plv8

PL/JavaScript (v8) trusted procedural language

Overview

PackageVersionCategoryLicenseLanguage
plv83.2.4LANGPostgreSQLC++
IDExtensionBinLibLoadCreateTrustRelocSchema
3010plv8NoYesNoYesNoNopg_catalog
Relatedplpgsql pg_jsonschema jsquery plperl plpython3u pg_tle pllua plluau

Version

TypeRepoVersionPG VerPackageDeps
EXTPIGSTY3.2.41817161514plv8-
RPMPIGSTY3.2.41817161514plv8_$v-
DEBPIGSTY3.2.41817161514postgresql-$v-plv8-
OS / PGPG18PG17PG16PG15PG14
el8.x86_64
el8.aarch64
el9.x86_64
el9.aarch64
el10.x86_64PIGSTY MISSPIGSTY MISSPIGSTY MISSPIGSTY MISSPIGSTY MISS
el10.aarch64PIGSTY MISSPIGSTY MISSPIGSTY MISSPIGSTY MISSPIGSTY MISS
d12.x86_64
d12.aarch64
d13.x86_64
d13.aarch64
PIGSTY 3.2.4
PIGSTY 3.2.4
PIGSTY 3.2.4
PIGSTY 3.2.4
PIGSTY 3.2.4
u22.x86_64
u22.aarch64
PIGSTY 3.2.4
PIGSTY 3.2.4
PIGSTY 3.2.4
PIGSTY 3.2.4
PIGSTY 3.2.4
u24.x86_64
u24.aarch64
PIGSTY 3.2.4
PIGSTY 3.2.4
PIGSTY 3.2.4
PIGSTY 3.2.4
PIGSTY 3.2.4

Build

You can build the RPM / DEB packages for plv8 using pig build:

pig build pkg plv8         # build RPM / DEB packages

Install

You can install plv8 directly. First, make sure the PGDG and PIGSTY repositories are added and enabled:

pig repo add pgsql -u          # Add repo and update cache

Install the extension using pig or apt/yum/dnf:

pig install plv8;          # Install for current active PG version
pig ext install -y plv8 -v 18  # PG 18
pig ext install -y plv8 -v 17  # PG 17
pig ext install -y plv8 -v 16  # PG 16
pig ext install -y plv8 -v 15  # PG 15
pig ext install -y plv8 -v 14  # PG 14
dnf install -y plv8_18       # PG 18
dnf install -y plv8_17       # PG 17
dnf install -y plv8_16       # PG 16
dnf install -y plv8_15       # PG 15
dnf install -y plv8_14       # PG 14
apt install -y postgresql-18-plv8   # PG 18
apt install -y postgresql-17-plv8   # PG 17
apt install -y postgresql-16-plv8   # PG 16
apt install -y postgresql-15-plv8   # PG 15
apt install -y postgresql-14-plv8   # PG 14

Create Extension:

CREATE EXTENSION plv8;

Usage

CREATE EXTENSION plv8;

SELECT plv8_version();
SELECT plv8_info();

DO $$ plv8.elog(NOTICE, plv8.version); $$ LANGUAGE plv8;

Example:

CREATE FUNCTION plv8_test(keys TEXT[], vals TEXT[]) RETURNS JSON AS $$
    var o = {};
    for(var i=0; i<keys.length; i++){
        o[keys[i]] = vals[i];
    }
    return o;
$$ LANGUAGE plv8 IMMUTABLE STRICT;


SELECT plv8_test(ARRAY['name', 'age'], ARRAY['Tom', '29']);

Build

Plv8 build breaks on EL10 (x86/arm) with the following problems:

  • find g++ problem
  • g++ 14 include <algorithm> problem
  • lto problem, g++14 link time optimization issue

Last Modified 2026-03-12: add pg extension catalog (95749bf)