/filter/byvalue

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

Calculates which objects from a table has a particular value for a particular column. The input parameters provide a way to specify either a String or a Double valued column and a desired value for the column on which the filter is performed. The operation is synchronous, meaning that a response will not be returned until all the objects are fully available. The response payload provides the count of the resulting set. A new result view which satisfies the input filter restriction specification is also created with a view name passed in as part of the input payload. Although this functionality can also be accomplished with the standard filter function, it is more efficient.

Input Parameter Description

Name Type Description
table_name string Name of an existing table on which to perform the calculation, in [schema_name.]table_name format, using standard name resolution rules.
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 ''.
is_string boolean Indicates whether the value being searched for is string or numeric.
value double The value to search for. The default value is 0.
value_str string The string value to search for. The default value is ''.
column_name string Name of a column on which the filter by value would be applied.
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_value_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/byvalue endpoint:

Name Type Description
count long The number of records passing the value 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.