db-verify-order

To validate DDL statement ordering in SQL migration files, analyze the execution sequence of CREATE EXTENSION, CREATE TABLE, CREATE FUNCTION, CREATE TRIGGER, RLS policies, and CREATE VIEW statements to identify unmet dependencies before database application.

Database migrations fail when creating triggers or views if preceding dependencies like base tables or functions are not yet created, making correct DDL execution ordering critical to prevent partial schema states and dependency errors.

The best way to check for dependency errors before applying schema changes is to apply heuristic checks to SQL migration files, flagging potential ordering issues like functions defined before tables or RLS policies before table creation.

Yes, you can detect Row Level Security policy ordering issues by analyzing SQL scripts to ensure RLS policies are not created before their target tables, preventing deployment failures caused by incorrect DDL sequencing.

Prevent partial schema states during complex database migrations by validating the execution order of DDL statements beforehand, ensuring tables, extensions, functions, triggers, and views are sequenced correctly to avoid unmet dependencies.