postgres procedure example

Example 1: postgresql procedure example

create [or replace] procedure procedure_name(parameter_list)
language plpgsql
as $$
declare
-- variable declaration
begin
-- stored procedure body
end; $$

Example 2: sp help text in postgresql

SELECT n.nspname AS schema
      ,proname AS fname
      ,proargnames AS args
      ,t.typname AS return_type
      ,d.description
      ,pg_get_functiondef(p.oid) as definition
--      ,CASE WHEN NOT p.proisagg THEN pg_get_functiondef(p.oid)
--            ELSE 'pg_get_functiondef() can''t be used with aggregate functions'
--       END as definition
  FROM pg_proc p
  JOIN pg_type t
    ON p.prorettype = t.oid
  LEFT OUTER
  JOIN pg_description d
    ON p.oid = d.objoid
  LEFT OUTER
  JOIN pg_namespace n
    ON n.oid = p.pronamespace
 WHERE NOT p.proisagg
   AND n.nspname~'<$SCHEMA_NAME_PATTERN>'
   AND proname~'<$FUNCTION_NAME_PATTERN>'