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+package database
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/icinga/icinga-go-library/com"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+// Upsert inserts new rows into a table or updates rows of a table if the primary key already exists.
+type Upsert interface {
+	// Stream bulk upserts the specified entities via NamedBulkExec.
+	// If not explicitly specified, the upsert statement is created using
+	// BuildUpsertStmt with the first entity from the entities stream.
+	Stream(ctx context.Context, entities <-chan Entity) error
+}
+
+// UpsertOption is a functional option for NewUpsert.
+type UpsertOption func(u *upsert)
+
+// WithOnUpsert adds callback(s) to bulk upserts. Entities for which the
+// operation was performed successfully are passed to the callbacks.
+func WithOnUpsert(onUpsert ...OnSuccess[Entity]) UpsertOption {
+	return func(u *upsert) {
+		u.onUpsert = onUpsert
+	}
+}
+
+// WithStatement uses the specified statement for bulk upserts instead of automatically creating one.
+func WithStatement(stmt string, placeholders int) UpsertOption {
+	return func(u *upsert) {
+		u.stmt = stmt
+		u.placeholders = placeholders
+	}
+}
+
+// NewUpsert creates a new Upsert initalized with a database.
+func NewUpsert(db *DB, options ...UpsertOption) Upsert {
+	u := &upsert{db: db}
+
+	for _, option := range options {
+		option(u)
+	}
+
+	return u
+}
+
+type upsert struct {
+	db           *DB
+	onUpsert     []OnSuccess[Entity]
+	stmt         string
+	placeholders int
+}
+
+func (u *upsert) Stream(ctx context.Context, entities <-chan Entity) error {
+	first, forward, err := com.CopyFirst(ctx, entities)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "can't copy first entity")
+	}
+
+	sem := u.db.GetSemaphoreForTable(TableName(first))
+	var stmt string
+	var placeholders int
+
+	if u.stmt != "" {
+		stmt = u.stmt
+		placeholders = u.placeholders
+	} else {
+		stmt, placeholders = u.db.BuildUpsertStmt(first)
+	}
+
+	return u.db.NamedBulkExec(
+		ctx, stmt, u.db.BatchSizeByPlaceholders(placeholders), sem,
+		forward, SplitOnDupId[Entity], u.onUpsert...,
+	)
+}
+
+// Delete deletes rows of a table.
+type Delete interface {
+	// Stream bulk deletes rows from the table specified in from using the given args stream via BulkExec.
+	// Unless explicitly specified, the DELETE statement is created using BuildDeleteStmt.
+	Stream(ctx context.Context, from any, args <-chan any) error
+}
+
+// DeleteOption is a functional option for NewDelete.
+type DeleteOption func(options *delete)
+
+// WithOnDelete adds callback(s) to bulk deletes. Arguments for which the
+// operation was performed successfully are passed to the callbacks.
+func WithOnDelete(onDelete ...OnSuccess[any]) DeleteOption {
+	return func(d *delete) {
+		d.onDelete = onDelete
+	}
+}
+
+// ByColumn uses the given column for the WHERE clause that the rows must
+// satisfy in order to be deleted, instead of automatically using ID.
+func ByColumn(column string) DeleteOption {
+	return func(d *delete) {
+		d.column = column
+	}
+}
+
+// NewDelete creates a new Delete initalized with a database.
+func NewDelete(db *DB, options ...DeleteOption) Delete {
+	d := &delete{db: db}
+
+	for _, option := range options {
+		option(d)
+	}
+
+	return d
+}
+
+type delete struct {
+	db       *DB
+	column   string
+	onDelete []OnSuccess[any]
+}
+
+func (d *delete) Stream(ctx context.Context, from any, args <-chan any) error {
+	var stmt string
+
+	if d.column != "" {
+		stmt = fmt.Sprintf(`DELETE FROM "%s" WHERE %s IN (?)`, TableName(from), d.column)
+	} else {
+		stmt = d.db.BuildDeleteStmt(from)
+	}
+
+	sem := d.db.GetSemaphoreForTable(TableName(from))
+
+	return d.db.BulkExec(
+		ctx, stmt, d.db.Options.MaxPlaceholdersPerStatement, sem, args, d.onDelete...,
+	)
+}