> 
> CREATE TABLE items (
>     id INT,
>     typ INT    ...
>     PRIMAY KEY (seq,typ));
> 

>    id   typ
>   ----+-----
>     1   'a'
>     2   'a'
>     3   'a'
>     1   'b'
>     4   'a'
>     2   'b'
> 

you will need to use pre insert trigger since you cannot use column
references in default expression.

you could use this same trigger to either:
- create sequences as needed and apply the right one
- with locking, lookup for last id of typ
- with locking, keep another table of typ and nextval



       
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