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randomstring

randomstring: generate pseudo-random text and bytea values

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Overview

Packagerandomstring
Version1.0.0
RepositoryUnspecified
Extension typeStandard
Requires CREATE EXTENSIONYes
Requires preloadNo
TrustedNo
RelocatableYes
Stars0
Latest commit2019-07-04
Catalogue updated2026-08-30

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See also

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pg_strAdd Laravel-inspired string manipulation functions to PostgreSQL using pgrx
replace_stringRust/pgrx function for literal string replacement
pg_random_stringGenerates an alphanumeric string of a requested length with a C function.
mipt-asjAbbreviation-aware approximate string joins using the Tao-Deng-Stonebraker algorithm