Frankkim/update tap to store nested data as jsonb field #1
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PR Description for
target-postgres
Title
Disable Table De-Nesting and Store All Nested JSON Objects in JSONB Columns
Description
Summary
This Pull Request addresses the handling of nested JSON objects in
target-postgres
. Instead of de-nesting the tables, all nested structures—including arrays—will now be stored directly in JSONB columns.Motivation
Handling nested objects by creating separate tables (de-nesting) can result in a complex schema that's hard to manage and query. By storing the nested objects directly as JSONB, we simplify the schema and make it easier to query nested data.
Changes
How it works
Here is an example to illustrate the new behavior:
Previous Behavior
For a JSON payload like the following:
The data would be saved in multiple tables, such as main_table, info_table, and address_table.
New Behavior
Now, the data will be saved in a single table with JSONB columns: