Ruby on Rails: How do I add a not null constraint to an existing column using a migration?

Question

In my Rails (3.2) app, I have a bunch of tables in my database but I forgot to add a few not null constraints. I\'ve googled around but I can\'t find how to write a migration wh

Answer 1

If you are using it on a new create migration script/schema here is how we can define it

class CreateUsers < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.2]
  def change
    create_table :users do |t|
    t.string :name, null: false     # Notice here, NOT NULL definition
    t.string :email, null: false
    t.string :password, null: false
    t.integer :created_by
    t.integer :updated_by 

    t.datetime :created_at
    t.datetime :updated_at, default: -> { 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP' }
   end
  end
end