Re: order of row processing affects updates - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: order of row processing affects updates
Date
Msg-id 11202.1095690318@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: order of row processing affects updates  (Paramveer.Singh@trilogy.com)
List pgsql-general
Paramveer.Singh@trilogy.com writes:
> Can someone tell me why postgres does not support deferring unique
> constraints?

Because no one's implemented it.  The existing unique-check code is
associated with insertion of a new index entry, and it's nontrivial
to refactor it into a deferrable operation.  There is a TODO item
for this, but don't hold your breath ...

            regards, tom lane

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