postgresql_idx – Create or drop indexes from a PostgreSQL database

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postgresql_idx – Create or drop indexes from a PostgreSQL database

New in version 2.8.


Synopsis

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • psycopg2

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments

ca_cert

string

Specifies the name of a file containing SSL certificate authority (CA) certificate(s).

If the file exists, the server's certificate will be verified to be signed by one of these authorities.


aliases: ssl_rootcert

cascade

boolean

  • no

  • yes

Automatically drop objects that depend on the index, and in turn all objects that depend on those objects https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-dropindex.html.

It used only with state=absent.

Mutually exclusive with concurrent=yes

columns

list

List of index columns that need to be covered by index.

Mutually exclusive with state=absent.


aliases: column

concurrent

boolean

  • no
  • yes

Enable or disable concurrent mode (CREATE / DROP INDEX CONCURRENTLY).

Pay attention, if concurrent=no, the table will be locked (ACCESS EXCLUSIVE) during the building process. For more information about the lock levels see https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/explicit-locking.html.

If the building process was interrupted for any reason when cuncurrent=yes, the index becomes invalid. In this case it should be dropped and created again.

Mutually exclusive with cascade=yes.

cond

string

Index conditions.

Mutually exclusive with state=absent.

db

string

Name of database to connect to and where the index will be created/dropped.


aliases: login_db

idxname

string / required

Name of the index to create or drop.


aliases: name

idxtype

string

Index type (like btree, gist, gin, etc.).

Mutually exclusive with state=absent.


aliases: type

login_host

string

Host running the database.

login_password

string

The password used to authenticate with.

login_unix_socket

string

Path to a Unix domain socket for local connections.

login_user

string

Default:

"postgres"

The username used to authenticate with.

port

integer

Default:

5432

Database port to connect to.


aliases: login_port

schema

string

Name of a database schema where the index will be created.

session_role

string

Switch to session_role after connecting. The specified session_role must be a role that the current login_user is a member of.

Permissions checking for SQL commands is carried out as though the session_role were the one that had logged in originally.

ssl_mode

string

  • allow
  • disable
  • prefer

  • require
  • verify-ca
  • verify-full

Determines whether or with what priority a secure SSL TCP/IP connection will be negotiated with the server.

See https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/libpq-ssl.html for more information on the modes.

Default of prefer matches libpq default.

state

string

  • absent
  • present

Index state.

state=present implies the index will be created if it does not exist.

state=absent implies the index will be dropped if it exists.

storage_params

list

Storage parameters like fillfactor, vacuum_cleanup_index_scale_factor, etc.

Mutually exclusive with state=absent.

table

string / required

Table to create index on it.

Mutually exclusive with state=absent.

tablespace

string

Set a tablespace for the index.

Mutually exclusive with state=absent.



Notes

Note

  • The index building process can affect database performance.
  • To avoid table locks on production databases, use concurrent=yes (default behavior).
  • The default authentication assumes that you are either logging in as or sudo’ing to the postgres account on the host.
  • This module uses psycopg2, a Python PostgreSQL database adapter. You must ensure that psycopg2 is installed on the host before using this module.
  • If the remote host is the PostgreSQL server (which is the default case), then PostgreSQL must also be installed on the remote host.
  • For Ubuntu-based systems, install the postgresql, libpq-dev, and python-psycopg2 packages on the remote host before using this module.
  • The default authentication assumes that you are either logging in as or sudo’ing to the postgres account on the host.
  • This module uses psycopg2, a Python PostgreSQL database adapter. You must ensure that psycopg2 is installed on the host before using this module. If the remote host is the PostgreSQL server (which is the default case), then PostgreSQL must also be installed on the remote host. For Ubuntu-based systems, install the postgresql, libpq-dev, and python-psycopg2 packages on the remote host before using this module.
  • The ca_cert parameter requires at least Postgres version 8.4 and psycopg2 version 2.4.3.


Examples

- name: Create btree index if not exists test_idx concurrently covering columns id and name of table products
  postgresql_idx:
    db: acme
    table: products
    columns: id,name
    name: test_idx

- name: Create btree index test_idx concurrently with tablespace called ssd and storage parameter
  postgresql_idx:
    db: acme
    table: products
    columns:
    - id
    - name
    idxname: test_idx
    tablespace: ssd
    storage_params:
    - fillfactor=90

- name: Create gist index test_gist_idx concurrently on column geo_data of table map
  postgresql_idx:
    db: somedb
    table: map
    idxtype: gist
    columns: geo_data
    idxname: test_gist_idx

# Note: for the example below pg_trgm extension must be installed for gin_trgm_ops
- name: Create gin index gin0_idx not concurrently on column comment of table test
  postgresql_idx:
    idxname: gin0_idx
    table: test
    columns: comment gin_trgm_ops
    concurrent: no
    idxtype: gin

- name: Drop btree test_idx concurrently
  postgresql_idx:
    db: mydb
    idxname: test_idx
    state: absent

- name: Drop test_idx cascade
  postgresql_idx:
    db: mydb
    idxname: test_idx
    state: absent
    cascade: yes
    concurrent: no

- name: Create btree index test_idx concurrently on columns id,comment where column id > 1
  postgresql_idx:
    db: mydb
    table: test
    columns: id,comment
    idxname: test_idx
    cond: id > 1

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description

name

string

always

Index name.


Sample:

foo_idx

query

string

always

Query that was tried to be executed.


Sample:

CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY foo_idx ON test_table USING BTREE (id)

schema

string

always

Schema where index exists.


Sample:

public

state

string

always

Index state.


Sample:

present

storage_params

list

always

Index storage parameters.


Sample:

['fillfactor=90']

tablespace

string

always

Tablespace where index exists.


Sample:

ssd

valid

boolean

always

Index validity.


Sample:

True




Status

Authors

  • Andrew Klychkov (@Andersson007)

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