Re: multiple CREATE FUNCTION AS items for PLs

Hannu Krosing <hannu(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com> writes:
> On further thought the function name should just be what it is defined
> in postgresql, like this

> CREATE FUNCTION foo(a,b,c) AS $$
> import x
> from __future__ import nex_cool_feature

> def helper_function(x):
> ...

> def foo(a,b,c):
> defined function body here

> def bar(i,j):
> function body for bar(i,j)
> $$ language plpythonu;

>> but this would not be backwards compatible, at least not in any
>> obvious way.

> This is still unfortunately true :(

Could we say that *if* the function text contains a line beginning
"def function_name" then we interpret it as above, otherwise oldstyle?
I'm not sure how big a risk of false positives there'd be.

regards, tom lane