Materialized View Operations

Operation: createMaterializedView

pgm.createMaterializedView( viewName, options, definition )

IMPORTANT

Create a new materialized view - postgres docs

Arguments

Name	Type	Description
viewName	string	name of the new materialized view
options	object	Check below for available options
definition	string	SQL of SELECT statement

Options

Option	Type	Description
ifNotExists	boolean	adds IF NOT EXISTS clause
columns	string or array	use if you want to name columns differently then inferred from definition
tablespace	string	optional
storageParameters	object	optional key value pairs of Storage Parameters
data	boolean	default undefined

Reverse Operation: dropMaterializedView

pgm.dropMaterializedView( viewName, options )

IMPORTANT

Drop a materialized view - postgres docs

Arguments

Name	Type	Description
viewName	string	name of the view to delete
options	object	Check below for available options

Options

Option	Type	Description
ifExists	boolean	drops view only if it exists
cascade	boolean	drops also dependent objects

Operation: alterMaterializedView

pgm.alterMaterializedView( viewName, options )

IMPORTANT

Alter a materialized view - postgres docs

Arguments

Name	Type	Description
viewName	string	name of the view to alter
options	object	Check below for available options

Options

Option	Type	Description
cluster	string	optional index name for clustering
extension	string	optional name of extension view is dependent on
storageParameters	object	optional key value (null to reset) pairs of Storage Parameters

Operation: renameMaterializedView

pgm.renameMaterializedView( viewName, newViewName )

IMPORTANT

Rename a materialized view - postgres docs

Arguments

Name	Type	Description
viewName	string	old name of the view
newViewName	string	new name of the view

Operation: alterMaterializedViewColumn

pgm.renameMaterializedViewColumn( viewName, columnName, newColumnName )

IMPORTANT

Rename a materialized view column - postgres docs

Arguments

Name	Type	Description
viewName	string	name of the view to alter
columnName	string	current column name
newColumnName	string	new column name

Operation: refreshMaterializedView

pgm.refreshMaterializedView( viewName, options )

IMPORTANT

Refreshes a materialized view - postgres docs

Arguments

Name	Type	Description
viewName	string	Name of the view to refresh
options	object	Check below for available options

Options

Option	Type	Description
concurrently	boolean	default false
data	boolean	default undefined