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GIN Index

  • GIN index stands for Generalised Invert Index.
  • Speeds up full text searches
  • A GIN index stores a set of (key, posting list) pairs, where a posting list is a set of row IDs in which the key occurs. The same row ID can appear in multiple posting lists, since an item can contain more than one key.
  • Each key value is stored only once, so a GIN index is very compact for cases where the same key appears many times.

Query

select * from contacts_docs
where body @> '{"first_name":"John"}';


explain select * from contacts_docs
where body @> '{"first_name":"John"}';
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Creating a GIN Index

create index idx_gin_contacts_docs_body on contacts_docs USING GIN(body);

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Get Size of Index

select pg_size_pretty((pg_relation_size('idx_gin_contacts_docs_body'::regclass))) 
    as index_name;

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Using JSONB_PATH_OPS ( better )

create index idx_gin_contacts_docs_body_cool
    on contacts_docs USING GIN(body jsonb_path_ops);

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Size with jsonb_path_ops

select pg_size_pretty((pg_relation_size('idx_gin_contacts_docs_body_cool'::regclass))) 
    as index_name;

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On Specific column for smaller size ( not working )

select pg_size_pretty((pg_relation_size('idx_gin_contacts_docs_body_fname'::regclass))) 
    as index_name;

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