clockworklabs / clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB

Multi-table subscription

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feature-request
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Rust
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Description

it would be nice to be able to write subscriptions that subscribe to multiple tables at once with conditions that link them. something like:

"SELECT * FROM auction_listing as AL, user_name as UN, item_lookup as IL WHERE AL.cathegory = 'Weapon' LINK AL.entity_id = UN.entity_id, AL.item_id = IL.item_id"

and it is like writing 3+ separate subscriptions and returns the rows of the 3 tables where the link and where condition matches.
the problem currently is that it is a pain to get related data from multiple tables without opening potentially hundreds to thousands of subcriptions per client.

Requested by @xDovos via the SpacetimeDB site.

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Research direction

The issue provides a proposed SQL-like syntax but names no files, entry points, or tests. Start by locating the subscription and query-processing implementation, then determine how existing single-table subscriptions are represented and tested. Done would require an agreed multi-table subscription design, implementation, and coverage for linked-table and filtering behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust, sql
Domain
databases
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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