Generators

Used as learning tools for both db as well as channel/migrations

mix phx.gen.context Analytics AIPrompt ai_prompts request:map respons:map prompt text cleaned_text

mix phx.gen.context Accounts MagicToken magic_tokens value user_id:references:users

mix phx.gen.json Lessons Lesson lessons owner_id:references:users title description

mix phx.gen.context Lessons Activity activities lesson_id:references:lessons title notes duration:float type type_data:map

mix phx.gen.context Lessons Activity_Transition activity_transitions

Examples

mix phx.gen.json Boards Board boards owner_id:references:users title description

mix phx.gen.context Templates Template templates event_id:references:events description preview

mix phx.gen.context Templates TemplateXTag templates_x_tags template_id:references:templates template_tag_id:references:template_tags

mix phx.gen.context Templates TemplateTag template_tags name
  • No :type means it is a :string, but use :text if >256 chars

  • Often need to modify schema to have belong_to/has_many/has_one

  • Need to change migration if id type is string or

General Usage

Generating a schema in increasing complexity

mix phx.gen.schema [SchemaSingluar] [schema_plural]  [field1] [field2] [....] #just schema and migration
mix phx.gen.context [Context] [Schema...] #all + context
mix phx.gen.json [....] #all of above + controller
mix phx.gen.html [Context]  #all of above + html

Types: :integer | :float |:decimal |:boolean |:map (Will convert to string keys)|:string(255 char limit use text instead) |{:array, :string} |:references |:text(In ecto schema still string type) |:date | :time |:time_usec |:naive_datetime |:naive_datetime_usec |:utc_datetime |:utc_datetime_usec |:uuid |:binary |:datetime

DataTime Types

Only difference is the conversion to elixir, same DB type

typeprecisionElixir typetimezone

naive_datetime

sec

None

naive_datetime_usec

microsec

None

utc_datetime

sec

UTC

utc_datetime_usec

microsec

UTC

Finalize in db

mix ecto.migrate

Other

mix phx.gen.channel [module_name] #adds channel to name
mix phx.gen.migration [Migration Name]

Advanced, Default to Binary_ID

BinaryID is uuid letting you generate ids on the client

Config.exs

config :react_phoenix,
  ecto_repos: [ReactPhoenix.Repo],
  generators: [binary_id: true] #default to binary_id

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