Inspect an Index
Version Info
paradedb.version_info
returns the current ParadeDB extension version, the full
Git commit hash, and the build mode (release
or debug
).
Index Schema
paradedb.schema
returns information about the index schema. This is useful for inspecting how an index was configured.
The following code block inspects an index called search_idx
. The argument should be the index name quoted in a string.
The index to inspect.
Index Size
pg_relation_size
can be used to inspect the index size. pg_size_pretty
turns the size from bytes
into a human-readable format.
Index Segments
paradedb.index_info
returns information about the index’s underlying segments.
Generally speaking, the segment count should match the server’s CPU count. In practice, it may be lower if the table is very small, or higher if there are so many rows that a single segment is split into multiple segments.
In order for the index to maintain an optimal segment count, the index must have enough memory and threads for creating and writing to the index.
Index Debugging
These functions are typically used by ParadeDB developers to debug the index.
Merge Info
paradedb.merge_info
returns a table containing information about any ongoing segment merge operations.
If writes to the index seem to be hanging, this function can be used to determine if a merge is occurring.
Vacuum Info
paradedb.vacuum_info
returns a list of segment IDs that are currently being vacuumed.
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