How could I update the LAST_INSERT_ID in Mysql Trigger - mysql

Question

In my MySQL Database, I have a table with a composite primary key where the ID is not in auto_increment mode. Something like this :
CREATE TABLE table_a (
fk_table_b INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
id INT UNSIGNED,
label VARCHAR(80) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (fk_table_b, id),
FOREIGN KEY fk_table_b
REFERENCES table_b(id)
);
To increment the ID in function of the foreign key, I made a trigger like this :
DELIMITER $$
CREATE TRIGGER table_a_auto_increment
BEFORE INSERT ON table_a
FOR EACH ROW BEGIN
SET NEW.id = (
SELECT IFNULL(MAX(id), 0) + 1
FROM table_a
WHERE table_a.fk_table_b = NEW.fk_table_b
);
END $$
DELIMITER ;
But when I do SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID() I am getting 0 as the new id ... Normally you could override the LAST_INSERT_ID() by giving it a number like this :
INSERT table_a ( fk_table_b, id)
VALUES (1, LAST_INSERT_ID(5));
SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID(); -- -> it gives me 5
So I have tried to combine both to do this trigger :
DELIMITER $$
CREATE TRIGGER table_a_auto_increment
BEFORE INSERT ON table_a
FOR EACH ROW BEGIN
SET NEW.id = (
SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID(IFNULL(MAX(id), 0) + 1)
FROM table_a
WHERE table_a.fk_table_b = NEW.fk_table_b
);
END $$
DELIMITER ;
But it's still giving me 0 when I insert something in the base ... Do you know if there is a way to make it work ?
Thanks a lot.
-- EDIT 2020-08-14
Finally it seems impossible to override the LAST_INSERT_ID function inside the TRIGGER, so I changed my solution by removing the trigger and doing it inside my insert function like this :
INSERT table_a ( fk_table_b, id, label)
VALUES (1, LAST_INSERT_ID((
SELECT IFNULL(MAX(old_one.id), 0) + 1
FROM table_a AS old_one
WHERE old_one.fk_table_b = table_a.fk_table_b
)), "something");
And then, this is giving me the good result I can use in my backend :)

Answer 1

You may use additional service table:
CREATE TABLE service_table (id BIGINT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY);
and
DELIMITER $$
CREATE TRIGGER table_a_auto_increment
BEFORE INSERT ON table_a
FOR EACH ROW
BEGIN
SET NEW.id = (
SELECT IFNULL(MAX(id), 0) + 1
FROM table_a
WHERE table_a.fk_table_b = NEW.fk_table_b
);
DELETE FROM service_table WHERE id IS NOT NULL;
INSERT INTO service_table VALUES (NEW.id - 1);
INSERT INTO service_table VALUES (NULL);
SET NEW.id = LAST_INSERT_ID() - 1;
END $$
DELIMITER ;
fiddle (foreign key removed).
Maybe the code may be simplified a little - do it yourself.
Service table may be defined as Engine = MEMORY (if available).
The code is not safe for concurrent inserts.