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flux/v0/tags |
introduced |
| group() function |
`group()` regroups input data by modifying group key of input tables.
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universe |
universe/group |
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101 |
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0.7.0 |
group() regroups input data by modifying group key of input tables.
Note: Group does not guarantee sort order.
To ensure data is sorted correctly, use sort() after group().
Function type signature
(<-tables: stream[A], ?columns: [string], ?mode: string) => stream[A] where A: Record
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Parameters
columns
List of columns to use in the grouping operation. Default is [].
Note: When columns is set to an empty array, group() ungroups
all data merges it into a single output table.
mode
Grouping mode. Default is by.
Available modes:
- by: Group by columns defined in the
columns parameter.
- except: Group by all columns except those in defined in the
columns parameter.
tables
Input data. Default is piped-forward data (<-).
Examples
Group by specific columns
import "sampledata"
sampledata.int()
|> group(columns: ["_time", "tag"])
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Input data
| _time |
_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z |
-2 |
t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:10Z |
10 |
t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:20Z |
7 |
t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:30Z |
17 |
t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:40Z |
15 |
t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:50Z |
4 |
t1 |
| _time |
_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z |
19 |
t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:10Z |
4 |
t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:20Z |
-3 |
t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:30Z |
19 |
t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:40Z |
13 |
t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:50Z |
1 |
t2 |
Output data
| *_time |
_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z |
-2 |
t1 |
| *_time |
_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z |
19 |
t2 |
| *_time |
_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:10Z |
10 |
t1 |
| *_time |
_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:10Z |
4 |
t2 |
| *_time |
_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:20Z |
7 |
t1 |
| *_time |
_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:20Z |
-3 |
t2 |
| *_time |
_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:30Z |
17 |
t1 |
| *_time |
_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:30Z |
19 |
t2 |
| *_time |
_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:40Z |
15 |
t1 |
| *_time |
_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:40Z |
13 |
t2 |
| *_time |
_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:50Z |
4 |
t1 |
| *_time |
_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:50Z |
1 |
t2 |
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Group by everything except time
import "sampledata"
sampledata.int()
|> group(columns: ["_time"], mode: "except")
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Input data
| _time |
_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z |
-2 |
t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:10Z |
10 |
t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:20Z |
7 |
t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:30Z |
17 |
t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:40Z |
15 |
t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:50Z |
4 |
t1 |
| _time |
_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z |
19 |
t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:10Z |
4 |
t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:20Z |
-3 |
t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:30Z |
19 |
t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:40Z |
13 |
t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:50Z |
1 |
t2 |
Output data
| _time |
*_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:20Z |
-3 |
t2 |
| _time |
*_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z |
-2 |
t1 |
| _time |
*_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:50Z |
1 |
t2 |
| _time |
*_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:50Z |
4 |
t1 |
| _time |
*_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:10Z |
4 |
t2 |
| _time |
*_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:20Z |
7 |
t1 |
| _time |
*_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:10Z |
10 |
t1 |
| _time |
*_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:40Z |
13 |
t2 |
| _time |
*_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:40Z |
15 |
t1 |
| _time |
*_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:30Z |
17 |
t1 |
| _time |
*_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z |
19 |
t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:30Z |
19 |
t2 |
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Ungroup data
import "sampledata"
// Merge all tables into a single table
sampledata.int()
|> group()
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Input data
| _time |
_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z |
-2 |
t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:10Z |
10 |
t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:20Z |
7 |
t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:30Z |
17 |
t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:40Z |
15 |
t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:50Z |
4 |
t1 |
| _time |
_value |
*tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z |
19 |
t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:10Z |
4 |
t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:20Z |
-3 |
t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:30Z |
19 |
t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:40Z |
13 |
t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:50Z |
1 |
t2 |
Output data
| _time |
_value |
tag |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z |
-2 |
t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:10Z |
10 |
t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:20Z |
7 |
t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:30Z |
17 |
t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:40Z |
15 |
t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:50Z |
4 |
t1 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z |
19 |
t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:10Z |
4 |
t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:20Z |
-3 |
t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:30Z |
19 |
t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:40Z |
13 |
t2 |
| 2021-01-01T00:00:50Z |
1 |
t2 |
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