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@@ -220,11 +220,22 @@ normal text columns:
```ruby
# db/migrate/20131220144913_create_articles.rb
-execute <<-SQL
- CREATE TYPE article_status AS ENUM ('draft', 'published');
-SQL
-create_table :articles do |t|
- t.column :status, :article_status
+def up
+ execute <<-SQL
+ CREATE TYPE article_status AS ENUM ('draft', 'published');
+ SQL
+ create_table :articles do |t|
+ t.column :status, :article_status
+ end
+end
+
+# NOTE: It's important to drop table before dropping enum.
+def down
+ drop_table :articles
+
+ execute <<-SQL
+ DROP TYPE article_status;
+ SQL
end
# app/models/article.rb
@@ -240,6 +251,31 @@ article.status = "published"
article.save!
```
+To add a new value before/after existing one you should use [ALTER TYPE](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/sql-altertype.html):
+```ruby
+# db/migrate/20150720144913_add_new_state_to_articles.rb
+# NOTE: ALTER TYPE ... ADD VALUE cannot be executed inside of a transaction block so here we are using disable_ddl_transaction!
+disable_ddl_transaction!
+
+def up
+ execute <<-SQL
+ ALTER TYPE article_status ADD VALUE IF NOT EXISTS 'archived' AFTER 'published';
+ SQL
+end
+```
+
+NOTE: by now we can't drop ENUM values. You can read why [here](http://www.postgresql.org/message-id/29F36C7C98AB09499B1A209D48EAA615B7653DBC8A@mail2a.alliedtesting.com).
+
+Hint: to show all the values of the all enums you have, you should call this query in `bin/rails db` or `psql` console:
+```sql
+SELECT n.nspname AS enum_schema,
+ t.typname AS enum_name,
+ e.enumlabel AS enum_value
+ FROM pg_type t
+ JOIN pg_enum e ON t.oid = e.enumtypid
+ JOIN pg_catalog.pg_namespace n ON n.oid = t.typnamespace
+```
+
### UUID
* [type definition](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/datatype-uuid.html)
@@ -252,7 +288,7 @@ extension to use uuid.
```ruby
# db/migrate/20131220144913_create_revisions.rb
create_table :revisions do |t|
- t.column :identifier, :uuid
+ t.uuid :identifier
end
# app/models/revision.rb
@@ -266,13 +302,14 @@ revision = Revision.first
revision.identifier # => "a0eebc99-9c0b-4ef8-bb6d-6bb9bd380a11"
```
-You can use `uuid` type to define references in migrations
+You can use `uuid` type to define references in migrations:
```ruby
# db/migrate/20150418012400_create_blog.rb
-create_table :posts, id: :uuid
+enable_extension 'pgcrypto' unless extension_enabled?('pgcrypto')
+create_table :posts, id: :uuid, default: 'gen_random_uuid()'
-create_table :comments, id: :uuid do |t|
+create_table :comments, id: :uuid, default: 'gen_random_uuid()' do |t|
# t.belongs_to :post, type: :uuid
t.references :post, type: :uuid
end
@@ -288,6 +325,8 @@ class Comment < ActiveRecord::Base
end
```
+See [this section](#uuid-primary-keys) for more details on using UUIDs as primary key.
+
### Bit String Types
* [type definition](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/datatype-bit.html)
@@ -377,6 +416,9 @@ device = Device.create
device.id # => "814865cd-5a1d-4771-9306-4268f188fe9e"
```
+NOTE: `uuid_generate_v4()` (from `uuid-ossp`) is assumed if no `:default` option was
+passed to `create_table`.
+
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