很多业务也行有这样的需求，新的数据会不断的插入，并且可能会有更新。

对于更新的数据，需要记录更新前的记录到历史表。 这个需求有点类似于审计需求，即需要对记录变更前后做审计。 我以前有写过使用hstore和触发器来满足审计需求的文档，有兴趣的同学可以参考 本文的目的并不是审计，而且也可能不期望使用触发器。 还有什么方法呢？ PostgreSQL 这么高大上，当然有，而且还能在一句SQL里面完成，看法宝。 创建一张当前状态表，一张历史记录表。

postgres=# create table tbl(id int primary key, price int);CREATE TABLEpostgres=# create table tbl_history (id int not null, price int);CREATE TABLE

插入一条不存在的记录，不会触发插入历史表的行为。 注意替代变量

id=$1 = 2price=$2 = 7postgres=# with old as (select * from tbl where id= $1), postgres-# new as (insert into tbl values ($1, $2) on conflict (id) do update set price=excluded.price where tbl.price<>excluded.price returning *) postgres-# insert into tbl_history select old.* from old,new where old.id=new.id;INSERT 0 0postgres=# select tableoid,ctid,* from tbl union all select tableoid,ctid,* from tbl_history ; tableoid | ctid  | id | price ----------+-------+----+-------    18243 | (0,1) |  2 |     7(1 row)

插入一条不存在的记录，不会触发插入历史表的行为。

id=$1 = 1price=$2 = 1postgres=# with old as (select * from tbl where id= $1), new as (insert into tbl values ($1, $2) on conflict (id) do update set price=excluded.price where tbl.price<>excluded.price returning *) insert into tbl_history select old.* from old,new where old.id=new.id;INSERT 0 0postgres=# select tableoid,ctid,* from tbl union all select tableoid,ctid,* from tbl_history ; tableoid | ctid  | id | price ----------+-------+----+-------    18243 | (0,1) |  2 |     7    18243 | (0,2) |  1 |     1(2 rows)

插入一条已存在的记录，并且有数据的变更，触发数据插入历史表的行为。

id=$1 = 1price=$2 = 2postgres=# with old as (select * from tbl where id= $1), new as (insert into tbl values ($1, $2) on conflict (id) do update set price=excluded.price where tbl.price<>excluded.price returning *) insert into tbl_history select old.* from old,new where old.id=new.id;INSERT 0 1postgres=# select tableoid,ctid,* from tbl union all select tableoid,ctid,* from tbl_history ; tableoid | ctid  | id | price ----------+-------+----+-------    18243 | (0,1) |  2 |     7    18243 | (0,3) |  1 |     2    18251 | (0,1) |  1 |     1(3 rows)

插入一条已存在的记录，并且已存在的记录值和老值一样，不会触发将数据插入历史表的行为。

id=$1 = 1price=$2 = 2postgres=# with old as (select * from tbl where id= $1), new as (insert into tbl values ($1, $2) on conflict (id) do update set price=excluded.price where tbl.price<>excluded.price returning *) insert into tbl_history select old.* from old,new where old.id=new.id;INSERT 0 0postgres=# select tableoid,ctid,* from tbl union all select tableoid,ctid,* from tbl_history ; tableoid | ctid  | id | price ----------+-------+----+-------    18243 | (0,1) |  2 |     7    18243 | (0,3) |  1 |     2    18251 | (0,1) |  1 |     1(3 rows)

执行计划

postgres=# explain with old as (select * from tbl where id= $1), new as (insert into tbl values ($1, $2) on conflict (id) do update set price=excluded.price where tbl.price<>excluded.price returning *) insert into tbl_history select old.* from old,new where old.id=new.id;                                 QUERY PLAN                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Insert on tbl_history  (cost=2.17..2.23 rows=1 width=8)   CTE old     ->  Index Scan using tbl_pkey on tbl  (cost=0.14..2.16 rows=1 width=8)           Index Cond: (id = 1)   CTE new     ->  Insert on tbl tbl_1  (cost=0.00..0.01 rows=1 width=8)           Conflict Resolution: UPDATE           Conflict Arbiter Indexes: tbl_pkey           Conflict Filter: (tbl_1.price <> excluded.price)           ->  Result  (cost=0.00..0.01 rows=1 width=8)   ->  Nested Loop  (cost=0.00..0.05 rows=1 width=8)         Join Filter: (old.id = new.id)         ->  CTE Scan on old  (cost=0.00..0.02 rows=1 width=8)         ->  CTE Scan on new  (cost=0.00..0.02 rows=1 width=4)(14 rows)

在不支持insert on conflict语法的PostgreSQL中(小于9.5的版本)，SQL可以调整为：

id=$1 = 1price=$2 = 2with new as (update tbl set price=$2 where id=$1 and price<>$2)   insert into tbl select $1, $2 where not exists (select 1 from tbl where id=$1);更多upset参考https://yq.aliyun.com/articles/36103

小于9.5的版本，实现本文的场景，需要这样写。

id=$1 = 1price=$2 = 2with old as (select * from tbl where id=$1),new_upd as (update tbl set price=$2 where id=$1 and price<>$2 returning *),new_ins as (insert into tbl select $1, $2 where not exists (select 1 from tbl where id=$1) returning *)insert into tbl_history select old.* from old left outer join new_upd on (old.id=new_upd.id) where new_upd.* is not null;