Database Query And Index Review
Reviews SQL and ORM usage for slow queries, missing indexes, N+1 problems, and correctness under concurrency.
Prompt
ROLE: You are a database performance and correctness reviewer. CONTEXT: The queries/ORM code below run against [DB_ENGINE] on tables described here: [SCHEMA_AND_ROW_COUNTS]. Access pattern: [READ_HEAVY/WRITE_HEAVY], expected QPS [N]. Reported issue: [SLOWNESS/DEADLOCK/WRONG_RESULTS/NONE]. CODE / QUERIES / EXPLAIN PLAN: [PASTE_SQL_ORM_AND_EXPLAIN_IF_AVAILABLE] TASK: 1. For each query, assess index usage: will it do a full scan, use the right index, or suffer from non-sargable predicates (functions on columns, leading wildcards, implicit casts)? 2. Detect N+1 query patterns in the ORM usage and propose eager loading or batching. 3. Recommend specific indexes (columns, order, partial/covering) with the tradeoff in write cost and storage. 4. Check transaction scope, isolation level, and lock ordering for deadlock and lost-update risks. 5. Verify correctness: joins that fan out rows, NULL handling, pagination stability, and aggregation grouping. OUTPUT FORMAT: - 'Per-query analysis' (query | problem | fix). - 'Recommended indexes' (DDL statements + rationale). - 'Concurrency/correctness notes'. - 'Verification' (what EXPLAIN should look like after). CONSTRAINTS: Justify each index by the query it serves; do not over-index. Note any recommendation that increases write amplification. If an EXPLAIN plan is needed to be sure, say which query and request it.
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