CREATE FUNCTION_SOURCE

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Syntax

CREATE FUNCTION_SOURCE
    function_source_name
WITH (function_source_parameter = value [, ...]);

Description

Defines a new function source from a specified file. For Java functions, this file would be a Java JAR. This provides the source for user-defined functions. See CREATE FUNCTION for how to create a function from a function source.

See the Creating a function tutorial for a full example of adding a fuunction.

Arguments

function_source_name

Name of the function source to create. If the name is case sensitive you must wrap it in double quotes; otherwise the system uses the lower case name.

WITH (function_source_parameter = value [, …​ ])

This clause specifies the function source parameters.

Function Source Parameters

Parameter Name	Description
file	Required. Specifies a local filesystem path from which to import the function source. Function source may include one or many functions. See CREATE FUNCTION. Type: String Valid values: A valid file path in the current user's local filesystem.
description	Optional. Specifies a description for the function source. Default value: None Type: String

Examples

Create a new function source

In the below example, a new function source is created with the name MySrc from a .jar file available on the local path.

demodb.public/demostore# CREATE FUNCTION_SOURCE "myFuncs" WITH ( 'file' = '@/path/to/func.jar', 'description' = 'my functions');
+-----------------+---------+----------+------------------------------------------+
|  Type           |  Name   |  Command |  Summary                                 |
+=================+=========+==========+==========================================+
| function_source | myFuncs | CREATE   | function source "myFuncs" was            |
|                 |         |          | successfully created                     |
+-----------------+---------+----------+------------------------------------------+