/filter/byrange

URL: http://<db.host>:<db.port>/filter/byrange

Calculates which objects from a table have a column that is within the given bounds. An object from the table identified by input parameter table_name is added to the view input parameter view_name if its column is within [input parameter lower_bound, input parameter upper_bound] (inclusive). The operation is synchronous. The response provides a count of the number of objects which passed the bound filter. Although this functionality can also be accomplished with the standard filter function, it is more efficient.

For track objects, the count reflects how many points fall within the given bounds (which may not include all the track points of any given track).

Input Parameter Description

Name Type Description
table_name string Name of the table on which the filter by range operation will be performed, in [schema_name.]table_name format, using standard name resolution rules. Must be an existing table.
view_name string If provided, then this will be the name of the view containing the results, in [schema_name.]view_name format, using standard name resolution rules and meeting table naming criteria. Must not be an already existing table or view. The default value is ''.
column_name string Name of a column on which the operation would be applied.
lower_bound double Value of the lower bound (inclusive).
upper_bound double Value of the upper bound (inclusive).
options map of string to strings

Optional parameters. The default value is an empty map ( {} ).

Supported Parameters (keys) Parameter Description
create_temp_table

If true, a unique temporary table name will be generated in the sys_temp schema and used in place of input parameter view_name. This is always allowed even if the caller does not have permission to create tables. The generated name is returned in qualified_view_name. The default value is false. The supported values are:

  • true
  • false
collection_name [DEPRECATED--please specify the containing schema for the view as part of input parameter view_name and use /create/schema to create the schema if non-existent] Name of a schema for the newly created view. If the schema is non-existent, it will be automatically created.

Output Parameter Description

The GPUdb server embeds the endpoint response inside a standard response structure which contains status information and the actual response to the query. Here is a description of the various fields of the wrapper:

Name Type Description
status String 'OK' or 'ERROR'
message String Empty if success or an error message
data_type String 'filter_by_range_response' or 'none' in case of an error
data String Empty string
data_str JSON or String

This embedded JSON represents the result of the /filter/byrange endpoint:

Name Type Description
count long The number of records passing the range filter.
info map of string to strings

Additional information. The default value is an empty map ( {} ).

Possible Parameters (keys) Parameter Description
qualified_view_name The fully qualified name of the view (i.e. including the schema)

Empty string in case of an error.