How do I batch sql statements with package database/sql

Question

How do I batch sql statements with Go\'s database/sql package?

In Java I would do it like this :

// Create a prepared statement
String sql = \"INSERT         


        

Answer 1

Take the idea of Andrew C and adapt it for a need in my work using sql scalar variables. It works perfectly for that specific requirement in my work. Maybe it is useful to someone because it is useful to simulate batch transactions of sql in golang. That's the idea.

func BulkInsert(unsavedRows []*ExampleRowStruct) error {
    valueStrings := make([]string, 0, len(unsavedRows))
    valueArgs := make([]interface{}, 0, len(unsavedRows) * 3)
    i := 0
    for _, post := range unsavedRows {
        valueStrings = append(valueStrings, fmt.Sprintf("(@p%d, @p%d, @p%d)", i*3+1, i*3+2, i*3+3))
        valueArgs = append(valueArgs, post.Column1)
        valueArgs = append(valueArgs, post.Column2)
        valueArgs = append(valueArgs, post.Column3)
        i++
    }
    sqlQuery := fmt.Sprintf("INSERT INTO my_sample_table (column1, column2, column3) VALUES %s", strings.Join(valueStrings, ","))

    var params []interface{}

    for i := 0; i < len(valueArgs); i++ {
        var param sql.NamedArg
        param.Name = fmt.Sprintf("p%v", i+1)
        param.Value = valueArgs[i]
        params = append(params, param)
    }

    _, err := db.Exec(sqlQuery, params...)
    return err
}