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Running Message Totals in SQL
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Running Message Totals in SQL

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a query using SQL window functions to calculate the running total of messages sent per user over a 30-day period.

Use the messages table and evaluate messages from 2024-01-01 through 2024-01-30, inclusive.

Output

  1. One row per user and message date.
  2. Return user_id, sent_date, daily_messages, and running_total.
  3. Exclude messages without a user and messages outside the period.
  4. Order by user_id, then sent_date ascending.

Schema

messages
ColumnTypeDescription
message_idPKINTUnique identifier for the message
user_idVARCHAR(20)Identifier of the user who sent the message
sent_atTIMESTAMPTimestamp when the message was sent
message_bodyTEXTMessage content
Tablesmessages
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