Declarative Schemas for simpler database management
Published on: 2025-05-15 09:02:51
Today we’re releasing declarative schemas to simplify managing and maintaining complex database schemas. With declarative schemas, you can define your database structure in a clear, centralized, and version-controlled manner.
What are declarative schemas? #
Declarative schemas store the final desired state of the database in .sql files that can be saved and versioned alongside a project. For example, here is the declarative schema for a classic products table:
_ 10 create table "products" ( _ 10 "id" serial primary key, _ 10 "name" text not null, _ 10 "description" text, _ 10 "price" numeric(10,2) not null, _ 10 "created_at" timestamp default now() _ 10 ); _ 10 _ 10 alter table "products" _ 10 enable row level security;
Declarative schemas offer numerous benefits over making changes to your database schema directly:
Single pane of glass . Maintain your entire database schema in one place, reducing redundancy and potential errors.
. Maintain your entire database schema in one
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