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Simulate a GIN Index for JSONB in Python

Build a mock Generalized Inverted Index (GIN) that flattens JSON documents into key-value tokens for fast lookup queries, mimicking PostgreSQL JSONB indexing.

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import json
import random
from collections import defaultdict

# Mock GIN (Generalized Inverted Index) for JSONB key-value pairs
class GINIndex:
    def __init__(self):
        self.posting_lists = defaultdict(list)  # token -> list of doc_ids
    
    def index(self, doc_id, json_obj):
        """Index a JSON documen…
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