Phil Eaton • 11/1/2023

Writing a storage engine for Postgres: an in-memory Table Access Method

This technical article explores the development of a custom in-memory storage engine for PostgreSQL using the Table Access Method API. It discusses the rationale for alternative storage engines, compares them to Foreign Data Wrappers, and provides a step-by-step walkthrough including setting up a debug Postgres build and implementing prototype code.

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#postgres #Database Internals #In Memory