Check if a user-defined type already exists in PostgreSQL

Question

Say I have created some user-defined types in the DB,

i.e. CREATE TYPE abc ...

Is it then possible to determine if the user-defined type exists

Answer 1

-- All of this to create a type if it does not exist
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION create_abc_type() RETURNS integer AS $$
DECLARE v_exists INTEGER;

BEGIN
    SELECT into v_exists (SELECT 1 FROM pg_type WHERE typname = 'abc');
    IF v_exists IS NULL THEN
        CREATE TYPE abc AS ENUM ('height', 'weight', 'distance');
    END IF;
    RETURN v_exists;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;

-- Call the function you just created
SELECT create_abc_type();

-- Remove the function you just created
DROP function create_abc_type();
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