set enable_seqscan=off; CREATE TABLE test_timestamp ( i timestamp ); INSERT INTO test_timestamp VALUES ( '2004-10-26 03:55:08' ), ( '2004-10-26 04:55:08' ), ( '2004-10-26 05:55:08' ), ( '2004-10-26 08:55:08' ), ( '2004-10-27 09:55:08' ), ( '2004-10-27 10:55:08' ) ; CREATE INDEX idx_timestamp ON test_timestamp USING gin (i); SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i<'2004-10-26 08:55:08'::timestamp ORDER BY i; i -------------------------- Tue Oct 26 03:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 04:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 05:55:08 2004 (3 rows) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i<='2004-10-26 08:55:08'::timestamp ORDER BY i; i -------------------------- Tue Oct 26 03:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 04:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 05:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 08:55:08 2004 (4 rows) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i='2004-10-26 08:55:08'::timestamp ORDER BY i; i -------------------------- Tue Oct 26 08:55:08 2004 (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i>='2004-10-26 08:55:08'::timestamp ORDER BY i; i -------------------------- Tue Oct 26 08:55:08 2004 Wed Oct 27 09:55:08 2004 Wed Oct 27 10:55:08 2004 (3 rows) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i>'2004-10-26 08:55:08'::timestamp ORDER BY i; i -------------------------- Wed Oct 27 09:55:08 2004 Wed Oct 27 10:55:08 2004 (2 rows) explain (costs off) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i<'2004-10-27'::date ORDER BY i; QUERY PLAN ---------------------------------------------------- Sort Sort Key: i -> Bitmap Heap Scan on test_timestamp Recheck Cond: (i < '10-27-2004'::date) -> Bitmap Index Scan on idx_timestamp Index Cond: (i < '10-27-2004'::date) (6 rows) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i<'2004-10-27'::date ORDER BY i; i -------------------------- Tue Oct 26 03:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 04:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 05:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 08:55:08 2004 (4 rows) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i<='2004-10-27'::date ORDER BY i; i -------------------------- Tue Oct 26 03:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 04:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 05:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 08:55:08 2004 (4 rows) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i='2004-10-27'::date ORDER BY i; i --- (0 rows) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i>='2004-10-27'::date ORDER BY i; i -------------------------- Wed Oct 27 09:55:08 2004 Wed Oct 27 10:55:08 2004 (2 rows) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i>'2004-10-27'::date ORDER BY i; i -------------------------- Wed Oct 27 09:55:08 2004 Wed Oct 27 10:55:08 2004 (2 rows) explain (costs off) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i<'2004-10-26 08:55:08'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; QUERY PLAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sort Sort Key: i -> Bitmap Heap Scan on test_timestamp Recheck Cond: (i < 'Tue Oct 26 08:55:08 2004 PDT'::timestamp with time zone) -> Bitmap Index Scan on idx_timestamp Index Cond: (i < 'Tue Oct 26 08:55:08 2004 PDT'::timestamp with time zone) (6 rows) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i<'2004-10-26 08:55:08'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i -------------------------- Tue Oct 26 03:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 04:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 05:55:08 2004 (3 rows) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i<='2004-10-26 08:55:08'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i -------------------------- Tue Oct 26 03:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 04:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 05:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 08:55:08 2004 (4 rows) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i='2004-10-26 08:55:08'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i -------------------------- Tue Oct 26 08:55:08 2004 (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i>='2004-10-26 08:55:08'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i -------------------------- Tue Oct 26 08:55:08 2004 Wed Oct 27 09:55:08 2004 Wed Oct 27 10:55:08 2004 (3 rows) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i>'2004-10-26 08:55:08'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i -------------------------- Wed Oct 27 09:55:08 2004 Wed Oct 27 10:55:08 2004 (2 rows) -- Check endpoint and out-of-range cases INSERT INTO test_timestamp VALUES ('-infinity'), ('infinity'); SELECT gin_clean_pending_list('idx_timestamp'); gin_clean_pending_list ------------------------ 1 (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i<'-infinity'::date ORDER BY i; i --- (0 rows) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i<='-infinity'::date ORDER BY i; i ----------- -infinity (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i='-infinity'::date ORDER BY i; i ----------- -infinity (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i>='-infinity'::date ORDER BY i; i -------------------------- -infinity Tue Oct 26 03:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 04:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 05:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 08:55:08 2004 Wed Oct 27 09:55:08 2004 Wed Oct 27 10:55:08 2004 infinity (8 rows) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i>'-infinity'::date ORDER BY i; i -------------------------- Tue Oct 26 03:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 04:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 05:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 08:55:08 2004 Wed Oct 27 09:55:08 2004 Wed Oct 27 10:55:08 2004 infinity (7 rows) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i<'infinity'::date ORDER BY i; i -------------------------- -infinity Tue Oct 26 03:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 04:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 05:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 08:55:08 2004 Wed Oct 27 09:55:08 2004 Wed Oct 27 10:55:08 2004 (7 rows) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i<='infinity'::date ORDER BY i; i -------------------------- -infinity Tue Oct 26 03:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 04:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 05:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 08:55:08 2004 Wed Oct 27 09:55:08 2004 Wed Oct 27 10:55:08 2004 infinity (8 rows) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i='infinity'::date ORDER BY i; i ---------- infinity (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i>='infinity'::date ORDER BY i; i ---------- infinity (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i>'infinity'::date ORDER BY i; i --- (0 rows) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i<'-infinity'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i --- (0 rows) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i<='-infinity'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i ----------- -infinity (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i='-infinity'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i ----------- -infinity (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i>='-infinity'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i -------------------------- -infinity Tue Oct 26 03:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 04:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 05:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 08:55:08 2004 Wed Oct 27 09:55:08 2004 Wed Oct 27 10:55:08 2004 infinity (8 rows) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i>'-infinity'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i -------------------------- Tue Oct 26 03:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 04:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 05:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 08:55:08 2004 Wed Oct 27 09:55:08 2004 Wed Oct 27 10:55:08 2004 infinity (7 rows) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i<'infinity'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i -------------------------- -infinity Tue Oct 26 03:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 04:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 05:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 08:55:08 2004 Wed Oct 27 09:55:08 2004 Wed Oct 27 10:55:08 2004 (7 rows) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i<='infinity'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i -------------------------- -infinity Tue Oct 26 03:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 04:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 05:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 08:55:08 2004 Wed Oct 27 09:55:08 2004 Wed Oct 27 10:55:08 2004 infinity (8 rows) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i='infinity'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i ---------- infinity (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i>='infinity'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i ---------- infinity (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i>'infinity'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i --- (0 rows) -- This PST timestamptz will underflow if converted to timestamp SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i<='4714-11-23 17:00 BC'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i ----------- -infinity (1 row) SELECT * FROM test_timestamp WHERE i>'4714-11-23 17:00 BC'::timestamptz ORDER BY i; i -------------------------- Tue Oct 26 03:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 04:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 05:55:08 2004 Tue Oct 26 08:55:08 2004 Wed Oct 27 09:55:08 2004 Wed Oct 27 10:55:08 2004 infinity (7 rows)