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Get rid of PostgreSQL trigger

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Description

What happens in the bump_timestamp() trigger is hard to monitor and trace (e.g. does not appear on pg_activity).

We could investigate and see if we could move the behavior elegantly to Python code

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Research direction

Start by locating the PostgreSQL bump_timestamp() trigger and tracing the related behavior in the Python code. Investigate how the behavior could be moved while remaining observable and traceable; done means the trigger is removed and equivalent behavior works through Python.

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Assessment

Tech stack
postgresql, python
Domain
backend, databases
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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