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Performance features {#performance}
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If your program's database interaction is not as efficient as it needs to be,
the first place to look is usually the SQL you're executing. But libpqxx
has a few specialized features to help you squeeze more performance out
of how you issue commands and retrieve data:
* @ref streams. Use these as a faster way to transfer data between your
code and the database.
* `std::string_view` and `pqxx::zview`. In places where traditional C++ worked
with `std::string`, see whether `std::string_view` or `pqxx::zview` will
do. Of course that means that you'll have to look at the data's lifetime
more carefully, but it'll save the computer a lot of copying.
* @ref prepared. These can be executed many times without the server
parsing and planning them anew each time. They also save you having to
escape string parameters.
* `pqxx::pipeline` lets you send queries to the database in batches, and
continue other processing while they are executing.
* `pqxx::connecting` lets you start setting up a database connection, but
without blocking the thread.
As always of course, don't risk the quality of your code for optimizations
that you don't need!