Postgres: Email Parsing using perl

This function extracts the real name from an email address. With slight variations, other components such as local part or host name can be extracted. Relying on a well-tested Perl module makes this function extremely robust, compared to say handcrafted pattern-matching approaches.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION email_name(email text) RETURNS text
LANGUAGE plperlu
AS $$
use Email::Address;
 
my @addresses = Email::Address->parse($_[0]);
return undef unless scalar(@addresses) > 0;
return $addresses[0]->name;
$$;