The code defines a column `id` in a database table...

September 2, 2025 at 09:54 PM

id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid()

The code defines a column id in a database table schema. Here's a breakdown of what it does:

  1. id: This is the name of the column being defined.
  2. UUID: This specifies the data type of the column. It will store Universally Unique Identifiers (UUIDs), which are 128-bit values typically used for uniquely identifying data.
  3. PRIMARY KEY: This makes the id column the primary key for the table. It ensures that the values in this column will be unique and used to identify records in the table.
  4. DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(): This sets a default value for the id column. When a new row is inserted into the table without explicitly specifying a value for the id column, the gen_random_uuid() function is called to automatically generate a random UUID.

Summary

This code ensures that each row of the table has a unique identifier (id) of type UUID, which is automatically generated using the gen_random_uuid() function. This function typically comes from an extension like pgcrypto in systems such as PostgreSQL. It is commonly used to create unique primary key values without requiring user input.

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