Hi everybody,
I am new PostgreSQL c function programmer. I'm trying to move ahead a new "PostgreSQL routing library" (http://www.pgroute.org [for now, the page in only in spanish]).

The point:
There is some way to keep objects in [persisten] memory and then refer to these from c functions?. In the current version of pgRoute, each transaction load the graph in memory (using MemoryContext), this isn't a enterprise solution for routing program. Why I Wish is using a c function to load the graph in memory [persistent], something like:

SELECT pgr_load_graph('my SQL graph sentence', 'graph name');
example: SELECT pgr_load_graph('SELECT id, source, target, cost1,cost2,costn,... FROM edge_table WHERE ...','My graph');
would also have a function to unload or delete.

and then, use other function to calculating the shortest path, something like: SELECT pgr_get_shortest_path('from','to','cost column','algorithm','graph name'); example: SELECT pgr_get_shortest_path(6000,5142,'cost1','dijkstra','My graph');


researching in the PostgreSQL source code I found "postgresql-8.4.0/src/backend/utils/mmgr/README.TXT", and I think the indicated MemoryContext that I need to solved my problem is "TopMemoryContext", but I don't found examples of how can I used it.

I need some guidelines, or way to resolved this. Is posible to put persisten object in memory through postgresql c funtion?, or my idea is a crazy idea?

Thanks a lot for your time and answers,  ahhh! and for my English writing.




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