db-migration

To safely apply database schema changes, generate paired UP and DOWN migration scripts that enforce idempotent execution and explicit rollback logic. This allows you to apply structural changes and safely revert them if deployment fails.

Handling EF Core migrations in a CI pipeline involves generating migration scripts and running validation steps before deployment. This ensures schema changes are verified locally and applied safely across staging and production environments.

This database migration approach works with both raw SQL scripts and EF Core C# APIs. You can generate and apply safe UP and DOWN migrations for table, column, index, and constraint changes across both workflows.

Making SQL migrations idempotent involves adding conditional checks to your scripts before applying schema changes. This ensures migrations only execute necessary alterations and can run multiple times without causing errors.

You need explicit rollback logic when applying database updates to evolving schemas in development or production. It provides a safe DOWN script to revert table, column, or seed data changes if a deployment introduces unexpected errors.