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From: Adrian Klaver <[email protected]>
To: H <[email protected]>
To: PostgreSQL Users Mailing List <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Creating files with testdata
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:26:48 -0700
Message-ID: <[email protected]> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
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On 3/10/25 11:09 AM, H wrote:
> I am developing a complex multi-tenant application in postgresql 16 in Linux. During the development I would like to be able to enter test data into various related tables at any given time for testing purposes.
> 
> While this can certainly be accomplished by predefined CTE INSERT statements in an SQL file, I would prefer something more flexible. I am thinking of using a markdown file as a source for these CTE INSERT statements. Specifically, having a certain structure in the markdown file where a given markdown heading level, bullet level etc. would correspond to specific tables and columns.

Why CTE INSERTs?

> 
> After entering my test data into the markdown file for the given test scenario, I would then run an awk script or similar to create a SQL file with the various CTE INSERT statements. Howevever, it gets complex since I need to handle 1:N relationships between tables in the markdown file...
> 
> I hope the above outline is understandable and am interested in comments and thoughts on my above approach.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 

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Adrian Klaver
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