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A core statement in SQL that does what it says on the tin: inserts data into a table.

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How can I insert into a Postgres table with a unique constraint without waiting on concurren...

While the row-level locks don't seem to support "try-lock" behavior for pending inserts, an explicit call to pg_try_advisory_xact_lock(unique_key) could be used to insert in a non-blocking way. … INSERT INTO tabwithunique (key, value) SELECT * FROM (.......) to_insert WHERE pg_try_advisory_xact_lock($LOCKING_NAMESPACE_VALUE, to_insert.key) This has some drawbacks: Advisory locks only support …
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How can I insert into a Postgres table with a unique constraint without waiting on concurren...

BEGIN; BEGIN; INSERT INTO tabwithunique (key, value)VALUES (100, 111)ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING;→ INSERT 0 1 INSERT INTO tabwithunique (key, values)VALUES (100, 222)ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING;(blocks … Ideally, I would like an answer that works when inserting many rows at the same time using a insert-query like INSERT INTO tabwithunique (SELECT ...... …
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