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* [PATCH v3 5/7] Row pattern recognition patch (docs).
@ 2023-07-26 10:49 Tatsuo Ishii <[email protected]>
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From: Tatsuo Ishii @ 2023-07-26 10:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
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doc/src/sgml/advanced.sgml | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
doc/src/sgml/func.sgml | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml | 29 +++++++++++++++++--
3 files changed, 133 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/advanced.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/advanced.sgml
index 755c9f1485..eda3612822 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/advanced.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/advanced.sgml
@@ -537,6 +537,58 @@ WHERE pos < 3;
<literal>rank</literal> less than 3.
</para>
+ <para>
+ Row pattern common syntax can be used with row pattern common syntax to
+ perform row pattern recognition in a query. Row pattern common syntax
+ includes two sub clauses. <literal>DEFINE</literal> defines definition
+ variables along with an expression. The expression must be a logical
+ expression, which means it must
+ return <literal>TRUE</literal>, <literal>FALSE</literal>
+ or <literal>NULL</literal>. Moreover if the expression comprises a column
+ reference, it must be the argument of <function>rpr</function>. An example
+ of <literal>DEFINE</literal> is as follows.
+
+<programlisting>
+DEFINE
+ LOWPRICE AS price <= 100,
+ UP AS price > PREV(price),
+ DOWN AS price < PREV(price)
+</programlisting>
+
+ Note that <function>PREV</function> returns price column in the previous
+ row if it's called in a context of row pattern recognition. So in the
+ second line means the definition variable "UP" is <literal>TRUE</literal>
+ when price column in the current row is greater than the price column in
+ the previous row. Likewise, "DOWN" is <literal>TRUE</literal> when when
+ price column in the current row is lower than the price column in the
+ previous row.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Once <literal>DEFINE</literal> exists, <literal>PATTERN</literal> can be
+ used. <literal>PATTERN</literal> defines a sequence of rows that satisfies
+ certain conditions. For example following <literal>PATTERN</literal>
+ defines that a row starts with the condition "LOWPRICE", then one or more
+ rows satisfy "UP" and finally one or more rows satisfy "DOWN". If a
+ sequence of rows found, rpr returns the column at the starting row.
+ Example of a <literal>SELECT</literal> using the <literal>DEFINE</literal>
+ and <literal>PATTERN</literal> clause is as follows.
+
+<programlisting>
+SELECT company, tdate, price, max(price) OVER w FROM stock
+ WINDOW w AS (
+ PARTITION BY company
+ ROWS BETWEEN CURRENT ROW AND UNBOUNDED FOLLOWING
+ AFTER MATCH SKIP PAST LAST ROW
+ INITIAL
+ PATTERN (LOWPRICE UP+ DOWN+)
+ DEFINE
+ LOWPRICE AS price <= 100,
+ UP AS price > PREV(price),
+ DOWN AS price < PREV(price)
+);
+</programlisting>
+ </para>
+
<para>
When a query involves multiple window functions, it is possible to write
out each one with a separate <literal>OVER</literal> clause, but this is
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
index dcc9d6f59d..b333d62410 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
@@ -21714,6 +21714,7 @@ SELECT count(*) FROM sometable;
returns <literal>NULL</literal> if there is no such row.
</para></entry>
</row>
+
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
@@ -21753,6 +21754,59 @@ SELECT count(*) FROM sometable;
Other frame specifications can be used to obtain other effects.
</para>
+ <para>
+ Row pattern recognition navigation functions are listed in
+ <xref linkend="functions-rpr-navigation-table"/>. These functions
+ can be used to describe DEFINE clause of Row pattern recognition.
+ </para>
+
+ <table id="functions-rpr-navigation-table">
+ <title>Row Pattern Navigation Functions</title>
+ <tgroup cols="1">
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
+ Function
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Description
+ </para></entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>prev</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <function>prev</function> ( <parameter>value</parameter> <type>anyelement</type> )
+ <returnvalue>anyelement</returnvalue>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Returns the column value at the previous row;
+ returns NULL if there is no previous row in the window frame.
+ </para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ <row>
+ <entry role="func_table_entry"><para role="func_signature">
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>next</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <function>next</function> ( <parameter>value</parameter> <type>anyelement</type> )
+ <returnvalue>anyelement</returnvalue>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Returns the column value at the next row;
+ returns NULL if there is no next row in the window frame.
+ </para></entry>
+ </row>
+
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+
<note>
<para>
The SQL standard defines a <literal>RESPECT NULLS</literal> or
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml
index 0ee0cc7e64..16478a3950 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml
@@ -966,8 +966,8 @@ WINDOW <replaceable class="parameter">window_name</replaceable> AS ( <replaceabl
The <replaceable class="parameter">frame_clause</replaceable> can be one of
<synopsis>
-{ RANGE | ROWS | GROUPS } <replaceable>frame_start</replaceable> [ <replaceable>frame_exclusion</replaceable> ]
-{ RANGE | ROWS | GROUPS } BETWEEN <replaceable>frame_start</replaceable> AND <replaceable>frame_end</replaceable> [ <replaceable>frame_exclusion</replaceable> ]
+{ RANGE | ROWS | GROUPS } <replaceable>frame_start</replaceable> [ <replaceable>frame_exclusion</replaceable> ] [row_pattern_common_syntax]
+{ RANGE | ROWS | GROUPS } BETWEEN <replaceable>frame_start</replaceable> AND <replaceable>frame_end</replaceable> [ <replaceable>frame_exclusion</replaceable> ] [row_pattern_common_syntax]
</synopsis>
where <replaceable>frame_start</replaceable>
@@ -1074,6 +1074,31 @@ EXCLUDE NO OTHERS
a given peer group will be in the frame or excluded from it.
</para>
+ <para>
+ The
+ optional <replaceable class="parameter">row_pattern_common_syntax</replaceable>
+ defines the <firstterm>row pattern recognition condition</firstterm> for
+ this
+ window. <replaceable class="parameter">row_pattern_common_syntax</replaceable>
+ includes following subclauses. <literal>AFTER MATCH SKIP PAST LAST
+ ROW</literal> or <literal>AFTER MATCH SKIP TO NEXT ROW</literal> controls
+ how to proceed to next row position after a match
+ found. With <literal>AFTER MATCH SKIP PAST LAST ROW</literal> (the
+ default) next row position is next to the last row of previous match. On
+ the other hand, with <literal>AFTER MATCH SKIP TO NEXT ROW</literal> next
+ row position is always next to the last row of previous
+ match. <literal>DEFINE</literal> defines definition variables along with a
+ boolean expression. <literal>PATTERN</literal> defines a sequence of rows
+ that satisfies certain conditions using variables defined
+ in <literal>DEFINE</literal> clause.
+
+<synopsis>
+[ AFTER MATCH SKIP PAST LAST ROW | AFTER MATCH SKIP TO NEXT ROW ]
+PATTERN <replaceable class="parameter">pattern_variable_name</replaceable>[+] [, ...]
+DEFINE <replaceable class="parameter">definition_varible_name</replaceable> AS <replaceable class="parameter">expression</replaceable> [, ...]
+</synopsis>
+ </para>
+
<para>
The purpose of a <literal>WINDOW</literal> clause is to specify the
behavior of <firstterm>window functions</firstterm> appearing in the query's
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* Re: Instability with incremental backup tests (pg_combinebackup, 003_timeline.pl)
@ 2024-08-06 23:23 Tomas Vondra <[email protected]>
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Tomas Vondra @ 2024-08-06 23:23 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Michael Paquier <[email protected]>; Postgres hackers <[email protected]>; +Cc: Robert Haas <[email protected]>
On 8/6/24 14:53, Tomas Vondra wrote:
> On 8/6/24 07:48, Michael Paquier wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> dikkop has reported a failure with the regression tests of pg_combinebackup:
>> https://buildfarm.postgresql.org/cgi-bin/show_log.pl?nm=dikkop&dt=2024-08-04%2010%3A04%3A51
>>
>> That's in the test 003_timeline.pl, from dc212340058b:
>> # Failed test 'incremental backup from node1'
>> # at t/003_timeline.pl line 43.
>>
>> The node is extremely slow, so perhaps bumping up the timeout would be
>> fine enough in this case (did not spend time analyzing it). I don't
>> think that this has been discussed, but perhaps I just missed a
>> reference to it and the incremental backup thread is quite large.
>>
>
> Yeah, it's a freebsd running on rpi4, from a USB flash disk, and in my
> experience it's much slower than rpi4 running Linux. I'm not sure why is
> that, never found a way to make it faster
>
> The machine already has:
>
> export PGCTLTIMEOUT=600
> export PG_TEST_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT=600
>
> I doubt increasing it further will do the trick. Maybe there's some
> other timeout that I should increase?
>
> FWIW I just moved the buildfarm stuff to a proper SSD disk (still USB,
> but hopefully better than the crappy flash disk).
>
Seems the move to SSD helped a lot - the runs went from ~4h to ~40m. So
chances are the instability won't be such a problem.
regards
--
Tomas Vondra
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