>
### Description
>
This PR supersedes https://github.com/hasura/graphql-engine-mono/pull/1484. Apply `limit` to the table selection before joining relationship rows to improve query performance.
### Changelog
- [x] `CHANGELOG.md` is updated with user-facing content relevant to this PR. If no changelog is required, then add the `no-changelog-required` label.
### Affected components
- [x] Server
### Related Issues
->
Fix https://github.com/hasura/graphql-engine/issues/5745
### Solution and Design
>
Prior to this change, we apply `LIMIT` and `OFFSET` to the outer selection from sub-query which includes joins for relationships. Now, we move `LIMIT` and `OFFSET` (if present) to inner selection of base table. But, this isn't done always! If there are order by relationships' columns we apply at the outer selection. To know more, please refer to [source code note](https://github.com/hasura/graphql-engine-mono/pull/2078/files#diff-46d868ee45d3eaac667cebb34731f573c77d5c9c8097bb9ccf1115fc07f65bfdR652).
```graphql
query {
article(limit: 2){
id
title
content
author{
name
}
}
}
```
Before:
```sql
SELECT
coalesce(json_agg("root"), '[]') AS "root"
FROM
(
SELECT
row_to_json(
(
SELECT
"_4_e"
FROM
(
SELECT
"_0_root.base"."id" AS "id",
"_0_root.base"."title" AS "title",
"_0_root.base"."content" AS "content",
"_3_root.or.author"."author" AS "author"
) AS "_4_e"
)
) AS "root"
FROM
(
SELECT
*
FROM
"public"."article"
WHERE
('true')
) AS "_0_root.base"
LEFT OUTER JOIN LATERAL (
SELECT
row_to_json(
(
SELECT
"_2_e"
FROM
(
SELECT
"_1_root.or.author.base"."name" AS "name"
) AS "_2_e"
)
) AS "author"
FROM
(
SELECT
*
FROM
"public"."author"
WHERE
(("_0_root.base"."author_id") = ("id"))
) AS "_1_root.or.author.base"
) AS "_3_root.or.author" ON ('true')
LIMIT
2
) AS "_5_root"
```
cost
```
Aggregate (cost=0.73..0.74 rows=1 width=32)
-> Limit (cost=0.15..0.71 rows=2 width=32)
-> Nested Loop Left Join (cost=0.15..223.96 rows=810 width=32)
-> Seq Scan on article (cost=0.00..18.10 rows=810 width=72)
-> Index Scan using author_pkey on author (cost=0.15..0.24 rows=1 width=36)
Index Cond: (article.author_id = id)
SubPlan 1
-> Result (cost=0.00..0.01 rows=1 width=32)
SubPlan 2
-> Result (cost=0.00..0.01 rows=1 width=32)
```
After:
```sql
SELECT
coalesce(json_agg("root"), '[]') AS "root"
FROM
(
SELECT
row_to_json(
(
SELECT
"_4_e"
FROM
(
SELECT
"_0_root.base"."id" AS "id",
"_0_root.base"."title" AS "title",
"_0_root.base"."content" AS "content",
"_3_root.or.author"."author" AS "author"
) AS "_4_e"
)
) AS "root"
FROM
(
SELECT
*
FROM
"public"."article"
WHERE
('true')
LIMIT
2
) AS "_0_root.base"
LEFT OUTER JOIN LATERAL (
SELECT
row_to_json(
(
SELECT
"_2_e"
FROM
(
SELECT
"_1_root.or.author.base"."name" AS "name"
) AS "_2_e"
)
) AS "author"
FROM
(
SELECT
*
FROM
"public"."author"
WHERE
(("_0_root.base"."author_id") = ("id"))
) AS "_1_root.or.author.base"
) AS "_3_root.or.author" ON ('true')
) AS "_5_root"
```
cost:
```
Aggregate (cost=16.47..16.48 rows=1 width=32)
-> Nested Loop Left Join (cost=0.15..16.44 rows=2 width=100)
-> Limit (cost=0.00..0.04 rows=2 width=72)
-> Seq Scan on article (cost=0.00..18.10 rows=810 width=72)
-> Index Scan using author_pkey on author (cost=0.15..8.18 rows=1 width=36)
Index Cond: (article.author_id = id)
SubPlan 1
-> Result (cost=0.00..0.01 rows=1 width=32)
SubPlan 2
-> Result (cost=0.00..0.01 rows=1 width=32)
```
https://github.com/hasura/graphql-engine-mono/pull/2078
Co-authored-by: Evie Ciobanu <1017953+eviefp@users.noreply.github.com>
GitOrigin-RevId: 47eaccdbfb3499efd2c9f733f3312ad31c77916f
