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@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ The pgx interface is faster and exposes more features.
The `database/sql` interface only allows the underlying driver to return or receive the following types: `int64`, The `database/sql` interface only allows the underlying driver to return or receive the following types: `int64`,
`float64`, `bool`, `[]byte`, `string`, `time.Time`, or `nil`. Handling other types requires implementing the `float64`, `bool`, `[]byte`, `string`, `time.Time`, or `nil`. Handling other types requires implementing the
`database/sql.Scanner` and the `database/sq/driver.Valuer` interfaces which require transmission of values in text format. The binary format can be substantially faster,which is what the pgx interface uses. `database/sql.Scanner` and the `database/sq/driver.Valuer` interfaces which require transmission of values in text format. The binary format can be substantially faster, which is what the pgx interface uses.
## Features ## Features
pgx supports many features beyond what is available through `database/sql`: pgx supports many features beyond what is available through `database/sql`:
* Support for approximately 60 different PostgreSQL types * Support for approximately 70 different PostgreSQL types
* Automatic statement preparation and caching * Automatic statement preparation and caching
* Batch queries * Batch queries
* Single-round trip query mode * Single-round trip query mode
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ pgx supports many features beyond what is available through `database/sql`:
* Copy protocol support for faster bulk data loads * Copy protocol support for faster bulk data loads
* Extendable logging support including built-in support for `log15adapter`, [`logrus`](https://github.com/sirupsen/logrus), [`zap`](https://github.com/uber-go/zap), and [`zerolog`](https://github.com/rs/zerolog) * Extendable logging support including built-in support for `log15adapter`, [`logrus`](https://github.com/sirupsen/logrus), [`zap`](https://github.com/uber-go/zap), and [`zerolog`](https://github.com/rs/zerolog)
* Connection pool with after-connect hook for arbitrary connection setup * Connection pool with after-connect hook for arbitrary connection setup
* listen/notify * Listen / notify
* Conversion of PostgreSQL arrays to Go slice mappings for integers, floats, and strings * Conversion of PostgreSQL arrays to Go slice mappings for integers, floats, and strings
* Hstore support * Hstore support
* JSON and JSONB support * JSON and JSONB support
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ pgx also can perform better when using PostgreSQL-specific data types or query b
[go_db_bench](https://github.com/jackc/go_db_bench) for some database driver benchmarks. [go_db_bench](https://github.com/jackc/go_db_bench) for some database driver benchmarks.
### Compatibility with `database/sql` ### Compatibility with `database/sql`
pq is exclusively used with `database/sql`. go-pg does not use `database/sql` at all. pgx supports `database/sql` as well as pq is exclusively used with `database/sql`. go-pg does not use `database/sql` at all. pgx supports `database/sql` as well as
its own interface. its own interface.