-- This file and its contents are licensed under the Timescale License. -- Please see the included NOTICE for copyright information and -- LICENSE-TIMESCALE for a copy of the license. -- TEST SETUP -- \set ON_ERROR_STOP 0 SET client_min_messages TO LOG; -- START OF USAGE TEST -- --First create your hypertable CREATE TABLE device_readings ( observation_time TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL, device_id TEXT NOT NULL, metric DOUBLE PRECISION NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY(observation_time, device_id) ); SELECT table_name FROM create_hypertable('device_readings', 'observation_time'); --Next, create your continuous aggregate view CREATE VIEW device_summary WITH (timescaledb.continuous, timescaledb.materialized_only=true) --This flag is what makes the view continuous AS SELECT time_bucket('1 hour', observation_time) as bucket, --time_bucket is required device_id, avg(metric) as metric_avg, --We can use regular aggregates max(metric)-min(metric) as metric_spread --We can also use expressions on aggregates and constants FROM device_readings GROUP BY bucket, device_id; --We have to group by the bucket column, but can also add other group-by columns --Next, insert some data into the raw hypertable INSERT INTO device_readings SELECT ts, 'device_1', (EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM ts)) from generate_series('2018-12-01 00:00'::timestamp, '2018-12-31 00:00'::timestamp, '30 minutes') ts; INSERT INTO device_readings SELECT ts, 'device_2', (EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM ts)) from generate_series('2018-12-01 00:00'::timestamp, '2018-12-31 00:00'::timestamp, '30 minutes') ts; --Initially, it will be empty. SELECT * FROM device_summary; --Normally, the continuous view will be updated automatically on a schedule but, you can also do it manually. --We alter max_interval_per_job too since we are not using background workers ALTER VIEW device_summary SET (timescaledb.max_interval_per_job = '60 day'); SET timescaledb.current_timestamp_mock = '2018-12-31 00:00'; REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW device_summary; --Now you can run selects over your view as normal SELECT * FROM device_summary WHERE metric_spread = 1800 ORDER BY bucket DESC, device_id LIMIT 10; --You can view informaton about your continuous aggregates. The meaning of these fields will be explained further down. \x SELECT * FROM timescaledb_information.continuous_aggregates; --You can also view information about your background workers. --Note: (some fields are empty because there are no background workers used in tests) SELECT * FROM timescaledb_information.continuous_aggregate_stats; \x -- -- Refresh interval -- -- The refresh interval determines how often the background worker -- for automatic materialization will run. The default is (2 x bucket_width) SELECT refresh_interval FROM timescaledb_information.continuous_aggregates; -- You can change this setting with ALTER VIEW (equivalently, specify in WITH clause of CREATE VIEW) ALTER VIEW device_summary SET (timescaledb.refresh_interval = '1 hour'); SELECT refresh_interval FROM timescaledb_information.continuous_aggregates; -- -- Refresh lag -- -- Materialization have a refresh lag, which means that the materialization will not contain -- the most up-to-date data. -- Namely, it will only contain data where: bucket end < (max(time)-refresh_lag) --By default refresh_lag is 2 x bucket_width SELECT refresh_lag FROM timescaledb_information.continuous_aggregates; SELECT max(observation_time) FROM device_readings; SELECT max(bucket) FROM device_summary; --You can change the refresh_lag (equivalently, specify in WITH clause of CREATE VIEW) --Negative values create materialization where the bucket ends after the max of the raw data. --So to have you data always up-to-date make the refresh_lag (-bucket_width). Note this --will slow down your inserts because of invalidation. ALTER VIEW device_summary SET (timescaledb.refresh_lag = '-1 hour'); REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW device_summary; SELECT max(observation_time) FROM device_readings; SELECT max(bucket) FROM device_summary; -- -- Invalidations -- --Changes to the raw table, for values that have already been materialized are propagated asynchronously, after the materialization next runs. --Before update: SELECT * FROM device_summary WHERE device_id = 'device_1' and bucket = 'Sun Dec 30 13:00:00 2018 PST'; INSERT INTO device_readings VALUES ('Sun Dec 30 13:01:00 2018 PST', 'device_1', 1.0); --Change not reflected before materializer runs. SELECT * FROM device_summary WHERE device_id = 'device_1' and bucket = 'Sun Dec 30 13:00:00 2018 PST'; SET timescaledb.current_timestamp_mock = 'Sun Dec 30 13:01:00 2018 PST'; REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW device_summary; --But is reflected after. SELECT * FROM device_summary WHERE device_id = 'device_1' and bucket = 'Sun Dec 30 13:00:00 2018 PST'; -- -- Dealing with timezones -- -- You cannot use any functions that depend on the local timezone setting inside a continuous aggregate. -- For example you cannot cast to the local time. This is because -- a timezone setting can alter from user-to-user and thus -- cannot be materialized. DROP VIEW device_summary CASCADE; CREATE VIEW device_summary WITH (timescaledb.continuous, timescaledb.materialized_only=true) AS SELECT time_bucket('1 hour', observation_time) as bucket, min(observation_time::timestamp) as min_time, --note the cast to localtime device_id, avg(metric) as metric_avg, max(metric)-min(metric) as metric_spread FROM device_readings GROUP BY bucket, device_id; --note the error. -- You have two options: -- Option 1: be explicit in your timezone: DROP VIEW device_summary CASCADE; CREATE VIEW device_summary WITH (timescaledb.continuous, timescaledb.materialized_only=true) AS SELECT time_bucket('1 hour', observation_time) as bucket, min(observation_time AT TIME ZONE 'EST') as min_time, --note the explict timezone device_id, avg(metric) as metric_avg, max(metric)-min(metric) as metric_spread FROM device_readings GROUP BY bucket, device_id; DROP VIEW device_summary CASCADE; -- Option 2: Keep things as TIMESTAMPTZ in the view and convert to local time when -- querying from the view DROP VIEW device_summary CASCADE; CREATE VIEW device_summary WITH (timescaledb.continuous, timescaledb.materialized_only=true) AS SELECT time_bucket('1 hour', observation_time) as bucket, min(observation_time) as min_time, --this is a TIMESTAMPTZ device_id, avg(metric) as metric_avg, max(metric)-min(metric) as metric_spread FROM device_readings GROUP BY bucket, device_id; REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW device_summary; SELECT min(min_time)::timestamp FROM device_summary; -- -- test just in time aggregate / materialization only view -- -- hardcoding now to 50 will lead to 30 watermark CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION device_readings_int_now() RETURNS INT LANGUAGE SQL STABLE AS $BODY$ SELECT 50; $BODY$; CREATE TABLE device_readings_int(time int, value float); SELECT create_hypertable('device_readings_int','time',chunk_time_interval:=10); SELECT set_integer_now_func('device_readings_int','device_readings_int_now'); CREATE VIEW device_readings_mat_only WITH (timescaledb.continuous, timescaledb.materialized_only=true) AS SELECT time_bucket(10,time), avg(value) FROM device_readings_int GROUP BY 1; CREATE VIEW device_readings_jit WITH (timescaledb.continuous, timescaledb.materialized_only=false) AS SELECT time_bucket(10,time), avg(value) FROM device_readings_int GROUP BY 1; INSERT INTO device_readings_int SELECT i, i*10 FROM generate_series(10,40,10) AS g(i); -- materialization only should have 0 rows SELECT * FROM device_readings_mat_only ORDER BY time_bucket; -- jit aggregate should have 4 rows SELECT * FROM device_readings_jit ORDER BY time_bucket; REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW device_readings_mat_only; REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW device_readings_jit; -- materialization only should have 2 rows SELECT * FROM device_readings_mat_only ORDER BY time_bucket; -- jit aggregate should have 4 rows SELECT * FROM device_readings_jit ORDER BY time_bucket; -- add 2 more rows INSERT INTO device_readings_int SELECT i, i*10 FROM generate_series(50,60,10) AS g(i); -- materialization only should have 2 rows SELECT * FROM device_readings_mat_only ORDER BY time_bucket; -- jit aggregate should have 6 rows SELECT * FROM device_readings_jit ORDER BY time_bucket; -- hardcoding now to 100 will lead to 80 watermark CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION device_readings_int_now() RETURNS INT LANGUAGE SQL STABLE AS $BODY$ SELECT 100; $BODY$; -- refresh should materialize all now REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW device_readings_mat_only; REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW device_readings_jit; -- materialization only should have 6 rows SELECT * FROM device_readings_mat_only ORDER BY time_bucket; -- jit aggregate should have 6 rows SELECT * FROM device_readings_jit ORDER BY time_bucket;