Methods

The following methods are available for table alterations:

• #add_column (see #column for usage)
• #drop_column
• #rename_column (the first argument is the old name, while the second is the new name)
• #add_index (see #index for usage)
• #drop_index
• #add_primary_key (see #primary_key for usage)
• #add_foreign_key (see #foreign_key for usage)
• #add_constraint (see #constraint for usage)
• #drop_constraint (accepts the name of the constraint as argument)
• #add_unique_constraint
• #set_column_default (accepts the name of the column and the default value as comma separated args)
• #set_column_type (accepts the name of the column and the new type as comma separated args)
• #set_column_allow_null (accepts the name of the column)
• #set_column_not_null (accepts the name of the column)

Hanami::Model.migration do
  change do
    alter_table :users do
      # `users` table is implicit within this block, so it can be omitted.
      add_column :email, String,  null: false, unique: true
      set_column_default :visits_counts, 0
    end
  end
end

• To add a unique constraint use add_unique_constraint(:column_name)

Shortcuts

Some methods can be used without alter_table block. Those methods accept the name of the target table as first argument, then the other args.

add_index :users, :email
#instead of
alter_table(:users) do
  add_index :email
end

List of available methods which are shortcuts to the same methods in alter_table:

• #add_column
• #drop_column
• #rename_column
• #add_index
• #drop_index
• #set_column_default
• #set_column_type

Rename Table

Tables can be renamed via #rename_table. It accepts the old name and the new name as arguments.

rename_table :users, :people

Drop Table

Tables can be dropped via #drop_table. It accepts the name as argument.

drop_table :users

Safe operation can be performed via #drop_table?. It drops the table only if it exists.