Another design pattern that offers similar flexibility but better performance than EAV is the Class Table Inheritance (CTI) pattern. In this pattern, each entity type is represented by its own table, with the shared properties of the entities in a common table. Each entity table has a foreign key reference to the common table, and the common table stores the primary key, along with any shared properties. This pattern can provide better query performance, as the database can optimize queries and indexes based on the known table structure. In addition, CTI offers better type safety, as each entity table can have its own set of columns for the type-specific properties, which can be defined with specific data types.

EAV can result in slower queries due to the need to join multiple tables and filter on attribute-value pairs, which can be a complex and time-consuming process. Additionally, EAV does not enforce type safety, as the values are stored as text and not validated against a specific data type. To enforce type safety with an extended EAV structure, one approach is to add columns to the event_attributes table for the data type of the attribute and to validate the value against that data type. Another design pattern that can enforce type safety is the Single Table Inheritance (STI) pattern, which stores all entity types in a single table, with a discriminator column to identify the type. Each entity type has its own set of columns, with specific data types, and the discriminator column is used to filter on specific types.

I did not recommend a design pattern with known deficiencies. I presented the EAV pattern as a flexible and extensible design pattern for storing entities of different types in a PostgreSQL database, but also mentioned its potential drawbacks, including slower queries and lack of type safety. It's important to carefully consider the trade-offs before adopting any design pattern and to choose the one that best fits the specific use case and requirements.
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