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function to insert a row in a table using json keys and data
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION jsoninsert(relname text, reljson json)
RETURNS record AS
$BODY$DECLARE
ret RECORD;
inputstring text;
BEGIN
SELECT string_agg(quote_ident(key),',') INTO inputstring
FROM json_object_keys(reljson) AS X (key);
EXECUTE 'INSERT INTO '|| quote_ident(relname)
|| '(' || inputstring || ') SELECT ' || inputstring
|| ' FROM json_populate_record( NULL::' || quote_ident(relname) || ' , $1) RETURNING *'
INTO ret USING reljson;
RETURN ret;
END;
$BODY$
LANGUAGE plpgsql VOLATILE;
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