-- -- Create access method tests -- -- Make gist2 over gisthandler. In fact, it would be a synonym to gist. CREATE ACCESS METHOD gist2 TYPE INDEX HANDLER gisthandler; -- Try to create gist2 index on fast_emp4000: fail because opclass doesn't exist CREATE INDEX grect2ind2 ON fast_emp4000 USING gist2 (home_base); -- Make operator class for boxes using gist2 CREATE OPERATOR CLASS box_ops DEFAULT FOR TYPE box USING gist2 AS OPERATOR 1 <<, OPERATOR 2 &<, OPERATOR 3 &&, OPERATOR 4 &>, OPERATOR 5 >>, OPERATOR 6 ~=, OPERATOR 7 @>, OPERATOR 8 <@, OPERATOR 9 &<|, OPERATOR 10 <<|, OPERATOR 11 |>>, OPERATOR 12 |&>, OPERATOR 13 ~, OPERATOR 14 @, FUNCTION 1 gist_box_consistent(internal, box, smallint, oid, internal), FUNCTION 2 gist_box_union(internal, internal), -- don't need compress, decompress, or fetch functions FUNCTION 5 gist_box_penalty(internal, internal, internal), FUNCTION 6 gist_box_picksplit(internal, internal), FUNCTION 7 gist_box_same(box, box, internal); -- Create gist2 index on fast_emp4000 CREATE INDEX grect2ind2 ON fast_emp4000 USING gist2 (home_base); -- Now check the results from plain indexscan; temporarily drop existing -- index grect2ind to ensure it doesn't capture the plan BEGIN; DROP INDEX grect2ind; SET enable_seqscan = OFF; SET enable_indexscan = ON; SET enable_bitmapscan = OFF; EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF) SELECT * FROM fast_emp4000 WHERE home_base @ '(200,200),(2000,1000)'::box ORDER BY (home_base[0])[0]; SELECT * FROM fast_emp4000 WHERE home_base @ '(200,200),(2000,1000)'::box ORDER BY (home_base[0])[0]; EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF) SELECT count(*) FROM fast_emp4000 WHERE home_base && '(1000,1000,0,0)'::box; SELECT count(*) FROM fast_emp4000 WHERE home_base && '(1000,1000,0,0)'::box; EXPLAIN (COSTS OFF) SELECT count(*) FROM fast_emp4000 WHERE home_base IS NULL; SELECT count(*) FROM fast_emp4000 WHERE home_base IS NULL; ROLLBACK; -- Try to drop access method: fail because of dependent objects DROP ACCESS METHOD gist2; -- Drop access method cascade DROP ACCESS METHOD gist2 CASCADE;