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System Functions

sys::get_version()

Return the server version as a tuple.

sys::get_version_as_str()

Return the server version as a string.

sys::get_current_database()

Return the name of the current database as a string.

sys::get_current_branch()

Return the name of the current database branch as a string.

function

sys::get_version()
sys::get_version() -> tuple<major: int64, minor: int64, stage: sys::VersionStage, stage_no: int64, local: array<str>>

Return the server version as a tuple.

The major and minor elements contain the major and the minor components of the version; stage is an enumeration value containing one of 'dev', 'alpha', 'beta', 'rc' or 'final'; stage_no is the stage sequence number (e.g. 2 in an alpha 2 release); and local contains an arbitrary array of local version identifiers.

Copy
db> 
select sys::get_version();
{(major := 1, minor := 0, stage := <sys::VersionStage>'alpha',
  stage_no := 1, local := [])}

function

sys::get_version_as_str()
sys::get_version_as_str() -> str

Return the server version as a string.

Copy
db> 
select sys::get_version_as_str();
{'1.0-alpha.1'}

function

sys::get_transaction_isolation()
sys::get_transaction_isolation() -> sys::TransactionIsolation

Return the isolation level of the current transaction.

Possible return values are given by sys::TransactionIsolation.

Copy
db> 
select sys::get_transaction_isolation();
{sys::TransactionIsolation.Serializable}

function

sys::get_current_database()
sys::get_current_database() -> str

Return the name of the current database as a string.

Copy
db> 
select sys::get_current_database();
{'my_database'}
New

In EdgeDB 5.0+, this function will return the name of the current database branch.

functionNew

sys::get_current_branch()
New
sys::get_current_branch() -> str

Return the name of the current database branch as a string.

Copy
db> 
select sys::get_current_branch();
{'my_branch'}

type

TransactionIsolation

Enum indicating the possible transaction isolation modes.

This enum only accepts a value of Serializable.