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+ This section describes the low-level details of the interface to an
+ event trigger function. This information is only needed when writing
+ event trigger functions in C. If you are using a higher-level language
+ then these details are handled for you. In most cases you should
+ consider using a procedural language before writing your event triggers
+ in C. The documentation of each procedural language explains how to
+ write an event trigger in that language.
+ </p><p>
+ Event trigger functions must use the <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">version 1</span>”</span> function
+ manager interface.
+ </p><p>
+ When a function is called by the event trigger manager, it is not passed
+ any normal arguments, but it is passed a <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">context</span>”</span> pointer
+ pointing to a <code class="structname">EventTriggerData</code> structure. C functions can
+ check whether they were called from the event trigger manager or not by
+ executing the macro:
+</p><pre class="programlisting">
+CALLED_AS_EVENT_TRIGGER(fcinfo)
+</pre><p>
+ which expands to:
+</p><pre class="programlisting">
+((fcinfo)-&gt;context != NULL &amp;&amp; IsA((fcinfo)-&gt;context, EventTriggerData))
+</pre><p>
+ If this returns true, then it is safe to cast
+ <code class="literal">fcinfo-&gt;context</code> to type <code class="literal">EventTriggerData
+ *</code> and make use of the pointed-to
+ <code class="structname">EventTriggerData</code> structure. The function must
+ <span class="emphasis"><em>not</em></span> alter the <code class="structname">EventTriggerData</code>
+ structure or any of the data it points to.
+ </p><p>
+ <code class="structname">struct EventTriggerData</code> is defined in
+ <code class="filename">commands/event_trigger.h</code>:
+
+</p><pre class="programlisting">
+typedef struct EventTriggerData
+{
+ NodeTag type;
+ const char *event; /* event name */
+ Node *parsetree; /* parse tree */
+ CommandTag tag; /* command tag */
+} EventTriggerData;
+</pre><p>
+
+ where the members are defined as follows:
+
+ </p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><code class="structfield">type</code></span></dt><dd><p>
+ Always <code class="literal">T_EventTriggerData</code>.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="structfield">event</code></span></dt><dd><p>
+ Describes the event for which the function is called, one of
+ <code class="literal">"ddl_command_start"</code>, <code class="literal">"ddl_command_end"</code>,
+ <code class="literal">"sql_drop"</code>, <code class="literal">"table_rewrite"</code>.
+ See <a class="xref" href="event-trigger-definition.html" title="40.1. Overview of Event Trigger Behavior">Section 40.1</a> for the meaning of these
+ events.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="structfield">parsetree</code></span></dt><dd><p>
+ A pointer to the parse tree of the command. Check the PostgreSQL
+ source code for details. The parse tree structure is subject to change
+ without notice.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="structfield">tag</code></span></dt><dd><p>
+ The command tag associated with the event for which the event trigger
+ is run, for example <code class="literal">"CREATE FUNCTION"</code>.
+ </p></dd></dl></div><p>
+ </p><p>
+ An event trigger function must return a <code class="symbol">NULL</code> pointer
+ (<span class="emphasis"><em>not</em></span> an SQL null value, that is, do not
+ set <em class="parameter"><code>isNull</code></em> true).
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