Isn

Isn adds a Postgrex.Extension and Ecto.Type definitions for the datatypes defined in the isn PostgreSQL module.

Usage

1. Add the package to your Mixfile:

defp deps do
  [{:isn, "~> 0.1"}]
end

2. Register the postgrex extension

Postgrex.Connection.start_link(
  database: "isn_test",
  extensions: [{Isn, {}}])

3. Start using all of the isn goodness in your project.

Examples

Here are a few small snippets for how to use these types in various contexts. I have extracted these snippets from a phoenix project, so if you want to use them in something else, you might have to modify them a bit.

Ecto migrations

defmodule MyApp.Repo.Migrations.CreateBook do
  use Ecto.Migration

  def change do
    create table(:books) do
      add :isbn, :isbn13
      # other fields
    end
  end
end

Ecto Models

defmodule MyApp.Book do
  use MyApp.Web, :model

  schema "books" do
    field :isbn, Isn.ISBN13
    # other fields
  end
end

Defined types

Isn adds the following ecto and corresponding postgrex types:

Ecto.Type	Postgrex type
Isn.ISBN	:isbn
Isn.ISBN13	:isbn13
Isn.ISMN	:ismn
Isn.ISMN13	:ismn13
Isn.ISSN	:issn
Isn.ISSN13	:issn13
Isn.EAN13	:ean13
Isn.UPC	:upc