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Feb 17, 2016
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Tom Laudeman
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Fixing date range docs
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### How dates are stored
### How dates are stored
We have chosen to store date as a comprehensive date range
. This is a single record type, setting several
We have chosen to store date as a comprehensive date range
record. This is a single record type, setting
attributes as appropriate, and leaving unused fields empty when necessary. Thus a single date and date range
attributes as appropriate, and leaving unused fields empty when necessary. Thus a single date and date range
are both the same record type, but the single date lacks a toDate, and is_range=false. Many fields of a date
are both the same record type, but the single date lacks a toDate, and is_range=false. Many fields of a date
range may be missing (and explicitly noted as
such) and l
ack of precision can be captured as well.
range may be missing (and explicitly noted as
missing). L
ack of precision can be captured as well.
Date sets are handled relationally by using multiple date_range records. Relational data modeling needs no
Date sets are handled relationally by using multiple date_range records. Relational data modeling needs no
"date set" table.
"date set" table.
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fk_id int, -- table.id of the related record
fk_id int, -- table.id of the related record
primary key(id, version)
primary key(id, version)
);
);
```
```
To and from dates are ISO strings. to/from _not_before/_not_after deal with lack of precision. Many dates are
To and from dates are ISO strings. to/from _not_before/_not_after deal with lack of precision. Many dates are
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