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Hydra (YC W22) adds upsert to columnar Postgres

1 pointsby coatueover 1 year ago

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coatueover 1 year ago
Upsert, also known as &quot;INSERT ... ON CONFLICT&quot;, is a feature in PostgreSQL that let&#x27;s a user insert a new record or update an existing one if it already exists, using a single command.<p>Upsert is useful in several ways:<p>1. Data Consistency: It manages and keeps the data clean and free of redundancies. Any attempt to insert a new row of data into an existing table is modified into update commands when a conflict occurs.<p>2. Simplified Queries: Instead of writing separate INSERT and UPDATE queries, with Upsert, you can both cases in a single query thereby reducing the complexity.<p>3. Efficiency: Since a single statement can handle the process of inserting a new row or updating an existing one, the number of queries processed by the server can be reduced.<p>4. Atomicity: Upsert operations are atomic, meaning they will either fully complete or fully fail, ensuring the data integrity is maintained.<p>5. Error Handling: It prevents the processing from being halted due to error thrown if data already exists. In a large batch operation, this is especially useful.