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Create a new Fleet database migration with timestamp naming, Up function, init registration, and test file.

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name
new-migration
description
Create a new Fleet database migration with timestamp naming, Up function, init registration, and test file.
allowed-tools
Bash(date *), Bash(make migration *), Bash(go build *), Bash(go test *), Bash(MYSQL_TEST*), Read, Write, Grep, Glob
model
sonnet
effort
medium
# Create a New Database Migration Create a migration for: $ARGUMENTS ## Process ### 1. Generate Timestamp and Name Use `make migration name=CamelCaseName` if available, or generate manually: ```bash date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S ``` The migration name should be descriptive CamelCase (e.g., `AddRecoveryLockAutoRotateAt`, `CreateTableSoftwareInstallers`). ### 2. Create Migration File Location: `server/datastore/mysql/migrations/tables/{TIMESTAMP}_{Name}.go` ```go package tables import "database/sql" func init() { MigrationClient.AddMigration(Up_{TIMESTAMP}, Down_{TIMESTAMP}) } func Up_{TIMESTAMP}(tx *sql.Tx) error { _, err := tx.Exec(` -- SQL statement here `) return err } func Down_{TIMESTAMP}(tx *sql.Tx) error { return nil } ``` ### 3. Create Test File (data migrations only) Only needed when the migration modifies data: changing existing data, adding new data, or populating a table. A migration that only adds a table, column, or index does not need a test file. Location: `server/datastore/mysql/migrations/tables/{TIMESTAMP}_{Name}_test.go` ```go package tables import ( "testing" "github.com/stretchr/testify/require" ) func TestUp_{TIMESTAMP}(t *testing.T) { db := applyUpToPrev(t) // Set up test data before migration if needed applyNext(t, db) // Verify migration applied correctly // e.g., check table exists, columns added, data migrated } ``` ### 4. Verify - Run `go build ./server/datastore/mysql/migrations/...` to check compilation - Run `MYSQL_TEST=1 go test -run TestUp_{TIMESTAMP} ./server/datastore/mysql/migrations/tables/` to test the migration ## Rules - Every migration MUST have a test file - Down migrations are always no-ops (`return nil`) — Fleet doesn't use rollback migrations - Never modify existing migration files — create new ones - Data migrations go in the `data/` subdirectory
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