dblink_get_notify — retrieve async notifications on a connection

Synopsis

dblink_get_notify() returns setof (notify_name text, be_pid int, extra text) dblink_get_notify(text connname) returns setof (notify_name text, be_pid int, extra text)

Description

dblink_get_notify retrieves notifications on either the unnamed connection, or on a named connection if specified. To receive notifications via dblink, LISTEN must first be issued, using dblink_exec. For details see LISTEN and NOTIFY.

Arguments

connname

The name of a named connection to get notifications on.

Return Value

Returns setof (notify_name text, be_pid int, extra text), or an empty set if none.

Examples

SELECT dblink_exec('LISTEN virtual'); dblink_exec

LISTEN (1 row)

SELECT * FROM dblink_get_notify(); notify_name | be_pid | extra -------------+--------+------- (0 rows)

NOTIFY virtual; NOTIFY

SELECT * FROM dblink_get_notify(); notify_name | be_pid | extra -------------+--------+------- virtual | 1229 | (1 row)