Re: Would like to sponsor implementation of MATERIALIZED VIEWS - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Nicolas Barbier
Subject Re: Would like to sponsor implementation of MATERIALIZED VIEWS
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Msg-id b0f3f5a10805171302k56d10d1bn833c30bd709b49dc@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Would like to sponsor implementation of MATERIALIZED VIEWS  (js@deriva.de)
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2008/5/15  <js@deriva.de>:

> "A more sophisticated implementation would automatically retrieve from
> the summary table when the main table is referenced, if possible."
> If this means that e.g. a query would "know by itself" that it could
> get the data from the view instead of from the main table, then we
> don't need this feature at the moment. Otherwise: Could anyone
> explain?

That is exactly what it means.

Nicolas

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