#! /bin/sh # Copyright (c) 2019-2020 Stefan Kreutz # # Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any purpose # with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright # notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. # # THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH # REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY # AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, # INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM # LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR # OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR # PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. # Run the PostgreSQL server off a temporary data directory. # # Expects exactly two arguments: database name and user name. You may also set # the port by setting the environment variable PGPORT, see postgres(1). # # Exits 0 on SIGINT, and >0 if an error occurs. # # First published at https://www.skreutz.com/posts/temporary-postgresql-server/ # on 14 October 2020. set -o nounset # Remove the temporary directory before exiting. trap 'quit' INT quit() { code="${1:-0}" trap '' INT TERM kill -TERM 0 wait rm -rf "${tmpdir-}" || { ( >&2 printf "temp-postgres: failed to remove temporary directory: %s\\n" "${tmpdir}" ) [ "${code}" -ne 0 ] || code=1 } exit "${code}" } # Parse arguments. [ $# -eq 2 ] || { ( >&2 printf "temp-postgres: invalid arguments\\n" ) printf "Usage: temp-postgres \\n" quit 1 } dbname="$1" username="$2" # Create a temporary directory tmpdir="$( mktemp -d )" || { ( >&2 printf "temp-postgres: failed to create temporary directory\\n" ) quit 1 } # Initialize the directory initdb --pgdata="${tmpdir}" --username="${username}" || { ( >&2 printf "temp-postgres: failed to initialize database\\n" ) quit 1 } # Serve the directory ( postgres -k "${tmpdir}" -D "${tmpdir}" &2 printf "temp-postgres: failed to connect to server\\n" ) quit 1 } # Create the database createdb --host="${tmpdir}" --username="${username}" --no-password "${dbname}" || { ( >&2 printf "temp-postgres: failed to create database\\n" ) quit 1 } printf ' Connect with the following command: \tpsql --host=localhost "%s" "%s" ' "${dbname}" "${username}" wait