Filter on Children, Sort by Parent: One-to-Many Compound Index Strategies in PostgreSQL
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Summary
MongoDB's multi-key indexes efficiently filter on a child field (e.g., child_value) and sort by a parent field (parent_value) in one-to-many relationships, but PostgreSQL lacks a direct equivalent. Workarounds include denormalizing into JSONB with GIN indexes (which don't preserve sort order) or using normalized tables with triggers and cascade foreign keys, then leveraging B-tree, GIN, or the RUM index extension for sorted pagination. The RUM index, a PostgreSQL extension, can combine GIN-like filtering with ordering, but requires careful design to maintain consistency.