-- -- MULTI_VIEW -- -- This file contains test cases for view support. It verifies various -- Citus features: simple selects, aggregates, joins, outer joins -- router queries, single row inserts, multi row inserts via insert -- into select, multi row insert via copy commands. SELECT count(*) FROM lineitem_hash_part; SELECT count(*) FROM orders_hash_part; -- create a view for priority orders CREATE VIEW priority_orders AS SELECT * FROM orders_hash_part WHERE o_orderpriority < '3-MEDIUM'; -- aggregate pushdown SELECT o_orderpriority, count(*) FROM priority_orders GROUP BY 1 ORDER BY 2, 1; SELECT o_orderpriority, count(*) FROM orders_hash_part WHERE o_orderpriority < '3-MEDIUM' GROUP BY 1 ORDER BY 2,1; -- filters SELECT o_orderpriority, count(*) as all, count(*) FILTER (WHERE o_orderstatus ='F') as fullfilled FROM priority_orders GROUP BY 1 ORDER BY 2, 1; -- having SELECT o_orderdate, count(*) from priority_orders group by 1 having (count(*) > 3) order by 2 desc, 1 desc; -- having with filters SELECT o_orderdate, count(*) as all, count(*) FILTER(WHERE o_orderstatus = 'F') from priority_orders group by 1 having (count(*) > 3) order by 2 desc, 1 desc; -- limit SELECT o_orderkey, o_totalprice from orders_hash_part order by 2 desc, 1 asc limit 5 ; SELECT o_orderkey, o_totalprice from priority_orders order by 2 desc, 1 asc limit 1 ; CREATE VIEW priority_lineitem AS SELECT li.* FROM lineitem_hash_part li JOIN priority_orders ON (l_orderkey = o_orderkey); SELECT l_orderkey, count(*) FROM priority_lineitem GROUP BY 1 ORDER BY 2 DESC, 1 LIMIT 5; CREATE VIEW air_shipped_lineitems AS SELECT * FROM lineitem_hash_part WHERE l_shipmode = 'AIR'; -- join between view and table SELECT count(*) FROM orders_hash_part join air_shipped_lineitems ON (o_orderkey = l_orderkey); -- join between views SELECT count(*) FROM priority_orders join air_shipped_lineitems ON (o_orderkey = l_orderkey); -- count distinct on partition column is supported SELECT count(distinct o_orderkey) FROM priority_orders join air_shipped_lineitems ON (o_orderkey = l_orderkey); -- count distinct on non-partition column is supported SELECT count(distinct o_orderpriority) FROM priority_orders join air_shipped_lineitems ON (o_orderkey = l_orderkey); -- count distinct on partition column is supported on router queries SELECT count(distinct o_orderkey) FROM priority_orders join air_shipped_lineitems ON (o_orderkey = l_orderkey) WHERE (o_orderkey = 231); -- select distinct on router joins of views also works SELECT distinct(o_orderkey) FROM priority_orders join air_shipped_lineitems ON (o_orderkey = l_orderkey) WHERE (o_orderkey = 231); -- left join support depends on flattening of the query SELECT o_orderkey, l_orderkey FROM priority_orders left join air_shipped_lineitems ON (o_orderkey = l_orderkey) ORDER BY o_orderkey LIMIT 1; -- however, this works SELECT count(*) FROM priority_orders left join lineitem_hash_part ON (o_orderkey = l_orderkey) WHERE l_shipmode ='AIR'; -- view on the inner side is supported SELECT count(*) FROM priority_orders right join lineitem_hash_part ON (o_orderkey = l_orderkey) WHERE l_shipmode ='AIR'; -- view on the outer side is supported SELECT count(*) FROM lineitem_hash_part right join priority_orders ON (o_orderkey = l_orderkey) WHERE l_shipmode ='AIR'; -- left join on router query is supported SELECT o_orderkey, l_linenumber FROM priority_orders left join air_shipped_lineitems ON (o_orderkey = l_orderkey) WHERE o_orderkey = 2; -- repartition query on view join -- it passes planning, fails at execution stage SET client_min_messages TO DEBUG1; SELECT * FROM priority_orders JOIN air_shipped_lineitems ON (o_custkey = l_suppkey) ORDER BY o_orderkey DESC, o_custkey DESC, o_orderpriority DESC LIMIT 5; RESET client_min_messages; SELECT count(*) FROM priority_orders JOIN air_shipped_lineitems ON (o_custkey = l_suppkey); -- single view repartition subqueries are not supported SELECT l_suppkey, count(*) FROM (SELECT l_suppkey, l_shipdate, count(*) FROM air_shipped_lineitems GROUP BY l_suppkey, l_shipdate) supps GROUP BY l_suppkey ORDER BY 2 DESC, 1 LIMIT 5; -- logically same query without a view works fine SELECT l_suppkey, count(*) FROM (SELECT l_suppkey, l_shipdate, count(*) FROM lineitem_hash_part WHERE l_shipmode = 'AIR' GROUP BY l_suppkey, l_shipdate) supps GROUP BY l_suppkey ORDER BY 2 DESC, 1 LIMIT 5; -- when a view is replaced by actual query it still fails SELECT l_suppkey, count(*) FROM (SELECT l_suppkey, l_shipdate, count(*) FROM (SELECT * FROM lineitem_hash_part WHERE l_shipmode = 'AIR') asi GROUP BY l_suppkey, l_shipdate) supps GROUP BY l_suppkey ORDER BY 2 DESC, 1 LIMIT 5; -- repartition query on view with single table subquery CREATE VIEW supp_count_view AS SELECT * FROM (SELECT l_suppkey, count(*) FROM lineitem_hash_part GROUP BY 1) s1; SELECT * FROM supp_count_view ORDER BY 2 DESC, 1 LIMIT 10; SET citus.task_executor_type to DEFAULT; -- create a view with aggregate CREATE VIEW lineitems_by_shipping_method AS SELECT l_shipmode, count(*) as cnt FROM lineitem_hash_part GROUP BY 1; -- following will be supported via recursive planning SELECT * FROM lineitems_by_shipping_method ORDER BY 1,2 LIMIT 5; -- create a view with group by on partition column CREATE VIEW lineitems_by_orderkey AS SELECT l_orderkey, count(*) FROM lineitem_hash_part GROUP BY 1; -- this should work since we're able to push down this query SELECT * FROM lineitems_by_orderkey ORDER BY 2 DESC, 1 ASC LIMIT 10; -- it would also work since it is made router plannable SELECT * FROM lineitems_by_orderkey WHERE l_orderkey = 100; DROP VIEW supp_count_view; DROP VIEW lineitems_by_orderkey; DROP VIEW lineitems_by_shipping_method; DROP VIEW air_shipped_lineitems; DROP VIEW priority_lineitem; DROP VIEW priority_orders; -- new tests for real time use case including views and subqueries -- create view to display recent user who has an activity after a timestamp CREATE VIEW recent_users AS SELECT user_id, max(time) as lastseen FROM users_table GROUP BY user_id HAVING max(time) > '2017-11-23 16:20:33.264457'::timestamp order by 2 DESC; SELECT * FROM recent_users ORDER BY 2 DESC, 1 DESC; -- create a view for recent_events CREATE VIEW recent_events AS SELECT user_id, time FROM events_table WHERE time > '2017-11-23 16:20:33.264457'::timestamp; SELECT count(*) FROM recent_events; -- count number of events of recent_users SELECT count(*) FROM recent_users ru JOIN events_table et ON (ru.user_id = et.user_id); -- count number of events of per recent users order by count SELECT ru.user_id, count(*) FROM recent_users ru JOIN events_table et ON (ru.user_id = et.user_id) GROUP BY ru.user_id ORDER BY 2 DESC, 1; -- the same query with a left join however, it would still generate the same result SELECT ru.user_id, count(*) FROM recent_users ru LEFT JOIN events_table et ON (ru.user_id = et.user_id) GROUP BY ru.user_id ORDER BY 2 DESC, 1; -- query wrapped inside a subquery, it needs another top level order by SELECT * FROM (SELECT ru.user_id, count(*) FROM recent_users ru JOIN events_table et ON (ru.user_id = et.user_id) GROUP BY ru.user_id ORDER BY 2 DESC, 1) s1 ORDER BY 2 DESC, 1; -- non-partition key joins are supported inside subquery -- via pull-push execution SELECT * FROM (SELECT ru.user_id, count(*) FROM recent_users ru JOIN events_table et ON (ru.user_id = et.event_type) GROUP BY ru.user_id ORDER BY 2 DESC, 1) s1 ORDER BY 2 DESC, 1; -- join between views -- recent users who has an event in recent events SELECT ru.user_id FROM recent_users ru JOIN recent_events re USING(user_id) GROUP BY ru.user_id ORDER BY ru.user_id; -- outer join inside a subquery -- recent_events who are not done by recent users SELECT count(*) FROM ( SELECT re.*, ru.user_id AS recent_user FROM recent_events re LEFT JOIN recent_users ru USING(user_id)) reu WHERE recent_user IS NULL; -- same query with anti-join SELECT count(*) FROM recent_events re LEFT JOIN recent_users ru ON(ru.user_id = re.user_id) WHERE ru.user_id IS NULL; -- join between view and table -- users who has recent activity and they have an entry with value_1 is less than 3 SELECT ut.* FROM recent_users ru JOIN users_table ut USING (user_id) WHERE ut.value_1 < 3 ORDER BY 1,2; -- determine if a recent user has done a given event type or not SELECT ru.user_id, CASE WHEN et.user_id IS NULL THEN 'NO' ELSE 'YES' END as done_event FROM recent_users ru LEFT JOIN events_table et ON(ru.user_id = et.user_id AND et.event_type = 6) ORDER BY 2 DESC, 1; -- view vs table join wrapped inside a subquery SELECT * FROM (SELECT ru.user_id, CASE WHEN et.user_id IS NULL THEN 'NO' ELSE 'YES' END as done_event FROM recent_users ru LEFT JOIN events_table et ON(ru.user_id = et.user_id AND et.event_type = 6) ) s1 ORDER BY 2 DESC, 1; -- event vs table non-partition-key join is not supported -- given that we cannot recursively plan tables yet SELECT * FROM (SELECT ru.user_id, CASE WHEN et.user_id IS NULL THEN 'NO' ELSE 'YES' END as done_event FROM recent_users ru LEFT JOIN events_table et ON(ru.user_id = et.event_type) ) s1 ORDER BY 2 DESC, 1; -- create a select only view CREATE VIEW selected_users AS SELECT * FROM users_table WHERE value_1 >= 1 and value_1 <3; CREATE VIEW recent_selected_users AS SELECT su.* FROM selected_users su JOIN recent_users ru USING(user_id); SELECT user_id FROM recent_selected_users GROUP BY 1 ORDER BY 1; -- this would be supported when we implement where partition_key in (subquery) support SELECT et.user_id, et.time FROM events_table et WHERE et.user_id IN (SELECT user_id FROM recent_selected_users) GROUP BY 1,2 ORDER BY 1 DESC,2 DESC LIMIT 5; -- it is supported when it is a router query SELECT count(*) FROM events_table et WHERE et.user_id IN (SELECT user_id FROM recent_selected_users WHERE user_id = 1); -- union between views is supported through recursive planning (SELECT user_id FROM recent_users) UNION (SELECT user_id FROM selected_users) ORDER BY 1; -- wrapping it inside a SELECT * works SELECT * FROM ( (SELECT user_id FROM recent_users) UNION (SELECT user_id FROM selected_users) ) u WHERE user_id < 2 AND user_id > 0 ORDER BY user_id; -- union all also works for views SELECT * FROM ( (SELECT user_id FROM recent_users) UNION ALL (SELECT user_id FROM selected_users) ) u WHERE user_id < 2 AND user_id > 0 ORDER BY user_id; SELECT count(*) FROM ( (SELECT user_id FROM recent_users) UNION (SELECT user_id FROM selected_users) ) u WHERE user_id < 2 AND user_id > 0; -- UNION ALL between views is supported through recursive planning SELECT count(*) FROM ( (SELECT user_id FROM recent_users) UNION ALL (SELECT user_id FROM selected_users) ) u WHERE user_id < 2 AND user_id > 0; -- expand view definitions and re-run last 2 queries SELECT count(*) FROM ( (SELECT user_id FROM (SELECT user_id, max(time) as lastseen FROM users_table GROUP BY user_id HAVING max(time) > '2017-11-22 05:45:49.978738'::timestamp order by 2 DESC) aa ) UNION (SELECT user_id FROM (SELECT * FROM users_table WHERE value_1 >= 1 and value_1 < 3) bb) ) u WHERE user_id < 2 AND user_id > 0; SELECT count(*) FROM ( (SELECT user_id FROM (SELECT user_id, max(time) as lastseen FROM users_table GROUP BY user_id HAVING max(time) > '2017-11-22 05:45:49.978738'::timestamp order by 2 DESC) aa ) UNION ALL (SELECT user_id FROM (SELECT * FROM users_table WHERE value_1 >= 1 and value_1 < 3) bb) ) u WHERE user_id < 2 AND user_id > 0; -- test distinct -- distinct is supported if it is on a partition key CREATE VIEW distinct_user_with_value_1_3 AS SELECT DISTINCT user_id FROM users_table WHERE value_1 = 3; SELECT * FROM distinct_user_with_value_1_3 ORDER BY user_id; -- distinct is not supported if it is on a non-partition key -- but will be supported via recursive planning CREATE VIEW distinct_value_1 AS SELECT DISTINCT value_1 FROM users_table WHERE value_2 = 3; SELECT * FROM distinct_value_1 ORDER BY 1 DESC LIMIT 5; -- CTEs are supported even if they are on views CREATE VIEW cte_view_1 AS WITH c1 AS (SELECT * FROM users_table WHERE value_1 = 3) SELECT * FROM c1 WHERE value_2 < 4 AND EXISTS (SELECT * FROM c1); SELECT * FROM cte_view_1 ORDER BY 1,2,3,4,5 LIMIT 5; -- this is single shard query and still not supported since it has view + cte -- router planner can't detect it SELECT * FROM cte_view_1 WHERE user_id = 2 ORDER BY 1,2,3,4,5; -- if CTE itself prunes down to a single shard than the view is supported (router plannable) CREATE VIEW cte_view_2 AS WITH c1 AS (SELECT * FROM users_table WHERE user_id = 2) SELECT * FROM c1 WHERE value_1 = 3; SELECT * FROM cte_view_2; CREATE VIEW router_view AS SELECT * FROM users_table WHERE user_id = 2; -- router plannable SELECT user_id FROM router_view GROUP BY 1; -- join a router view SELECT * FROM (SELECT user_id FROM router_view GROUP BY 1) rv JOIN recent_events USING (user_id) ORDER BY 2 LIMIT 3; SELECT * FROM (SELECT user_id FROM router_view GROUP BY 1) rv JOIN (SELECT * FROM recent_events) re USING (user_id) ORDER BY 2 LIMIT 3; -- views with limits CREATE VIEW recent_10_users AS SELECT user_id, max(time) as lastseen FROM users_table GROUP BY user_id ORDER BY lastseen DESC LIMIT 10; -- this is not supported since it has limit in it and subquery_pushdown is not set SELECT * FROM recent_10_users; SET citus.subquery_pushdown to ON; -- still not supported since outer query does not have limit -- it shows a different (subquery with single relation) error message SELECT * FROM recent_10_users; -- now it displays more correct error message SELECT et.* FROM recent_10_users JOIN events_table et USING(user_id); -- now both are supported when there is a limit on the outer most query SELECT * FROM recent_10_users ORDER BY lastseen DESC LIMIT 10; SELECT et.* FROM recent_10_users JOIN events_table et USING(user_id) ORDER BY et.time DESC LIMIT 10; RESET citus.subquery_pushdown; VACUUM ANALYZE users_table; -- explain tests EXPLAIN (COSTS FALSE) SELECT user_id FROM recent_selected_users GROUP BY 1 ORDER BY 1; EXPLAIN (COSTS FALSE) SELECT * FROM ( (SELECT user_id FROM recent_users) UNION (SELECT user_id FROM selected_users) ) u WHERE user_id < 4 AND user_id > 1 ORDER BY user_id; EXPLAIN (COSTS FALSE) SELECT et.* FROM recent_10_users JOIN events_table et USING(user_id) ORDER BY et.time DESC LIMIT 10; SET citus.subquery_pushdown to ON; EXPLAIN (COSTS FALSE) SELECT et.* FROM recent_10_users JOIN events_table et USING(user_id) ORDER BY et.time DESC LIMIT 10; RESET citus.subquery_pushdown; DROP VIEW recent_10_users; DROP VIEW router_view; DROP VIEW cte_view_2; DROP VIEW cte_view_1; DROP VIEW distinct_value_1; DROP VIEW distinct_user_with_value_1_3; DROP VIEW recent_selected_users; DROP VIEW selected_users; DROP VIEW recent_events; DROP VIEW recent_users; -- modify statements on/with views -- create two tables and a view CREATE TABLE large (id int, tenant_id int); -- constraint id to be unique for "insert into on conflict" test CREATE TABLE small (id int, tenant_id int, unique(tenant_id)); SELECT create_distributed_table('large','tenant_id'); SELECT create_distributed_table('small','tenant_id'); CREATE VIEW small_view AS SELECT * from small where id < 100; \copy small FROM STDIN DELIMITER ',' 250, 25 470, 13 8,5 6,3 7,4 1,2 \. \copy large FROM STDIN DELIMITER ',' 1,2 2,3 5,4 6,5 \. -- running modify statements "on" views is still not supported, hence below two statements will fail UPDATE small_view SET id = 1; DELETE FROM small_view; INSERT INTO small_view VALUES(8, 5) ON CONFLICT(tenant_id) DO UPDATE SET tenant_id=99; -- using views in modify statements' FROM / WHERE clauses is still valid UPDATE large SET id=20 FROM small_view WHERE small_view.id=large.id; SELECT * FROM large order by 1, 2; -- we should still have identical rows for next test statements, then insert new rows to both tables INSERT INTO large VALUES(14, 14); INSERT INTO small VALUES(14, 14); -- using views in subqueries within modify statements is still valid UPDATE large SET id=23 FROM (SELECT *, id*2 from small_view ORDER BY 1,2 LIMIT 5) as small_view WHERE small_view.id=large.id; SELECT * FROM large order by 1, 2; -- we should still have identical rows for next test statements, then insert a new row to large table INSERT INTO large VALUES(14, 14); -- using views in modify statements' FROM / WHERE clauses is still valid UPDATE large SET id=27 FROM small_view WHERE small_view.tenant_id=large.tenant_id; SELECT * FROM large ORDER BY 1, 2; -- we should still have identical rows for next test statements, then insert a new row to large table INSERT INTO large VALUES(14, 14); -- test on a router executable update statement UPDATE large SET id=28 FROM small_view WHERE small_view.id=large.id and small_view.tenant_id=14 and large.tenant_id=14; SELECT * FROM large ORDER BY 1, 2; -- we should still have identical rows for next test statements, then insert new rows to both tables INSERT INTO large VALUES(14, 14); INSERT INTO large VALUES(99, 78); INSERT INTO small VALUES(99, 99); -- run these tests with RETURNING clause to observe the functionality -- print the columns from the "view" as well to test "rewrite resjunk" behaviour UPDATE large SET id=36 FROM small_view WHERE small_view.id=large.id RETURNING large.id, large.tenant_id, small_view.tenant_id; SELECT * FROM large ORDER BY 1, 2; -- below statement should not update anything. so it should return empty UPDATE large SET id=46 FROM small_view WHERE small_view.id=large.id and large.id=15 RETURNING large.id, large.tenant_id; -- we should still have identical rows for next test statements, then insert a new row to large table INSERT INTO large VALUES(14, 14); -- delete statement on large DELETE FROM large WHERE id in (SELECT id FROM small_view); SELECT * FROM large ORDER BY 1, 2; -- we should still have identical rows for next test statement, then insert a new row to large table INSERT INTO large VALUES(14, 14); -- delete statement with CTE WITH all_small_view_ids AS (SELECT id FROM small_view) DELETE FROM large WHERE id in (SELECT * FROM all_small_view_ids); SELECT * FROM large ORDER BY 1, 2; -- INSERT INTO views is still not supported INSERT INTO small_view VALUES(3, 3); DROP TABLE large; DROP TABLE small CASCADE; -- now, run the same modify statement tests on a partitioned table CREATE TABLE small (id int, tenant_id int); CREATE TABLE large_partitioned (id int, tenant_id int) partition by range(tenant_id); CREATE TABLE large_partitioned_p1 PARTITION OF large_partitioned FOR VALUES FROM (1) TO (10); CREATE TABLE large_partitioned_p2 PARTITION OF large_partitioned FOR VALUES FROM (10) TO (20); CREATE TABLE large_partitioned_p3 PARTITION OF large_partitioned FOR VALUES FROM (20) TO (100); SELECT create_distributed_table('large_partitioned','tenant_id'); SELECT create_distributed_table('small','tenant_id'); CREATE VIEW small_view AS SELECT * from small where id < 100; \copy small FROM STDIN DELIMITER ',' 250, 25 470, 13 8,2 6,3 7,4 1,2 \. \copy large_partitioned FROM STDIN DELIMITER ',' 1,2 2,3 5,4 6,5 29,15 26,32 60,51 \. -- running modify statements "on" views is still not supported, hence below two statements will fail UPDATE small_view SET id = 1; DELETE FROM small_view; UPDATE large_partitioned SET id=27 FROM small_view WHERE small_view.tenant_id=large_partitioned.tenant_id; SELECT * FROM large_partitioned ORDER BY 1, 2; -- we should still have identical rows for next test statements, then insert identical rows to both tables INSERT INTO small VALUES(14, 14); INSERT INTO large_partitioned VALUES(14, 14); -- test on a router executable update statement UPDATE large_partitioned SET id=28 FROM small_view WHERE small_view.id=large_partitioned.id and small_view.tenant_id=14 and large_partitioned.tenant_id=14; SELECT * FROM large_partitioned ORDER BY 1, 2; -- we should still have identical rows for next test statements, then insert a new row to large_partitioned table INSERT INTO large_partitioned VALUES(14, 14); -- delete statement on large DELETE FROM large_partitioned WHERE tenant_id in (SELECT tenant_id FROM small_view); SELECT * FROM large_partitioned ORDER BY 1, 2; -- we should still have identical rows for next test statement, then insert a new row to large table INSERT INTO large_partitioned VALUES(14, 14); -- delete statement with CTE WITH all_small_view_tenant_ids AS (SELECT tenant_id FROM small_view) DELETE FROM large_partitioned WHERE tenant_id in (SELECT * FROM all_small_view_tenant_ids); SELECT * FROM large_partitioned ORDER BY 1, 2; DROP TABLE large_partitioned; DROP TABLE small CASCADE; -- perform similar tests with a little bit complicated view -- create two tables and a view CREATE TABLE large (id int, tenant_id int); -- constraint id to be unique for "insert into on conflict" test CREATE TABLE small (id int, tenant_id int, unique(tenant_id)); SELECT create_distributed_table('large','tenant_id'); SELECT create_distributed_table('small','tenant_id'); CREATE VIEW small_view AS SELECT id, tenant_id FROM (SELECT *, id*2 FROM small WHERE id < 100 ORDER BY 1,2 LIMIT 5) as foo; \copy small FROM STDIN DELIMITER ',' 250, 25 470, 13 8,5 6,3 7,4 1,2 \. \copy large FROM STDIN DELIMITER ',' 1,2 2,3 5,4 6,5 \. -- using views in modify statements' FROM / WHERE clauses is still valid UPDATE large SET id=20 FROM small_view WHERE small_view.id=large.id; SELECT * FROM large order by 1, 2; -- we should still have identical rows for next test statements, then insert new rows to both tables INSERT INTO large VALUES(14, 14); INSERT INTO small VALUES(14, 14); -- using views in subqueries within modify statements is still valid UPDATE large SET id=23 FROM (SELECT *, id*2 from small_view ORDER BY 1,2 LIMIT 5) as small_view WHERE small_view.id=large.id; SELECT * FROM large order by 1, 2; -- we should still have identical rows for next test statements, then insert a new row to large table INSERT INTO large VALUES(14, 14); -- using views in modify statements' FROM / WHERE clauses is still valid UPDATE large SET id=27 FROM small_view WHERE small_view.tenant_id=large.tenant_id; SELECT * FROM large ORDER BY 1, 2; -- we should still have identical rows for next test statements, then insert a new row to large table INSERT INTO large VALUES(14, 14); -- test on a router executable update statement UPDATE large SET id=28 FROM small_view WHERE small_view.id=large.id and small_view.tenant_id=14 and large.tenant_id=14; SELECT * FROM large ORDER BY 1, 2; -- we should still have identical rows for next test statements, then insert new rows to both tables INSERT INTO large VALUES(14, 14); INSERT INTO large VALUES(99, 78); INSERT INTO small VALUES(99, 99); -- run these tests with RETURNING clause to observe the functionality -- print the columns from the "view" as well to test "rewrite resjunk" behaviour UPDATE large SET id=36 FROM small_view WHERE small_view.id=large.id RETURNING large.id, large.tenant_id, small_view.tenant_id; SELECT * FROM large ORDER BY 1, 2; -- below statement should not update anything. so it should return empty UPDATE large SET id=46 FROM small_view WHERE small_view.id=large.id and large.id=15 RETURNING large.id, large.tenant_id; -- we should still have identical rows for next test statements, then insert a new row to large table INSERT INTO large VALUES(14, 14); -- delete statement on large DELETE FROM large WHERE id in (SELECT id FROM small_view); SELECT * FROM large ORDER BY 1, 2; -- we should still have identical rows for next test statement, then insert a new row to large table INSERT INTO large VALUES(14, 14); -- delete statement with CTE WITH all_small_view_ids AS (SELECT id FROM small_view) DELETE FROM large WHERE id in (SELECT * FROM all_small_view_ids); SELECT * FROM large ORDER BY 1, 2; -- INSERT INTO views is still not supported INSERT INTO small_view VALUES(3, 3); -- create a reference table only view CREATE TABLE ref_1 (key int, value int); SELECT create_reference_table('ref_1'); CREATE VIEW v1 AS SELECT key AS col1, value AS col2 FROM ref_1; -- remove rows where values are equal INSERT INTO ref_1 VALUES (1,1), (2,2), (3,99); DELETE FROM ref_1 WHERE value in (SELECT col1 FROM v1); SELECT * FROM ref_1 ORDER BY key, value; -- add 2 remove 1 INSERT INTO ref_1 VALUES (1,1), (2,99); WITH c1 AS (SELECT col1 FROM v1 ORDER BY col1 LIMIT 1) DELETE FROM ref_1 WHERE value in (SELECT col1 FROM c1); SELECT * FROM ref_1 ORDER BY key, value; -- remove a rows based on id column in small WITH c1 AS (SELECT id AS col1 FROM small) DELETE FROM ref_1 WHERE value in (SELECT col1 FROM c1); SELECT * FROM ref_1 ORDER BY key, value; INSERT INTO ref_1 VALUES (3,99); CREATE VIEW v2 AS SELECT id AS col1 FROM small; DELETE FROM ref_1 WHERE value in (SELECT col1 FROM v2); SELECT * FROM ref_1 ORDER BY key, value; INSERT INTO ref_1 VALUES (3,99); CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW v3 AS SELECT id AS col1 FROM small; DELETE FROM ref_1 WHERE value in (SELECT col1 FROM v3); SELECT * FROM ref_1 ORDER BY key, value; DROP TABLE large, small, ref_1 CASCADE;