current PostgreSQL release version

Build author

• Alexey Fadeev [e-mail], sibedge, Tomsk, Russia

Installation

This build of PLV8 extension for PostgreSQL requires Linux with PostgreSQL 13.
Typical installation procedure may look like this:

$ git clone https://github.com/sibedge-llc/plv8-build.git
$ cd plv8-build
$ sudo make install

Docker

You can run PostgreSQL 13 with plv8 in Docker.

$ git clone https://github.com/sibedge-llc/plv8-build.git
$ cd plv8-build/docker
$ git checkout pg13-2.3.15
$ docker build -t pg13-plv8-2
$ docker run -it -d --name pg13-plv8-2 -e POSTGRES_USER=postgres -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgres -p 5432:5432/tcp pg13-plv8-2

Test the installation

Create extension script should be executed at first. Please be aware that superuser or database owner privileges are needed

CREATE EXTENSION plv8;

Then you can perform SQL query (allowed to any user)

DO $$
  plv8.elog(NOTICE, 'Hello world!');
$$ LANGUAGE plv8;