On 08/18/2013 05:56 AM, Robert James wrote:
> I have a slow_function. My table has field f, and since slow_function
> is slow, I need to denormalize and store slow_function(f) as a field.
>
> What's the best way to do this automatically? Can this be done with
> triggers? (On UPDATE or INSERT, SET slow_function_f =
> slow_function(new_f) )
Yes, I would use a trigger for this.
> How?
Like so:
alter table t add column slow_function_f datatype;
update t set slow_function_f = slow_function(f);
create function slow_function_trigger()
returns trigger as
$$
begin
new.slow_function_f = slow_function(new.f);
return new;
end;
$$
language plpgsql;
create trigger slow_function_trigger
before insert or update of f, slow_function_f on t
for each row
execute procedure slow_function_trigger();
Note: I wrote this directly in my mail client so there might be an error
or two.
> Will creating an index on slow_function(f) do this?
No, creating an index won't do all that for you. And now you should
just create the index on t.slow_function_f, not on slow_function(t.f).
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Vik