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Install a Package

You can install extensions available on the database.dev registry using the dbdev in-database client. The dbdev client is itself an extension which you can install by following the instructions below.

Installation

Before you can install the dbdev extension into your database, ensure you have the following dependencies already installed:

Note

If you database is running on Supabase, the above dependencies are already installed.

Run the following SQL to install the client:

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create extension if not exists http with schema extensions;
create extension if not exists pg_tle;
select pgtle.uninstall_extension_if_exists('supabase-dbdev');
drop extension if exists "supabase-dbdev";
select
    pgtle.install_extension(
        'supabase-dbdev',
        resp.contents ->> 'version',
        'PostgreSQL package manager',
        resp.contents ->> 'sql'
    )
from http(
    (
        'GET',
        'https://api.database.dev/rest/v1/'
        || 'package_versions?select=sql,version'
        || '&package_name=eq.supabase-dbdev'
        || '&order=version.desc'
        || '&limit=1',
        array[
            ('apiKey', 'eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJzdXBhYmFzZSIsInJlZiI6InhtdXB0cHBsZnZpaWZyYndtbXR2Iiwicm9sZSI6ImFub24iLCJpYXQiOjE2ODAxMDczNzIsImV4cCI6MTk5NTY4MzM3Mn0.z2CN0mvO2No8wSi46Gw59DFGCTJrzM0AQKsu_5k134s')::http_header
        ],
        null,
        null
    )
) x,
lateral (
    select
        ((row_to_json(x) -> 'content') #>> '{}')::json -> 0
) resp(contents);
create extension "supabase-dbdev";
select dbdev.install('supabase-dbdev');
drop extension if exists "supabase-dbdev";
create extension "supabase-dbdev";

Use

Once the client is installed, you an install a TLE available on database.dev by running SQL that looks like the following:

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select dbdev.install(<extension_name>);
create extension <extension_name>
    schema <schema>
    version <version>;

For example, to install pg_headerkit version 1.0.0 in schema public run:

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select dbdev.install('burggraf-pg_headerkit');
create extension "burggraf-pg_headerkit"
    schema 'public'
    version '1.0.0';