Here is some quick code on how to create a partition function using inherit tables on PostgreSql, is simple but hopefully this will save some poor soul the documentation reading and for me save me some time in the future, currently things been very busy working in Ms Sql and PostgreSql doing several conversions from one DB to the other.
1a.-Create sequence
1b.- Create table
2.-Create function
3.-create trigger
-- FUNCTION:
TableSchemaNameHere.TableName_partition_insert()
-- DROP FUNCTION TableSchemaNameHere.event_partiont_insert();
CREATE SEQUENCE seq_TableSchemaNameHere.TableNameHere_TableColumn
minvalue 1 nomaxvalue increment by 1;
create table TableSchemaNameHere.Tablename
(
PKID int DEFAULT nextval('seq_TableSchemaNameHere.TableNameHere_TableColumn') NOT NULL,
insertdate timestamp(6) without time zone default now(),
time timestamp without time zone,
constraint pk_ primary key (pkid)
)
CREATE or Replace FUNCTION TableSchemaNameHere.TableName_partiont_insert()
RETURNS trigger
LANGUAGE 'plpgsql'
COST 100.0
VOLATILE NOT LEAKPROOF
AS $BODY$
declare
declare
_partition_date varchar(50);
_partition varchar(80);
_IsNewChild boolean;
_current_day int;
_first_day varchar(2) := '01';
_last_day varchar(2);
_pick_day varchar(2);
_tablename varchar(80);
begin
-- get current day
_current_day := date_part('day',new.time);
-- find last day of the month function
_last_day := date_part ('day',TableSchemaNameHere.last_day (new.time::date));
-- get YYYY_MM format
_partition_date := to_char (NEW.time,'YYYY_MM');
-- find if first or second sequence
if _current_day < 16
then
_pick_day := _first_day;
_partition_date := _partition_date||'_'|| _first_day;
else
_pick_day = _last_day;
_partition_date := _partition_date||'_'|| _last_day;
end if;
_partition := TG_TABLE_NAME || '_' || _partition_date;
_tablename := _partition;
if not exists ( select 1 from pg_tables where schemaname= TG_TABLE_SCHEMA and tablename= _partition)
then
RAISE NOTICE 'A partition has been created %',TG_TABLE_SCHEMA ||'.'|| _partition;
_IsNewChild = TRUE;
EXECUTE 'create table '|| TG_TABLE_SCHEMA ||'.'|| _partition || ' (check( to_char (time,''YYYY_MM'||'_'|| _pick_day||''') = '''|| to_char (NEW.time,'YYYY_MM')||'_'||_pick_day||''')) INHERITS ( TableSchemaNameHere.TableNamehere);';
end if;
execute 'insert into '|| TG_TABLE_SCHEMA || '.' || _partition || ' SELECT(' || TG_TABLE_SCHEMA || '.' || TG_TABLE_NAME || ' ' || quote_literal(NEW) || ').* RETURNING eventid;';
if (_IsNewChild)
then
-- Add primary key
EXECUTE format('ALTER TABLE '||TG_TABLE_SCHEMA||'.%s ADD PRIMARY KEY(pkid)', _partition);
-- Assign owner of of inherited table
EXECUTE format('ALTER TABLE '||TG_TABLE_SCHEMA||'.%s OWNER TO db_owner', _partition);
-- Add FK promo_batch_id
EXECUTE format('ALTER TABLE '||TG_TABLE_SCHEMA||'.%s ADD CONSTRAINT FK_%s FOREIGN KEY(columnId) REFERENCES TableSchemaNameHere.fkid (fkid) MATCH FULL',_tablename, _tablename);
-- Need to define indexes for inherited tables
EXECUTE format('CREATE INDEX ix_%s_EventTypeID ON '||TG_TABLE_SCHEMA||'.%s USING btree ("indexkeycolumn")', _tablename, _tablename);
end if;
RETURN NULL;
end
$BODY$;
----Create trigger
CREATE TRIGGER tr_TableName_Partition
BEFORE INSERT ON TableSchemaNameHere.TableNameHere
FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE myschema.server_partition_function();