database-standard

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Database design standards defining primary keys, foreign keys, audit fields, soft delete, junction tables. PostgreSQL style preferred, SQL lowercase without comments.

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Database Preferences

Forbidden: MySQL
Recommended: PostgreSQL or other modern databases
Required: Foreign key constraints for data integrity

SQL Code Style

All lowercase
SQL files have no comments

Primary Key Standard

Field	Type	Description
`id`	bigint	Primary key, required for all regular tables

Audit Fields

All tables except junction tables MUST include:

Field	Full Name	Type	Default	Description
`crd`	create row datetime	timestamp	current_timestamp	Row creation time, timezone-independent
`mrd`	modify row datetime	timestamp	null	Last modification time, timezone-independent, nullable
`rlv`	row lock version	integer	0	Optimistic lock version

Soft Delete Field

Field	Full Name	Type	Default	Description
`ldf`	logic delete field	timestamp	null	Soft delete time, timezone-independent, null means active

Junction Table Standard

Tables linking two entities:

No primary key
No audit fields
Only foreign key IDs from both tables

Tree Structure

Tables with upward lookup (e.g., address) use pid for parent link:

Field	Type	Description
`pid`	bigint	Parent primary key, nullable

Examples

Regular Table

create table user (
    id bigint primary key,
    name varchar(255) not null,
    email varchar(255),
    ldf timestamp,
    crd timestamp not null default current_timestamp,
    mrd timestamp,
    rlv integer not null default 0
);

Junction Table

create table user_role (
    user_id bigint not null references user(id),
    role_id bigint not null references role(id)
);

Tree Table

create table address (
    id bigint primary key,
    pid bigint references address(id),
    name varchar(255) not null,
    crd timestamp not null default current_timestamp,
    mrd timestamp,
    rlv integer not null default 0
);