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Database 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 column
1. 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 read
sql
-- 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
    created_at
    and
    updated_at
    timestamps
  • Use soft deletes (
    deleted_at
    ) for important data
  • 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
    created_at
    updated_at
    时间戳
  • 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