Re: range_agg

On Mon, May 06, 2019 at 11:19:27AM -0700, Paul Jungwirth wrote:
> On 5/3/19 6:41 PM, David Fetter wrote:
> > This suggests two different ways to extend ranges over aggregation:
> > one which is a union of (in general) disjoint intervals, two others
> > are a union of intervals, each of which has a weight.
> > . . .
> > I think the cases above, or at least the first two of them, should be
> > available. They could be called range_agg, weighted_range_agg, and
> > covering_range_agg.
> 
> Thanks David! I think these two new functions make sense. Before I implement
> them too I wonder if anyone else has uses for them?

I suspect that if you build it, the will come, "they" being anyone who
has to schedule coverage, check usage of a resource over time, etc. Is
this something you want help with at some level? Coding, testing,
promoting...

Best,
David.
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