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Subject: Re: How do I upsert depending on a second table?
From: Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>
To: Samuel Marks <samuelmarks@gmail.com>
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On 9/24/25 16:03, Adrian Klaver wrote:
> On 9/24/25 10:02, Samuel Marks wrote:
>> On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM Adrian Klaver 

> I don't have enough experience with below to come up with an off the top 
> of my head examples, but they look like they may offer alternatives.
> 
> MERGE:
> 
> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-merge.html
> 

First time working with MERGE, so approach the below with caution:

CREATE TABLE org
(
     "name"      VARCHAR(50) PRIMARY KEY,
     owner       VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL
);


CREATE TABLE repo
(
     "id"           INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
     full_name      VARCHAR(255) UNIQUE NOT NULL,
     org            VARCHAR(50)         NOT NULL REFERENCES org ("name")
);


INSERT INTO org(name, owner) VALUES ('org0', 'user0');

WITH t AS (SELECT
     *
FROM
     org
RIGHT JOIN
     (values(0 , 'org0/name0 by wrong user', 'org0', 'wrong_user'))
         AS v(id, full_name, org, user_name)
      ON
         org.name = v.org
      AND
         org.owner = v.user_name
)
MERGE INTO repo as r
USING t
ON
     r.org = t.name

WHEN MATCHED AND t.id = r.id THEN
     UPDATE  SET (id, full_name, org) = (t.id, t.full_name, t.org)
WHEN NOT MATCHED AND t.user_name = COALESCE(t.owner, '') THEN
     INSERT VALUES(t.id, t.full_name, t.org)

RETURNING r.*;

  id | full_name | org
----+-----------+-----
(0 rows)

MERGE 0


select * from repo ;
  id | full_name | org
----+-----------+-----

WITH t AS (SELECT
     *
FROM
     org
RIGHT JOIN
     (values(0 , 'org0/name0 by right user', 'org0', 'user0'))
         AS v(id, full_name, org, user_name)
      ON
         org.name = v.org
      AND
         org.owner = v.user_name
)
MERGE INTO repo as r
USING t
ON
     r.org = t.name

WHEN MATCHED AND t.id = r.id THEN
     UPDATE  SET (id, full_name, org) = (t.id, t.full_name, t.org)
WHEN NOT MATCHED AND t.user_name = COALESCE(t.owner, '') THEN
     INSERT VALUES(t.id, t.full_name, t.org)

RETURNING r.*;
  id |        full_name         | org
----+--------------------------+------
   0 | org0/name0 by right user | org0
(1 row)

MERGE 1

select * from repo ;
  id |        full_name         | org
----+--------------------------+------
   0 | org0/name0 by right user | org0

WITH t AS (SELECT
     *
FROM
     org
RIGHT JOIN
     (values(0 , 'org0/name0 by right user update', 'org0', 'user0'))
         AS v(id, full_name, org, user_name)
      ON
         org.name = v.org
      AND
         org.owner = v.user_name
)
MERGE INTO repo as r
USING t
ON
     r.org = t.name

WHEN MATCHED AND t.id = r.id THEN
     UPDATE  SET (id, full_name, org) = (t.id, t.full_name, t.org)
WHEN NOT MATCHED AND t.user_name = COALESCE(t.owner, '') THEN
     INSERT VALUES(t.id, t.full_name, t.org)

RETURNING r.*;
  id |            full_name            | org
----+---------------------------------+------
   0 | org0/name0 by right user update | org0
(1 row)

select * from repo ;
  id |            full_name            | org
----+---------------------------------+------
   0 | org0/name0 by right user update | org0
(1 row)


-- 
Adrian Klaver
adrian.klaver@aklaver.com