Re: Would like to sponsor implementation of MATERIALIZED VIEWS

From: "Nicolas Barbier" <nicolas(dot)barbier(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: js(at)deriva(dot)de
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Would like to sponsor implementation of MATERIALIZED VIEWS
Date: 2008-05-17 20:02:28
Message-ID: b0f3f5a10805171302k56d10d1bn833c30bd709b49dc@mail.gmail.com
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2008/5/15 <js(at)deriva(dot)de>:

> "A more sophisticated implementation would automatically retrieve from
> the summary table when the main table is referenced, if possible."
> If this means that e.g. a query would "know by itself" that it could
> get the data from the view instead of from the main table, then we
> don't need this feature at the moment. Otherwise: Could anyone
> explain?

That is exactly what it means.

Nicolas

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