CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION tps.srce_map_def_set(_defn jsonb) RETURNS jsonb AS $f$ DECLARE _message jsonb; _MESSAGE_TEXT text; _PG_EXCEPTION_DETAIL text; _PG_EXCEPTION_HINT text; BEGIN BEGIN INSERT INTO tps.map_rm (srce, target, regex, seq, hist) SELECT --data source _defn->>'srce' --map name ,_defn->>'name' --map definition ,_defn->'regex' --map aggregation sequence ,(_defn->>'sequence')::INTEGER --history definition ,jsonb_build_object( 'hist_defn',_defn ,'effective',jsonb_build_array(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,null::timestamptz) ) || '[]'::jsonb ON CONFLICT ON CONSTRAINT map_rm_pk DO UPDATE SET srce = _defn->>'srce' ,target = _defn->>'name' ,regex = _defn->'regex' ,seq = (_defn->>'sequence')::INTEGER ,hist = --the new definition going to position -0- jsonb_build_object( 'hist_defn',_defn ,'effective',jsonb_build_array(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,null::timestamptz) ) --the previous definition, set upper bound of effective range which was previously null || jsonb_set( map_rm.hist ,'{0,effective,1}'::text[] ,to_jsonb(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP) ); EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN GET STACKED DIAGNOSTICS _MESSAGE_TEXT = MESSAGE_TEXT, _PG_EXCEPTION_DETAIL = PG_EXCEPTION_DETAIL, _PG_EXCEPTION_HINT = PG_EXCEPTION_HINT; _message:= ($$ { "status":"fail", "message":"error setting definition" } $$::jsonb) ||jsonb_build_object('message_text',_MESSAGE_TEXT) ||jsonb_build_object('pg_exception_detail',_PG_EXCEPTION_DETAIL); return _message; END; _message:= jsonb_build_object('status','complete','message','definition has been set'); return _message; END; $f$ language plpgsql