Hello Dear Postgresql ppl, I have a table with date ranges and need to express the following constraint : allow overlaps only if there is complete containment, e.g. allow values in rows like : [2020-01-01,2020-01-31) [2020-01-02,2020-01-10) [2020-01-10,2020-01-20)
but disallow rows like
[2020-01-02,2020-01-10) [2020-01-08,2020-01-11)
I think that writing a new commutative range operator e.g. <@@> which would return true if the left operand is either contained by or contains the right operand and false otherwise would solve this, I am just wondering if there is a more elegant and economical way to express this. (besides writing a trigger which is always an option).
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Achilleas Mantzios
IT DEV Lead
IT DEPT
Dynacom Tankers Mgmt
