Postgresql query for objects in nested JSONB field

Question

I am using PostgreSQL 9.6, and I have a table named \"ItemDbModel\" with two columns looks like:

No integer,
Content jsonb

Say I put many reco

Answer 1

You should become familiar with JSON Functions and Operators.

-- #1
select *
from example
where content->'Item'->>'Name' ilike '%dog%'
and content->'Item'->>'Spec' ilike '%red%'

-- #2
select *
from example
where content->'Item'->>'Name' ilike '%dog%'
or content->'Item'->>'Spec' ilike '%red%'

-- #3
select distinct on(no) t.*
from example t,
lateral jsonb_each_text(content->'Item')
where value ilike '%dog%';

-- and
select *
from example t
order by length(content->'Item'->>'Name');

Postgres 12 introduces new features implementing the SQL/JSON Path Language. Alternative queries using the jsonpath may look like this:

-- #1
select *
from example
where jsonb_path_exists(
    content, 
    '$ ? ($.Item.Name like_regex "dog" flag "i" && $.Item.Spec like_regex "red" flag "i")');

-- #2
select *
from example
where jsonb_path_exists(
    content, 
    '$ ? ($.Item.Name like_regex "dog" flag "i" || $.Item.Spec like_regex "red" flag "i")');

-- #3
select *
from example
where jsonb_path_exists(
    content, 
    '$.Item.* ? (@ like_regex "dog" flag "i")');

The first two queries are basically similar to the previous ones and the -> syntax may seem simpler and more pleasant than jsonpath one. Particular attention should be paid to the third query, which uses a wildcard so it eliminates the need for using the expensive function jsonb_each_text () and should be significantly faster.

Read in the documentation:

• The SQL/JSON Path Language
• jsonpath Type