central/docs/migrations.md
Matt Johnson 98e9d95810 fix(tests): replace stub tests with real DB migration tests
- Replace pytest.skip stubs with actual DB tests against central_test
- Test backfill for all three adapters (nws, firms, usgs_quake)
- Test FK RESTRICT, NOT NULL, and FK validation constraints
- Test schema changes (source dropped, adapter exists with constraints)
- Delete stale sql/schema.sql (migrations are sole source of truth)
- Update docs/migrations.md with schema.sql removal note

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-17 17:39:38 +00:00

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# Migration policy
## Migrations are the sole source of truth
The `sql/migrations/` directory contains all schema definitions. There is
no separate schema.sql file; use `pg_dump -s central` to generate a
human-readable snapshot of the current schema when needed.
## Migrations must be idempotent
New migration files (007+) must use guards so they can be safely
re-run without error:
- `CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ...`
- `CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS ...`
- `INSERT ... ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING` (or `ON CONFLICT ... DO UPDATE`
where the intent is upsert)
- `ALTER TABLE ... ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS ...`
Migrations 003-006 predate this policy and are grandfathered. Do not
rewrite them.
## All schema changes go through migrate.py
Direct `psql` execution bypasses the `schema_migrations` tracker and
was the cause of the v0.2.0 reconcile. If a migration needs to be
applied on the live system, run:
sudo -u central /opt/central/.venv/bin/python -m scripts.migrate
Never apply migration SQL directly via `psql`, even as a superuser,
even "just to test." If migrate.py has a bug that's blocking you, fix
migrate.py.