So Fresh Arrangement Fruits & Veg Trading
1647240001
Top 4 Reasons To Give Fruit Basket As A Gift
Whether you are looking for the best gifts to hand out during the holidays or someone on your list just happens to have a birthday coming up, fruit baskets truly are the perfect gift idea. Fresh fruit baskets are affordable while being thoughtful, and they're great options to get people who might not be able to receive or keep edible gifts.
Read more here: http://www.charrcha.com/detail/top-4-reasons-to-give-fruit-basket-as-a-gift
What is GEEK
Buddha Community
1648803600
Plpgsql Check: Extension That Allows to Check Plpgsql Source Code.
plpgsql_check
I founded this project, because I wanted to publish the code I wrote in the last two years, when I tried to write enhanced checking for PostgreSQL upstream. It was not fully successful - integration into upstream requires some larger plpgsql refactoring - probably it will not be done in next years (now is Dec 2013). But written code is fully functional and can be used in production (and it is used in production). So, I created this extension to be available for all plpgsql developers.
If you like it and if you would to join to development of this extension, register yourself to postgresql extension hacking google group.
Features
- check fields of referenced database objects and types inside embedded SQL
- using correct types of function parameters
- unused variables and function argumens, unmodified OUT argumens
- partially detection of dead code (due RETURN command)
- detection of missing RETURN command in function
- try to identify unwanted hidden casts, that can be performance issue like unused indexes
- possibility to collect relations and functions used by function
- possibility to check EXECUTE stmt agaist SQL injection vulnerability
I invite any ideas, patches, bugreports.
plpgsql_check is next generation of plpgsql_lint. It allows to check source code by explicit call plpgsql_check_function.
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 are supported.
The SQL statements inside PL/pgSQL functions are checked by validator for semantic errors. These errors can be found by plpgsql_check_function:
Active mode
postgres=# CREATE EXTENSION plpgsql_check;
LOAD
postgres=# CREATE TABLE t1(a int, b int);
CREATE TABLE
postgres=#
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.f1()
RETURNS void
LANGUAGE plpgsql
AS $function$
DECLARE r record;
BEGIN
FOR r IN SELECT * FROM t1
LOOP
RAISE NOTICE '%', r.c; -- there is bug - table t1 missing "c" column
END LOOP;
END;
$function$;
CREATE FUNCTION
postgres=# select f1(); -- execution doesn't find a bug due to empty table t1
f1
────
(1 row)
postgres=# \x
Expanded display is on.
postgres=# select * from plpgsql_check_function_tb('f1()');
─[ RECORD 1 ]───────────────────────────
functionid │ f1
lineno │ 6
statement │ RAISE
sqlstate │ 42703
message │ record "r" has no field "c"
detail │ [null]
hint │ [null]
level │ error
position │ 0
query │ [null]
postgres=# \sf+ f1
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.f1()
RETURNS void
LANGUAGE plpgsql
1 AS $function$
2 DECLARE r record;
3 BEGIN
4 FOR r IN SELECT * FROM t1
5 LOOP
6 RAISE NOTICE '%', r.c; -- there is bug - table t1 missing "c" column
7 END LOOP;
8 END;
9 $function$
Function plpgsql_check_function() has three possible formats: text, json or xml
select * from plpgsql_check_function('f1()', fatal_errors := false);
plpgsql_check_function
------------------------------------------------------------------------
error:42703:4:SQL statement:column "c" of relation "t1" does not exist
Query: update t1 set c = 30
-- ^
error:42P01:7:RAISE:missing FROM-clause entry for table "r"
Query: SELECT r.c
-- ^
error:42601:7:RAISE:too few parameters specified for RAISE
(7 rows)
postgres=# select * from plpgsql_check_function('fx()', format:='xml');
plpgsql_check_function
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
<Function oid="16400"> ↵
<Issue> ↵
<Level>error</level> ↵
<Sqlstate>42P01</Sqlstate> ↵
<Message>relation "foo111" does not exist</Message> ↵
<Stmt lineno="3">RETURN</Stmt> ↵
<Query position="23">SELECT (select a from foo111)</Query>↵
</Issue> ↵
</Function>
(1 row)
Arguments
You can set level of warnings via function's parameters:
Mandatory arguments
- function name or function signature - these functions requires function specification. Any function in PostgreSQL can be specified by Oid or by name or by signature. When you know oid or complete function's signature, you can use a regprocedure type parameter like
'fx()'::regprocedureor16799::regprocedure. Possible alternative is using a name only, when function's name is unique - like'fx'. When the name is not unique or the function doesn't exists it raises a error.
Optional arguments
relid DEFAULT 0 - oid of relation assigned with trigger function. It is necessary for check of any trigger function.
fatal_errors boolean DEFAULT true - stop on first error
other_warnings boolean DEFAULT true - show warnings like different attributes number in assignmenet on left and right side, variable overlaps function's parameter, unused variables, unwanted casting, ..
extra_warnings boolean DEFAULT true - show warnings like missing RETURN, shadowed variables, dead code, never read (unused) function's parameter, unmodified variables, modified auto variables, ..
performance_warnings boolean DEFAULT false - performance related warnings like declared type with type modificator, casting, implicit casts in where clause (can be reason why index is not used), ..
security_warnings boolean DEFAULT false - security related checks like SQL injection vulnerability detection
anyelementtype regtype DEFAULT 'int' - a real type used instead anyelement type
anyenumtype regtype DEFAULT '-' - a real type used instead anyenum type
anyrangetype regtype DEFAULT 'int4range' - a real type used instead anyrange type
anycompatibletype DEFAULT 'int' - a real type used instead anycompatible type
anycompatiblerangetype DEFAULT 'int4range' - a real type used instead anycompatible range type
without_warnings DEFAULT false - disable all warnings
all_warnings DEFAULT false - enable all warnings
newtable DEFAULT NULL, oldtable DEFAULT NULL - the names of NEW or OLD transitive tables. These parameters are required when transitive tables are used.
Triggers
When you want to check any trigger, you have to enter a relation that will be used together with trigger function
CREATE TABLE bar(a int, b int);
postgres=# \sf+ foo_trg
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.foo_trg()
RETURNS trigger
LANGUAGE plpgsql
1 AS $function$
2 BEGIN
3 NEW.c := NEW.a + NEW.b;
4 RETURN NEW;
5 END;
6 $function$
Missing relation specification
postgres=# select * from plpgsql_check_function('foo_trg()');
ERROR: missing trigger relation
HINT: Trigger relation oid must be valid
Correct trigger checking (with specified relation)
postgres=# select * from plpgsql_check_function('foo_trg()', 'bar');
plpgsql_check_function
--------------------------------------------------------
error:42703:3:assignment:record "new" has no field "c"
(1 row)
For triggers with transitive tables you can set a oldtable or newtable parameters:
create or replace function footab_trig_func()
returns trigger as $$
declare x int;
begin
if false then
-- should be ok;
select count(*) from newtab into x;
-- should fail;
select count(*) from newtab where d = 10 into x;
end if;
return null;
end;
$$ language plpgsql;
select * from plpgsql_check_function('footab_trig_func','footab', newtable := 'newtab');
Mass check
You can use the plpgsql_check_function for mass check functions and mass check triggers. Please, test following queries:
-- check all nontrigger plpgsql functions
SELECT p.oid, p.proname, plpgsql_check_function(p.oid)
FROM pg_catalog.pg_namespace n
JOIN pg_catalog.pg_proc p ON pronamespace = n.oid
JOIN pg_catalog.pg_language l ON p.prolang = l.oid
WHERE l.lanname = 'plpgsql' AND p.prorettype <> 2279;
or
SELECT p.proname, tgrelid::regclass, cf.*
FROM pg_proc p
JOIN pg_trigger t ON t.tgfoid = p.oid
JOIN pg_language l ON p.prolang = l.oid
JOIN pg_namespace n ON p.pronamespace = n.oid,
LATERAL plpgsql_check_function(p.oid, t.tgrelid) cf
WHERE n.nspname = 'public' and l.lanname = 'plpgsql'
or
-- check all plpgsql functions (functions or trigger functions with defined triggers)
SELECT
(pcf).functionid::regprocedure, (pcf).lineno, (pcf).statement,
(pcf).sqlstate, (pcf).message, (pcf).detail, (pcf).hint, (pcf).level,
(pcf)."position", (pcf).query, (pcf).context
FROM
(
SELECT
plpgsql_check_function_tb(pg_proc.oid, COALESCE(pg_trigger.tgrelid, 0)) AS pcf
FROM pg_proc
LEFT JOIN pg_trigger
ON (pg_trigger.tgfoid = pg_proc.oid)
WHERE
prolang = (SELECT lang.oid FROM pg_language lang WHERE lang.lanname = 'plpgsql') AND
pronamespace <> (SELECT nsp.oid FROM pg_namespace nsp WHERE nsp.nspname = 'pg_catalog') AND
-- ignore unused triggers
(pg_proc.prorettype <> (SELECT typ.oid FROM pg_type typ WHERE typ.typname = 'trigger') OR
pg_trigger.tgfoid IS NOT NULL)
OFFSET 0
) ss
ORDER BY (pcf).functionid::regprocedure::text, (pcf).lineno
Passive mode
Functions should be checked on start - plpgsql_check module must be loaded.
Configuration
plpgsql_check.mode = [ disabled | by_function | fresh_start | every_start ]
plpgsql_check.fatal_errors = [ yes | no ]
plpgsql_check.show_nonperformance_warnings = false
plpgsql_check.show_performance_warnings = false
Default mode is by_function, that means that the enhanced check is done only in active mode - by plpgsql_check_function. fresh_start means cold start.
You can enable passive mode by
load 'plpgsql'; -- 1.1 and higher doesn't need it
load 'plpgsql_check';
set plpgsql_check.mode = 'every_start';
SELECT fx(10); -- run functions - function is checked before runtime starts it
Limits
plpgsql_check should find almost all errors on really static code. When developer use some PLpgSQL's dynamic features like dynamic SQL or record data type, then false positives are possible. These should be rare - in well written code - and then the affected function should be redesigned or plpgsql_check should be disabled for this function.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION f1()
RETURNS void AS $$
DECLARE r record;
BEGIN
FOR r IN EXECUTE 'SELECT * FROM t1'
LOOP
RAISE NOTICE '%', r.c;
END LOOP;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql SET plpgsql.enable_check TO false;
A usage of plpgsql_check adds a small overhead (in enabled passive mode) and you should use it only in develop or preprod environments.
Dynamic SQL
This module doesn't check queries that are assembled in runtime. It is not possible to identify results of dynamic queries - so plpgsql_check cannot to set correct type to record variables and cannot to check a dependent SQLs and expressions.
When type of record's variable is not know, you can assign it explicitly with pragma type:
DECLARE r record;
BEGIN
EXECUTE format('SELECT * FROM %I', _tablename) INTO r;
PERFORM plpgsql_check_pragma('type: r (id int, processed bool)');
IF NOT r.processed THEN
...
Attention: The SQL injection check can detect only some SQL injection vulnerabilities. This tool cannot be used for security audit! Some issues should not be detected. This check can raise false alarms too - probably when variable is sanitized by other command or when value is of some compose type.
Refcursors
plpgsql_check should not to detect structure of referenced cursors. A reference on cursor in PLpgSQL is implemented as name of global cursor. In check time, the name is not known (not in all possibilities), and global cursor doesn't exist. It is significant break for any static analyse. PLpgSQL cannot to set correct type for record variables and cannot to check a dependent SQLs and expressions. A solution is same like dynamic SQL. Don't use record variable as target when you use refcursor type or disable plpgsql_check for these functions.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION foo(refcur_var refcursor)
RETURNS void AS $$
DECLARE
rec_var record;
BEGIN
FETCH refcur_var INTO rec_var; -- this is STOP for plpgsql_check
RAISE NOTICE '%', rec_var; -- record rec_var is not assigned yet error
In this case a record type should not be used (use known rowtype instead):
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION foo(refcur_var refcursor)
RETURNS void AS $$
DECLARE
rec_var some_rowtype;
BEGIN
FETCH refcur_var INTO rec_var;
RAISE NOTICE '%', rec_var;
Temporary tables
plpgsql_check cannot verify queries over temporary tables that are created in plpgsql's function runtime. For this use case it is necessary to create a fake temp table or disable plpgsql_check for this function.
In reality temp tables are stored in own (per user) schema with higher priority than persistent tables. So you can do (with following trick safetly):
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.disable_dml()
RETURNS trigger
LANGUAGE plpgsql AS $function$
BEGIN
RAISE EXCEPTION SQLSTATE '42P01'
USING message = format('this instance of %I table doesn''t allow any DML operation', TG_TABLE_NAME),
hint = format('you should to run "CREATE TEMP TABLE %1$I(LIKE %1$I INCLUDING ALL);" statement',
TG_TABLE_NAME);
RETURN NULL;
END;
$function$;
CREATE TABLE foo(a int, b int); -- doesn't hold data ever
CREATE TRIGGER foo_disable_dml
BEFORE INSERT OR UPDATE OR DELETE ON foo
EXECUTE PROCEDURE disable_dml();
postgres=# INSERT INTO foo VALUES(10,20);
ERROR: this instance of foo table doesn't allow any DML operation
HINT: you should to run "CREATE TEMP TABLE foo(LIKE foo INCLUDING ALL);" statement
postgres=#
CREATE TABLE
postgres=# INSERT INTO foo VALUES(10,20);
INSERT 0 1
This trick emulates GLOBAL TEMP tables partially and it allows a statical validation. Other possibility is using a [template foreign data wrapper] (https://github.com/okbob/template_fdw)
You can use pragma table and create ephemeral table:
BEGIN
CREATE TEMP TABLE xxx(a int);
PERFORM plpgsql_check_pragma('table: xxx(a int)');
INSERT INTO xxx VALUES(10);
Dependency list
A function plpgsql_show_dependency_tb can show all functions, operators and relations used inside processed function:
postgres=# select * from plpgsql_show_dependency_tb('testfunc(int,float)');
┌──────────┬───────┬────────┬─────────┬────────────────────────────┐
│ type │ oid │ schema │ name │ params │
╞══════════╪═══════╪════════╪═════════╪════════════════════════════╡
│ FUNCTION │ 36008 │ public │ myfunc1 │ (integer,double precision) │
│ FUNCTION │ 35999 │ public │ myfunc2 │ (integer,double precision) │
│ OPERATOR │ 36007 │ public │ ** │ (integer,integer) │
│ RELATION │ 36005 │ public │ myview │ │
│ RELATION │ 36002 │ public │ mytable │ │
└──────────┴───────┴────────┴─────────┴────────────────────────────┘
(4 rows)
Profiler
The plpgsql_check contains simple profiler of plpgsql functions and procedures. It can work with/without a access to shared memory. It depends on shared_preload_libraries config. When plpgsql_check was initialized by shared_preload_libraries, then it can allocate shared memory, and function's profiles are stored there. When plpgsql_check cannot to allocate shared momory, the profile is stored in session memory.
Due dependencies, shared_preload_libraries should to contains plpgsql first
postgres=# show shared_preload_libraries ;
┌──────────────────────────┐
│ shared_preload_libraries │
╞══════════════════════════╡
│ plpgsql,plpgsql_check │
└──────────────────────────┘
(1 row)
The profiler is active when GUC plpgsql_check.profiler is on. The profiler doesn't require shared memory, but if there are not shared memory, then the profile is limmitted just to active session.
When plpgsql_check is initialized by shared_preload_libraries, another GUC is available to configure the amount of shared memory used by the profiler: plpgsql_check.profiler_max_shared_chunks. This defines the maximum number of statements chunk that can be stored in shared memory. For each plpgsql function (or procedure), the whole content is split into chunks of 30 statements. If needed, multiple chunks can be used to store the whole content of a single function. A single chunk is 1704 bytes. The default value for this GUC is 15000, which should be enough for big projects containing hundred of thousands of statements in plpgsql, and will consume about 24MB of memory. If your project doesn't require that much number of chunks, you can set this parameter to a smaller number in order to decrease the memory usage. The minimum value is 50 (which should consume about 83kB of memory), and the maximum value is 100000 (which should consume about 163MB of memory). Changing this parameter requires a PostgreSQL restart.
The profiler will also retrieve the query identifier for each instruction that contains an expression or optimizable statement. Note that this requires pg_stat_statements, or another similar third-party extension), to be installed. There are some limitations to the query identifier retrieval:
- if a plpgsql expression contains underlying statements, only the top level query identifier will be retrieved
- the profiler doesn't compute query identifier by itself but relies on external extension, such as pg_stat_statements, for that. It means that depending on the external extension behavior, you may not be able to see a query identifier for some statements. That's for instance the case with DDL statements, as pg_stat_statements doesn't expose the query identifier for such queries.
- a query identifier is retrieved only for instructions containing expressions. This means that plpgsql_profiler_function_tb() function can report less query identifier than instructions on a single line.
Attention: A update of shared profiles can decrease performance on servers under higher load.
The profile can be displayed by function plpgsql_profiler_function_tb:
postgres=# select lineno, avg_time, source from plpgsql_profiler_function_tb('fx(int)');
┌────────┬──────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ lineno │ avg_time │ source │
╞════════╪══════════╪═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
│ 1 │ │ │
│ 2 │ │ declare result int = 0; │
│ 3 │ 0.075 │ begin │
│ 4 │ 0.202 │ for i in 1..$1 loop │
│ 5 │ 0.005 │ select result + i into result; select result + i into result; │
│ 6 │ │ end loop; │
│ 7 │ 0 │ return result; │
│ 8 │ │ end; │
└────────┴──────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
(9 rows)
The profile per statements (not per line) can be displayed by function plpgsql_profiler_function_statements_tb:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.fx1(a integer)
RETURNS integer
LANGUAGE plpgsql
1 AS $function$
2 begin
3 if a > 10 then
4 raise notice 'ahoj';
5 return -1;
6 else
7 raise notice 'nazdar';
8 return 1;
9 end if;
10 end;
11 $function$
postgres=# select stmtid, parent_stmtid, parent_note, lineno, exec_stmts, stmtname
from plpgsql_profiler_function_statements_tb('fx1');
┌────────┬───────────────┬─────────────┬────────┬────────────┬─────────────────┐
│ stmtid │ parent_stmtid │ parent_note │ lineno │ exec_stmts │ stmtname │
╞════════╪═══════════════╪═════════════╪════════╪════════════╪═════════════════╡
│ 0 │ ∅ │ ∅ │ 2 │ 0 │ statement block │
│ 1 │ 0 │ body │ 3 │ 0 │ IF │
│ 2 │ 1 │ then body │ 4 │ 0 │ RAISE │
│ 3 │ 1 │ then body │ 5 │ 0 │ RETURN │
│ 4 │ 1 │ else body │ 7 │ 0 │ RAISE │
│ 5 │ 1 │ else body │ 8 │ 0 │ RETURN │
└────────┴───────────────┴─────────────┴────────┴────────────┴─────────────────┘
(6 rows)
All stored profiles can be displayed by calling function plpgsql_profiler_functions_all:
postgres=# select * from plpgsql_profiler_functions_all();
┌───────────────────────┬────────────┬────────────┬──────────┬─────────────┬──────────┬──────────┐
│ funcoid │ exec_count │ total_time │ avg_time │ stddev_time │ min_time │ max_time │
╞═══════════════════════╪════════════╪════════════╪══════════╪═════════════╪══════════╪══════════╡
│ fxx(double precision) │ 1 │ 0.01 │ 0.01 │ 0.00 │ 0.01 │ 0.01 │
└───────────────────────┴────────────┴────────────┴──────────┴─────────────┴──────────┴──────────┘
(1 row)
There are two functions for cleaning stored profiles: plpgsql_profiler_reset_all() and plpgsql_profiler_reset(regprocedure).
Coverage metrics
plpgsql_check provides two functions:
plpgsql_coverage_statements(name)plpgsql_coverage_branches(name)
Note
There is another very good PLpgSQL profiler - https://bitbucket.org/openscg/plprofiler
My extension is designed to be simple for use and practical. Nothing more or less.
plprofiler is more complex. It build call graphs and from this graph it can creates flame graph of execution times.
Both extensions can be used together with buildin PostgreSQL's feature - tracking functions.
set track_functions to 'pl';
...
select * from pg_stat_user_functions;
Tracer
plpgsql_check provides a tracing possibility - in this mode you can see notices on start or end functions (terse and default verbosity) and start or end statements (verbose verbosity). For default and verbose verbosity the content of function arguments is displayed. The content of related variables are displayed when verbosity is verbose.
postgres=# do $$ begin perform fx(10,null, 'now', e'stěhule'); end; $$;
NOTICE: #0 ->> start of inline_code_block (Oid=0)
NOTICE: #2 ->> start of function fx(integer,integer,date,text) (Oid=16405)
NOTICE: #2 call by inline_code_block line 1 at PERFORM
NOTICE: #2 "a" => '10', "b" => null, "c" => '2020-08-03', "d" => 'stěhule'
NOTICE: #4 ->> start of function fx(integer) (Oid=16404)
NOTICE: #4 call by fx(integer,integer,date,text) line 1 at PERFORM
NOTICE: #4 "a" => '10'
NOTICE: #4 <<- end of function fx (elapsed time=0.098 ms)
NOTICE: #2 <<- end of function fx (elapsed time=0.399 ms)
NOTICE: #0 <<- end of block (elapsed time=0.754 ms)
The number after # is a execution frame counter (this number is related to deep of error context stack). It allows to pair start end and of function.
Tracing is enabled by setting plpgsql_check.tracer to on. Attention - enabling this behaviour has significant negative impact on performance (unlike the profiler). You can set a level for output used by tracer plpgsql_check.tracer_errlevel (default is notice). The output content is limited by length specified by plpgsql_check.tracer_variable_max_length configuration variable.
In terse verbose mode the output is reduced:
postgres=# set plpgsql_check.tracer_verbosity TO terse;
SET
postgres=# do $$ begin perform fx(10,null, 'now', e'stěhule'); end; $$;
NOTICE: #0 start of inline code block (oid=0)
NOTICE: #2 start of fx (oid=16405)
NOTICE: #4 start of fx (oid=16404)
NOTICE: #4 end of fx
NOTICE: #2 end of fx
NOTICE: #0 end of inline code block
In verbose mode the output is extended about statement details:
postgres=# do $$ begin perform fx(10,null, 'now', e'stěhule'); end; $$;
NOTICE: #0 ->> start of block inline_code_block (oid=0)
NOTICE: #0.1 1 --> start of PERFORM
NOTICE: #2 ->> start of function fx(integer,integer,date,text) (oid=16405)
NOTICE: #2 call by inline_code_block line 1 at PERFORM
NOTICE: #2 "a" => '10', "b" => null, "c" => '2020-08-04', "d" => 'stěhule'
NOTICE: #2.1 1 --> start of PERFORM
NOTICE: #2.1 "a" => '10'
NOTICE: #4 ->> start of function fx(integer) (oid=16404)
NOTICE: #4 call by fx(integer,integer,date,text) line 1 at PERFORM
NOTICE: #4 "a" => '10'
NOTICE: #4.1 6 --> start of assignment
NOTICE: #4.1 "a" => '10', "b" => '20'
NOTICE: #4.1 <-- end of assignment (elapsed time=0.076 ms)
NOTICE: #4.1 "res" => '130'
NOTICE: #4.2 7 --> start of RETURN
NOTICE: #4.2 "res" => '130'
NOTICE: #4.2 <-- end of RETURN (elapsed time=0.054 ms)
NOTICE: #4 <<- end of function fx (elapsed time=0.373 ms)
NOTICE: #2.1 <-- end of PERFORM (elapsed time=0.589 ms)
NOTICE: #2 <<- end of function fx (elapsed time=0.727 ms)
NOTICE: #0.1 <-- end of PERFORM (elapsed time=1.147 ms)
NOTICE: #0 <<- end of block (elapsed time=1.286 ms)
Special feature of tracer is tracing of ASSERT statement when plpgsql_check.trace_assert is on. When plpgsql_check.trace_assert_verbosity is DEFAULT, then all function's or procedure's variables are displayed when assert expression is false. When this configuration is VERBOSE then all variables from all plpgsql frames are displayed. This behaviour is independent on plpgsql.check_asserts value. It can be used, although the assertions are disabled in plpgsql runtime.
postgres=# set plpgsql_check.tracer to off;
postgres=# set plpgsql_check.trace_assert_verbosity TO verbose;
postgres=# do $$ begin perform fx(10,null, 'now', e'stěhule'); end; $$;
NOTICE: #4 PLpgSQL assert expression (false) on line 12 of fx(integer) is false
NOTICE: "a" => '10', "res" => null, "b" => '20'
NOTICE: #2 PL/pgSQL function fx(integer,integer,date,text) line 1 at PERFORM
NOTICE: "a" => '10', "b" => null, "c" => '2020-08-05', "d" => 'stěhule'
NOTICE: #0 PL/pgSQL function inline_code_block line 1 at PERFORM
ERROR: assertion failed
CONTEXT: PL/pgSQL function fx(integer) line 12 at ASSERT
SQL statement "SELECT fx(a)"
PL/pgSQL function fx(integer,integer,date,text) line 1 at PERFORM
SQL statement "SELECT fx(10,null, 'now', e'stěhule')"
PL/pgSQL function inline_code_block line 1 at PERFORM
postgres=# set plpgsql.check_asserts to off;
SET
postgres=# do $$ begin perform fx(10,null, 'now', e'stěhule'); end; $$;
NOTICE: #4 PLpgSQL assert expression (false) on line 12 of fx(integer) is false
NOTICE: "a" => '10', "res" => null, "b" => '20'
NOTICE: #2 PL/pgSQL function fx(integer,integer,date,text) line 1 at PERFORM
NOTICE: "a" => '10', "b" => null, "c" => '2020-08-05', "d" => 'stěhule'
NOTICE: #0 PL/pgSQL function inline_code_block line 1 at PERFORM
DO
Attention - SECURITY
Tracer prints content of variables or function arguments. For security definer function, this content can hold security sensitive data. This is reason why tracer is disabled by default and should be enabled only with super user rights plpgsql_check.enable_tracer.
Pragma
You can configure plpgsql_check behave inside checked function with "pragma" function. This is a analogy of PL/SQL or ADA language of PRAGMA feature. PLpgSQL doesn't support PRAGMA, but plpgsql_check detects function named plpgsql_check_pragma and get options from parameters of this function. These plpgsql_check options are valid to end of group of statements.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION test()
RETURNS void AS $$
BEGIN
...
-- for following statements disable check
PERFORM plpgsql_check_pragma('disable:check');
...
-- enable check again
PERFORM plpgsql_check_pragma('enable:check');
...
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
The function plpgsql_check_pragma is immutable function that returns one. It is defined by plpgsql_check extension. You can declare alternative plpgsql_check_pragma function like:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION plpgsql_check_pragma(VARIADIC args[])
RETURNS int AS $$
SELECT 1
$$ LANGUAGE sql IMMUTABLE;
Using pragma function in declaration part of top block sets options on function level too.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION test()
RETURNS void AS $$
DECLARE
aux int := plpgsql_check_pragma('disable:extra_warnings');
...
Shorter syntax for pragma is supported too:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION test()
RETURNS void AS $$
DECLARE r record;
BEGIN
PERFORM 'PRAGMA:TYPE:r (a int, b int)';
PERFORM 'PRAGMA:TABLE: x (like pg_class)';
...
Supported pragmas
echo:str - print string (for testing)
status:check,status:tracer, status:other_warnings, status:performance_warnings, status:extra_warnings,status:security_warnings
enable:check,enable:tracer, enable:other_warnings, enable:performance_warnings, enable:extra_warnings,enable:security_warnings
disable:check,disable:tracer, disable:other_warnings, disable:performance_warnings, disable:extra_warnings,disable:security_warnings
type:varname typename or type:varname (fieldname type, ...) - set type to variable of record type
table: name (column_name type, ...) or table: name (like tablename) - create ephereal table
Pragmas enable:tracer and disable:tracerare active for Postgres 12 and higher
Compilation
You need a development environment for PostgreSQL extensions:
make clean
make install
result:
[pavel@localhost plpgsql_check]$ make USE_PGXS=1 clean
rm -f plpgsql_check.so libplpgsql_check.a libplpgsql_check.pc
rm -f plpgsql_check.o
rm -rf results/ regression.diffs regression.out tmp_check/ log/
[pavel@localhost plpgsql_check]$ make USE_PGXS=1 all
clang -O2 -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wendif-labels -Wmissing-format-attribute -Wformat-security -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -fpic -I/usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/makefiles/../../src/pl/plpgsql/src -I. -I./ -I/usr/local/pgsql/include/server -I/usr/local/pgsql/include/internal -D_GNU_SOURCE -c -o plpgsql_check.o plpgsql_check.c
clang -O2 -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wendif-labels -Wmissing-format-attribute -Wformat-security -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -fpic -I/usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/makefiles/../../src/pl/plpgsql/src -shared -o plpgsql_check.so plpgsql_check.o -L/usr/local/pgsql/lib -Wl,--as-needed -Wl,-rpath,'/usr/local/pgsql/lib',--enable-new-dtags
[pavel@localhost plpgsql_check]$ su root
Password: *******
[root@localhost plpgsql_check]# make USE_PGXS=1 install
/usr/bin/mkdir -p '/usr/local/pgsql/lib'
/usr/bin/mkdir -p '/usr/local/pgsql/share/extension'
/usr/bin/mkdir -p '/usr/local/pgsql/share/extension'
/usr/bin/install -c -m 755 plpgsql_check.so '/usr/local/pgsql/lib/plpgsql_check.so'
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 plpgsql_check.control '/usr/local/pgsql/share/extension/'
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 plpgsql_check--0.9.sql '/usr/local/pgsql/share/extension/'
[root@localhost plpgsql_check]# exit
[pavel@localhost plpgsql_check]$ make USE_PGXS=1 installcheck
/usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/makefiles/../../src/test/regress/pg_regress --inputdir=./ --psqldir='/usr/local/pgsql/bin' --dbname=pl_regression --load-language=plpgsql --dbname=contrib_regression plpgsql_check_passive plpgsql_check_active plpgsql_check_active-9.5
(using postmaster on Unix socket, default port)
============== dropping database "contrib_regression" ==============
DROP DATABASE
============== creating database "contrib_regression" ==============
CREATE DATABASE
ALTER DATABASE
============== installing plpgsql ==============
CREATE LANGUAGE
============== running regression test queries ==============
test plpgsql_check_passive ... ok
test plpgsql_check_active ... ok
test plpgsql_check_active-9.5 ... ok
=====================
All 3 tests passed.
=====================
Compilation on Ubuntu
Sometimes successful compilation can require libicu-dev package (PostgreSQL 10 and higher - when pg was compiled with ICU support)
sudo apt install libicu-dev
Compilation plpgsql_check on Windows
You can check precompiled dll libraries http://okbob.blogspot.cz/2015/02/plpgsqlcheck-is-available-for-microsoft.html
or compile by self:
- Download and install PostgreSQL for Win32 from http://www.enterprisedb.com
- Download and install Microsoft Visual C++ Express
- Lern tutorial http://blog.2ndquadrant.com/compiling-postgresql-extensions-visual-studio-windows
- Build plpgsql_check.dll
- Install plugin
- copy
plpgsql_check.dlltoPostgreSQL\14\lib - copy
plpgsql_check.controlandplpgsql_check--2.1.sqltoPostgreSQL\14\share\extension
Checked on
- gcc on Linux (against all supported PostgreSQL)
- clang 3.4 on Linux (against PostgreSQL 10)
- for success regress tests the PostgreSQL 10 or higher is required
Compilation against PostgreSQL 10 requires libICU!
Licence
Copyright (c) Pavel Stehule (pavel.stehule@gmail.com)
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
Note
If you like it, send a postcard to address
Pavel Stehule
Skalice 12
256 01 Benesov u Prahy
Czech Republic
I invite any questions, comments, bug reports, patches on mail address pavel.stehule@gmail.com
Author: okbob
Source Code: https://github.com/okbob/plpgsql_check
License: View license
1648900800
Plpgsql Check: Extension That Allows to Check Plpgsql Source Code.
plpgsql_check
I founded this project, because I wanted to publish the code I wrote in the last two years, when I tried to write enhanced checking for PostgreSQL upstream. It was not fully successful - integration into upstream requires some larger plpgsql refactoring - probably it will not be done in next years (now is Dec 2013). But written code is fully functional and can be used in production (and it is used in production). So, I created this extension to be available for all plpgsql developers.
If you like it and if you would to join to development of this extension, register yourself to postgresql extension hacking google group.
Features
- check fields of referenced database objects and types inside embedded SQL
- using correct types of function parameters
- unused variables and function argumens, unmodified OUT argumens
- partially detection of dead code (due RETURN command)
- detection of missing RETURN command in function
- try to identify unwanted hidden casts, that can be performance issue like unused indexes
- possibility to collect relations and functions used by function
- possibility to check EXECUTE stmt agaist SQL injection vulnerability
I invite any ideas, patches, bugreports.
plpgsql_check is next generation of plpgsql_lint. It allows to check source code by explicit call plpgsql_check_function.
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 are supported.
The SQL statements inside PL/pgSQL functions are checked by validator for semantic errors. These errors can be found by plpgsql_check_function:
Active mode
postgres=# CREATE EXTENSION plpgsql_check;
LOAD
postgres=# CREATE TABLE t1(a int, b int);
CREATE TABLE
postgres=#
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.f1()
RETURNS void
LANGUAGE plpgsql
AS $function$
DECLARE r record;
BEGIN
FOR r IN SELECT * FROM t1
LOOP
RAISE NOTICE '%', r.c; -- there is bug - table t1 missing "c" column
END LOOP;
END;
$function$;
CREATE FUNCTION
postgres=# select f1(); -- execution doesn't find a bug due to empty table t1
f1
────
(1 row)
postgres=# \x
Expanded display is on.
postgres=# select * from plpgsql_check_function_tb('f1()');
─[ RECORD 1 ]───────────────────────────
functionid │ f1
lineno │ 6
statement │ RAISE
sqlstate │ 42703
message │ record "r" has no field "c"
detail │ [null]
hint │ [null]
level │ error
position │ 0
query │ [null]
postgres=# \sf+ f1
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.f1()
RETURNS void
LANGUAGE plpgsql
1 AS $function$
2 DECLARE r record;
3 BEGIN
4 FOR r IN SELECT * FROM t1
5 LOOP
6 RAISE NOTICE '%', r.c; -- there is bug - table t1 missing "c" column
7 END LOOP;
8 END;
9 $function$
Function plpgsql_check_function() has three possible formats: text, json or xml
select * from plpgsql_check_function('f1()', fatal_errors := false);
plpgsql_check_function
------------------------------------------------------------------------
error:42703:4:SQL statement:column "c" of relation "t1" does not exist
Query: update t1 set c = 30
-- ^
error:42P01:7:RAISE:missing FROM-clause entry for table "r"
Query: SELECT r.c
-- ^
error:42601:7:RAISE:too few parameters specified for RAISE
(7 rows)
postgres=# select * from plpgsql_check_function('fx()', format:='xml');
plpgsql_check_function
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
<Function oid="16400"> ↵
<Issue> ↵
<Level>error</level> ↵
<Sqlstate>42P01</Sqlstate> ↵
<Message>relation "foo111" does not exist</Message> ↵
<Stmt lineno="3">RETURN</Stmt> ↵
<Query position="23">SELECT (select a from foo111)</Query>↵
</Issue> ↵
</Function>
(1 row)
Arguments
You can set level of warnings via function's parameters:
Mandatory arguments
- function name or function signature - these functions requires function specification. Any function in PostgreSQL can be specified by Oid or by name or by signature. When you know oid or complete function's signature, you can use a regprocedure type parameter like
'fx()'::regprocedureor16799::regprocedure. Possible alternative is using a name only, when function's name is unique - like'fx'. When the name is not unique or the function doesn't exists it raises a error.
Optional arguments
relid DEFAULT 0 - oid of relation assigned with trigger function. It is necessary for check of any trigger function.
fatal_errors boolean DEFAULT true - stop on first error
other_warnings boolean DEFAULT true - show warnings like different attributes number in assignmenet on left and right side, variable overlaps function's parameter, unused variables, unwanted casting, ..
extra_warnings boolean DEFAULT true - show warnings like missing RETURN, shadowed variables, dead code, never read (unused) function's parameter, unmodified variables, modified auto variables, ..
performance_warnings boolean DEFAULT false - performance related warnings like declared type with type modificator, casting, implicit casts in where clause (can be reason why index is not used), ..
security_warnings boolean DEFAULT false - security related checks like SQL injection vulnerability detection
anyelementtype regtype DEFAULT 'int' - a real type used instead anyelement type
anyenumtype regtype DEFAULT '-' - a real type used instead anyenum type
anyrangetype regtype DEFAULT 'int4range' - a real type used instead anyrange type
anycompatibletype DEFAULT 'int' - a real type used instead anycompatible type
anycompatiblerangetype DEFAULT 'int4range' - a real type used instead anycompatible range type
without_warnings DEFAULT false - disable all warnings
all_warnings DEFAULT false - enable all warnings
newtable DEFAULT NULL, oldtable DEFAULT NULL - the names of NEW or OLD transitive tables. These parameters are required when transitive tables are used.
Triggers
When you want to check any trigger, you have to enter a relation that will be used together with trigger function
CREATE TABLE bar(a int, b int);
postgres=# \sf+ foo_trg
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.foo_trg()
RETURNS trigger
LANGUAGE plpgsql
1 AS $function$
2 BEGIN
3 NEW.c := NEW.a + NEW.b;
4 RETURN NEW;
5 END;
6 $function$
Missing relation specification
postgres=# select * from plpgsql_check_function('foo_trg()');
ERROR: missing trigger relation
HINT: Trigger relation oid must be valid
Correct trigger checking (with specified relation)
postgres=# select * from plpgsql_check_function('foo_trg()', 'bar');
plpgsql_check_function
--------------------------------------------------------
error:42703:3:assignment:record "new" has no field "c"
(1 row)
For triggers with transitive tables you can set a oldtable or newtable parameters:
create or replace function footab_trig_func()
returns trigger as $$
declare x int;
begin
if false then
-- should be ok;
select count(*) from newtab into x;
-- should fail;
select count(*) from newtab where d = 10 into x;
end if;
return null;
end;
$$ language plpgsql;
select * from plpgsql_check_function('footab_trig_func','footab', newtable := 'newtab');
Mass check
You can use the plpgsql_check_function for mass check functions and mass check triggers. Please, test following queries:
-- check all nontrigger plpgsql functions
SELECT p.oid, p.proname, plpgsql_check_function(p.oid)
FROM pg_catalog.pg_namespace n
JOIN pg_catalog.pg_proc p ON pronamespace = n.oid
JOIN pg_catalog.pg_language l ON p.prolang = l.oid
WHERE l.lanname = 'plpgsql' AND p.prorettype <> 2279;
or
SELECT p.proname, tgrelid::regclass, cf.*
FROM pg_proc p
JOIN pg_trigger t ON t.tgfoid = p.oid
JOIN pg_language l ON p.prolang = l.oid
JOIN pg_namespace n ON p.pronamespace = n.oid,
LATERAL plpgsql_check_function(p.oid, t.tgrelid) cf
WHERE n.nspname = 'public' and l.lanname = 'plpgsql'
or
-- check all plpgsql functions (functions or trigger functions with defined triggers)
SELECT
(pcf).functionid::regprocedure, (pcf).lineno, (pcf).statement,
(pcf).sqlstate, (pcf).message, (pcf).detail, (pcf).hint, (pcf).level,
(pcf)."position", (pcf).query, (pcf).context
FROM
(
SELECT
plpgsql_check_function_tb(pg_proc.oid, COALESCE(pg_trigger.tgrelid, 0)) AS pcf
FROM pg_proc
LEFT JOIN pg_trigger
ON (pg_trigger.tgfoid = pg_proc.oid)
WHERE
prolang = (SELECT lang.oid FROM pg_language lang WHERE lang.lanname = 'plpgsql') AND
pronamespace <> (SELECT nsp.oid FROM pg_namespace nsp WHERE nsp.nspname = 'pg_catalog') AND
-- ignore unused triggers
(pg_proc.prorettype <> (SELECT typ.oid FROM pg_type typ WHERE typ.typname = 'trigger') OR
pg_trigger.tgfoid IS NOT NULL)
OFFSET 0
) ss
ORDER BY (pcf).functionid::regprocedure::text, (pcf).lineno
Passive mode
Functions should be checked on start - plpgsql_check module must be loaded.
Configuration
plpgsql_check.mode = [ disabled | by_function | fresh_start | every_start ]
plpgsql_check.fatal_errors = [ yes | no ]
plpgsql_check.show_nonperformance_warnings = false
plpgsql_check.show_performance_warnings = false
Default mode is by_function, that means that the enhanced check is done only in active mode - by plpgsql_check_function. fresh_start means cold start.
You can enable passive mode by
load 'plpgsql'; -- 1.1 and higher doesn't need it
load 'plpgsql_check';
set plpgsql_check.mode = 'every_start';
SELECT fx(10); -- run functions - function is checked before runtime starts it
Limits
plpgsql_check should find almost all errors on really static code. When developer use some PLpgSQL's dynamic features like dynamic SQL or record data type, then false positives are possible. These should be rare - in well written code - and then the affected function should be redesigned or plpgsql_check should be disabled for this function.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION f1()
RETURNS void AS $$
DECLARE r record;
BEGIN
FOR r IN EXECUTE 'SELECT * FROM t1'
LOOP
RAISE NOTICE '%', r.c;
END LOOP;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql SET plpgsql.enable_check TO false;
A usage of plpgsql_check adds a small overhead (in enabled passive mode) and you should use it only in develop or preprod environments.
Dynamic SQL
This module doesn't check queries that are assembled in runtime. It is not possible to identify results of dynamic queries - so plpgsql_check cannot to set correct type to record variables and cannot to check a dependent SQLs and expressions.
When type of record's variable is not know, you can assign it explicitly with pragma type:
DECLARE r record;
BEGIN
EXECUTE format('SELECT * FROM %I', _tablename) INTO r;
PERFORM plpgsql_check_pragma('type: r (id int, processed bool)');
IF NOT r.processed THEN
...
Attention: The SQL injection check can detect only some SQL injection vulnerabilities. This tool cannot be used for security audit! Some issues should not be detected. This check can raise false alarms too - probably when variable is sanitized by other command or when value is of some compose type.
Refcursors
plpgsql_check should not to detect structure of referenced cursors. A reference on cursor in PLpgSQL is implemented as name of global cursor. In check time, the name is not known (not in all possibilities), and global cursor doesn't exist. It is significant break for any static analyse. PLpgSQL cannot to set correct type for record variables and cannot to check a dependent SQLs and expressions. A solution is same like dynamic SQL. Don't use record variable as target when you use refcursor type or disable plpgsql_check for these functions.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION foo(refcur_var refcursor)
RETURNS void AS $$
DECLARE
rec_var record;
BEGIN
FETCH refcur_var INTO rec_var; -- this is STOP for plpgsql_check
RAISE NOTICE '%', rec_var; -- record rec_var is not assigned yet error
In this case a record type should not be used (use known rowtype instead):
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION foo(refcur_var refcursor)
RETURNS void AS $$
DECLARE
rec_var some_rowtype;
BEGIN
FETCH refcur_var INTO rec_var;
RAISE NOTICE '%', rec_var;
Temporary tables
plpgsql_check cannot verify queries over temporary tables that are created in plpgsql's function runtime. For this use case it is necessary to create a fake temp table or disable plpgsql_check for this function.
In reality temp tables are stored in own (per user) schema with higher priority than persistent tables. So you can do (with following trick safetly):
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.disable_dml()
RETURNS trigger
LANGUAGE plpgsql AS $function$
BEGIN
RAISE EXCEPTION SQLSTATE '42P01'
USING message = format('this instance of %I table doesn''t allow any DML operation', TG_TABLE_NAME),
hint = format('you should to run "CREATE TEMP TABLE %1$I(LIKE %1$I INCLUDING ALL);" statement',
TG_TABLE_NAME);
RETURN NULL;
END;
$function$;
CREATE TABLE foo(a int, b int); -- doesn't hold data ever
CREATE TRIGGER foo_disable_dml
BEFORE INSERT OR UPDATE OR DELETE ON foo
EXECUTE PROCEDURE disable_dml();
postgres=# INSERT INTO foo VALUES(10,20);
ERROR: this instance of foo table doesn't allow any DML operation
HINT: you should to run "CREATE TEMP TABLE foo(LIKE foo INCLUDING ALL);" statement
postgres=#
CREATE TABLE
postgres=# INSERT INTO foo VALUES(10,20);
INSERT 0 1
This trick emulates GLOBAL TEMP tables partially and it allows a statical validation. Other possibility is using a [template foreign data wrapper] (https://github.com/okbob/template_fdw)
You can use pragma table and create ephemeral table:
BEGIN
CREATE TEMP TABLE xxx(a int);
PERFORM plpgsql_check_pragma('table: xxx(a int)');
INSERT INTO xxx VALUES(10);
Dependency list
A function plpgsql_show_dependency_tb can show all functions, operators and relations used inside processed function:
postgres=# select * from plpgsql_show_dependency_tb('testfunc(int,float)');
┌──────────┬───────┬────────┬─────────┬────────────────────────────┐
│ type │ oid │ schema │ name │ params │
╞══════════╪═══════╪════════╪═════════╪════════════════════════════╡
│ FUNCTION │ 36008 │ public │ myfunc1 │ (integer,double precision) │
│ FUNCTION │ 35999 │ public │ myfunc2 │ (integer,double precision) │
│ OPERATOR │ 36007 │ public │ ** │ (integer,integer) │
│ RELATION │ 36005 │ public │ myview │ │
│ RELATION │ 36002 │ public │ mytable │ │
└──────────┴───────┴────────┴─────────┴────────────────────────────┘
(4 rows)
Profiler
The plpgsql_check contains simple profiler of plpgsql functions and procedures. It can work with/without a access to shared memory. It depends on shared_preload_libraries config. When plpgsql_check was initialized by shared_preload_libraries, then it can allocate shared memory, and function's profiles are stored there. When plpgsql_check cannot to allocate shared momory, the profile is stored in session memory.
Due dependencies, shared_preload_libraries should to contains plpgsql first
postgres=# show shared_preload_libraries ;
┌──────────────────────────┐
│ shared_preload_libraries │
╞══════════════════════════╡
│ plpgsql,plpgsql_check │
└──────────────────────────┘
(1 row)
The profiler is active when GUC plpgsql_check.profiler is on. The profiler doesn't require shared memory, but if there are not shared memory, then the profile is limmitted just to active session.
When plpgsql_check is initialized by shared_preload_libraries, another GUC is available to configure the amount of shared memory used by the profiler: plpgsql_check.profiler_max_shared_chunks. This defines the maximum number of statements chunk that can be stored in shared memory. For each plpgsql function (or procedure), the whole content is split into chunks of 30 statements. If needed, multiple chunks can be used to store the whole content of a single function. A single chunk is 1704 bytes. The default value for this GUC is 15000, which should be enough for big projects containing hundred of thousands of statements in plpgsql, and will consume about 24MB of memory. If your project doesn't require that much number of chunks, you can set this parameter to a smaller number in order to decrease the memory usage. The minimum value is 50 (which should consume about 83kB of memory), and the maximum value is 100000 (which should consume about 163MB of memory). Changing this parameter requires a PostgreSQL restart.
The profiler will also retrieve the query identifier for each instruction that contains an expression or optimizable statement. Note that this requires pg_stat_statements, or another similar third-party extension), to be installed. There are some limitations to the query identifier retrieval:
- if a plpgsql expression contains underlying statements, only the top level query identifier will be retrieved
- the profiler doesn't compute query identifier by itself but relies on external extension, such as pg_stat_statements, for that. It means that depending on the external extension behavior, you may not be able to see a query identifier for some statements. That's for instance the case with DDL statements, as pg_stat_statements doesn't expose the query identifier for such queries.
- a query identifier is retrieved only for instructions containing expressions. This means that plpgsql_profiler_function_tb() function can report less query identifier than instructions on a single line.
Attention: A update of shared profiles can decrease performance on servers under higher load.
The profile can be displayed by function plpgsql_profiler_function_tb:
postgres=# select lineno, avg_time, source from plpgsql_profiler_function_tb('fx(int)');
┌────────┬──────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ lineno │ avg_time │ source │
╞════════╪══════════╪═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡
│ 1 │ │ │
│ 2 │ │ declare result int = 0; │
│ 3 │ 0.075 │ begin │
│ 4 │ 0.202 │ for i in 1..$1 loop │
│ 5 │ 0.005 │ select result + i into result; select result + i into result; │
│ 6 │ │ end loop; │
│ 7 │ 0 │ return result; │
│ 8 │ │ end; │
└────────┴──────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
(9 rows)
The profile per statements (not per line) can be displayed by function plpgsql_profiler_function_statements_tb:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION public.fx1(a integer)
RETURNS integer
LANGUAGE plpgsql
1 AS $function$
2 begin
3 if a > 10 then
4 raise notice 'ahoj';
5 return -1;
6 else
7 raise notice 'nazdar';
8 return 1;
9 end if;
10 end;
11 $function$
postgres=# select stmtid, parent_stmtid, parent_note, lineno, exec_stmts, stmtname
from plpgsql_profiler_function_statements_tb('fx1');
┌────────┬───────────────┬─────────────┬────────┬────────────┬─────────────────┐
│ stmtid │ parent_stmtid │ parent_note │ lineno │ exec_stmts │ stmtname │
╞════════╪═══════════════╪═════════════╪════════╪════════════╪═════════════════╡
│ 0 │ ∅ │ ∅ │ 2 │ 0 │ statement block │
│ 1 │ 0 │ body │ 3 │ 0 │ IF │
│ 2 │ 1 │ then body │ 4 │ 0 │ RAISE │
│ 3 │ 1 │ then body │ 5 │ 0 │ RETURN │
│ 4 │ 1 │ else body │ 7 │ 0 │ RAISE │
│ 5 │ 1 │ else body │ 8 │ 0 │ RETURN │
└────────┴───────────────┴─────────────┴────────┴────────────┴─────────────────┘
(6 rows)
All stored profiles can be displayed by calling function plpgsql_profiler_functions_all:
postgres=# select * from plpgsql_profiler_functions_all();
┌───────────────────────┬────────────┬────────────┬──────────┬─────────────┬──────────┬──────────┐
│ funcoid │ exec_count │ total_time │ avg_time │ stddev_time │ min_time │ max_time │
╞═══════════════════════╪════════════╪════════════╪══════════╪═════════════╪══════════╪══════════╡
│ fxx(double precision) │ 1 │ 0.01 │ 0.01 │ 0.00 │ 0.01 │ 0.01 │
└───────────────────────┴────────────┴────────────┴──────────┴─────────────┴──────────┴──────────┘
(1 row)
There are two functions for cleaning stored profiles: plpgsql_profiler_reset_all() and plpgsql_profiler_reset(regprocedure).
Coverage metrics
plpgsql_check provides two functions:
plpgsql_coverage_statements(name)plpgsql_coverage_branches(name)
Note
There is another very good PLpgSQL profiler - https://bitbucket.org/openscg/plprofiler
My extension is designed to be simple for use and practical. Nothing more or less.
plprofiler is more complex. It build call graphs and from this graph it can creates flame graph of execution times.
Both extensions can be used together with buildin PostgreSQL's feature - tracking functions.
set track_functions to 'pl';
...
select * from pg_stat_user_functions;
Tracer
plpgsql_check provides a tracing possibility - in this mode you can see notices on start or end functions (terse and default verbosity) and start or end statements (verbose verbosity). For default and verbose verbosity the content of function arguments is displayed. The content of related variables are displayed when verbosity is verbose.
postgres=# do $$ begin perform fx(10,null, 'now', e'stěhule'); end; $$;
NOTICE: #0 ->> start of inline_code_block (Oid=0)
NOTICE: #2 ->> start of function fx(integer,integer,date,text) (Oid=16405)
NOTICE: #2 call by inline_code_block line 1 at PERFORM
NOTICE: #2 "a" => '10', "b" => null, "c" => '2020-08-03', "d" => 'stěhule'
NOTICE: #4 ->> start of function fx(integer) (Oid=16404)
NOTICE: #4 call by fx(integer,integer,date,text) line 1 at PERFORM
NOTICE: #4 "a" => '10'
NOTICE: #4 <<- end of function fx (elapsed time=0.098 ms)
NOTICE: #2 <<- end of function fx (elapsed time=0.399 ms)
NOTICE: #0 <<- end of block (elapsed time=0.754 ms)
The number after # is a execution frame counter (this number is related to deep of error context stack). It allows to pair start end and of function.
Tracing is enabled by setting plpgsql_check.tracer to on. Attention - enabling this behaviour has significant negative impact on performance (unlike the profiler). You can set a level for output used by tracer plpgsql_check.tracer_errlevel (default is notice). The output content is limited by length specified by plpgsql_check.tracer_variable_max_length configuration variable.
In terse verbose mode the output is reduced:
postgres=# set plpgsql_check.tracer_verbosity TO terse;
SET
postgres=# do $$ begin perform fx(10,null, 'now', e'stěhule'); end; $$;
NOTICE: #0 start of inline code block (oid=0)
NOTICE: #2 start of fx (oid=16405)
NOTICE: #4 start of fx (oid=16404)
NOTICE: #4 end of fx
NOTICE: #2 end of fx
NOTICE: #0 end of inline code block
In verbose mode the output is extended about statement details:
postgres=# do $$ begin perform fx(10,null, 'now', e'stěhule'); end; $$;
NOTICE: #0 ->> start of block inline_code_block (oid=0)
NOTICE: #0.1 1 --> start of PERFORM
NOTICE: #2 ->> start of function fx(integer,integer,date,text) (oid=16405)
NOTICE: #2 call by inline_code_block line 1 at PERFORM
NOTICE: #2 "a" => '10', "b" => null, "c" => '2020-08-04', "d" => 'stěhule'
NOTICE: #2.1 1 --> start of PERFORM
NOTICE: #2.1 "a" => '10'
NOTICE: #4 ->> start of function fx(integer) (oid=16404)
NOTICE: #4 call by fx(integer,integer,date,text) line 1 at PERFORM
NOTICE: #4 "a" => '10'
NOTICE: #4.1 6 --> start of assignment
NOTICE: #4.1 "a" => '10', "b" => '20'
NOTICE: #4.1 <-- end of assignment (elapsed time=0.076 ms)
NOTICE: #4.1 "res" => '130'
NOTICE: #4.2 7 --> start of RETURN
NOTICE: #4.2 "res" => '130'
NOTICE: #4.2 <-- end of RETURN (elapsed time=0.054 ms)
NOTICE: #4 <<- end of function fx (elapsed time=0.373 ms)
NOTICE: #2.1 <-- end of PERFORM (elapsed time=0.589 ms)
NOTICE: #2 <<- end of function fx (elapsed time=0.727 ms)
NOTICE: #0.1 <-- end of PERFORM (elapsed time=1.147 ms)
NOTICE: #0 <<- end of block (elapsed time=1.286 ms)
Special feature of tracer is tracing of ASSERT statement when plpgsql_check.trace_assert is on. When plpgsql_check.trace_assert_verbosity is DEFAULT, then all function's or procedure's variables are displayed when assert expression is false. When this configuration is VERBOSE then all variables from all plpgsql frames are displayed. This behaviour is independent on plpgsql.check_asserts value. It can be used, although the assertions are disabled in plpgsql runtime.
postgres=# set plpgsql_check.tracer to off;
postgres=# set plpgsql_check.trace_assert_verbosity TO verbose;
postgres=# do $$ begin perform fx(10,null, 'now', e'stěhule'); end; $$;
NOTICE: #4 PLpgSQL assert expression (false) on line 12 of fx(integer) is false
NOTICE: "a" => '10', "res" => null, "b" => '20'
NOTICE: #2 PL/pgSQL function fx(integer,integer,date,text) line 1 at PERFORM
NOTICE: "a" => '10', "b" => null, "c" => '2020-08-05', "d" => 'stěhule'
NOTICE: #0 PL/pgSQL function inline_code_block line 1 at PERFORM
ERROR: assertion failed
CONTEXT: PL/pgSQL function fx(integer) line 12 at ASSERT
SQL statement "SELECT fx(a)"
PL/pgSQL function fx(integer,integer,date,text) line 1 at PERFORM
SQL statement "SELECT fx(10,null, 'now', e'stěhule')"
PL/pgSQL function inline_code_block line 1 at PERFORM
postgres=# set plpgsql.check_asserts to off;
SET
postgres=# do $$ begin perform fx(10,null, 'now', e'stěhule'); end; $$;
NOTICE: #4 PLpgSQL assert expression (false) on line 12 of fx(integer) is false
NOTICE: "a" => '10', "res" => null, "b" => '20'
NOTICE: #2 PL/pgSQL function fx(integer,integer,date,text) line 1 at PERFORM
NOTICE: "a" => '10', "b" => null, "c" => '2020-08-05', "d" => 'stěhule'
NOTICE: #0 PL/pgSQL function inline_code_block line 1 at PERFORM
DO
Attention - SECURITY
Tracer prints content of variables or function arguments. For security definer function, this content can hold security sensitive data. This is reason why tracer is disabled by default and should be enabled only with super user rights plpgsql_check.enable_tracer.
Pragma
You can configure plpgsql_check behave inside checked function with "pragma" function. This is a analogy of PL/SQL or ADA language of PRAGMA feature. PLpgSQL doesn't support PRAGMA, but plpgsql_check detects function named plpgsql_check_pragma and get options from parameters of this function. These plpgsql_check options are valid to end of group of statements.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION test()
RETURNS void AS $$
BEGIN
...
-- for following statements disable check
PERFORM plpgsql_check_pragma('disable:check');
...
-- enable check again
PERFORM plpgsql_check_pragma('enable:check');
...
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
The function plpgsql_check_pragma is immutable function that returns one. It is defined by plpgsql_check extension. You can declare alternative plpgsql_check_pragma function like:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION plpgsql_check_pragma(VARIADIC args[])
RETURNS int AS $$
SELECT 1
$$ LANGUAGE sql IMMUTABLE;
Using pragma function in declaration part of top block sets options on function level too.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION test()
RETURNS void AS $$
DECLARE
aux int := plpgsql_check_pragma('disable:extra_warnings');
...
Shorter syntax for pragma is supported too:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION test()
RETURNS void AS $$
DECLARE r record;
BEGIN
PERFORM 'PRAGMA:TYPE:r (a int, b int)';
PERFORM 'PRAGMA:TABLE: x (like pg_class)';
...
Supported pragmas
echo:str - print string (for testing)
status:check,status:tracer, status:other_warnings, status:performance_warnings, status:extra_warnings,status:security_warnings
enable:check,enable:tracer, enable:other_warnings, enable:performance_warnings, enable:extra_warnings,enable:security_warnings
disable:check,disable:tracer, disable:other_warnings, disable:performance_warnings, disable:extra_warnings,disable:security_warnings
type:varname typename or type:varname (fieldname type, ...) - set type to variable of record type
table: name (column_name type, ...) or table: name (like tablename) - create ephereal table
Pragmas enable:tracer and disable:tracerare active for Postgres 12 and higher
Compilation
You need a development environment for PostgreSQL extensions:
make clean
make install
result:
[pavel@localhost plpgsql_check]$ make USE_PGXS=1 clean
rm -f plpgsql_check.so libplpgsql_check.a libplpgsql_check.pc
rm -f plpgsql_check.o
rm -rf results/ regression.diffs regression.out tmp_check/ log/
[pavel@localhost plpgsql_check]$ make USE_PGXS=1 all
clang -O2 -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wendif-labels -Wmissing-format-attribute -Wformat-security -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -fpic -I/usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/makefiles/../../src/pl/plpgsql/src -I. -I./ -I/usr/local/pgsql/include/server -I/usr/local/pgsql/include/internal -D_GNU_SOURCE -c -o plpgsql_check.o plpgsql_check.c
clang -O2 -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wendif-labels -Wmissing-format-attribute -Wformat-security -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -fpic -I/usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/makefiles/../../src/pl/plpgsql/src -shared -o plpgsql_check.so plpgsql_check.o -L/usr/local/pgsql/lib -Wl,--as-needed -Wl,-rpath,'/usr/local/pgsql/lib',--enable-new-dtags
[pavel@localhost plpgsql_check]$ su root
Password: *******
[root@localhost plpgsql_check]# make USE_PGXS=1 install
/usr/bin/mkdir -p '/usr/local/pgsql/lib'
/usr/bin/mkdir -p '/usr/local/pgsql/share/extension'
/usr/bin/mkdir -p '/usr/local/pgsql/share/extension'
/usr/bin/install -c -m 755 plpgsql_check.so '/usr/local/pgsql/lib/plpgsql_check.so'
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 plpgsql_check.control '/usr/local/pgsql/share/extension/'
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 plpgsql_check--0.9.sql '/usr/local/pgsql/share/extension/'
[root@localhost plpgsql_check]# exit
[pavel@localhost plpgsql_check]$ make USE_PGXS=1 installcheck
/usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/makefiles/../../src/test/regress/pg_regress --inputdir=./ --psqldir='/usr/local/pgsql/bin' --dbname=pl_regression --load-language=plpgsql --dbname=contrib_regression plpgsql_check_passive plpgsql_check_active plpgsql_check_active-9.5
(using postmaster on Unix socket, default port)
============== dropping database "contrib_regression" ==============
DROP DATABASE
============== creating database "contrib_regression" ==============
CREATE DATABASE
ALTER DATABASE
============== installing plpgsql ==============
CREATE LANGUAGE
============== running regression test queries ==============
test plpgsql_check_passive ... ok
test plpgsql_check_active ... ok
test plpgsql_check_active-9.5 ... ok
=====================
All 3 tests passed.
=====================
Compilation on Ubuntu
Sometimes successful compilation can require libicu-dev package (PostgreSQL 10 and higher - when pg was compiled with ICU support)
sudo apt install libicu-dev
Compilation plpgsql_check on Windows
You can check precompiled dll libraries http://okbob.blogspot.cz/2015/02/plpgsqlcheck-is-available-for-microsoft.html
or compile by self:
- Download and install PostgreSQL for Win32 from http://www.enterprisedb.com
- Download and install Microsoft Visual C++ Express
- Lern tutorial http://blog.2ndquadrant.com/compiling-postgresql-extensions-visual-studio-windows
- Build plpgsql_check.dll
- Install plugin
- copy
plpgsql_check.dlltoPostgreSQL\14\lib - copy
plpgsql_check.controlandplpgsql_check--2.1.sqltoPostgreSQL\14\share\extension
Checked on
- gcc on Linux (against all supported PostgreSQL)
- clang 3.4 on Linux (against PostgreSQL 10)
- for success regress tests the PostgreSQL 10 or higher is required
Compilation against PostgreSQL 10 requires libICU!
Licence
Copyright (c) Pavel Stehule (pavel.stehule@gmail.com)
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
Note
If you like it, send a postcard to address
Pavel Stehule
Skalice 12
256 01 Benesov u Prahy
Czech Republic
I invite any questions, comments, bug reports, patches on mail address pavel.stehule@gmail.com
Author: okbob
Source Code: https://github.com/okbob/plpgsql_check
License: View license
1653475560
A Pure PHP Implementation Of The MessagePack Serialization Format
msgpack.php
A pure PHP implementation of the MessagePack serialization format.
Features
- Fully compliant with the latest MessagePack specification
- Supports streaming unpacking
- Supports unsigned 64-bit integers handling
- Supports object serialization
- Fully tested
- Relatively fast
Installation
The recommended way to install the library is through Composer:
composer require rybakit/msgpack
Usage
Packing
To pack values you can either use an instance of a Packer:
$packer = new Packer();
$packed = $packer->pack($value);
or call a static method on the MessagePack class:
$packed = MessagePack::pack($value);
In the examples above, the method pack automatically packs a value depending on its type. However, not all PHP types can be uniquely translated to MessagePack types. For example, the MessagePack format defines map and array types, which are represented by a single array type in PHP. By default, the packer will pack a PHP array as a MessagePack array if it has sequential numeric keys, starting from 0 and as a MessagePack map otherwise:
$mpArr1 = $packer->pack([1, 2]); // MP array [1, 2]
$mpArr2 = $packer->pack([0 => 1, 1 => 2]); // MP array [1, 2]
$mpMap1 = $packer->pack([0 => 1, 2 => 3]); // MP map {0: 1, 2: 3}
$mpMap2 = $packer->pack([1 => 2, 2 => 3]); // MP map {1: 2, 2: 3}
$mpMap3 = $packer->pack(['a' => 1, 'b' => 2]); // MP map {a: 1, b: 2}
However, sometimes you need to pack a sequential array as a MessagePack map. To do this, use the packMap method:
$mpMap = $packer->packMap([1, 2]); // {0: 1, 1: 2}
Here is a list of type-specific packing methods:
$packer->packNil(); // MP nil
$packer->packBool(true); // MP bool
$packer->packInt(42); // MP int
$packer->packFloat(M_PI); // MP float (32 or 64)
$packer->packFloat32(M_PI); // MP float 32
$packer->packFloat64(M_PI); // MP float 64
$packer->packStr('foo'); // MP str
$packer->packBin("\x80"); // MP bin
$packer->packArray([1, 2]); // MP array
$packer->packMap(['a' => 1]); // MP map
$packer->packExt(1, "\xaa"); // MP ext
Check the "Custom types" section below on how to pack custom types.
Packing options
The Packer object supports a number of bitmask-based options for fine-tuning the packing process (defaults are in bold):
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
FORCE_STR | Forces PHP strings to be packed as MessagePack UTF-8 strings |
FORCE_BIN | Forces PHP strings to be packed as MessagePack binary data |
DETECT_STR_BIN | Detects MessagePack str/bin type automatically |
FORCE_ARR | Forces PHP arrays to be packed as MessagePack arrays |
FORCE_MAP | Forces PHP arrays to be packed as MessagePack maps |
DETECT_ARR_MAP | Detects MessagePack array/map type automatically |
FORCE_FLOAT32 | Forces PHP floats to be packed as 32-bits MessagePack floats |
FORCE_FLOAT64 | Forces PHP floats to be packed as 64-bits MessagePack floats |
The type detection mode (
DETECT_STR_BIN/DETECT_ARR_MAP) adds some overhead which can be noticed when you pack large (16- and 32-bit) arrays or strings. However, if you know the value type in advance (for example, you only work with UTF-8 strings or/and associative arrays), you can eliminate this overhead by forcing the packer to use the appropriate type, which will save it from running the auto-detection routine. Another option is to explicitly specify the value type. The library provides 2 auxiliary classes for this,MapandBin. Check the "Custom types" section below for details.
Examples:
// detect str/bin type and pack PHP 64-bit floats (doubles) to MP 32-bit floats
$packer = new Packer(PackOptions::DETECT_STR_BIN | PackOptions::FORCE_FLOAT32);
// these will throw MessagePack\Exception\InvalidOptionException
$packer = new Packer(PackOptions::FORCE_STR | PackOptions::FORCE_BIN);
$packer = new Packer(PackOptions::FORCE_FLOAT32 | PackOptions::FORCE_FLOAT64);
Unpacking
To unpack data you can either use an instance of a BufferUnpacker:
$unpacker = new BufferUnpacker();
$unpacker->reset($packed);
$value = $unpacker->unpack();
or call a static method on the MessagePack class:
$value = MessagePack::unpack($packed);
If the packed data is received in chunks (e.g. when reading from a stream), use the tryUnpack method, which attempts to unpack data and returns an array of unpacked messages (if any) instead of throwing an InsufficientDataException:
while ($chunk = ...) {
$unpacker->append($chunk);
if ($messages = $unpacker->tryUnpack()) {
return $messages;
}
}
If you want to unpack from a specific position in a buffer, use seek:
$unpacker->seek(42); // set position equal to 42 bytes
$unpacker->seek(-8); // set position to 8 bytes before the end of the buffer
To skip bytes from the current position, use skip:
$unpacker->skip(10); // set position to 10 bytes ahead of the current position
To get the number of remaining (unread) bytes in the buffer:
$unreadBytesCount = $unpacker->getRemainingCount();
To check whether the buffer has unread data:
$hasUnreadBytes = $unpacker->hasRemaining();
If needed, you can remove already read data from the buffer by calling:
$releasedBytesCount = $unpacker->release();
With the read method you can read raw (packed) data:
$packedData = $unpacker->read(2); // read 2 bytes
Besides the above methods BufferUnpacker provides type-specific unpacking methods, namely:
$unpacker->unpackNil(); // PHP null
$unpacker->unpackBool(); // PHP bool
$unpacker->unpackInt(); // PHP int
$unpacker->unpackFloat(); // PHP float
$unpacker->unpackStr(); // PHP UTF-8 string
$unpacker->unpackBin(); // PHP binary string
$unpacker->unpackArray(); // PHP sequential array
$unpacker->unpackMap(); // PHP associative array
$unpacker->unpackExt(); // PHP MessagePack\Type\Ext object
Unpacking options
The BufferUnpacker object supports a number of bitmask-based options for fine-tuning the unpacking process (defaults are in bold):
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
BIGINT_AS_STR | Converts overflowed integers to strings [1] |
BIGINT_AS_GMP | Converts overflowed integers to GMP objects [2] |
BIGINT_AS_DEC | Converts overflowed integers to Decimal\Decimal objects [3] |
1. The binary MessagePack format has unsigned 64-bit as its largest integer data type, but PHP does not support such integers, which means that an overflow can occur during unpacking.
2. Make sure the GMP extension is enabled.
3. Make sure the Decimal extension is enabled.
Examples:
$packedUint64 = "\xcf"."\xff\xff\xff\xff"."\xff\xff\xff\xff";
$unpacker = new BufferUnpacker($packedUint64);
var_dump($unpacker->unpack()); // string(20) "18446744073709551615"
$unpacker = new BufferUnpacker($packedUint64, UnpackOptions::BIGINT_AS_GMP);
var_dump($unpacker->unpack()); // object(GMP) {...}
$unpacker = new BufferUnpacker($packedUint64, UnpackOptions::BIGINT_AS_DEC);
var_dump($unpacker->unpack()); // object(Decimal\Decimal) {...}
Custom types
In addition to the basic types, the library provides functionality to serialize and deserialize arbitrary types. This can be done in several ways, depending on your use case. Let's take a look at them.
Type objects
If you need to serialize an instance of one of your classes into one of the basic MessagePack types, the best way to do this is to implement the CanBePacked interface in the class. A good example of such a class is the Map type class that comes with the library. This type is useful when you want to explicitly specify that a given PHP array should be packed as a MessagePack map without triggering an automatic type detection routine:
$packer = new Packer();
$packedMap = $packer->pack(new Map([1, 2, 3]));
$packedArray = $packer->pack([1, 2, 3]);
More type examples can be found in the src/Type directory.
Type transformers
As with type objects, type transformers are only responsible for serializing values. They should be used when you need to serialize a value that does not implement the CanBePacked interface. Examples of such values could be instances of built-in or third-party classes that you don't own, or non-objects such as resources.
A transformer class must implement the CanPack interface. To use a transformer, it must first be registered in the packer. Here is an example of how to serialize PHP streams into the MessagePack bin format type using one of the supplied transformers, StreamTransformer:
$packer = new Packer(null, [new StreamTransformer()]);
$packedBin = $packer->pack(fopen('/path/to/file', 'r+'));
More type transformer examples can be found in the src/TypeTransformer directory.
Extensions
In contrast to the cases described above, extensions are intended to handle extension types and are responsible for both serialization and deserialization of values (types).
An extension class must implement the Extension interface. To use an extension, it must first be registered in the packer and the unpacker.
The MessagePack specification divides extension types into two groups: predefined and application-specific. Currently, there is only one predefined type in the specification, Timestamp.
Timestamp
The Timestamp extension type is a predefined type. Support for this type in the library is done through the TimestampExtension class. This class is responsible for handling Timestamp objects, which represent the number of seconds and optional adjustment in nanoseconds:
$timestampExtension = new TimestampExtension();
$packer = new Packer();
$packer = $packer->extendWith($timestampExtension);
$unpacker = new BufferUnpacker();
$unpacker = $unpacker->extendWith($timestampExtension);
$packedTimestamp = $packer->pack(Timestamp::now());
$timestamp = $unpacker->reset($packedTimestamp)->unpack();
$seconds = $timestamp->getSeconds();
$nanoseconds = $timestamp->getNanoseconds();
When using the MessagePack class, the Timestamp extension is already registered:
$packedTimestamp = MessagePack::pack(Timestamp::now());
$timestamp = MessagePack::unpack($packedTimestamp);
Application-specific extensions
In addition, the format can be extended with your own types. For example, to make the built-in PHP DateTime objects first-class citizens in your code, you can create a corresponding extension, as shown in the example. Please note, that custom extensions have to be registered with a unique extension ID (an integer from 0 to 127).
More extension examples can be found in the examples/MessagePack directory.
To learn more about how extension types can be useful, check out this article.
Exceptions
If an error occurs during packing/unpacking, a PackingFailedException or an UnpackingFailedException will be thrown, respectively. In addition, an InsufficientDataException can be thrown during unpacking.
An InvalidOptionException will be thrown in case an invalid option (or a combination of mutually exclusive options) is used.
Tests
Run tests as follows:
vendor/bin/phpunit
Also, if you already have Docker installed, you can run the tests in a docker container. First, create a container:
./dockerfile.sh | docker build -t msgpack -
The command above will create a container named msgpack with PHP 8.1 runtime. You may change the default runtime by defining the PHP_IMAGE environment variable:
PHP_IMAGE='php:8.0-cli' ./dockerfile.sh | docker build -t msgpack -
See a list of various images here.
Then run the unit tests:
docker run --rm -v $PWD:/msgpack -w /msgpack msgpack
Fuzzing
To ensure that the unpacking works correctly with malformed/semi-malformed data, you can use a testing technique called Fuzzing. The library ships with a help file (target) for PHP-Fuzzer and can be used as follows:
php-fuzzer fuzz tests/fuzz_buffer_unpacker.php
Performance
To check performance, run:
php -n -dzend_extension=opcache.so \
-dpcre.jit=1 -dopcache.enable=1 -dopcache.enable_cli=1 \
tests/bench.php
Example output
Filter: MessagePack\Tests\Perf\Filter\ListFilter
Rounds: 3
Iterations: 100000
=============================================
Test/Target Packer BufferUnpacker
---------------------------------------------
nil .................. 0.0030 ........ 0.0139
false ................ 0.0037 ........ 0.0144
true ................. 0.0040 ........ 0.0137
7-bit uint #1 ........ 0.0052 ........ 0.0120
7-bit uint #2 ........ 0.0059 ........ 0.0114
7-bit uint #3 ........ 0.0061 ........ 0.0119
5-bit sint #1 ........ 0.0067 ........ 0.0126
5-bit sint #2 ........ 0.0064 ........ 0.0132
5-bit sint #3 ........ 0.0066 ........ 0.0135
8-bit uint #1 ........ 0.0078 ........ 0.0200
8-bit uint #2 ........ 0.0077 ........ 0.0212
8-bit uint #3 ........ 0.0086 ........ 0.0203
16-bit uint #1 ....... 0.0111 ........ 0.0271
16-bit uint #2 ....... 0.0115 ........ 0.0260
16-bit uint #3 ....... 0.0103 ........ 0.0273
32-bit uint #1 ....... 0.0116 ........ 0.0326
32-bit uint #2 ....... 0.0118 ........ 0.0332
32-bit uint #3 ....... 0.0127 ........ 0.0325
64-bit uint #1 ....... 0.0140 ........ 0.0277
64-bit uint #2 ....... 0.0134 ........ 0.0294
64-bit uint #3 ....... 0.0134 ........ 0.0281
8-bit int #1 ......... 0.0086 ........ 0.0241
8-bit int #2 ......... 0.0089 ........ 0.0225
8-bit int #3 ......... 0.0085 ........ 0.0229
16-bit int #1 ........ 0.0118 ........ 0.0280
16-bit int #2 ........ 0.0121 ........ 0.0270
16-bit int #3 ........ 0.0109 ........ 0.0274
32-bit int #1 ........ 0.0128 ........ 0.0346
32-bit int #2 ........ 0.0118 ........ 0.0339
32-bit int #3 ........ 0.0135 ........ 0.0368
64-bit int #1 ........ 0.0138 ........ 0.0276
64-bit int #2 ........ 0.0132 ........ 0.0286
64-bit int #3 ........ 0.0137 ........ 0.0274
64-bit int #4 ........ 0.0180 ........ 0.0285
64-bit float #1 ...... 0.0134 ........ 0.0284
64-bit float #2 ...... 0.0125 ........ 0.0275
64-bit float #3 ...... 0.0126 ........ 0.0283
fix string #1 ........ 0.0035 ........ 0.0133
fix string #2 ........ 0.0094 ........ 0.0216
fix string #3 ........ 0.0094 ........ 0.0222
fix string #4 ........ 0.0091 ........ 0.0241
8-bit string #1 ...... 0.0122 ........ 0.0301
8-bit string #2 ...... 0.0118 ........ 0.0304
8-bit string #3 ...... 0.0119 ........ 0.0315
16-bit string #1 ..... 0.0150 ........ 0.0388
16-bit string #2 ..... 0.1545 ........ 0.1665
32-bit string ........ 0.1570 ........ 0.1756
wide char string #1 .. 0.0091 ........ 0.0236
wide char string #2 .. 0.0122 ........ 0.0313
8-bit binary #1 ...... 0.0100 ........ 0.0302
8-bit binary #2 ...... 0.0123 ........ 0.0324
8-bit binary #3 ...... 0.0126 ........ 0.0327
16-bit binary ........ 0.0168 ........ 0.0372
32-bit binary ........ 0.1588 ........ 0.1754
fix array #1 ......... 0.0042 ........ 0.0131
fix array #2 ......... 0.0294 ........ 0.0367
fix array #3 ......... 0.0412 ........ 0.0472
16-bit array #1 ...... 0.1378 ........ 0.1596
16-bit array #2 ........... S ............. S
32-bit array .............. S ............. S
complex array ........ 0.1865 ........ 0.2283
fix map #1 ........... 0.0725 ........ 0.1048
fix map #2 ........... 0.0319 ........ 0.0405
fix map #3 ........... 0.0356 ........ 0.0665
fix map #4 ........... 0.0465 ........ 0.0497
16-bit map #1 ........ 0.2540 ........ 0.3028
16-bit map #2 ............. S ............. S
32-bit map ................ S ............. S
complex map .......... 0.2372 ........ 0.2710
fixext 1 ............. 0.0283 ........ 0.0358
fixext 2 ............. 0.0291 ........ 0.0371
fixext 4 ............. 0.0302 ........ 0.0355
fixext 8 ............. 0.0288 ........ 0.0384
fixext 16 ............ 0.0293 ........ 0.0359
8-bit ext ............ 0.0302 ........ 0.0439
16-bit ext ........... 0.0334 ........ 0.0499
32-bit ext ........... 0.1845 ........ 0.1888
32-bit timestamp #1 .. 0.0337 ........ 0.0547
32-bit timestamp #2 .. 0.0335 ........ 0.0560
64-bit timestamp #1 .. 0.0371 ........ 0.0575
64-bit timestamp #2 .. 0.0374 ........ 0.0542
64-bit timestamp #3 .. 0.0356 ........ 0.0533
96-bit timestamp #1 .. 0.0362 ........ 0.0699
96-bit timestamp #2 .. 0.0381 ........ 0.0701
96-bit timestamp #3 .. 0.0367 ........ 0.0687
=============================================
Total 2.7618 4.0820
Skipped 4 4
Failed 0 0
Ignored 0 0
With JIT:
php -n -dzend_extension=opcache.so \
-dpcre.jit=1 -dopcache.jit_buffer_size=64M -dopcache.jit=tracing -dopcache.enable=1 -dopcache.enable_cli=1 \
tests/bench.php
Example output
Filter: MessagePack\Tests\Perf\Filter\ListFilter
Rounds: 3
Iterations: 100000
=============================================
Test/Target Packer BufferUnpacker
---------------------------------------------
nil .................. 0.0005 ........ 0.0054
false ................ 0.0004 ........ 0.0059
true ................. 0.0004 ........ 0.0059
7-bit uint #1 ........ 0.0010 ........ 0.0047
7-bit uint #2 ........ 0.0010 ........ 0.0046
7-bit uint #3 ........ 0.0010 ........ 0.0046
5-bit sint #1 ........ 0.0025 ........ 0.0046
5-bit sint #2 ........ 0.0023 ........ 0.0046
5-bit sint #3 ........ 0.0024 ........ 0.0045
8-bit uint #1 ........ 0.0043 ........ 0.0081
8-bit uint #2 ........ 0.0043 ........ 0.0079
8-bit uint #3 ........ 0.0041 ........ 0.0080
16-bit uint #1 ....... 0.0064 ........ 0.0095
16-bit uint #2 ....... 0.0064 ........ 0.0091
16-bit uint #3 ....... 0.0064 ........ 0.0094
32-bit uint #1 ....... 0.0085 ........ 0.0114
32-bit uint #2 ....... 0.0077 ........ 0.0122
32-bit uint #3 ....... 0.0077 ........ 0.0120
64-bit uint #1 ....... 0.0085 ........ 0.0159
64-bit uint #2 ....... 0.0086 ........ 0.0157
64-bit uint #3 ....... 0.0086 ........ 0.0158
8-bit int #1 ......... 0.0042 ........ 0.0080
8-bit int #2 ......... 0.0042 ........ 0.0080
8-bit int #3 ......... 0.0042 ........ 0.0081
16-bit int #1 ........ 0.0065 ........ 0.0095
16-bit int #2 ........ 0.0065 ........ 0.0090
16-bit int #3 ........ 0.0056 ........ 0.0085
32-bit int #1 ........ 0.0067 ........ 0.0107
32-bit int #2 ........ 0.0066 ........ 0.0106
32-bit int #3 ........ 0.0063 ........ 0.0104
64-bit int #1 ........ 0.0072 ........ 0.0162
64-bit int #2 ........ 0.0073 ........ 0.0174
64-bit int #3 ........ 0.0072 ........ 0.0164
64-bit int #4 ........ 0.0077 ........ 0.0161
64-bit float #1 ...... 0.0053 ........ 0.0135
64-bit float #2 ...... 0.0053 ........ 0.0135
64-bit float #3 ...... 0.0052 ........ 0.0135
fix string #1 ....... -0.0002 ........ 0.0044
fix string #2 ........ 0.0035 ........ 0.0067
fix string #3 ........ 0.0035 ........ 0.0077
fix string #4 ........ 0.0033 ........ 0.0078
8-bit string #1 ...... 0.0059 ........ 0.0110
8-bit string #2 ...... 0.0063 ........ 0.0121
8-bit string #3 ...... 0.0064 ........ 0.0124
16-bit string #1 ..... 0.0099 ........ 0.0146
16-bit string #2 ..... 0.1522 ........ 0.1474
32-bit string ........ 0.1511 ........ 0.1483
wide char string #1 .. 0.0039 ........ 0.0084
wide char string #2 .. 0.0073 ........ 0.0123
8-bit binary #1 ...... 0.0040 ........ 0.0112
8-bit binary #2 ...... 0.0075 ........ 0.0123
8-bit binary #3 ...... 0.0077 ........ 0.0129
16-bit binary ........ 0.0096 ........ 0.0145
32-bit binary ........ 0.1535 ........ 0.1479
fix array #1 ......... 0.0008 ........ 0.0061
fix array #2 ......... 0.0121 ........ 0.0165
fix array #3 ......... 0.0193 ........ 0.0222
16-bit array #1 ...... 0.0607 ........ 0.0479
16-bit array #2 ........... S ............. S
32-bit array .............. S ............. S
complex array ........ 0.0749 ........ 0.0824
fix map #1 ........... 0.0329 ........ 0.0431
fix map #2 ........... 0.0161 ........ 0.0189
fix map #3 ........... 0.0205 ........ 0.0262
fix map #4 ........... 0.0252 ........ 0.0205
16-bit map #1 ........ 0.1016 ........ 0.0927
16-bit map #2 ............. S ............. S
32-bit map ................ S ............. S
complex map .......... 0.1096 ........ 0.1030
fixext 1 ............. 0.0157 ........ 0.0161
fixext 2 ............. 0.0175 ........ 0.0183
fixext 4 ............. 0.0156 ........ 0.0185
fixext 8 ............. 0.0163 ........ 0.0184
fixext 16 ............ 0.0164 ........ 0.0182
8-bit ext ............ 0.0158 ........ 0.0207
16-bit ext ........... 0.0203 ........ 0.0219
32-bit ext ........... 0.1614 ........ 0.1539
32-bit timestamp #1 .. 0.0195 ........ 0.0249
32-bit timestamp #2 .. 0.0188 ........ 0.0260
64-bit timestamp #1 .. 0.0207 ........ 0.0281
64-bit timestamp #2 .. 0.0212 ........ 0.0291
64-bit timestamp #3 .. 0.0207 ........ 0.0295
96-bit timestamp #1 .. 0.0222 ........ 0.0358
96-bit timestamp #2 .. 0.0228 ........ 0.0353
96-bit timestamp #3 .. 0.0210 ........ 0.0319
=============================================
Total 1.6432 1.9674
Skipped 4 4
Failed 0 0
Ignored 0 0
You may change default benchmark settings by defining the following environment variables:
| Name | Default |
|---|---|
| MP_BENCH_TARGETS | pure_p,pure_u, see a list of available targets |
| MP_BENCH_ITERATIONS | 100_000 |
| MP_BENCH_DURATION | not set |
| MP_BENCH_ROUNDS | 3 |
| MP_BENCH_TESTS | -@slow, see a list of available tests |
For example:
export MP_BENCH_TARGETS=pure_p
export MP_BENCH_ITERATIONS=1000000
export MP_BENCH_ROUNDS=5
# a comma separated list of test names
export MP_BENCH_TESTS='complex array, complex map'
# or a group name
# export MP_BENCH_TESTS='-@slow' // @pecl_comp
# or a regexp
# export MP_BENCH_TESTS='/complex (array|map)/'
Another example, benchmarking both the library and the PECL extension:
MP_BENCH_TARGETS=pure_p,pure_u,pecl_p,pecl_u \
php -n -dextension=msgpack.so -dzend_extension=opcache.so \
-dpcre.jit=1 -dopcache.enable=1 -dopcache.enable_cli=1 \
tests/bench.php
Example output
Filter: MessagePack\Tests\Perf\Filter\ListFilter
Rounds: 3
Iterations: 100000
===========================================================================
Test/Target Packer BufferUnpacker msgpack_pack msgpack_unpack
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
nil .................. 0.0031 ........ 0.0141 ...... 0.0055 ........ 0.0064
false ................ 0.0039 ........ 0.0154 ...... 0.0056 ........ 0.0053
true ................. 0.0038 ........ 0.0139 ...... 0.0056 ........ 0.0044
7-bit uint #1 ........ 0.0061 ........ 0.0110 ...... 0.0059 ........ 0.0046
7-bit uint #2 ........ 0.0065 ........ 0.0119 ...... 0.0042 ........ 0.0029
7-bit uint #3 ........ 0.0054 ........ 0.0117 ...... 0.0045 ........ 0.0025
5-bit sint #1 ........ 0.0047 ........ 0.0103 ...... 0.0038 ........ 0.0022
5-bit sint #2 ........ 0.0048 ........ 0.0117 ...... 0.0038 ........ 0.0022
5-bit sint #3 ........ 0.0046 ........ 0.0102 ...... 0.0038 ........ 0.0023
8-bit uint #1 ........ 0.0063 ........ 0.0174 ...... 0.0039 ........ 0.0031
8-bit uint #2 ........ 0.0063 ........ 0.0167 ...... 0.0040 ........ 0.0029
8-bit uint #3 ........ 0.0063 ........ 0.0168 ...... 0.0039 ........ 0.0030
16-bit uint #1 ....... 0.0092 ........ 0.0222 ...... 0.0049 ........ 0.0030
16-bit uint #2 ....... 0.0096 ........ 0.0227 ...... 0.0042 ........ 0.0046
16-bit uint #3 ....... 0.0123 ........ 0.0274 ...... 0.0059 ........ 0.0051
32-bit uint #1 ....... 0.0136 ........ 0.0331 ...... 0.0060 ........ 0.0048
32-bit uint #2 ....... 0.0130 ........ 0.0336 ...... 0.0070 ........ 0.0048
32-bit uint #3 ....... 0.0127 ........ 0.0329 ...... 0.0051 ........ 0.0048
64-bit uint #1 ....... 0.0126 ........ 0.0268 ...... 0.0055 ........ 0.0049
64-bit uint #2 ....... 0.0135 ........ 0.0281 ...... 0.0052 ........ 0.0046
64-bit uint #3 ....... 0.0131 ........ 0.0274 ...... 0.0069 ........ 0.0044
8-bit int #1 ......... 0.0077 ........ 0.0236 ...... 0.0058 ........ 0.0044
8-bit int #2 ......... 0.0087 ........ 0.0244 ...... 0.0058 ........ 0.0048
8-bit int #3 ......... 0.0084 ........ 0.0241 ...... 0.0055 ........ 0.0049
16-bit int #1 ........ 0.0112 ........ 0.0271 ...... 0.0048 ........ 0.0045
16-bit int #2 ........ 0.0124 ........ 0.0292 ...... 0.0057 ........ 0.0049
16-bit int #3 ........ 0.0118 ........ 0.0270 ...... 0.0058 ........ 0.0050
32-bit int #1 ........ 0.0137 ........ 0.0366 ...... 0.0058 ........ 0.0051
32-bit int #2 ........ 0.0133 ........ 0.0366 ...... 0.0056 ........ 0.0049
32-bit int #3 ........ 0.0129 ........ 0.0350 ...... 0.0052 ........ 0.0048
64-bit int #1 ........ 0.0145 ........ 0.0254 ...... 0.0034 ........ 0.0025
64-bit int #2 ........ 0.0097 ........ 0.0214 ...... 0.0034 ........ 0.0025
64-bit int #3 ........ 0.0096 ........ 0.0287 ...... 0.0059 ........ 0.0050
64-bit int #4 ........ 0.0143 ........ 0.0277 ...... 0.0059 ........ 0.0046
64-bit float #1 ...... 0.0134 ........ 0.0281 ...... 0.0057 ........ 0.0052
64-bit float #2 ...... 0.0141 ........ 0.0281 ...... 0.0057 ........ 0.0050
64-bit float #3 ...... 0.0144 ........ 0.0282 ...... 0.0057 ........ 0.0050
fix string #1 ........ 0.0036 ........ 0.0143 ...... 0.0066 ........ 0.0053
fix string #2 ........ 0.0107 ........ 0.0222 ...... 0.0065 ........ 0.0068
fix string #3 ........ 0.0116 ........ 0.0245 ...... 0.0063 ........ 0.0069
fix string #4 ........ 0.0105 ........ 0.0253 ...... 0.0083 ........ 0.0077
8-bit string #1 ...... 0.0126 ........ 0.0318 ...... 0.0075 ........ 0.0088
8-bit string #2 ...... 0.0121 ........ 0.0295 ...... 0.0076 ........ 0.0086
8-bit string #3 ...... 0.0125 ........ 0.0293 ...... 0.0130 ........ 0.0093
16-bit string #1 ..... 0.0159 ........ 0.0368 ...... 0.0117 ........ 0.0086
16-bit string #2 ..... 0.1547 ........ 0.1686 ...... 0.1516 ........ 0.1373
32-bit string ........ 0.1558 ........ 0.1729 ...... 0.1511 ........ 0.1396
wide char string #1 .. 0.0098 ........ 0.0237 ...... 0.0066 ........ 0.0065
wide char string #2 .. 0.0128 ........ 0.0291 ...... 0.0061 ........ 0.0082
8-bit binary #1 ........... I ............. I ........... F ............. I
8-bit binary #2 ........... I ............. I ........... F ............. I
8-bit binary #3 ........... I ............. I ........... F ............. I
16-bit binary ............. I ............. I ........... F ............. I
32-bit binary ............. I ............. I ........... F ............. I
fix array #1 ......... 0.0040 ........ 0.0129 ...... 0.0120 ........ 0.0058
fix array #2 ......... 0.0279 ........ 0.0390 ...... 0.0143 ........ 0.0165
fix array #3 ......... 0.0415 ........ 0.0463 ...... 0.0162 ........ 0.0187
16-bit array #1 ...... 0.1349 ........ 0.1628 ...... 0.0334 ........ 0.0341
16-bit array #2 ........... S ............. S ........... S ............. S
32-bit array .............. S ............. S ........... S ............. S
complex array ............. I ............. I ........... F ............. F
fix map #1 ................ I ............. I ........... F ............. I
fix map #2 ........... 0.0345 ........ 0.0391 ...... 0.0143 ........ 0.0168
fix map #3 ................ I ............. I ........... F ............. I
fix map #4 ........... 0.0459 ........ 0.0473 ...... 0.0151 ........ 0.0163
16-bit map #1 ........ 0.2518 ........ 0.2962 ...... 0.0400 ........ 0.0490
16-bit map #2 ............. S ............. S ........... S ............. S
32-bit map ................ S ............. S ........... S ............. S
complex map .......... 0.2380 ........ 0.2682 ...... 0.0545 ........ 0.0579
fixext 1 .................. I ............. I ........... F ............. F
fixext 2 .................. I ............. I ........... F ............. F
fixext 4 .................. I ............. I ........... F ............. F
fixext 8 .................. I ............. I ........... F ............. F
fixext 16 ................. I ............. I ........... F ............. F
8-bit ext ................. I ............. I ........... F ............. F
16-bit ext ................ I ............. I ........... F ............. F
32-bit ext ................ I ............. I ........... F ............. F
32-bit timestamp #1 ....... I ............. I ........... F ............. F
32-bit timestamp #2 ....... I ............. I ........... F ............. F
64-bit timestamp #1 ....... I ............. I ........... F ............. F
64-bit timestamp #2 ....... I ............. I ........... F ............. F
64-bit timestamp #3 ....... I ............. I ........... F ............. F
96-bit timestamp #1 ....... I ............. I ........... F ............. F
96-bit timestamp #2 ....... I ............. I ........... F ............. F
96-bit timestamp #3 ....... I ............. I ........... F ............. F
===========================================================================
Total 1.5625 2.3866 0.7735 0.7243
Skipped 4 4 4 4
Failed 0 0 24 17
Ignored 24 24 0 7
With JIT:
MP_BENCH_TARGETS=pure_p,pure_u,pecl_p,pecl_u \
php -n -dextension=msgpack.so -dzend_extension=opcache.so \
-dpcre.jit=1 -dopcache.jit_buffer_size=64M -dopcache.jit=tracing -dopcache.enable=1 -dopcache.enable_cli=1 \
tests/bench.php
Example output
Filter: MessagePack\Tests\Perf\Filter\ListFilter
Rounds: 3
Iterations: 100000
===========================================================================
Test/Target Packer BufferUnpacker msgpack_pack msgpack_unpack
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
nil .................. 0.0001 ........ 0.0052 ...... 0.0053 ........ 0.0042
false ................ 0.0007 ........ 0.0060 ...... 0.0057 ........ 0.0043
true ................. 0.0008 ........ 0.0060 ...... 0.0056 ........ 0.0041
7-bit uint #1 ........ 0.0031 ........ 0.0046 ...... 0.0062 ........ 0.0041
7-bit uint #2 ........ 0.0021 ........ 0.0043 ...... 0.0062 ........ 0.0041
7-bit uint #3 ........ 0.0022 ........ 0.0044 ...... 0.0061 ........ 0.0040
5-bit sint #1 ........ 0.0030 ........ 0.0048 ...... 0.0062 ........ 0.0040
5-bit sint #2 ........ 0.0032 ........ 0.0046 ...... 0.0062 ........ 0.0040
5-bit sint #3 ........ 0.0031 ........ 0.0046 ...... 0.0062 ........ 0.0040
8-bit uint #1 ........ 0.0054 ........ 0.0079 ...... 0.0062 ........ 0.0050
8-bit uint #2 ........ 0.0051 ........ 0.0079 ...... 0.0064 ........ 0.0044
8-bit uint #3 ........ 0.0051 ........ 0.0082 ...... 0.0062 ........ 0.0044
16-bit uint #1 ....... 0.0077 ........ 0.0094 ...... 0.0065 ........ 0.0045
16-bit uint #2 ....... 0.0077 ........ 0.0094 ...... 0.0063 ........ 0.0045
16-bit uint #3 ....... 0.0077 ........ 0.0095 ...... 0.0064 ........ 0.0047
32-bit uint #1 ....... 0.0088 ........ 0.0119 ...... 0.0063 ........ 0.0043
32-bit uint #2 ....... 0.0089 ........ 0.0117 ...... 0.0062 ........ 0.0039
32-bit uint #3 ....... 0.0089 ........ 0.0118 ...... 0.0063 ........ 0.0044
64-bit uint #1 ....... 0.0097 ........ 0.0155 ...... 0.0063 ........ 0.0045
64-bit uint #2 ....... 0.0095 ........ 0.0153 ...... 0.0061 ........ 0.0045
64-bit uint #3 ....... 0.0096 ........ 0.0156 ...... 0.0063 ........ 0.0047
8-bit int #1 ......... 0.0053 ........ 0.0083 ...... 0.0062 ........ 0.0044
8-bit int #2 ......... 0.0052 ........ 0.0080 ...... 0.0062 ........ 0.0044
8-bit int #3 ......... 0.0052 ........ 0.0080 ...... 0.0062 ........ 0.0043
16-bit int #1 ........ 0.0089 ........ 0.0097 ...... 0.0069 ........ 0.0046
16-bit int #2 ........ 0.0075 ........ 0.0093 ...... 0.0063 ........ 0.0043
16-bit int #3 ........ 0.0075 ........ 0.0094 ...... 0.0062 ........ 0.0046
32-bit int #1 ........ 0.0086 ........ 0.0122 ...... 0.0063 ........ 0.0044
32-bit int #2 ........ 0.0087 ........ 0.0120 ...... 0.0066 ........ 0.0046
32-bit int #3 ........ 0.0086 ........ 0.0121 ...... 0.0060 ........ 0.0044
64-bit int #1 ........ 0.0096 ........ 0.0149 ...... 0.0060 ........ 0.0045
64-bit int #2 ........ 0.0096 ........ 0.0157 ...... 0.0062 ........ 0.0044
64-bit int #3 ........ 0.0096 ........ 0.0160 ...... 0.0063 ........ 0.0046
64-bit int #4 ........ 0.0097 ........ 0.0157 ...... 0.0061 ........ 0.0044
64-bit float #1 ...... 0.0079 ........ 0.0153 ...... 0.0056 ........ 0.0044
64-bit float #2 ...... 0.0079 ........ 0.0152 ...... 0.0057 ........ 0.0045
64-bit float #3 ...... 0.0079 ........ 0.0155 ...... 0.0057 ........ 0.0044
fix string #1 ........ 0.0010 ........ 0.0045 ...... 0.0071 ........ 0.0044
fix string #2 ........ 0.0048 ........ 0.0075 ...... 0.0070 ........ 0.0060
fix string #3 ........ 0.0048 ........ 0.0086 ...... 0.0068 ........ 0.0060
fix string #4 ........ 0.0050 ........ 0.0088 ...... 0.0070 ........ 0.0059
8-bit string #1 ...... 0.0081 ........ 0.0129 ...... 0.0069 ........ 0.0062
8-bit string #2 ...... 0.0086 ........ 0.0128 ...... 0.0069 ........ 0.0065
8-bit string #3 ...... 0.0086 ........ 0.0126 ...... 0.0115 ........ 0.0065
16-bit string #1 ..... 0.0105 ........ 0.0137 ...... 0.0128 ........ 0.0068
16-bit string #2 ..... 0.1510 ........ 0.1486 ...... 0.1526 ........ 0.1391
32-bit string ........ 0.1517 ........ 0.1475 ...... 0.1504 ........ 0.1370
wide char string #1 .. 0.0044 ........ 0.0085 ...... 0.0067 ........ 0.0057
wide char string #2 .. 0.0081 ........ 0.0125 ...... 0.0069 ........ 0.0063
8-bit binary #1 ........... I ............. I ........... F ............. I
8-bit binary #2 ........... I ............. I ........... F ............. I
8-bit binary #3 ........... I ............. I ........... F ............. I
16-bit binary ............. I ............. I ........... F ............. I
32-bit binary ............. I ............. I ........... F ............. I
fix array #1 ......... 0.0014 ........ 0.0059 ...... 0.0132 ........ 0.0055
fix array #2 ......... 0.0146 ........ 0.0156 ...... 0.0155 ........ 0.0148
fix array #3 ......... 0.0211 ........ 0.0229 ...... 0.0179 ........ 0.0180
16-bit array #1 ...... 0.0673 ........ 0.0498 ...... 0.0343 ........ 0.0388
16-bit array #2 ........... S ............. S ........... S ............. S
32-bit array .............. S ............. S ........... S ............. S
complex array ............. I ............. I ........... F ............. F
fix map #1 ................ I ............. I ........... F ............. I
fix map #2 ........... 0.0148 ........ 0.0180 ...... 0.0156 ........ 0.0179
fix map #3 ................ I ............. I ........... F ............. I
fix map #4 ........... 0.0252 ........ 0.0201 ...... 0.0214 ........ 0.0167
16-bit map #1 ........ 0.1027 ........ 0.0836 ...... 0.0388 ........ 0.0510
16-bit map #2 ............. S ............. S ........... S ............. S
32-bit map ................ S ............. S ........... S ............. S
complex map .......... 0.1104 ........ 0.1010 ...... 0.0556 ........ 0.0602
fixext 1 .................. I ............. I ........... F ............. F
fixext 2 .................. I ............. I ........... F ............. F
fixext 4 .................. I ............. I ........... F ............. F
fixext 8 .................. I ............. I ........... F ............. F
fixext 16 ................. I ............. I ........... F ............. F
8-bit ext ................. I ............. I ........... F ............. F
16-bit ext ................ I ............. I ........... F ............. F
32-bit ext ................ I ............. I ........... F ............. F
32-bit timestamp #1 ....... I ............. I ........... F ............. F
32-bit timestamp #2 ....... I ............. I ........... F ............. F
64-bit timestamp #1 ....... I ............. I ........... F ............. F
64-bit timestamp #2 ....... I ............. I ........... F ............. F
64-bit timestamp #3 ....... I ............. I ........... F ............. F
96-bit timestamp #1 ....... I ............. I ........... F ............. F
96-bit timestamp #2 ....... I ............. I ........... F ............. F
96-bit timestamp #3 ....... I ............. I ........... F ............. F
===========================================================================
Total 0.9642 1.0909 0.8224 0.7213
Skipped 4 4 4 4
Failed 0 0 24 17
Ignored 24 24 0 7
Note that the msgpack extension (v2.1.2) doesn't support ext, bin and UTF-8 str types.
License
The library is released under the MIT License. See the bundled LICENSE file for details.
Author: rybakit
Source Code: https://github.com/rybakit/msgpack.php
License: MIT License
1669952228
Dijkstra's Algorithm Explained with Examples
In this tutorial, you'll learn: What is Dijkstra's Algorithm and how Dijkstra's algorithm works with the help of visual guides.
You can use algorithms in programming to solve specific problems through a set of precise instructions or procedures.
Dijkstra's algorithm is one of many graph algorithms you'll come across. It is used to find the shortest path from a fixed node to all other nodes in a graph.
There are different representations of Dijkstra's algorithm. You can either find the shortest path between two nodes, or the shortest path from a fixed node to the rest of the nodes in a graph.
In this article, you'll learn how Dijkstra's algorithm works with the help of visual guides.
How Does Dijkstra’s Algorithm Work?
Before we dive into more detailed visual examples, you need to understand how Dijkstra's algorithm works.
Although the theoretical explanation may seem a bit abstract, it'll help you understand the practical aspect better.
In a given graph containing different nodes, we are required to get the shortest path from a given node to the rest of the nodes.
These nodes can represent any object like the names of cities, letters, and so on.
Between each node is a number denoting the distance between two nodes, as you can see in the image below:
We usually work with two arrays – one for visited nodes, and another for unvisited nodes. You'll learn more about the arrays in the next section.
When a node is visited, the algorithm calculates how long it took to get to the node and stores the distance. If a shorter path to a node is found, the initial value assigned for the distance is updated.
Note that a node cannot be visited twice.
The algorithm runs recursively until all the nodes have been visited.
Dijkstra's Algorithm Example
In this section, we'll take a look at a practical example that shows how Dijkstra's algorithm works.
Here's the graph we'll be working with:
We'll use the table below to put down the visited nodes and their distance from the fixed node:
| NODE | SHORTEST DISTANCE FROM FIXED NODE |
|---|---|
| A | ∞ |
| B | ∞ |
| C | ∞ |
| D | ∞ |
| E | ∞ |
Visited nodes = []
Unvisited nodes = [A,B,C,D,E]
Above, we have a table showing each node and the shortest distance from the that node to the fixed node. We are yet to choose the fixed node.
Note that the distance for each node in the table is currently denoted as infinity (∞). This is because we don't know the shortest distance yet.
We also have two arrays – visited and unvisited. Whenever a node is visited, it is added to the visited nodes array.
Let's get started!
To simplify things, I'll break the process down into iterations. You'll see what happens in each step with the aid of diagrams.
Iteration #1
The first iteration might seem confusing, but that's totally fine. Once we start repeating the process in each iteration, you'll have a clearer picture of how the algorithm works.
Step #1 - Pick an unvisited node
We'll choose A as the fixed node. So we'll find the shortest distance from A to every other node in the graph.
We're going to give A a distance of 0 because it is the initial node. So the table would look like this:
| NODE | SHORTEST DISTANCE FROM FIXED NODE |
|---|---|
| A | 0 |
| B | ∞ |
| C | ∞ |
| D | ∞ |
| E | ∞ |
Step #2 - Find the distance from current node
The next thing to do after choosing a node is to find the distance from it to the unvisited nodes around it.
The two unvisited nodes directly linked to A are B and C.
To get the distance from A to B:
0 + 4 = 4
0 being the value of the current node (A), and 4 being the distance between A and B in the graph.
To get the distance from A to C:
0 + 2 = 2
Step #3 - Update table with known distances
In the last step, we got 4 and 2 as the values of B and C respectively. So we'll update the table with those values:
| NODE | SHORTEST DISTANCE FROM FIXED NODE |
|---|---|
| A | 0 |
| B | 4 |
| C | 2 |
| D | ∞ |
| E | ∞ |
Step #4 - Update arrays
At this point, the first iteration is complete. We'll move node A to the visited nodes array:
Visited nodes = [A]
Unvisited nodes = [B,C,D,E]
Before we proceed to the next iteration, you should know the following:
- Once a node has been visited, it cannot be linked to the current node. Refer to step #2 in the iteration above and step #2 in the next iteration.
- A node cannot be visited twice.
- You can only update the shortest known distance if you get a value smaller than the recorded distance.
Iteration #2
Step #1 - Pick an unvisited node
We have four unvisited nodes — [B,C,D,E]. So how do you know which node to pick for the next iteration?
Well, we pick the node with the smallest known distance recorded in the table. Here's the table:
| NODE | SHORTEST DISTANCE FROM FIXED NODE |
|---|---|
| A | 0 |
| B | 4 |
| C | 2 |
| D | ∞ |
| E | ∞ |
So we're going with node C.
Step #2 - Find the distance from current node
To find the distance from the current node to the fixed node, we have to consider the nodes linked to the current node.
The nodes linked to the current node are A and B.
But A has been visited in the previous iteration so it will not be linked to the current node. That is:
From the diagram above,
- The green color denotes the current node.
- The blue color denotes the visited nodes. We cannot link to them or visit them again.
- The red color shows the link from the unvisited nodes to the current node.
To find the distance from C to B:
2 + 1 = 3
2 above is recorded distance for node C while 1 is the distance between C and B in the graph.
Step #3 - Update table with known distances
In the last step, we got the value of B to be 3. In the first iteration, it was 4.
We're going to update the distance in the table to 3.
| NODE | SHORTEST DISTANCE FROM FIXED NODE |
|---|---|
| A | 0 |
| B | 3 |
| C | 2 |
| D | ∞ |
| E | ∞ |
So, A --> B = 4 (First iteration).
A --> C --> B = 3 (Second iteration).
The algorithm has helped us find the shortest path to B from A.
Step #4 - Update arrays
We're done with the last visited node. Let's add it to the visited nodes array:
Visited nodes = [A,C]
Unvisited nodes = [B,D,E]
Iteration #3
Step #1 - Pick an unvisited node
We're down to three unvisited nodes — [B,D,E]. From the array, B has the shortest known distance.
To restate what is going on in the diagram above:
- The green color denotes the current node.
- The blue color denotes the visited nodes. We cannot link to them or visit them again.
- The red color shows the link from the unvisited nodes to the current node.
Step #2 - Find the distance from current node
The nodes linked to the current node are D and E.
B (the current node) has a value of 3. Therefore,
For node D, 3 + 3 = 6.
For node E, 3 + 2 = 5.
Step #3 - Update table with known distances
| NODE | SHORTEST DISTANCE FROM FIXED NODE |
|---|---|
| A | 0 |
| B | 3 |
| C | 2 |
| D | 6 |
| E | 5 |
Step #4 - Update arrays
Visited nodes = [A,C,B]
Unvisited nodes = [D,E]
Iteration #4
Step #1 - Pick an unvisited node
Like other iterations, we'll go with the unvisited node with the shortest known distance. That is E.
Step #2 - Find the distance from current node
According to our table, E has a value of 5.
For D in the current iteration,
5 + 5 = 10.
The value gotten for D here is 10, which is greater than the recorded value of 6 in the previous iteration. For this reason, we'll not update the table.
Step #3 - Update table with known distances
Our table remains the same:
| NODE | SHORTEST DISTANCE FROM FIXED NODE |
|---|---|
| A | 0 |
| B | 3 |
| C | 2 |
| D | 6 |
| E | 5 |
Step #4 - Update arrays
Visited nodes = [A,C,B,E]
Unvisited nodes = [D]
Iteration #5
Step #1 - Pick an unvisited node
We're currently left with one node in the unvisited array — D.
Step #2 - Find the distance from current node
The algorithm has gotten to the last iteration. This is because all nodes linked to the current node have been visited already so we can't link to them.
Step #3 - Update table with known distances
Our table remains the same:
| NODE | SHORTEST DISTANCE FROM FIXED NODE |
|---|---|
| A | 0 |
| B | 3 |
| C | 2 |
| D | 6 |
| E | 5 |
At this point, we have updated the table with the shortest distance from the fixed node to every other node in the graph.
Step #4 - Update arrays
Visited nodes = [A,C,B,E,D]
Unvisited nodes = []
As can be seen above, we have no nodes left to visit. Using Dijkstra's algorithm, we've found the shortest distance from the fixed node to others nodes in the graph.
Dijkstra's Algorithm Pseudocode Example
The pseudocode example in this section was gotten from Wikipedia. Here it is:
1 function Dijkstra(Graph, source):
2
3 for each vertex v in Graph.Vertices:
4 dist[v] ← INFINITY
5 prev[v] ← UNDEFINED
6 add v to Q
7 dist[source] ← 0
8
9 while Q is not empty:
10 u ← vertex in Q with min dist[u]
11 remove u from Q
12
13 for each neighbor v of u still in Q:
14 alt ← dist[u] + Graph.Edges(u, v)
15 if alt < dist[v]:
16 dist[v] ← alt
17 prev[v] ← u
18
19 return dist[], prev[]Applications of Dijkstra's Algorithm
Here are some of the common applications of Dijkstra's algorithm:
- In maps to get the shortest distance between locations. An example is Google Maps.
- In telecommunications to determine transmission rate.
- In robotic design to determine shortest path for automated robots.
Summary
In this article, we talked about Dijkstra's algorithm. It is used to find the shortest distance from a fixed node to all other nodes in a graph.
We started by giving a brief summary of how the algorithm works.
We then had a look at an example that further explained Dijkstra's algorithm in steps using visual guides.
We concluded with a pseudocode example and some of the applications of Dijkstra's algorithm.
Happy coding!
Original article source at https://www.freecodecamp.org
#algorithm #datastructures
1666004249
Magento Ecommerce SEO Best Practices
Running a business online? Well, I have come across many of you who bend back and forth trying to up their game by hiring a relevant Magento development company and further following the best SEO practices. Fortunately, we are living in an era where you can find a plethora of methods or ways to enhance their SEO procedures. The following post acts as a perfect guide that can assist you in enhancing your SEO tactics/strategies and help you to up your game.
Why is there a need for SEO for eCommerce? 1
How is SEO beneficial for your eCommerce Store? 2
#1 Generate Sustainable Traffic 2
#2 Drives Brand Awareness 3
#3 Amazing Customer Experience 3
#4 Free 3
#5 Capturing the Long Tail Keywords 4
Magento Ecommerce SEO Best Practices 4
#1 Duplicate Content 6
#2 Keeping your store Up-to-Date 7
#3 Enhance the Website Speed 7
#4 Check the Magento SEO URLs 8
#5 Optimize Product Images 9
Final Thoughts 9
Why is there a need for SEO for eCommerce?
Do you think that SEO is a mere method of producing a high amount of traffic? Well, to be precise SEO is way more than you think. Striving hard to compete in today’s insanely tricky and competitive world is a bit kind of a challenge, especially after the COVID pandemic. So what exactly is SEO? Well, it is short-term known for Search Engine Optimization. The process of increasing traffic visiting a website by gaining a higher position in comparison to the previous one. Originally, SEO was supposed to attract as many visitors as possible.
Now, whenever you try surfing the internet to look for specific information, I am sure you must come across several options, some of which are the best while others are not in the Search Engine Result Pages (SERPs). In other words, the high position of the website means more possibility of visitors visiting and becoming your regular customers. Further, I would like to mention the pros of considering SEO for your eCommerce store.
We are residing in an era where there’s a race for increasing visitors, traffic and revenue and an organic search can be pretty much of help here.
How is SEO beneficial for your eCommerce Store?
Even today, Search Engine Optimization is overlooked as a highly crucial aspect of eCommerce business marketing strategy. However, here below I would like to mention several benefits offered by SEO. Read Away!
#1 Generate Sustainable Traffic
One of the obvious benefits of considering SEO is generating a sustainable amount of traffic. There are several methods available such as paid social media, and search engine ads that can certainly assist in driving tons and tons of visitors in an extremely short span of time. You see, maintaining such an impressive amount of traffic is tricky and all the paid methods are pretty expensive. I mean here you have to keep paying the ad provider again and again. And over time, you might have to pay more to drive volume with the increase in competition.
In fact, hereby incorporating the best SEO strategies, you will be able to create a more sustainable level of traffic. You see, most SEO investments tend to happen right at the beginning of the process and can certainly offer long-lasting results. At the same time, it is extremely important to keep the content well up to date and the website keeps on running smoothly. Learn more regaring content marketing.
#2 Drives Brand Awareness
In today’s scenario, making people well-aware of your brand is very important and SEO offers a great amount of help in doing so. In fact, it turns out to be the sure-shot way for low-cost brand awareness. I mean if your website gets to appear on the very first page of Google, there is a 100% chance for people looking for a particular product ending up stumbling on your website and even buying the product.
Such kinds of rankings can also turn out to be endorsements which do visitors click on and keep the brand in mind while making the final decision. Without a doubt, top ranking is one of the most powerful positions to be in and unlike your competitors you aren’t falling short here.
#3 Amazing Customer Experience
When you end up ranking on the top of the SERPs, it becomes pretty easy for customers to visit your store. Also, this without a doubt increases the buying chances. In fact, according to several stats, almost all the users don’t even bother looking at the websites that are listed on the second page of Google. So ranking on the first page of Google turns out to be a must.
Now tell me something: do you remember URLs? Of course, not! What we generally do is we simply google things and then view websites or stores ranking on the first page of the search result. Not to mention if the website is already ranked on the first page it means that it is the best in terms of navigation, content quality, high-quality images, and whatnot! As a result, an amazing customer experience can be expected here.
#4 Free
The next advantage of considering SEO for your eCommerce store is that it is available for free. Unlike PPC ads or social ads or search engine ads, you don’t have to pay whether it might work wonders for you or not. All you have to do is follow some of the best SEO practices that earn you a great source of traffic without the requirement of paying any kind of upfront costs. Though you may not spend extravagantly on SEO, you can hire a team of SEO experts at a reasonable price who carry an immense amount of experience ranking eCommerce stores by boosting search engine rankings.
#5 Capturing the Long Tail Keywords
Another crucial advantage of considering SEO for your eCommerce store is that it captures the long-tail keyword. You see 15% of search engine queries are new and unique and a long tail keyword strategy is the implication of these queries within the content and presents it seamlessly that it successfully covers at a higher rate.
Although, eCommerce sites are typically well-structured in such a way that they do end up targeting those long-term searches. For example, first, you look for clothing rather than women’s clothing, then dresses, jumpsuits, pants, jeans, tops, t-shirts, shirts and whatnot! Similarly, an eCommerce store follows the same path, so if you have the keyword “women dresses” Jeans for Women” then the end user can directly land up on your site. Here all you have to do is opt for a robust and scalable SEO strategy.
I can simply go on and on when it comes to the benefits of eCommerce SEO such as building trust, increasing sales, expanding remarketing audiences, increasing site usability, fast loading speed, etc. eCommerce SEO is a growing trend and not making the most of it means you might have a lot to lose. Further, I would like to mention some of the best Magento eCommerce SEO practices to take into account.
Magento Ecommerce SEO Best Practices
When we use the word eCommerce, Magento is something that automatically comes to your mind. Why so? Because Magento and eCommerce are like chocolate and peanut butter, they can make incredible taste when merged. In fact, there are a plethora of reasons such as power, security and customizability why Magento is a go-to platform for retailers planning to strengthen their online presence. Now I am sure you must have come across the term Magento SEO. Well, it is a set of SEO adjustments that are unique and never heard of before. In fact, Magento turns out to be more like a blessing in disguise for SEO as it incorporates some of the most amazing features such as robots.txt file, sitemap.xml, etc.
To come up with a strong technical foundation you need:
● Great URL Structure
● Meta information
● Headings
● Faceted Navigation
● Crawling and Indexing
● Site Speed
● HTTPS
In order to rank your Magento store well, especially through the organic search results, there are certain aspects you must take into consideration. Yes, I am talking about the three pillars:
1. Technology – A strong technical foundation of the website can certainly assist search engines in finding and understanding your site as soon and as effectively as possible.
2. Relevance – Is your content relevant to the search query? For that, you have to make sure that you end up creating content that’s useful and satisfying for the end users.
3. Authority – Try to build trust by adding as many links as you can to your website.
It may quite interest you to know that doing SEO for a typical website is far easier than doing that of an eCommerce store featuring hundreds and thousands of page listings or product listings. Fret not, here down below I would like to mention some of the most intimidating SEO tips that must be taken into account for the betterment of your eCommerce store.
#1 Duplicate Content
What exactly is duplicate content? Now I am sure you must have seen similar content over the internet. I mean two websites having the same heading, title, paras, images basically everything seems to be extremely identical. Can you spot which one is original and which one is copied? Now what happens is when multiple versions are similar to each other, it becomes way difficult for search engines to distinguish between the two. And that’s the reason why search engines rarely tend to display the duplicate pages in the search engine rankings. You must be wondering whether the duplication can harm SEO. Well, of course, it does and in many ways!
One of the obvious ways is that duplicate content can result in high penalties leading to harming your page rankings and organic traffic. You see search engines in such cases tend to determine which version is more relatable to the query of the audience and then give a specific rank. Though there is no denying the fact that duplicate content can severely dilute link equity and credibility.
I have come across many of you who have this question, can this be visible to the naked eyes? Well, not really because duplication is hidden in the code of the site so you need software to check things precisely. Best practices to combat duplicate content are:
● 301 redirect
● Make use of Meta Robot Tags
● Make relevant changes in Meta Title Tags
● Use Canonical tag
● Eliminate pages
Mainly duplicate content issues occur in pages such as product filtering, product sorting, pagination, the same product in different categories, variation of a similar product and so forth.
#2 Keeping your store Up-to-Date
Another crucial tip to take into account is keeping your Magento store up to date. Now since you have already developed an intimidating Magento store but not keeping it up-to-date means you won’t get desired results and keep your customers hooked for a long period of time. Of course, Magento development is very crucial but what’s more crucial is to maintain the website. Here’s how!
● Analyze website performance – You have to keep examining the overall performance of the website day in and day out. Fortunately, there are a wide range of magento tools available that may assist you well in analyzing the website. So that you can beware of negative clicks, visits, bounce rate, search queries and whatnot!
● Website speed – With an increasingly short attention span of users, website owners these days must keep severe track of the speed of the website. If the website doesn’t load within three seconds then your customers are more likely to shift to your competitors.
● Regular updates – Fresh and relevant information are favored by all and your end users are certainly not an exception here. So try rewriting your website at regular intervals to keep your users stay relevant and on top of Google.
Here you do have a choice. You can either update things manually through a system upgrade or else seek assistance from a relevant Magento development company which offers seamless maintenance.
#3 Enhance the Website Speed
The next step that needs to be taken into consideration is enhancing the website speed. The slow loading speed can be quite discouraging and tiresome. Now, first of all, let us understand why this happens in the first place. One of the obvious reasons for slow loading speed include not meeting the system requirements, making use of inappropriate extensions, MySQL, NGINX, and PHP configurations not optimized, disabling caching, use of slow hardware and whatnot!
Further, I would like to mention a few ways through which you can speed up your Magento store.
● Update regularly – When a different version is released then you need to know that it is astronomical. And the same goes for every other technology available. You see developers in the Magento community tend to strive extremely hard to make the latest version secure, robust and scalable to a great extent. So don’t miss out on the big update, you never know it can be way more useful.
● Optimize your database – Databases tend to store data in one location. Now what happens when the data is poorly optimized, it takes way longer to server requests. As a result, this surely reflects in performance.
● Enable Magento Cache Management – Now let’s take a situation where you are sending an invite to around 1000 people. Now when you do it manually, it takes a hell lot of time and effort. How about sending bulk emails too?
○ Create a copy of your site in the local cache
○ Magento returns the copy instead of recreating a new site
Also, make this a regular habit of the site audit. Right from adding the relevant amount of pages to getting notified if the website speed gets slow make use of the website audit tool to identify relevant issues such as broken links, SSL errors, lack of mobile optimization and whatnot!
#4 Check the Magento SEO URLs
Another interesting tip to take into account is keeping tabs on Magento SEO URLs and seeing whether they are SEO-friendly or not. One of the most amazing features offered by Magento was that it enabled the end users to edit their product URLs freely. Yes, in other words, it is extremely easy to make relevant changes to all the links, especially the ones which are in regard to the product categories, and CMS pages. In other words, you no longer have to worry about 440 errors or missing content here.
Some of the best and most common examples to consider:
● website.com/category/
● website.com/category/sub-category/
● website.com/category-sub-category/product-name/
#5 Optimize Product Images
Another crucial step to take into account is to optimize product images. By doing so you can conduct better search rankings. Now you must be wondering what image optimization is. Well, it is all about reducing the file size of your image and all this happens without sacrificing quality. Here’s how you can do so!
● Name image descriptively – You will be listing hundreds and thousands of products so don’t keep the default names given by the camera. Try to incorporate relevant keywords so that when the crawler goes through your file names, it finds them relevant. Take a deep look at the website analytics and relevant keyword patterns and then make crucial decisions here.
● Choosing image dimensions – Now since you are creating an eCommerce store, of course, you have to show the product from different angles. For example, the back, the front, the interiors, engines and whatnot! In addition, do not forget to add a relevant description so that potential users end up landing on your website.
● Reduce the file size – As mentioned earlier, the attention span is pretty much less and your eCommerce store not loading in a span of 3 seconds means you are losing out on your potential customers. It may also interest you to know that Google uses page load time as one of the crucial ranking factors.
And that’s all for now!
Final Thoughts
Though SEO is one of the most conventional and traditional approaches, there are numerous new and quick options such as paid ads, social media ads, and emails, that can offer immediate returns. However, on the contrary, investing or hiring a reliable SEO agency might not provide immediate returns but it certainly can be a slow yet sustainable path to achieve growth in the long run. Take certain aspects such as keyword selection, content creation, and tech SEO in mind and do try investing in opportunities that are within your reach.
It doesn’t matter whether you are a techie or a non-techie, but you have to be realistic knowing that SEO strategy won’t be an overnight success – it may take weeks, months and even a year but have faith that one day your eCommerce store will be found on the top search rankings. Stay motivated, and keep going because that’s the only way we move forward.
I hope you did find the following post meaningful. If so feel free to share this among your peers and do help us in spreading the word.
Original Source: [HERE]