PostgreSQL where all in array

Question

What is the easiest and fastest way to achieve a clause where all elements in an array must be matched - not only one when using IN? After all it should behave

Answer 1

I'm collapsing those users into an array. I'm also using a CTE (the thing in the WITH clause) to make this more readable.

=> select * from conversations_users ;
 conversation_id | user_id
-----------------+---------
               1 |       1
               1 |       2
               2 |       1
               2 |       3
               3 |       1
               3 |       2
(6 rows)       

=> WITH users_on_conversation AS (
  SELECT conversation_id, array_agg(user_id) as users
  FROM conversations_users
  WHERE user_id in (1, 2) --filter here for performance                                                                                      
  GROUP BY conversation_id
)
SELECT * FROM users_on_conversation
WHERE users @> array[1, 2];
 conversation_id | users
-----------------+-------
               1 | {1,2}
               3 | {1,2}
(2 rows) 

EDIT (Some resources)

• array functions: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/functions-array.html
• CTEs: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/queries-with.html