Add docs for ntile, cume_dist, and nth_value window functions - #430
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Document the three new window functions added in questdb/questdb#6925. Cover argument and frame rules, edge cases, error conditions, and tabular examples mirroring the PR's test data. Update the overview quick reference and remove the stale "not currently supported" note from the reference. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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This was referenced May 7, 2026
- Remove epoch-era timestamps from synthetic examples, use current dates - Replace [$today] bracket syntax with $today across all queries - Improve cume_dist demo query with single-symbol filter and DESC ordering - Clarify nth_value relationship to lag (frame-relative vs row-relative) - Remove unsupported FROM FIRST/FROM LAST mentions from nth_value - Remove internal implementation notes about type overloads - Use abbreviated ROWS N PRECEDING frame syntax - Fix em dash and dash-separator style across the file
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Align the argument/return wording with other reference-style window functions (lag/lead/first_value/last_value) now that nth_value accepts all three supported types instead of only double. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Documents the three new window functions added in questdb/questdb#6925:
ntile(n)— distributes rows of an ordered partition intonapproximately equal buckets and returns the 1-based bucket number.cume_dist()— returns the cumulative distribution of the current row (including peers) within the partition.nth_value(value, n)— returns then-th value (1-based) within the current window frame, orNULLwhen the frame is smaller thann. Acceptsdouble,long, andtimestampvalues.Each section calls out the actual rules from the PR —
nmust be a constant, framing is rejected forntile/cume_dist,nth_valuerejectsIGNORE NULLS/RESPECT NULLS/FROM FIRST/FROM LAST, etc. Tabular examples mirror the test data inWindowFunctionTest.Also:
ntile()andcume_dist()are not currently supported" line from the bottom Notes.Test plan
yarn buildsucceedsquery/functions/window-functions/overview.mdandquery/functions/window-functions/reference.md#nth_value,#cume_dist,#ntileresolve from the overview quick-reference table🤖 Generated with Claude Code