convex-database

Design reactive Convex schemas by defining tables, indexes, and validators to ensure consistent data models for real-time web and mobile applications. This schema-first approach prevents race conditions and poor index design while maintaining reactive query performance.

Use Convex actions for side-effect handling and mutations for ACID transactional data writes. This separation prevents incorrect use of awaiting queries inside mutations, ensuring transactional correctness and avoiding race conditions in real-time applications.

Implement paginated real-time queries in Convex by using reactive query patterns and real-time subscriptions. This approach provides live data feeds for web and mobile apps without harming real-time performance caused by poor pagination design.

Deploy a Convex backend using CLI workflows for local development, deployment, data import/export, and schema migrations. These CLI-driven deployment workflows maintain database consistency and manage schema updates across application environments.

Convex supports transactional mutations for collaborative task tracking where users, projects, and tasks sync in real time. Mutations remain ACID-compliant while file uploads and other side effects are handled separately by actions.

Convex mutations cause race conditions when awaiting queries inside mutations or misusing actions versus mutations. Apply schema-first patterns with proper indexes and validators to ensure consistent, transactional data models and reactive query correctness.