mysql On Duplicate value in field, insert new row with new value - mysql

Question

I want to add a new record in a table if duplicate value enters in a unique field. I don't want to update the existing one but want to add a new record by modifying the unique field value.
Is this possible in mysql?

Answer 1

EDIT:
Edited after user comment on this post:
You need write table locking on both of those two processes.
A WRITE lock has the following features:
The only session that holds the lock of a table can read and write data from the table.
Other sessions cannot read data from and write data to the table until the WRITE lock is released.
Also look at SQL UNIQUE Constraint
BEFORE EDIT:
Yes it is possible. And it took me awhile to figure it out. I build this on your input and compering values as test1, test2 etc, where test is always the same and has trailing number. As you specified.
It can be done as MySQL TRANSACTION in 4 steps.
Lets say you have table testT where name is unique to insure we have no doubles.
| id | name |
| --- | ----- |
| 1 | test1 |
| 2 | test3 |
And you want to insert a new item with name test1 we set is as:
SET #newName = 'test1';
Then we need to check if it already exists in table:
SELECT #check:=COUNT(*) FROM testT WHERE name = #newName;
We do a count here to get true or false and save it as #check here so we can compare it later. This will result into 1 row as test1 already exists in table.
Next we do another selection to get the highest number of test* and store it as #number, this next query selects all tests and does a SUBSTRING after 4 latter's giving us all numbers after first 4 latter's. (99999999999) numbers actually just to be sure we don't miss any but in our case result is only "3" because that is last record "test3" in table.
SELECT
#number:= SUBSTRING(name,5,99999999999)
FROM testT;
Now we can do an insert:
INSERT INTO testT(name)
VALUES
(
IF(#check = "", #newName , CONCAT(LEFT(#newName,4),RIGHT(#number,1)+1)
)
);
This tries to insert our #newName into table under IF condition, and that is if our #check is empty then he will insert #newName, if not it will take word test out of string and append a highest #number from earlier and add + 1 too it.
So result for #newName = 'test1' is below. If you change this into #newName = 'test3' result wold be same new insert test4.
**Schema (MySQL v5.7)**
SET #newName = 'test1';
---
**Query #1**
SELECT * FROM testT
ORDER BY id;
| id | name |
| --- | ----- |
| 1 | test1 |
| 2 | test3 |
| 3 | test4 |
---
And if you change it in ANY test* that number does not already exists it will insert it normally. In case below: #newName = 'test6'
SET #newName = 'test6';
**Query #1**
SELECT * FROM testT
ORDER BY id;
| id | name |
| --- | ----- |
| 1 | test1 |
| 2 | test3 |
| 3 | test6 |
This way an insert will always be made.
You can play with this here : View on DB Fiddle just by changing SET #newName = 'test6'
I am no expert and it took me couple of hours to figure this way out, as I wanted to know if this was even possible.
And I would appreciate if any other user can suggestion any other way or improve my method.