-- test the shared hash
create function setme(key text, val text) returns void language plperl as $$
my $key = shift;
my $val = shift;
$_SHARED{$key}= $val;
$$;
create function getme(key text) returns text language plperl as $$
my $key = shift;
return $_SHARED{$key};
$$;
select setme('ourkey','ourval');
select getme('ourkey');