Re: Query take a long time and use no index

On Mon, 17 Jul 2023 at 21:13, basti <mailinglist(at)unix-solution(dot)de> wrote:
> volkszaehler=# explain analyze SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT DATE_TRUNC('day',
> TIMESTAMP 'epoch' + timestamp * INTERVAL '1 millisecond')) FROM data
> WHERE channel_id = 5 AND timestamp >= 0;

Alternatively, you could express this as:

SELECT COUNT(*) FROM (SELECT DISTINCT DATE_TRUNC('day', TIMESTAMP
'epoch' + timestamp * INTERVAL '1 millisecond')) FROM data WHERE
channel_id = 5 AND timestamp >= 0) a;

If there was an index on (channel_id, (DATE_TRUNC('day', TIMESTAMP
'epoch' + timestamp * INTERVAL '1 millisecond'))); then the distinct
could efficiently perform a Group Aggregate. Otherwise, it could at
least hash aggregate and the distinct could be done in parallel
(assuming you're using at least PostgreSQL 15).

The yet-to-be-released PostgreSQL 16 will allow more efficient
execution of DISTINCT and ORDER BY aggregates by allowing indexed to
provide pre-sorted input. In the meantime, the query above will
probably help you.

David