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+Update `user_filters` table to have a unique index, and non-null columns. Thanks to @pik for contributing this.
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diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/56/unique_user_filter_index.py b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/56/unique_user_filter_index.py
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+import logging
+
+from synapse.storage.engines import PostgresEngine
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def run_upgrade(cur, database_engine, *args, **kwargs):
+ if isinstance(database_engine, PostgresEngine):
+ select_clause = """
+ CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE user_filters_migration AS
+ SELECT DISTINCT ON (user_id, filter_id) user_id, filter_id, filter_json
+ FROM user_filters;
+ """
+ else:
+ select_clause = """
+ CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE user_filters_migration AS
+ SELECT * FROM user_filters GROUP BY user_id, filter_id;
+ """
+ sql = (
+ """
+ BEGIN;
+ %s
+ DROP INDEX user_filters_by_user_id_filter_id;
+ DELETE FROM user_filters;
+ ALTER TABLE user_filters
+ ALTER COLUMN user_id SET NOT NULL
+ ALTER COLUMN filter_id SET NOT NULL
+ ALTER COLUMN filter_json SET NOT NULL;
+ INSERT INTO user_filters(user_id, filter_id, filter_json)
+ SELECT * FROM user_filters_migration;
+ DROP TABLE user_filters_migration;
+ CREATE UNIQUE INDEX user_filters_by_user_id_filter_id_unique
+ ON user_filters(user_id, filter_id);
+ END;
+ """
+ % select_clause
+ )
+ if isinstance(database_engine, PostgresEngine):
+ cur.execute(sql)
+ else:
+ cur.executescript(sql)
+
+
+def run_create(cur, database_engine, *args, **kwargs):
+ pass
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