module StrongMigrations self.error_messages = { add_column_default: "Adding a column with a non-null default blocks %{rewrite_blocks} while the entire table is rewritten. Instead, add the column without a default value, then change the default. class %{migration_name} < ActiveRecord::Migration%{migration_suffix} def up %{add_command} %{change_command} end def down %{remove_command} end end Then backfill the existing rows in the Rails console or a separate migration with disable_ddl_transaction!. class Backfill%{migration_name} < ActiveRecord::Migration%{migration_suffix} disable_ddl_transaction! def up %{code} end end", add_column_default_callable: "Strong Migrations does not support inspecting callable default values. Please make really sure you're not calling a VOLATILE function, then wrap it in a safety_assured { ... } block.", add_column_json: "There's no equality operator for the json column type, which can cause errors for existing SELECT DISTINCT queries in your application. Use jsonb instead. class %{migration_name} < ActiveRecord::Migration%{migration_suffix} def change %{command} end end", change_column: "Changing the type of an existing column blocks %{rewrite_blocks} while the entire table is rewritten. A safer approach is to: 1. Create a new column 2. Write to both columns 3. Backfill data from the old column to the new column 4. Move reads from the old column to the new column 5. Stop writing to the old column 6. Drop the old column", change_column_with_not_null: "Changing the type is safe, but setting NOT NULL is not.", remove_column: "Active Record caches attributes, which causes problems when removing columns. Be sure to ignore the column%{column_suffix}: class %{model} < %{base_model} %{code} end Deploy the code, then wrap this step in a safety_assured { ... } block. class %{migration_name} < ActiveRecord::Migration%{migration_suffix} def change safety_assured { %{command} } end end", rename_column: "Renaming a column that's in use will cause errors in your application. A safer approach is to: 1. Create a new column 2. Write to both columns 3. Backfill data from the old column to new column 4. Move reads from the old column to the new column 5. Stop writing to the old column 6. Drop the old column", rename_table: "Renaming a table that's in use will cause errors in your application. A safer approach is to: 1. Create a new table. Don't forget to recreate indexes from the old table 2. Write to both tables 3. Backfill data from the old table to new table 4. Move reads from the old table to the new table 5. Stop writing to the old table 6. Drop the old table", add_reference: "%{headline} Instead, use: class %{migration_name} < ActiveRecord::Migration%{migration_suffix} disable_ddl_transaction! def change %{command} end end", add_index: "Adding an index non-concurrently blocks writes. Instead, use: class %{migration_name} < ActiveRecord::Migration%{migration_suffix} disable_ddl_transaction! def change %{command} end end", remove_index: "Removing an index non-concurrently blocks writes. Instead, use: class %{migration_name} < ActiveRecord::Migration%{migration_suffix} disable_ddl_transaction! def change %{command} end end", add_index_columns: "Adding a non-unique index with more than three columns rarely improves performance. Instead, start an index with columns that narrow down the results the most.", change_table: "Strong Migrations does not support inspecting what happens inside a change_table block, so cannot help you here. Please make really sure that what you're doing is safe before proceeding, then wrap it in a safety_assured { ... } block.", create_table: "The force option will destroy existing tables. If this is intended, drop the existing table first. Otherwise, remove the force option.", execute: "Strong Migrations does not support inspecting what happens inside an execute call, so cannot help you here. Please make really sure that what you're doing is safe before proceeding, then wrap it in a safety_assured { ... } block.", change_column_null: "Passing a default value to change_column_null runs a single UPDATE query, which can cause downtime. Instead, backfill the existing rows in the Rails console or a separate migration with disable_ddl_transaction!. class Backfill%{migration_name} < ActiveRecord::Migration%{migration_suffix} disable_ddl_transaction! def up %{code} end end", change_column_null_postgresql: "Setting NOT NULL on an existing column blocks reads and writes while every row is checked. Instead, add a check constraint and validate it in a separate migration. class %{migration_name} < ActiveRecord::Migration%{migration_suffix} def change %{add_constraint_code} end end class Validate%{migration_name} < ActiveRecord::Migration%{migration_suffix} %{validate_constraint_code} end", change_column_null_mysql: "Setting NOT NULL on an existing column is not safe without strict mode enabled.", add_foreign_key: "Adding a foreign key blocks writes on both tables. Instead, add the foreign key without validating existing rows, then validate them in a separate migration. class %{migration_name} < ActiveRecord::Migration%{migration_suffix} def change %{add_foreign_key_code} end end class Validate%{migration_name} < ActiveRecord::Migration%{migration_suffix} def change %{validate_foreign_key_code} end end", validate_foreign_key: "Validating a foreign key while writes are blocked is dangerous. Use disable_ddl_transaction! or a separate migration.", add_check_constraint: "Adding a check constraint key blocks reads and writes while every row is checked. Instead, add the check constraint without validating existing rows, then validate them in a separate migration. class %{migration_name} < ActiveRecord::Migration%{migration_suffix} def change %{add_check_constraint_code} end end class Validate%{migration_name} < ActiveRecord::Migration%{migration_suffix} def change %{validate_check_constraint_code} end end", add_check_constraint_mysql: "Adding a check constraint to an existing table is not safe with your database engine.", validate_check_constraint: "Validating a check constraint while writes are blocked is dangerous. Use disable_ddl_transaction! or a separate migration." } self.enabled_checks = (error_messages.keys - [:remove_index]).map { |k| [k, {}] }.to_h end