Re: [HACKERS] Automatic Index Creation for Column Types

2013-08-19 Thread Charles Sheridan
Agree, these are significant concerns. Just to make sure the scope of the proposal is clear, I'm referring to col types created via CREATE TYPE, i.e. locally-defined col types of much tighter granularity than standard col types like INTEGER. Locally, one could adopt a naming convention for the

Re: [HACKERS] Automatic Index Creation for Column Types

2013-08-19 Thread Andrew Dunstan
On 08/19/2013 09:10 AM, Charles Sheridan wrote: Hi, I don't see indication that the capability described below exists in Postgres (or any RDBMS), so this is likely a feature request -- For column types that are frequently defined in tables, and which are typically indexed, it would be helpful

Re: [HACKERS] Automatic Index Creation for Column Types

2013-08-19 Thread Pavel Stehule
2013/8/19 Charles Sheridan > In my use, mainly arrays and hstore cols, including arrays of hstores. > These are column types that I suspect benefit from indexes more than most > column types. > depends on usage when you use a arrays for time series, then you don't use a index usually and in h

Re: [HACKERS] Automatic Index Creation for Column Types

2013-08-19 Thread Charles Sheridan
In my use, mainly arrays and hstore cols, including arrays of hstores. These are column types that I suspect benefit from indexes more than most column types. Charles On 13-08-19 8:14 AM, Pavel Stehule wrote: Hello 2013/8/19 Charles Sheridan > Hi, I d

Re: [HACKERS] Automatic Index Creation for Column Types

2013-08-19 Thread Pavel Stehule
Hello 2013/8/19 Charles Sheridan > Hi, > > I don't see indication that the capability described below exists in > Postgres (or any RDBMS), so this is likely a feature request -- > > For column types that are frequently defined in tables, and which are > typically indexed, it would be helpful to