Enforce MySQL string/text limits in SQLite

To ensure consistent column lengths, we'll add limits to string and text
columns which match MySQL defaults.
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Donal McBreen
2025-11-25 14:49:34 +00:00
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commit 67f648f356
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# Apply MySQL-compatible column limits when using SQLite.
#
# For string columns: defaults to 255 (MySQL's VARCHAR default)
#
# For text columns: converts MySQL's `size:` option to equivalent limits:
# - (blank/default): 65,535 (TEXT)
# - size: :tiny: 255 (TINYTEXT)
# - size: :medium: 16,777,215 (MEDIUMTEXT)
# - size: :long: 4,294,967,295 (LONGTEXT)
module TableDefinitionColumnLimits
# Map MySQL size options to limits
TEXT_SIZE_TO_LIMIT = {
tiny: 255, # TINYTEXT
medium: 16_777_215, # MEDIUMTEXT
long: 4_294_967_295 # LONGTEXT
}.freeze
TEXT_DEFAULT_LIMIT = 65_535 # TEXT
STRING_DEFAULT_LIMIT = 255 # VARCHAR
def column(name, type, **options)
if type == :string
options[:limit] ||= STRING_DEFAULT_LIMIT
end
if type == :text
if options.key?(:size)
size = options.delete(:size)
options[:limit] = TEXT_SIZE_TO_LIMIT.fetch(size) do
raise ArgumentError, "Unknown text size: #{size.inspect}. Use :tiny, :medium, or :long"
end
elsif options.key?(:limit)
valid_limits = [TEXT_DEFAULT_LIMIT] + TEXT_SIZE_TO_LIMIT.values
unless valid_limits.include?(options[:limit])
raise ArgumentError, "Invalid limit #{options[:limit]} for text column. Use `size:` (:tiny, :medium, :long) or omit for default TEXT."
end
else
options[:limit] = TEXT_DEFAULT_LIMIT
end
end
super
end
end
ActiveSupport.on_load(:active_record) do
ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::TableDefinition.prepend(TableDefinitionColumnLimits)
end