Question
Offset vs Keyset Pagination in Moleculer Context
Ari Moss
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Pagination Strategy Selection
The goal is to implement efficient result set retrieval using Moleculer's underlying ORM capabilities for paginated queries.
Constraint Uncertainty
The constraint is determining the most robust pagination method when dataset size is unknown but high-volume deep paging is a possibility.
- Offset-based pagination relies on `setMaxResults` and `setFirstResult`.
- Keyset pagination requires a stable, indexed sort column.
Which method is preferable given the performance degradation profile of offset queries versus the dependency on stable indexing for keyset approaches?