rvr migrate

Manage database migrations: generate, apply, list, and rollback.

Usage

rvr migrate <subcommand> [options]

Subcommands

generate

Create a new migration from pending model changes.

rvr migrate generate AddOrderTable
rvr migrate generate AddIndexOnEmail --context IdentityDbContext

apply

Apply all pending migrations to the database.

rvr migrate apply
rvr migrate apply --to AddOrderTable    # Apply up to a specific migration
rvr migrate apply --context AppDbContext # Target a specific DbContext

list

List all migrations and their status.

rvr migrate list

Output:

Migration                    Status      Applied At
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
20260101_InitialCreate       Applied     2026-01-01 10:00
20260115_AddProductTable     Applied     2026-01-15 14:30
20260320_AddOrderTable       Pending     --

rollback

Roll back the last applied migration or roll back to a specific migration.

rvr migrate rollback                        # Rollback last migration
rvr migrate rollback --to AddProductTable   # Rollback to specific point
rvr migrate rollback --steps 3              # Rollback last 3 migrations

Options

Flag	Description	Default
--context	Target DbContext name	Auto-detected
--to	Target migration name	Latest (apply) / Previous (rollback)
--steps	Number of migrations to rollback	1
--connection	Override connection string	From configuration
--dry-run	Preview SQL without executing	false
--verbose	Show generated SQL	false

Examples

Generate and apply a migration:

rvr migrate generate AddCustomerAddress
rvr migrate apply

Preview the SQL that would be executed:

rvr migrate apply --dry-run --verbose

Rollback the last migration in a specific context:

rvr migrate rollback --context TenantDbContext

Seeding

Seeders work alongside migrations to populate data:

rvr seed --profile demo               # Seed with demo profile
rvr seed --reset --profile test        # Truncate and reseed
rvr seed --dry-run                     # Preview seed operations
rvr generate seed Product              # Scaffold a new seeder