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653 lines
15 KiB
Markdown
# D1 Best Practices
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**Production-ready patterns for Cloudflare D1**
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---
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## Table of Contents
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1. [Security](#security)
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2. [Performance](#performance)
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3. [Migrations](#migrations)
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4. [Error Handling](#error-handling)
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5. [Data Modeling](#data-modeling)
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6. [Testing](#testing)
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7. [Deployment](#deployment)
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---
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## Security
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### Always Use Prepared Statements
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```typescript
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// ❌ NEVER: SQL injection vulnerability
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const email = c.req.query('email');
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await env.DB.exec(`SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = '${email}'`);
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// ✅ ALWAYS: Safe prepared statement
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const user = await env.DB.prepare('SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = ?')
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.bind(email)
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.first();
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```
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**Why?** User input like `'; DROP TABLE users; --` would execute in the first example!
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### Use null Instead of undefined
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```typescript
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// ❌ WRONG: undefined causes D1_TYPE_ERROR
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await env.DB.prepare('INSERT INTO users (email, bio) VALUES (?, ?)')
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.bind(email, undefined);
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// ✅ CORRECT: Use null for optional values
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await env.DB.prepare('INSERT INTO users (email, bio) VALUES (?, ?)')
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.bind(email, bio || null);
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```
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### Never Commit Sensitive IDs
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```jsonc
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// ❌ WRONG: Database ID in public repo
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{
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"d1_databases": [
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{
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"database_id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890" // ❌
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}
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]
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}
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// ✅ BETTER: Use environment variable or secret
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{
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"d1_databases": [
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{
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"database_id": "$D1_DATABASE_ID" // Reference env var
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}
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]
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}
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```
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Or use wrangler secrets:
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```bash
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npx wrangler secret put D1_DATABASE_ID
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```
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### Validate Input Before Binding
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```typescript
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// ✅ Validate email format
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function isValidEmail(email: string): boolean {
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return /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/.test(email);
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}
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app.post('/api/users', async (c) => {
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const { email } = await c.req.json();
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if (!isValidEmail(email)) {
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return c.json({ error: 'Invalid email format' }, 400);
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}
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// Now safe to use
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const user = await c.env.DB.prepare('INSERT INTO users (email) VALUES (?)')
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.bind(email)
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.run();
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});
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```
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---
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## Performance
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### Use Batch for Multiple Queries
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```typescript
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// ❌ BAD: 3 network round trips (~150ms)
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const user = await env.DB.prepare('SELECT * FROM users WHERE user_id = ?').bind(1).first();
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const posts = await env.DB.prepare('SELECT * FROM posts WHERE user_id = ?').bind(1).all();
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const comments = await env.DB.prepare('SELECT * FROM comments WHERE user_id = ?').bind(1).all();
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// ✅ GOOD: 1 network round trip (~50ms)
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const [userResult, postsResult, commentsResult] = await env.DB.batch([
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env.DB.prepare('SELECT * FROM users WHERE user_id = ?').bind(1),
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env.DB.prepare('SELECT * FROM posts WHERE user_id = ?').bind(1),
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env.DB.prepare('SELECT * FROM comments WHERE user_id = ?').bind(1)
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]);
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const user = userResult.results[0];
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const posts = postsResult.results;
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const comments = commentsResult.results;
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```
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**Performance win: 3x faster!**
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### Create Indexes for WHERE Clauses
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```sql
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-- ❌ Slow: Full table scan
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SELECT * FROM posts WHERE user_id = 123;
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-- ✅ Fast: Create index first
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CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_posts_user_id ON posts(user_id);
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-- Now this query is fast
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SELECT * FROM posts WHERE user_id = 123;
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```
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**Verify index is being used:**
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```sql
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EXPLAIN QUERY PLAN SELECT * FROM posts WHERE user_id = 123;
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-- Should see: SEARCH posts USING INDEX idx_posts_user_id
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```
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### Run PRAGMA optimize After Schema Changes
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```sql
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-- After creating indexes or altering schema
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PRAGMA optimize;
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```
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This collects statistics that help the query planner choose the best execution plan.
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### Select Only Needed Columns
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```typescript
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// ❌ Bad: Fetches all columns (wastes bandwidth)
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const users = await env.DB.prepare('SELECT * FROM users').all();
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// ✅ Good: Only fetch what you need
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const users = await env.DB.prepare('SELECT user_id, email, username FROM users').all();
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```
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### Always Use LIMIT
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```typescript
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// ❌ Dangerous: Could return millions of rows
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const posts = await env.DB.prepare('SELECT * FROM posts WHERE published = 1').all();
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// ✅ Safe: Limit result set
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const posts = await env.DB.prepare(
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'SELECT * FROM posts WHERE published = 1 LIMIT 100'
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).all();
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```
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### Use Partial Indexes
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```sql
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-- Index only published posts (smaller index, faster writes)
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CREATE INDEX idx_posts_published ON posts(created_at DESC)
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WHERE published = 1;
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-- Index only active users (exclude deleted)
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CREATE INDEX idx_users_active ON users(email)
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WHERE deleted_at IS NULL;
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```
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Benefits:
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- ✅ Smaller indexes (faster queries)
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- ✅ Fewer index updates (faster writes)
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- ✅ Only index relevant data
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---
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## Migrations
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### Make Migrations Idempotent
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```sql
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-- ✅ ALWAYS use IF NOT EXISTS
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CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
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user_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
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email TEXT NOT NULL
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);
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CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_users_email ON users(email);
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-- ✅ Use IF EXISTS for drops
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DROP TABLE IF EXISTS temp_table;
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```
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**Why?** Re-running a migration won't fail if it's already applied.
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### Never Modify Applied Migrations
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```bash
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# ❌ WRONG: Editing applied migration
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vim migrations/0001_create_users.sql # Already applied!
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# ✅ CORRECT: Create new migration
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npx wrangler d1 migrations create my-database add_users_bio_column
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```
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**Why?** D1 tracks which migrations have been applied. Modifying them causes inconsistencies.
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### Test Migrations Locally First
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```bash
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# 1. Apply to local database
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npx wrangler d1 migrations apply my-database --local
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# 2. Test queries locally
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npx wrangler d1 execute my-database --local --command "SELECT * FROM users"
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# 3. Only then apply to production
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npx wrangler d1 migrations apply my-database --remote
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```
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### Handle Foreign Keys Carefully
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```sql
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-- Disable foreign key checks temporarily during schema changes
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PRAGMA defer_foreign_keys = true;
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-- Make schema changes that would violate foreign keys
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ALTER TABLE posts DROP COLUMN old_user_id;
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ALTER TABLE posts ADD COLUMN user_id INTEGER REFERENCES users(user_id);
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-- Foreign keys re-enabled automatically at end of migration
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```
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### Break Large Data Migrations into Batches
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```sql
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-- ❌ BAD: Single massive INSERT (causes "statement too long")
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INSERT INTO users (email) VALUES
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('user1@example.com'),
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('user2@example.com'),
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... -- 10,000 more rows
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-- ✅ GOOD: Split into batches of 100-250 rows
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-- File: 0001_migrate_users_batch1.sql
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INSERT INTO users (email) VALUES
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('user1@example.com'),
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... -- 100 rows
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-- File: 0002_migrate_users_batch2.sql
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INSERT INTO users (email) VALUES
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('user101@example.com'),
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... -- next 100 rows
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```
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---
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## Error Handling
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### Check for Errors After Every Query
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```typescript
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try {
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const result = await env.DB.prepare('INSERT INTO users (email) VALUES (?)')
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.bind(email)
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.run();
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if (!result.success) {
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console.error('Insert failed');
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return c.json({ error: 'Failed to create user' }, 500);
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}
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// Success!
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const userId = result.meta.last_row_id;
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} catch (error: any) {
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console.error('Database error:', error.message);
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return c.json({ error: 'Database operation failed' }, 500);
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}
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```
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### Implement Retry Logic for Transient Errors
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```typescript
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async function queryWithRetry<T>(
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queryFn: () => Promise<T>,
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maxRetries = 3
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): Promise<T> {
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for (let attempt = 0; attempt < maxRetries; attempt++) {
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try {
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return await queryFn();
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} catch (error: any) {
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const message = error.message;
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// Check if error is retryable
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const isRetryable =
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message.includes('Network connection lost') ||
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message.includes('storage caused object to be reset') ||
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message.includes('reset because its code was updated');
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if (!isRetryable || attempt === maxRetries - 1) {
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throw error;
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}
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// Exponential backoff: 1s, 2s, 4s
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const delay = Math.min(1000 * Math.pow(2, attempt), 5000);
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await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, delay));
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}
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}
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throw new Error('Max retries exceeded');
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}
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// Usage
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const user = await queryWithRetry(() =>
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env.DB.prepare('SELECT * FROM users WHERE user_id = ?')
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.bind(userId)
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.first()
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);
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```
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### Handle Common D1 Errors
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```typescript
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try {
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await env.DB.prepare(query).bind(...params).run();
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} catch (error: any) {
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const message = error.message;
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if (message.includes('D1_ERROR')) {
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// D1-specific error
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console.error('D1 error:', message);
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} else if (message.includes('UNIQUE constraint failed')) {
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// Duplicate key error
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return c.json({ error: 'Email already exists' }, 409);
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} else if (message.includes('FOREIGN KEY constraint failed')) {
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// Invalid foreign key
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return c.json({ error: 'Invalid user reference' }, 400);
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} else {
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// Unknown error
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console.error('Unknown database error:', message);
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return c.json({ error: 'Database operation failed' }, 500);
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}
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}
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```
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---
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## Data Modeling
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### Use Appropriate Data Types
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```sql
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CREATE TABLE users (
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user_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, -- Auto-incrementing ID
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email TEXT NOT NULL, -- String
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username TEXT NOT NULL,
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age INTEGER, -- Number
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balance REAL, -- Decimal/float
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is_active INTEGER DEFAULT 1, -- Boolean (0 or 1)
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metadata TEXT, -- JSON (stored as TEXT)
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created_at INTEGER NOT NULL -- Unix timestamp
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);
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```
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**SQLite has 5 types**: NULL, INTEGER, REAL, TEXT, BLOB
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### Store Timestamps as Unix Epoch
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```sql
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-- ✅ RECOMMENDED: Unix timestamp (INTEGER)
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created_at INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT (unixepoch())
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-- ❌ AVOID: ISO 8601 strings (harder to query/compare)
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created_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT (datetime('now'))
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```
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**Why?** Unix timestamps are easier to compare, filter, and work with in JavaScript:
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```typescript
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// Easy to work with
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const timestamp = Date.now(); // 1698000000
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const date = new Date(timestamp);
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// Easy to query
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const recentPosts = await env.DB.prepare(
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'SELECT * FROM posts WHERE created_at > ?'
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).bind(Date.now() - 86400000).all(); // Last 24 hours
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```
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### Store JSON as TEXT
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```sql
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CREATE TABLE users (
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user_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
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email TEXT NOT NULL,
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settings TEXT -- Store JSON here
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);
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```
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```typescript
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// Insert JSON
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const settings = { theme: 'dark', language: 'en' };
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await env.DB.prepare('INSERT INTO users (email, settings) VALUES (?, ?)')
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.bind(email, JSON.stringify(settings))
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.run();
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// Read JSON
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const user = await env.DB.prepare('SELECT * FROM users WHERE user_id = ?')
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.bind(userId)
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.first();
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const settings = JSON.parse(user.settings);
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console.log(settings.theme); // 'dark'
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```
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### Use Soft Deletes
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```sql
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CREATE TABLE users (
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user_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
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email TEXT NOT NULL,
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deleted_at INTEGER -- NULL = active, timestamp = deleted
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);
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-- Index for active users only
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CREATE INDEX idx_users_active ON users(user_id)
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WHERE deleted_at IS NULL;
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```
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```typescript
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// Soft delete
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await env.DB.prepare('UPDATE users SET deleted_at = ? WHERE user_id = ?')
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.bind(Date.now(), userId)
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.run();
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// Query only active users
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const activeUsers = await env.DB.prepare(
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'SELECT * FROM users WHERE deleted_at IS NULL'
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).all();
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```
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### Normalize Related Data
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```sql
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-- ✅ GOOD: Normalized (users in separate table)
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CREATE TABLE posts (
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post_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
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user_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
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title TEXT NOT NULL,
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FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES users(user_id)
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);
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-- ❌ BAD: Denormalized (user data duplicated in every post)
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CREATE TABLE posts (
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post_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
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user_email TEXT NOT NULL,
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user_name TEXT NOT NULL,
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title TEXT NOT NULL
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);
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```
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---
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## Testing
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### Test Migrations Locally
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```bash
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# 1. Create local database
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npx wrangler d1 migrations apply my-database --local
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# 2. Seed with test data
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npx wrangler d1 execute my-database --local --file=seed.sql
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# 3. Run test queries
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npx wrangler d1 execute my-database --local --command "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users"
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```
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### Use Separate Databases for Development
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```jsonc
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{
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"d1_databases": [
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{
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"binding": "DB",
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"database_name": "my-app-prod",
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"database_id": "<PROD_UUID>",
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"preview_database_id": "local-dev" // Local only
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}
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]
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}
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```
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**Benefits:**
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- ✅ Never accidentally modify production data
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- ✅ Fast local development (no network latency)
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- ✅ Can reset local DB anytime
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### Backup Before Major Migrations
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```bash
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# Export current database
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npx wrangler d1 export my-database --remote --output=backup-$(date +%Y%m%d).sql
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# Apply migration
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npx wrangler d1 migrations apply my-database --remote
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# If something goes wrong, restore from backup
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npx wrangler d1 execute my-database --remote --file=backup-20251021.sql
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```
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---
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## Deployment
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### Use Preview Databases for Testing
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```jsonc
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{
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"d1_databases": [
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{
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"binding": "DB",
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"database_name": "my-app-prod",
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"database_id": "<PROD_UUID>",
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"preview_database_id": "<PREVIEW_UUID>" // Separate preview database
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}
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]
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}
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```
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Deploy preview:
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```bash
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npx wrangler deploy --env preview
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```
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### Apply Migrations Before Deploying Code
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```bash
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# 1. Apply migrations first
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npx wrangler d1 migrations apply my-database --remote
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# 2. Then deploy Worker code
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npx wrangler deploy
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```
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**Why?** Ensures database schema is ready before code expects it.
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### Monitor Query Performance
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```typescript
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app.get('/api/users', async (c) => {
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const start = Date.now();
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const { results, meta } = await c.env.DB.prepare('SELECT * FROM users LIMIT 100')
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.all();
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const duration = Date.now() - start;
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// Log slow queries
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if (duration > 100) {
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console.warn(`Slow query: ${duration}ms, rows_read: ${meta.rows_read}`);
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}
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return c.json({ users: results });
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});
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```
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### Use Time Travel for Data Recovery
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```bash
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# View database state 2 hours ago
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npx wrangler d1 time-travel info my-database --timestamp "2025-10-21T10:00:00Z"
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# Restore database to 2 hours ago
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npx wrangler d1 time-travel restore my-database --timestamp "2025-10-21T10:00:00Z"
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```
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**Note**: Time Travel available for last 30 days.
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---
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## Summary Checklist
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### Security ✅
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- [ ] Always use `.prepare().bind()` for user input
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- [ ] Use `null` instead of `undefined`
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- [ ] Validate input before binding
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- [ ] Never commit database IDs to public repos
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### Performance ✅
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- [ ] Use `.batch()` for multiple queries
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- [ ] Create indexes on filtered columns
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- [ ] Run `PRAGMA optimize` after schema changes
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- [ ] Select only needed columns
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- [ ] Always use `LIMIT`
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### Migrations ✅
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- [ ] Make migrations idempotent (IF NOT EXISTS)
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- [ ] Never modify applied migrations
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- [ ] Test locally before production
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- [ ] Break large data migrations into batches
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### Error Handling ✅
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- [ ] Wrap queries in try/catch
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- [ ] Implement retry logic for transient errors
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- [ ] Check `result.success` and `meta.rows_written`
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- [ ] Log errors with context
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### Data Modeling ✅
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- [ ] Use appropriate SQLite data types
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- [ ] Store timestamps as Unix epoch (INTEGER)
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- [ ] Use soft deletes (deleted_at column)
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- [ ] Normalize related data with foreign keys
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### Testing ✅
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- [ ] Test migrations locally first
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- [ ] Use separate development/production databases
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- [ ] Backup before major migrations
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### Deployment ✅
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- [ ] Apply migrations before deploying code
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- [ ] Use preview databases for testing
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- [ ] Monitor query performance
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- [ ] Use Time Travel for recovery
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---
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## Official Documentation
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- **Best Practices**: https://developers.cloudflare.com/d1/best-practices/
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- **Indexes**: https://developers.cloudflare.com/d1/best-practices/use-indexes/
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- **Local Development**: https://developers.cloudflare.com/d1/best-practices/local-development/
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- **Retry Queries**: https://developers.cloudflare.com/d1/best-practices/retry-queries/
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- **Time Travel**: https://developers.cloudflare.com/d1/reference/time-travel/
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