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This guide is for PostgreSQL : https://www.postgresql.org/
Download the sample data from here : sample_data.sql
JSON vs JSONB
JSON | JSONB |
---|---|
stores data in text format | stores data in binary format |
stores data AS-is | trims of white spaces |
slower in operations | faster in operations |
doesn't support full text indexing | supports full text indexing |
SELECT '{
"title":"book 1"}
'::json;
json
-----------------------
{ +
"title":"book 1"}+
(1 row)
SELECT '
{"title":"book 1"}
'::jsonb
jsonb
---------------------
{"title": "book 1"}
(1 row)
Operations
CREATE TABLE books_jsonb
(
id serial primary key,
book_info JSONB
);
INSERT INTO books_jsonb (book_info)
VALUES ('{
"title": "Book 1"
}'),
('{
"title": "Book 2"
}'),
('{
"title": "Book 3"
}');
id | title
---------+--------
1 | Book 1
2 | Book 2
3 | Book 3
SELECT id, book_info ->> 'title' AS "title"
FROM books_jsonb
WHERE book_info ->> 'title' = 'Book 1';
id | title
---------+--------
1 | Book 1
INSERT INTO books_jsonb (book_info)
VALUES ('{ "title": "Book 10" }');
id | book_info
---------+----------------------
1 | {"title": "Book 1"}
2 | {"title": "Book 2"}
3 | {"title": "Book 3"}
4 | {"title": "Book 10"}
UPDATE books_jsonb
SET book_info = book_info || '{"title": "Book 4" }'
WHERE book_info ->> 'title' = 'Book 10';
id | book_info
---------+---------------------
1 | {"title": "Book 1"}
2 | {"title": "Book 2"}
3 | {"title": "Book 3"}
4 | {"title": "Book 4"}
UPDATE books_jsonb
SET book_info = book_info || '{"author": "author 1" }'
WHERE book_info ->> 'title' = 'Book 1';
id | book_info
---------+-------------------------------------------
2 | {"title": "Book 2"}
3 | {"title": "Book 3"}
4 | {"title": "Book 4"}
1 | {"title": "Book 1", "author": "author 1"}
UPDATE books_jsonb
SET book_info = book_info - 'author'
WHERE book_info ->> 'title' = 'Book 1';
id | book_info
---------+---------------------
1 | {"title": "Book 1"}
2 | {"title": "Book 2"}
3 | {"title": "Book 3"}
4 | {"title": "Book 4"}
UPDATE books_jsonb
SET book_info = book_info || '{"available":["new delhi","Tokyo","sydney"]}'
WHERE book_info ->> 'title' = 'Book 1';
id | book_info
2 | {"title": "Book 2"}
3 | {"title": "Book 3"}
4 | {"title": "Book 4"}
1 | {"title": "Book 1", "author": "author 1", "available": ["new delhi", "Tokyo", "sydney"]}
UPDATE books_jsonb
SET book_info = book_info #- '{available,1}'
WHERE book_info ->> 'title' = 'Book 1';
id | Book_info
2 | {"title": "Book 2"}
3 | {"title": "Book 3"}
4 | {"title": "Book 4"}
1 | {"title": "Book 1", "author": "author 1", "available": ["new delhi", "sydney"]}
ROW_TO_JSON()
SELECT row_to_json(orders)
FROM orders;
{"order_id":10248,"customer_id":"VINET","employee_id":5,"order_date":"1996-07-04","required_date":"1996-08-01","shipped_date":"1996-07-16","ship_via":3,"freight":32.38,"ship_name":"Vins et alcools Chevalier","ship_address":"59 rue de l'Abbaye","ship_city":"Reims","ship_region":null,"ship_postal_code":"51100","ship_country":"France"}
SELECT row_to_json(t)
FROM
(
SELECT *
FROM orders
) AS t;
{"order_id":10248,"customer_id":"VINET","employee_id":5,"order_date":"1996-07-04","required_date":"1996-08-01","shipped_date":"1996-07-16","ship_via":3,"freight":32.38,"ship_name":"Vins et alcools Chevalier","ship_address":"59 rue de l'Abbaye","ship_city":"Reims","ship_region":null,"ship_postal_code":"51100","ship_country":"France"}
JSON_AGG()
SELECT *
FROM orders;
SELECT director_id, first_name, lASt_name,
(
SELECT json_agg(x)
FROM
(
SELECT movie_name
FROM movies mv
WHERE mv.director_id = directors.director_id
) AS x
) :: jsonb
FROM directors;
JSON_BUILD
SELECT json_build_array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6);
json_build_array
-------------------------
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
SELECT json_build_array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 'Hi');
json_build_array
-------------------------------
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, "Hi"]
-- error : argument list must have even number of elements
SELECT json_build_object(1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
SELECT json_build_object(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 'Hi');
json_build_object
----------------------------------------------
{"1" : 2, "3" : 4, "5" : 6, "7" : "Hi"}
SELECT json_object('{name,email}', '{"adnan","a@b.com"}');
json_object
----------------------------------------------
{"name" : "adnan", "email" : "a@b.com"}
Json Functions
CREATE TABLE directors_docs
(
id serial primary key,
body jsonb
);
SELECT director_id,
first_name,
last_name,
(
SELECT json_agg(x) AS all_movies
FROM (
SELECT movie_name
FROM movies mv
WHERE mv.director_id = directors.director_id
) x
) :: jsonb
FROM directors;
INSERT INTO directors_docs (body)
SELECT row_to_json(a)
FROM (
SELECT director_id,
first_name,
last_name,
(
SELECT json_agg(x) AS all_movies
FROM (
SELECT movie_name
FROM movies mv
WHERE mv.director_id = directors.director_id
) x
) :: jsonb
FROM directors
) AS a;
SELECT *
FROM directors_docs LIMIT 3;
1 | {"last_name": "Alfredson", "all_movies": [{"movie_name": "Let the Right One In"}], "first_name": "Tomas", "director_id": 1}
2 | {"last_name": "Anderson", "all_movies": [{"movie_name": "There Will Be Blood"}], "first_name": "Paul", "director_id": 2}
3 | {"last_name": "Anderson", "all_movies": [{"movie_name": "Grand Budapest Hotel"}, {"movie_name": "Rushmore"}, {"movie_name": "The Darjeeling Limited"}], "first_name": "Wes", "director_id": 3}
SELECT *, jsonb_array_length(body -> 'all_movies') AS total_movies
FROM directors_docs
order by jsonb_array_length(body->'all_movies') DESC;
13 | {"last_name": "Kubrick", "all_movies": [{"movie_name": "A Clockwork Orange"}, {"movie_name": "Eyes Wide Shut"}, {"movie_name": "The Shining"}], "first_name": "Stanley", "director_id": 13} | 3
3 | {"last_name": "Anderson", "all_movies": [{"movie_name": "Grand Budapest Hotel"}, {"movie_name": "Rushmore"}, {"movie_name": "The Darjeeling Limited"}], "first_name": "Wes", "director_id": 3} | 3
17 | {"last_name": "Lucas", "all_movies": [{"movie_name": "Star Wars: A New Hope"}, {"movie_name": "Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back"}, {"movie_name": "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi"}], "first_name": "George", "director_id": 17} | 3
SELECT *,jsonb_object_keys(body) FROM directors_docs;
1 | {"last_name": "Alfredson", "all_movies": [{"movie_name": "Let the Right One In"}], "first_name": "Tomas", "director_id": 1} | last_name
1 | {"last_name": "Alfredson", "all_movies": [{"movie_name": "Let the Right One In"}], "first_name": "Tomas", "director_id": 1} | all_movies
1 | {"last_name": "Alfredson", "all_movies": [{"movie_name": "Let the Right One In"}], "first_name": "Tomas", "director_id": 1} | first_name
SELECT j.key, j.value
FROM directors_docs,
jsonb_each(body) j;
key | value
-----------------+------------------------------------------
last_name | "Alfredson"
all_movies | [{"movie_name": "Let the Right One In"}]
first_name | "Tomas"
Existence Operators
SELECT *
FROM directors_docs
WHERE body -> 'first_name' ? 'John';
14 | {"last_name": "Lasseter", "all_movies": [{"movie_name": "Toy Story"}], "first_name": "John", "director_id": 14}
Searching JSON
SELECT *
FROM directors_docs
WHERE body @> '{"first_name":"John"}';
SELECT *
FROM directors_docs
WHERE body @> '{"director_id":1}';
-- error : No operator matches the given name and argument types. You might need to add explicit type casts.
SELECT *
FROM directors_docs
WHERE body -> 'first_name' LIKE 'J%';
SELECT *
FROM directors_docs
WHERE body ->> 'first_name' LIKE 'J%';
SELECT *
FROM directors_docs
WHERE (body ->> 'director_id')::integer in (1,2,3,4,5,10);
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