bloom is a contrib module providing an index access method based on Bloom filters.
bloom was added in PostgreSQL 9.6.
Change history
bloom has remained unchanged, apart from bug fixes and minor improvements, since it was added in PostgreSQL 9.6.
- PostgreSQL 9.6 (1.0)
- added (commit 9ee014fc)
References
- PostgreSQL documentation: bloom
Useful links
- Indexes in PostgreSQL — 10 (Bloom) - October 2020 blog article by PostgresPro
- Bloom Indexes in PostgreSQL - June 2019 blog article by Percona
- Trying out Postgres Bloom indexes - December 2016 by CyberTec
- Choosing PostgreSQL Bloom Index Parameters - December 2016 blog article by Fabien Coelho
- Bloom filter - overview in Wikipedia