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Add statement_timestamp(), clock_timestamp(), and
transaction_timestamp() (just like now()). Also update statement_timeout() to mention it is statement arrival time that is measured. Catalog version updated.
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‎doc/src/sgml/config.sgml

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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml,v 1.55 2006/04/23 03:39:48 momjian Exp $ -->
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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml,v 1.56 2006/04/25 00:25:15 momjian Exp $ -->
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<chapter Id="runtime-config">
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<title>Server Configuration</title>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Abort any statement that takes over the specified number of
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milliseconds. If <varname>log_min_error_statement</> is set to
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milliseconds, starting from the time the command arrives at the server
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from the client. If <varname>log_min_error_statement</> is set to
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<literal>ERROR</> or lower, the statement that timed out will also be
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logged. A value of zero (the default) turns off the
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limitation.

‎doc/src/sgml/func.sgml

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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml,v 1.314 2006/04/23 03:39:50 momjian Exp $ -->
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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml,v 1.315 2006/04/25 00:25:15 momjian Exp $ -->
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<chapter id="functions">
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<title>Functions and Operators</title>
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<indexterm>
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<primary>now</primary>
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</indexterm>
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<indexterm>
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<primary>transaction_timestamp</primary>
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</indexterm>
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<indexterm>
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<primary>statement_timestamp</primary>
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</indexterm>
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<indexterm>
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<primary>clock_timestamp</primary>
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</indexterm>
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<indexterm>
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<primary>timeofday</primary>
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</indexterm>
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<row>
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<entry><literal><function>current_timestamp</function></literal></entry>
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<entry><type>timestamp with time zone</type></entry>
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<entry>Date and time; see <xref linkend="functions-datetime-current">
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<entry>Date and time of start of current transaction; see <xref linkend="functions-datetime-current">
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</entry>
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<entry></entry>
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<entry></entry>
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<row>
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<entry><literal><function>now</function>()</literal></entry>
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<entry><type>timestamp with time zone</type></entry>
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<entry>Current date and time (equivalent to
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<function>current_timestamp</function>); see <xref linkend="functions-datetime-current">
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<entry>Date and time of start of current transaction (equivalent to
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<function>CURRENT_TIMESTAMP</function>); see <xref linkend="functions-datetime-current">
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</entry>
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<entry></entry>
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<entry></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><literal><function>transaction_timestamp</function>()</literal></entry>
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<entry><type>timestamp with time zone</type></entry>
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<entry>Date and time of start of current transaction (equivalent to
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<function>CURRENT_TIMESTAMP</function>); see <xref linkend="functions-datetime-current">
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</entry>
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<entry></entry>
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<entry></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><literal><function>statement_timestamp</function>()</literal></entry>
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<entry><type>timestamp with time zone</type></entry>
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<entry>Date and time of start of current statement; see <xref linkend="functions-datetime-current">
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</entry>
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<entry></entry>
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<entry></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><literal><function>clock_timestamp</function>()</literal></entry>
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<entry><type>timestamp with time zone</type></entry>
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<entry>Current date and time (changes during statement execution); see <xref linkend="functions-datetime-current">
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</entry>
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<entry></entry>
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<entry></entry>
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<row>
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<entry><literal><function>timeofday</function>()</literal></entry>
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<entry><type>text</type></entry>
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<entry>Current date and time; see <xref linkend="functions-datetime-current">
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<entry>Current date and time (like <function>clock_timestamp</>), but as a Unix-style <type>text</> value;
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see <xref linkend="functions-datetime-current">
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</entry>
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<entry></entry>
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<sect2 id="functions-datetime-current">
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<title>Current Date/Time</title>
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<title>Date/Time of Transaction Start</title>
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<indexterm>
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<primary>date</primary>
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<para>
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The following functions are available to obtain the current date and/or
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time:
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The following functions are available to obtain the date and/or
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time of the start of the current transaction:
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<synopsis>
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CURRENT_DATE
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CURRENT_TIME
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</screen>
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<para>
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The function <function>now()</function> is the traditional
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<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> equivalent to
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<function>CURRENT_TIMESTAMP</function>.
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</para>
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notion of the <quote>current</quote> time, so that multiple
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modifications within the same transaction bear the same
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time stamp.
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time stamp. Consider using <function>statement_timestamp</> or
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<function>clock_timestamp</> if you need something that changes
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more frequently.
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<note>
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<para>
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Other database systems may advance these values more
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frequently.
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</para>
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</note>
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<para>
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<function>CURRENT_TIMESTAMP</> might not be the
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transaction start time on other database systems.
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For this reason, and for completeness,
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<function>transaction_timestamp</> is provided.
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The function <function>now()</function> is the traditional
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<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> equivalent to
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the SQL-standard <function>CURRENT_TIMESTAMP</function>.
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</para>
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There is also the function <function>timeofday()</function> which
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returns the wall-clock time and advances during transactions. For
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historical reasons <function>timeofday()</function> returns a
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<type>text</type> string rather than a <type>timestamp</type>
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value:
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<screen>
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SELECT timeofday();
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<lineannotation>Result: </lineannotation><computeroutput>Sat Feb 17 19:07:32.000126 2001 EST</computeroutput>
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</screen>
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<function>STATEMENT_TIMESTAMP</> is the time the statement
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arrived at the server from the client. It is not the time
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the command started execution. If multiple commands were
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sent as a single query string to the server, each command
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has the same <function>STATEMENT_TIMESTAMP</> because they
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all arrived at the same time. Also, commands executed
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by server-side functions have a <function>STATEMENT_TIMESTAMP</>
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based on the time the client sent the query that triggered
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the function, not the time the function was executed.
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‎src/backend/access/transam/xact.c

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* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/xact.c,v 1.219 2006/03/29 21:17:37 tgl Exp $
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* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/xact.c,v 1.220 2006/04/25 00:25:17 momjian Exp $
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/*
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* GetCurrentStatementStartTimestamp
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*/
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TimestampTz
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GetCurrentStatementStartTimestamp(void)
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{
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return stmtStartTimestamp;
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}
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*/
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SetCurrentStatementStartTimestamp(void)
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{
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stmtStartTimestamp = GetCurrentTimestamp();
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