PostgreSQL: Version 2.0.0 of advanced PostgreSQL driver written in C++

February 26, 2026: PostgreSQL 18.3, 17.9, 16.13, 15.17, and 14.22 Released! Quick Links About Governance Policies Feature Matrix Donate History Sponsors Contributing Financial Servers Latest News Upcoming Events Past events Press Licence Version 2.0.0 of advanced PostgreSQL driver written in C++ Posted on 2022-04-13 by Dmitry Igrishin Related Open Source Pgfe (PostGres FrontEnd) - is an advanced and feature rich PostgreSQL driver written in C++. The development is focused on easiness and robustness of use with the performance in mind. Pgfe can be downloaded from the Github page. Features fast and robust; can be used as either header-only, static or shared library; works with database connections in both blocking and non-blocking IO manner; supports prepared statements with both positional and named parameters; provides first-class support for calling functions and procedures; supports advanced features of PostgreSQL, such as pipeline, COPY and large objects; supports advanced error handling via exceptions and error conditions: provides enum entry for each predefined SQLSTATE; provides advanced support for the client/server data conversion: even multidimensional PostgreSQL arrays to/from any combinations of STL containers can be performed with easy; provides a support of dynamic construction of SQL queries; allows to separate SQL queries and C++ code on the client side; provides simple, robust and thread-safe connection pool; many other features for convenience and security. Requirements C++17 compiler (tested on GCC and MSVC); libpq; CMake 3.16+ (optionally, if build is required).