SMRTR ProgrammingMar 16, 2026Hacker News

pg_typescript, a Postgres extension for writing functions in TypeScript

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pg_typescript is a PostgreSQL extension that enables writing database functions in TypeScript using Deno's v8 runtime. It supports full TypeScript syntax, npm package imports, and provides sandboxed execution with Node.js compatibility. The extension includes a comprehensive permission system via PostgreSQL GUCs and allows TypeScript functions to call back into PostgreSQL through a _pg.execute() API.

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