Re: TODO Request

Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Added to TODO:
>
> * Simplify ability to create partitioned tables
>
> This would allow creation of partitioned tables without requiring
> creation of rules for INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE, and constraints for
> rapid partition selection. Options could include range and hash
> partition selection.
>
> * Allow auto-selection of partitioned tables for min/max() operations
>
> I didn't add subparitions because that seems pretty complicated.

Thanks for this.

What about the other partioning types? And complicated should be what we
are after :)

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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> Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>> Tom Lane wrote:
>>> "Joshua D. Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> writes:
>>>> Can we get:
>> Well this should be fun.
>>
>>>> Multiple table indexes (for uniqueness across partitions for example)
>>>> Auto creations of partitions
>> This would be something like:
>>
>> create table foo () partition by ...
>>
>>>> Hash partitioning
>> Partitioning by HASH is used primarily to ensure an even distribution of
>> data among a predetermined number of partitions.
>>
>>>> Key partitioning
>> Partitioning by key is similar to partitioning by hash, except that
>> where hash partitioning employs a user-defined expression.
>>
>>>> Sub partitioning
>> Subpartitioning ? also known as composite partitioning ? is the further
>> division of each partition in a partitioned table. (partitions that have
>> partitions)
>>
>>
>>>> Added to the TODO list?
>>> Perhaps a certain amount of specificity as to what these mean,
>>> and why we need them, would be appropriate.
>> For reference I am directly apply my fair use rights to the above per
>> the MySQL development docs. Reference below:
>>
>> http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/partitioning.html
>>
>> Yes I am fully aware that we don't need to do something just because
>> MySQL does it. However, Oracle has similar functionality and I would
>> like to see us keep up :)
>>
>> Of course I would like it to be done correctly :)
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Joshua D. Drake
>>
>>
>>> regards, tom lane
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