PostgreSQL结合LAG和LEAD查询前后n行

PostgreSQL combine LAG and LEAD to query n previous and following rows

我有一个 PostgreSQL table,我们称它为 tokens,在文本行中包含每个标记的语法注释,基本上是这样的:

idx | line | tno | token   | annotation      | lemma
----+------+-----+---------+-----------------+---------
  1 | I.01 | 1   | This    | DEM.PROX        | this
  2 | I.01 | 2   | is      | VB.COP.3SG.PRES | be
  3 | I.01 | 3   | an      | ART.INDEF       | a
  4 | I.01 | 4   | example | NN.INAN         | example

我想创建一个允许我搜索语法上下文的查询,在本例中,查询检查某个注释是否存在于 window 大小 n 当前行前后。从我读到的内容来看,PostgreSQL 的 Window 函数 LEADLAG 是 suitable 来实现这一点的。作为第一步,我根据我能找到的有关这些函数的文档编写了以下查询:

SELECT *
FROM (
    SELECT token, annotation, lemma,
        -- LAG(annotation) OVER prev_rows AS prev_anno, -- ?????
        LEAD(annotation) OVER next_rows AS next_anno
    FROM tokens
    WINDOW next_rows AS (
        ORDER BY line, tno ASC
        ROWS BETWEEN CURRENT ROW AND 2 FOLLOWING
    )
    ORDER BY line, tno ASC
) AS "window"
WHERE
    lemma LIKE '...'
    AND "window".next_anno LIKE '...'
;

但是,这只会搜索后面的 2 行。我的问题是,如何重新表述查询以使 window 包含 table 中的前后行?显然,我不能有 2 WINDOW 语句或做类似

的事情
ROWS BETWEEN 2 PRECEDING AND CURRENT ROW
AND ROWS BETWEEN CURRENT ROW AND 2 FOLLOWING

我不太确定我是否正确理解了您的用例:您想检查一个给定注释是否在 5 行之一(前面 2 行,当前行,后面 2 行)中。正确吗?


  1. 可以像BETWEEN 2 PRECEDING AND 2 FOLLOWING
  2. 那样定义window
  3. LEADLAG 只给出一个值,在本例中是当前行之后或之前的一个值 - 如果 window 支持它;无论您的 window 包含多少行。但是您想签入这五行中的任何一行。

实现此目的的一种方法:


demo: db<>fiddle

SELECT *
FROM (
    SELECT token, annotation, lemma,
        unnest(array_agg(annotation) OVER w) as surrounded_annos      -- 2
    FROM tokens
    WINDOW w AS (                                                     -- 1
        ORDER BY line, tno ASC
        ROWS BETWEEN 2 PRECEDING AND 2 FOLLOWING
    )
    ORDER BY line, tno ASC
) AS "window"
WHERE
    lemma LIKE '...'
    AND "window".surrounded_annos LIKE '...'
;
  1. 如上所述定义 window
    1. 将这五行中的所有注释(如果可能)与 array_agg 聚合,得到一个数组
    2. unnest 将此数组扩展为每个元素一行,因为恕我直言,无法使用 LIKE 搜索数组元素。这给你这个结果(可以在下一步中过滤):

结果子查询:

token     annotation        lemma     surrounded_annos
This      DEM.PROX          this      DEM.PROX
This      DEM.PROX          this      VB.COP.3SG.PRES
This      DEM.PROX          this      ART.INDEF
is        VB.COP.3SG.PRES   be        DEM.PROX
is        VB.COP.3SG.PRES   be        VB.COP.3SG.PRES
is        VB.COP.3SG.PRES   be        ART.INDEF
is        VB.COP.3SG.PRES   be        NN.INAN
an        ART.INDEF         a         DEM.PROX
an        ART.INDEF         a         VB.COP.3SG.PRES
an        ART.INDEF         a         ART.INDEF
an        ART.INDEF         a         NN.INAN
example   NN.INAN           example   VB.COP.3SG.PRES
example   NN.INAN           example   ART.INDEF
example   NN.INAN           example   NN.

另一种方法是计算句子中每个标记的相对位置,并执行标记的自连接<-->标记(这将允许您 select 基于距离的 skip-grams):


WITH www AS (   -- enumerate word posision with sentences
    SELECT line, tno    -- candidate key
        , row_number() OVER sentence AS rn
    FROM tokens
    WINDOW sentence AS ( ORDER BY line ASC, tno ASC)
        )
SELECT t0.line AS line
        , t0.token AS this
        , t1.tno AS tno
        , w1.rn - w0.rn AS rel  -- relative position
        , t1.token AS that
        , t1.annotation AS anno
FROM tokens t0
JOIN tokens t1 ON t1.line = t0.line     -- same sentence
JOIN www w0 ON t0.line = w0.line AND t0.tno= w0.tno -- PK1
JOIN www w1 ON t1.line = w1.line AND t1.tno= w1.tno -- PK2
WHERE 1=1
AND t0.lemma LIKE 'be'
    -- AND t1.annotation LIKE '.PROX' AND w1.rn - w0.rn  = -1
        ;

-- But, if you rno is consecutive(gapless) within lines,
-- you can omit the enumeration step, and do a plain self-join:

SELECT t0.line AS line
        , t0.token AS this
        , t1.tno AS tno
        , t1.tno - t0.tno AS rel        -- relative position
        , t1.token AS that
        , t1.annotation AS anno
FROM tokens t0
JOIN tokens t1 ON t1.line = t0.line     -- same sentence
WHERE 1=1
AND t0.lemma LIKE 'be'
    -- AND t1.annotation LIKE '.PROX' AND w1.rn - w0.rn  = -1
        ;