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ChineseDatabase Design
数据库设计
Schema Design Principles
架构设计原则
Normalization Guidelines
规范化准则
sql
-- 1NF: Atomic values, no repeating groups
-- 2NF: No partial dependencies on composite keys
-- 3NF: No transitive dependencies
-- Users table (normalized)
CREATE TABLE users (
id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
email VARCHAR(255) UNIQUE NOT NULL,
created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW()
);
-- Addresses table (separate entity)
CREATE TABLE addresses (
id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
user_id INTEGER REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
street VARCHAR(255),
city VARCHAR(100),
country VARCHAR(100),
is_primary BOOLEAN DEFAULT false
);sql
-- 1NF:原子值,无重复组
-- 2NF:复合主键无部分依赖
-- 3NF:无传递依赖
-- 规范化的用户表
CREATE TABLE users (
id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
email VARCHAR(255) UNIQUE NOT NULL,
created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW()
);
-- 地址表(独立实体)
CREATE TABLE addresses (
id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
user_id INTEGER REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
street VARCHAR(255),
city VARCHAR(100),
country VARCHAR(100),
is_primary BOOLEAN DEFAULT false
);Denormalization for Performance
为性能优化的反规范化
sql
-- When read performance matters more than write consistency
CREATE TABLE order_summaries (
id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
order_id INTEGER REFERENCES orders(id),
customer_name VARCHAR(255), -- Denormalized from customers
total_amount DECIMAL(10,2),
item_count INTEGER,
last_updated TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW()
);sql
-- 当读取性能比写入一致性更重要时
CREATE TABLE order_summaries (
id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
order_id INTEGER REFERENCES orders(id),
customer_name VARCHAR(255), -- 从customers表反规范化而来
total_amount DECIMAL(10,2),
item_count INTEGER,
last_updated TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW()
);Index Design
索引设计
Common Index Patterns
常见索引模式
sql
-- B-tree (default) for equality and range queries
CREATE INDEX idx_users_email ON users(email);
-- Composite index (order matters!)
CREATE INDEX idx_orders_user_date ON orders(user_id, created_at DESC);
-- Partial index for specific conditions
CREATE INDEX idx_active_users ON users(email) WHERE deleted_at IS NULL;
-- GIN index for array/JSONB columns
CREATE INDEX idx_posts_tags ON posts USING GIN(tags);
-- Covering index (includes additional columns)
CREATE INDEX idx_orders_covering ON orders(user_id) INCLUDE (total, status);sql
-- B树(默认)用于等值和范围查询
CREATE INDEX idx_users_email ON users(email);
-- 复合索引(顺序很重要!)
CREATE INDEX idx_orders_user_date ON orders(user_id, created_at DESC);
-- 针对特定条件的部分索引
CREATE INDEX idx_active_users ON users(email) WHERE deleted_at IS NULL;
-- 用于数组/JSONB列的GIN索引
CREATE INDEX idx_posts_tags ON posts USING GIN(tags);
-- 覆盖索引(包含额外列)
CREATE INDEX idx_orders_covering ON orders(user_id) INCLUDE (total, status);Index Analysis
索引分析
sql
-- Check index usage
SELECT
schemaname, tablename, indexname,
idx_scan, idx_tup_read, idx_tup_fetch
FROM pg_stat_user_indexes
ORDER BY idx_scan DESC;
-- Find missing indexes
SELECT
relname, seq_scan, seq_tup_read,
idx_scan, idx_tup_fetch
FROM pg_stat_user_tables
WHERE seq_scan > idx_scan
ORDER BY seq_tup_read DESC;sql
-- 检查索引使用情况
SELECT
schemaname, tablename, indexname,
idx_scan, idx_tup_read, idx_tup_fetch
FROM pg_stat_user_indexes
ORDER BY idx_scan DESC;
-- 查找缺失的索引
SELECT
relname, seq_scan, seq_tup_read,
idx_scan, idx_tup_fetch
FROM pg_stat_user_tables
WHERE seq_scan > idx_scan
ORDER BY seq_tup_read DESC;Migration Patterns
迁移模式
Safe Migration Template
安全迁移模板
sql
-- Always use transactions
BEGIN;
-- Add column with default (non-blocking in PG 11+)
ALTER TABLE users ADD COLUMN status VARCHAR(20) DEFAULT 'active';
-- Create index concurrently (doesn't lock table)
CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY idx_users_status ON users(status);
-- Backfill data in batches
UPDATE users SET status = 'active' WHERE status IS NULL AND id BETWEEN 1 AND 10000;
COMMIT;sql
-- 始终使用事务
BEGIN;
-- 添加带默认值的列(PG 11+ 版本无阻塞)
ALTER TABLE users ADD COLUMN status VARCHAR(20) DEFAULT 'active';
-- 并发创建索引(不会锁定表)
CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY idx_users_status ON users(status);
-- 分批回填数据
UPDATE users SET status = 'active' WHERE status IS NULL AND id BETWEEN 1 AND 10000;
COMMIT;Zero-Downtime Migrations
零停机迁移
1. Add new column (nullable)
2. Deploy code that writes to both columns
3. Backfill old data
4. Deploy code that reads from new column
5. Remove old column1. 添加新列(可为空)
2. 部署同时写入新旧列的代码
3. 回填旧数据
4. 部署读取新列的代码
5. 删除旧列Query Optimization
查询优化
EXPLAIN Analysis
EXPLAIN分析
sql
-- Always use EXPLAIN ANALYZE
EXPLAIN (ANALYZE, BUFFERS, FORMAT TEXT)
SELECT * FROM orders WHERE user_id = 123 AND status = 'pending';
-- Key metrics to watch:
-- - Seq Scan vs Index Scan
-- - Actual rows vs Estimated rows
-- - Buffers: shared hit vs readsql
-- 始终使用EXPLAIN ANALYZE
EXPLAIN (ANALYZE, BUFFERS, FORMAT TEXT)
SELECT * FROM orders WHERE user_id = 123 AND status = 'pending';
-- 需要关注的关键指标:
-- - 顺序扫描 vs 索引扫描
-- - 实际行数 vs 预估行数
-- - 缓冲区:共享命中 vs 读取Common Optimizations
常见优化方案
sql
-- Use EXISTS instead of IN for large sets
SELECT * FROM users u
WHERE EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM orders o WHERE o.user_id = u.id);
-- Pagination with keyset (cursor) instead of OFFSET
SELECT * FROM posts
WHERE created_at < '2024-01-01'
ORDER BY created_at DESC
LIMIT 20;
-- Use CTEs for complex queries
WITH active_users AS (
SELECT id FROM users WHERE last_login > NOW() - INTERVAL '30 days'
)
SELECT * FROM orders WHERE user_id IN (SELECT id FROM active_users);sql
-- 针对大数据集,使用EXISTS替代IN
SELECT * FROM users u
WHERE EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM orders o WHERE o.user_id = u.id);
-- 使用键集(游标)分页替代OFFSET
SELECT * FROM posts
WHERE created_at < '2024-01-01'
ORDER BY created_at DESC
LIMIT 20;
-- 复杂查询使用CTE
WITH active_users AS (
SELECT id FROM users WHERE last_login > NOW() - INTERVAL '30 days'
)
SELECT * FROM orders WHERE user_id IN (SELECT id FROM active_users);Constraints & Data Integrity
约束与数据完整性
sql
-- Primary key
ALTER TABLE users ADD PRIMARY KEY (id);
-- Foreign key with cascade
ALTER TABLE orders ADD CONSTRAINT fk_orders_user
FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE;
-- Check constraint
ALTER TABLE products ADD CONSTRAINT chk_price_positive
CHECK (price >= 0);
-- Unique constraint
ALTER TABLE users ADD CONSTRAINT uniq_users_email UNIQUE (email);
-- Exclusion constraint (no overlapping ranges)
ALTER TABLE reservations ADD CONSTRAINT excl_no_overlap
EXCLUDE USING gist (room_id WITH =, tsrange(start_time, end_time) WITH &&);sql
-- 主键
ALTER TABLE users ADD PRIMARY KEY (id);
-- 带级联删除的外键
ALTER TABLE orders ADD CONSTRAINT fk_orders_user
FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE;
-- 检查约束
ALTER TABLE products ADD CONSTRAINT chk_price_positive
CHECK (price >= 0);
-- 唯一约束
ALTER TABLE users ADD CONSTRAINT uniq_users_email UNIQUE (email);
-- 排他约束(无重叠范围)
ALTER TABLE reservations ADD CONSTRAINT excl_no_overlap
EXCLUDE USING gist (room_id WITH =, tsrange(start_time, end_time) WITH &&);Best Practices
最佳实践
- Use UUIDs for public-facing IDs, SERIAL/BIGSERIAL for internal
- Always add and
created_attimestampsupdated_at - Use soft deletes () for important data
deleted_at - Design for eventual consistency in distributed systems
- Document schema decisions in migration files
- Test migrations on production-size data before deploying
- 使用UUID作为面向公众的ID,SERIAL/BIGSERIAL作为内部ID
- 始终添加和
created_at时间戳updated_at - 对重要数据使用软删除()
deleted_at - 为分布式系统设计最终一致性
- 在迁移文件中记录架构决策
- 部署前在生产规模的数据上测试迁移