Pgfe (PostGres FrontEnd) - is an advanced and feature rich PostgreSQL driver written in C++. The development is focused on easiness and robustness of use with the performance in mind.

Pgfe can be downloaded from the Github page.

Features

• fast and robust;
• can be used as either header-only, static or shared library;
• works with database connections in both blocking and non-blocking IO manner;
• supports prepared statements with both positional and named parameters;
• provides first-class support for calling functions and procedures;
• supports advanced features of PostgreSQL, such as pipeline, COPY and large objects;
• supports advanced error handling via exceptions and error conditions: provides enum entry for each predefined SQLSTATE;
• provides advanced support for the client/server data conversion: even multidimensional PostgreSQL arrays to/from any combinations of STL containers can be performed with easy;
• provides a support of dynamic construction of SQL queries;
• allows to separate SQL queries and C++ code on the client side;
• provides simple, robust and thread-safe connection pool;
• many other features for convenience and security.

Requirements

• C++17 compiler (tested on GCC and MSVC);
• libpq;
• CMake 3.16+ (optionally, if build is required).