indexing

Full-text search with PostgreSQL and tsvector

Full-text search finds documents matching text queries. PostgreSQL tsvector stores processed documents optimized for search. I use tsquery for search queries with operators—AND, OR, NOT. GIN indexes on tsvector columns enable fast search. Text search

Database indexing strategies for performance

Indexes dramatically speed up queries but slow down writes. B-tree indexes handle equality and range queries—default for most databases. I create indexes on foreign keys, frequently queried columns, and WHERE/ORDER BY clauses. Composite indexes order

PostgreSQL JSONB for flexible schema design

PostgreSQL JSONB stores binary JSON efficiently with indexing support. I use JSONB for semi-structured data, dynamic attributes, event logs. JSONB operators enable querying nested data—->, ->>, @>, ?. GIN indexes accelerate JSONB queries.

Working with JSON and JSONB in PostgreSQL

JSON and JSONB store semi-structured data. JSONB is binary format—faster, indexable. I use JSONB for flexible schemas, API responses, configuration. JSON operators extract values, filter documents. GIN indexes enable fast JSONB queries. Containment op