pgcentralfoundation/plrust

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PL/Rust is a loadable procedural language handler for PostgreSQL that lets developers write database functions in Rust, compiled to native machine code. It is built on the pgrx framework and can run as a 'trusted' language on x86_64 and aarch64 Linux, providing compile-time safety guarantees inside the database.

Use cases

• write PostgreSQL functions in Rust
• create natively compiled stored procedures in Postgres
• write trigger functions in Rust
• use Rust's ecosystem inside PostgreSQL
• run a trusted procedural language in Postgres
• improve performance of database functions over interpreted PLs

When to choose

• you need maximum performance for PostgreSQL functions via native compilation
• you want Rust's memory-safety guarantees for database code
• you need access to Postgres SPI, triggers, and built-in data types from Rust
• you're on x86_64 or aarch64 Linux and want a trusted procedural language

When to avoid

• you need a procedural language on non-Linux or non-x86_64/aarch64 systems with trusted guarantees
• you want a simple interpreted language without a Rust toolchain and compilation setup
• your deployment can't install rustc, pgrx, and build dependencies on the database server

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compiler interpreter sdk security databases programming-languages developer-tools rust cpp postgresql-extension procedural-language pgrx stored-functions trusted-language native-compilation linux macos

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