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PostgreSQL query optimization, indexing, full-text search, JSONB, and advanced features.

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PostgreSQL Skill

Expert assistance for PostgreSQL database design and optimization.

Capabilities

  • Design optimal schemas
  • Create performant indexes
  • Implement full-text search
  • Work with JSONB data
  • Optimize query performance
  • Configure replication

Indexing Patterns

-- B-tree for equality and range
CREATE INDEX idx_users_email ON users(email);

-- GIN for JSONB and arrays
CREATE INDEX idx_posts_tags ON posts USING GIN(tags);

-- Full-text search
CREATE INDEX idx_posts_search ON posts USING GIN(to_tsvector('english', title || ' ' || content));

-- Partial index
CREATE INDEX idx_active_users ON users(created_at) WHERE active = true;

JSONB Operations

-- Query JSONB
SELECT * FROM users WHERE metadata->>'role' = 'admin';

-- Update JSONB
UPDATE users SET metadata = metadata || '{"verified": true}'::jsonb WHERE id = 1;

Target Processes

  • database-design
  • performance-optimization
  • backend-development