Extending ByePy with geometric types and operators

In an effort to demonstrate the broader applicability of SQL as a compilation target our group, over the past year, has extended our original PL\SQL to SQL compiler with Byepy — a Python frontend. The currently support data types only include the very basics — integers, float, strings, booleans, composite types, and arrays. This selection already covers quite a few usecases, but many database system support fancier data types like dates, 2D shapes, JSON, etc.

In this thesis we will further explore the extensibility of compilation to SQL by extending ByePy’s currently supported data types, functions, and operators with PostgreSQL’s geometric offerings.

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Tim Fischer