Wheels Migration Generator FAQs

Question 1

Does this skill support cross-database compatibility?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it prioritizes database-agnostic CFML methods over raw SQL and uses CFML date functions to ensure migrations work across different database engines like MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server.

Question 2

How does it fix the CFWheels CLI boolean bug?

Accepted Answer

The skill automatically identifies and removes string-based boolean parameters (like 'true' or 'false') generated by standard CLI tools, replacing them with proper boolean values or utilizing default settings to prevent silent table creation failures.

Question 3

Where are migration files created by this skill?

Accepted Answer

All migration files are created in the app/migrator/migrations/ directory to ensure they are properly detected by the CFWheels migrator; creating them in db/migrate/ will cause them to be ignored.

Question 4

Can I use this for data seeding?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the skill includes templates for data migrations that use safe date formatting and transaction-wrapped execution for reliable and reversible seed data insertion.

Question 5

What is included in the t.timestamps() method?

Accepted Answer

In CFWheels, t.timestamps() automatically adds createdAt (datetime), updatedAt (datetime), and deletedAt (datetime, nullable) to support soft-delete functionality without manual column definition.

Wheels Migration Generator

Key Features

Use Cases

Wheels Migration Generator

Key Features

Use Cases