microsoft / microsoft/vscode-pgsql
Query plan visualizer shows total instead of self for Buffer Hits
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Description
Describe the bug
The Tree View has an option to show the node's values (Self) instead of cumulative (Total) but it doesn't work for all metrics.
Buffer Hits Self:
They show the cumulative total. Should be like Buffers - node's self value
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue in the query plan Tree View by selecting Buffer Hits and switching from Total to Self. Trace the metric handling for Buffer Hits versus Buffers, then verify that Self displays the node's own value rather than the cumulative total and that Total remains unchanged.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- postgresql, vscode
- Domain
- data-visualization, databases, devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100