DATE ADD function in PostgreSQL - postgresql

Question

I currently have the following code in Microsoft SQL Server to get users that viewed on two days in a row.
WITH uservideoviewvideo (date, user_id) AS (
SELECT DISTINCT date, user_id
FROM clickstream_videos
WHERE event_name ='video_play'
and user_id IS NOT NULL
)
SELECT currentday.date AS date,
COUNT(currentday.user_id) AS users_view_videos,
COUNT(nextday.user_id) AS users_view_next_day
FROM userviewvideo currentday
LEFT JOIN userviewvideo nextday
ON currentday.user_id = nextday.user_id AND DATEADD(DAY, 1,
currentday.date) = nextday.date
GROUP BY currentday.date
I am trying to get the DATEADD function to work in PostgreSQL but I've been unable to figure out how to get this to work. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

I don't think PostgreSQL really has a DATEADD function. Instead, just do:
+ INTERVAL '1 day'
SQL Server:
Add 1 day to the current date November 21, 2012
SELECT DATEADD(day, 1, GETDATE()); # 2012-11-22 17:22:01.423
PostgreSQL:
Add 1 day to the current date November 21, 2012
SELECT CURRENT_DATE + INTERVAL '1 day'; # 2012-11-22 17:22:01
SELECT CURRENT_DATE + 1; # 2012-11-22 17:22:01
http://www.sqlines.com/postgresql/how-to/dateadd
EDIT:
It might be useful if you're using a dynamic length of time to create a string and then cast it as an interval like:
+ (col_days || ' days')::interval

Answer 2

You can use date + 1 to do the equivalent of dateadd(), but I do not think that your query does what you want to do.
You should use window functions, instead:
with plays as (
select distinct date, user_id
from clickstream_videos
where event_name = 'video_play'
and user_id is not null
), nextdaywatch as (
select date, user_id,
case
when lead(date) over (partition by user_id
order by date) = date + 1 then 1
else 0
end as user_view_next_day
from plays
)
select date,
count(*) as users_view_videos,
sum(user_view_next_day) as users_view_next_day
from nextdaywatch
group by date
order by date;