class CreateReadouts < ActiveRecord::Migration[8.1] def change create_table :measurements do |t| t.datetime :taken_at, null: false #t.references :collector, foreign_key: true #t.references :device, foreign_key: true #t.references :note, foreign_key: true t.timestamps end add_index :measurements, :taken_at # Defining Readouts as a super-/subclass polymorphic relations for different # subclass data types (numeric, string, file) is not possible with proper # referential integrity constraints. The required constraints are: # * for every subclass record to have superclass record, # * for every superclass record to have only one type of subclass record, # * for every superclass record to have subclass record (unenforcable). # * this can be partially remedied by making superlass an abstract class in # Rails and disallow direct creation of records, but direct data # manipulation can still break referential integrity. # Defining separate {Numeric,Text,File}_Readouts tables would make the # unique index constraint unenforcable. create_table :readouts do |t| t.references :user, null: false, foreign_key: {on_delete: :cascade} t.references :measurement, foreign_key: {on_delete: :cascade} t.references :quantity, null: false, foreign_key: {on_delete: :cascade} t.integer :category, null: false, default: 0 t.float :value, null: false, limit: Float::MANT_DIG t.references :unit, null: false, foreign_key: {on_delete: :cascade} # TODO: consider additional columns to allow wider range of value types # t.text :text # t.datetime :time # t.references :file # Possibly mutually exclusive with :unit or check constraint for: # :unit is not null <=> :value is not null t.timestamps end add_index :readouts, [:measurement_id, :quantity_id, :category] add_foreign_key :readouts, :quantities, column: [:quantity_id, :user_id], primary_key: [:id, :user_id] add_foreign_key :readouts, :units, column: [:unit_id, :user_id], primary_key: [:id, :user_id] # TODO: remove below tables after current setup verified #create_table :numeric_values do |t| # t.references :readout, null: false, foreign_key: {on_delete: :cascade} # t.float :value, null: false, limit: Float::MANT_DIG # t.references :unit, null: false, foreign_key: {on_delete: :cascade} # # + generated, not stored column :value_type # # + foreign key constraint to readouts: [:readout_id, :value_id, :value_type] # # or 2 constraints: [:readout_id, :value_id], [:value_id, :value_type] # # if readouts.value_id needed, otherwise just one constraint: # # [:readout_id, :value_type] #end #create_table :string_values do |t| # t.references :readout, null: false, foreign_key: {on_delete: :cascade} # t.string :value, null: false, limit: 32 #end end end