CREATE EXTENSION tsm_system_time; CREATE TABLE test_tablesample (id int, name text); INSERT INTO test_tablesample SELECT i, repeat(i::text, 1000) FROM generate_series(0, 30) s(i); ANALYZE test_tablesample; -- It's a bit tricky to test SYSTEM_TIME in a platform-independent way. -- We can test the zero-time corner case ... SELECT count(*) FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE system_time (0); count ------- 0 (1 row) -- ... and we assume that this will finish before running out of time: SELECT count(*) FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE system_time (100000); count ------- 31 (1 row) -- bad parameters should get through planning, but not execution: EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF) SELECT id FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE system_time (-1); QUERY PLAN -------------------------------------------------- Sample Scan on test_tablesample Sampling: system_time ('-1'::double precision) (2 rows) SELECT id FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE system_time (-1); ERROR: sample collection time must not be negative -- fail, this method is not repeatable: SELECT * FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE system_time (10) REPEATABLE (0); ERROR: tablesample method system_time does not support REPEATABLE LINE 1: SELECT * FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE system_time (10) ... ^ -- since it's not repeatable, we expect a Materialize node in these plans: EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF) SELECT * FROM (VALUES (0),(100000)) v(time), LATERAL (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE system_time (100000)) ss; QUERY PLAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nested Loop -> Aggregate -> Materialize -> Sample Scan on test_tablesample Sampling: system_time ('100000'::double precision) -> Values Scan on "*VALUES*" (6 rows) SELECT * FROM (VALUES (0),(100000)) v(time), LATERAL (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE system_time (100000)) ss; time | count --------+------- 0 | 31 100000 | 31 (2 rows) EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF) SELECT * FROM (VALUES (0),(100000)) v(time), LATERAL (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE system_time (time)) ss; QUERY PLAN ---------------------------------------------------------------- Nested Loop -> Values Scan on "*VALUES*" -> Aggregate -> Materialize -> Sample Scan on test_tablesample Sampling: system_time ("*VALUES*".column1) (6 rows) SELECT * FROM (VALUES (0),(100000)) v(time), LATERAL (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE system_time (time)) ss; time | count --------+------- 0 | 0 100000 | 31 (2 rows) CREATE VIEW vv AS SELECT * FROM test_tablesample TABLESAMPLE system_time (20); EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF) SELECT * FROM vv; QUERY PLAN -------------------------------------------------- Sample Scan on test_tablesample Sampling: system_time ('20'::double precision) (2 rows) DROP EXTENSION tsm_system_time; -- fail, view depends on extension ERROR: cannot drop extension tsm_system_time because other objects depend on it DETAIL: view vv depends on function system_time(internal) HINT: Use DROP ... CASCADE to drop the dependent objects too.