insert_records

GPUdb.insert_records( table_name = None, data = None, list_encoding = None,
                      options = {} )

Adds multiple records to the specified table. The operation is synchronous, meaning that a response will not be returned until all the records are fully inserted and available. The response payload provides the counts of the number of records actually inserted and/or updated, and can provide the unique identifier of each added record.

The input parameter options parameter can be used to customize this function's behavior.

The update_on_existing_pk option specifies the record collision policy for inserting into a table with a primary key, but is ignored if no primary key exists.

The return_record_ids option indicates that the database should return the unique identifiers of inserted records.

The route_to_address option directs that inserted records should be targeted for a particular database node.

Input Parameter Description

Name	Type	Description
table_name	str	Table to which the records are to be added. Must be an existing table.
data	list of str	An array of binary or json encoded data for the records to be added.
list_encoding	str	The encoding of the records to be inserted. Default value is 'binary'. The allowed values are: binary json
options	dict of str	Optional parameters. Default value is an empty dict ( {} ). Supported Parameters (keys) Parameter Description update_on_existing_pk Specifies the record collision policy for inserting into a table with a primary key. If set to true, any existing table record with primary key values that match those of a record being inserted will be replaced by that new record. If set to false, any existing table record with primary key values that match those of a record being inserted will remain unchanged and the new record discarded. If the specified table does not have a primary key, then this option is ignored. Default value is 'false'. The allowed values are: True False return_record_ids If true then return the internal record id along for each inserted record. Default value is 'false'. The allowed values are: True False route_to_address Route to a specific rank/tom. Option not suitable for tables using primary/shard keys

Output Parameter Description

Name	Type	Description
record_ids	list of str	An array containing the IDs with which the added records are identified internally.
count_inserted	int	The number of records inserted.
count_updated	int	The number of records updated.