Ecto.Query.recursive_ctes

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recursive_ctes(query, value)

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Enables or disables recursive mode for CTEs.

According to the SQL standard it affects all CTEs in the query, not individual ones.

See with_cte/3 on example of how to build a query with a recursive CTE.