How to add column in Sequelize existing model?

Question

I have added a model and a migration file using this command

node_modules/.bin/sequelize model:generate --name User --attributes firstName:string,lastName:strin         


        

Answer 1

Suvethan's answer is correct, but the migration code snippet has a minor bug. Sequelize migrations expect a promise to be returned, which is noted in a comment in the generated migration skeleton:

Add altering commands here.
Return a promise to correctly handle asynchronicity.

Example:
return queryInterface.createTable('users', { id: Sequelize.INTEGER });

So, returning an array of promises can potentially lead to unexpected results because there's no guarantee that all of the promises will have resolved before moving on to the next migration. For most operations you're unlikely to run into any issues since most things will complete before Sequelize closes the process. But I think it's better to be safe than sorry when it comes to database migrations. You can still leverage the array of promises; you just need to wrap it in a Promise.all call.

Suvethan's example, but with Promise.all:

module.exports = {
  up: function (queryInterface, Sequelize) {
    return Promise.all([
      queryInterface.addColumn(
        'Users',
        'gender',
         Sequelize.STRING
       ),
      queryInterface.addColumn(
        'Users',
        'age',
        Sequelize.STRING
      )
    ]);
  },

  down: function (queryInterface, Sequelize) {
    // logic for reverting the changes
  }
};