Re: Freezing localtimestamp and other time function on some value - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Alex Ignatov
Subject Re: Freezing localtimestamp and other time function on some value
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In response to Re: Freezing localtimestamp and other time function on some value  (Rakesh Kumar <[email protected]>)
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On 12.04.2016 15:13, Rakesh Kumar wrote:
> I think PG does fixed time within a tran. check the output of the following sql
>
> begin;
> select now() ;
> select pg_sleep(10);
> select now() ;
> commit;
> select now() ;
> select pg_sleep(10);
> select now() ;
> ~
>
> On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 6:50 AM, Alex Ignatov <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hello!
>> Is there any method to freeze localtimestamp and other time function value.
>> Say after freezing on some value sequential calls to these functions give
>> you the same value over and over again.
>> This  is useful primarily for testing.
>>
>> In oracle there is alter system set fixed_date command. Have Postgres this
>> functionality?
>>
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Hi!
It is not about localtimestamp in transactions. It is about global
localtimestamp value  for all session  new and existed no matter inside
transaction or outside.

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Alex Ignatov
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