How to generate mapping with migration

Rails
1

Hi there, I’ve tried to add a m:n mapping table using the migration
mechanism.

ruby script\generate migration add_categories_notes_mapping

and filled the migration file with:

class AddNotesCategoriesMapping < ActiveRecord::Migration
def self.up
create_table :categories_notes do |t|
t.column :category_id, :integer, :null=>false
t.column :note_id, :integer, :null=>false
end
end

def self.down
drop_table :categories_notes
end
end

Now, I’d like to define both fields as primary key, but after I read the
API documentation, I’ll wonder how I could pass to parameters to the
:primary parameter of create_table.

Any hints appreciated,

2

Daniel Völkerts schrieb:

Any hints appreciated,

Ohh, read the api carefully.

class AddNotesCategoriesMapping < ActiveRecord::Migration
def self.up
create_table :categories_notes, :id=>false do |t|
t.column :category_id, :primary_key, :null=>false
t.column :note_id, :primary_key, :null=>false
end
end

def self.down
drop_table :categories_notes
end
end

Greetings,

3

Daniel Völkerts schrieb:

        t.column :note_id, :primary_key, :null=>false
    end

end

def self.down
drop_table :categories_notes
end
end

No, that was not the solution… Any ideas?

4

No, that was not the solution… Any ideas?

class AddNotesCategoriesMapping < ActiveRecord::Migration
def self.up
create_table (:categories_notes, :id=>false) do |t|
t.column :category_id, :integer
t.column :note_id, :integer
end
execute “ALTER TABLE categories_notes ADD PRIMARY KEY (
category_id , note_id )”
end

def self.down
drop_table :categories_notes
end
end

But I think simple
add_index(:categories_notes, [:category_id, :note_id], :unique =>true )

instead of “execute” should be ok in your situation if you want unique
combinations.

Regards,
Rimantas

http://rimantas.com/

5

Rimantas L. schrieb:

But I think simple
add_index(:categories_notes, [:category_id, :note_id], :unique =>true )

instead of “execute” should be ok in your situation if you want unique
combinations.

Thank you, you helped me a lot. g

Nice weekend,