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Generate a bounded sequence recursively
Use a recursive CTE with a recursion limit.
recursive CTE✓ Tested
Generate a sequence of numbers
Create rows without a stored table.
generate_series✓ Tested
Generate every combination of two sets
SQL Server: CROSS JOIN creates one result per possible pair, so the output size is the product of the input sizes.
SQL Server✓ Tested
Generate every combination of two sets
Postgres: CROSS JOIN creates one result per possible pair, so the output size is the product of the input sizes.
Postgres✓ Tested
Generate every combination of two sets
SQLite: CROSS JOIN creates one result per possible pair, so the output size is the product of the input sizes.
SQLite✓ Tested
Generate numbers with a recursive CTE
Build a bounded sequence using SQL recursion.
recursive CTE✓ Tested
Get the latest row in each group
Select one ordered row per key with DISTINCT ON.
DISTINCT ON✓ Tested
Give a function an optional argument
Let callers omit a value while keeping nounset enabled.
optional argument✓ Tested
Give a function its own positional parameters
Bash Scripts: A function receives its call arguments without replacing the caller’s positional parameters.
Bash Scripts✓ Tested
Give a read-only container temporary storage
Docker / Compose: Give a read-only container temporary storage using a locally available Ubuntu image.
Docker / Compose✓ Tested
Give a read-only service writable scratch space
Docker / Compose: A tmpfs mount provides temporary storage independent of the root filesystem.
Docker / Compose✓ Tested
Give a result column a readable name
SQL Server: Use AS to label a computed result column.
SQL Server✓ Tested