The code defines a column `id` in a database table...
September 2, 2025 at 09:54 PM
The code defines a column id
in a database table schema. Here's a breakdown of what it does:
id
: This is the name of the column being defined.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.PRIMARY KEY
: This makes theid
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.DEFAULT gen_random_uuid()
: This sets a default value for theid
column. When a new row is inserted into the table without explicitly specifying a value for theid
column, thegen_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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