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Use IDENTITY columns in PG10+
See original GitHub issueProblem
When I define a new entity/table in my schema using id Int @id @default(autoincrement()) the generator returns "id" SERIAL.
Suggested solution
The recommended solution is to use the SQL standard GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY.
Additional context
https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Don’t_Do_This#Don.27t_use_serial
Nice to have
A way to migrate from SERIAL to IDENTITY columns.
Issue Analytics
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- Created 3 years ago
- Reactions:21
- Comments:6 (1 by maintainers)
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No, that is what this feature request is about.
Any update on this? It would be nice to use best practices for auto incrementing fields in Postgres.