table.transform(rename=...) now preserves indexes, closes #822

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Simon Willison 2026-08-12 14:42:24 -07:00
commit 57192ef4e3
3 changed files with 146 additions and 33 deletions

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@ -893,22 +893,15 @@ def test_transform_retains_indexes_with_foreign_keys(fresh_db):
), f"Indexes before transform: {indexes_before_transform}\nIndexes after transform: {dogs.indexes}"
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"transform_params",
[
{"rename": {"age": "dog_age"}},
{"drop": ["age"]},
],
)
def test_transform_with_indexes_errors(fresh_db, transform_params):
# Should error with a compound (name, age) index if age is renamed or dropped
def test_transform_with_indexes_errors(fresh_db):
# Should error with a compound (name, age) index if age is dropped
dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
dogs.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo", "age": 5}, pk="id")
dogs.create_index(["name", "age"])
with pytest.raises(TransformError) as excinfo:
dogs.transform(**transform_params)
dogs.transform(drop=["age"])
assert (
"Index 'idx_dogs_name_age' column 'age' is not in updated table 'dogs'. "
@ -917,6 +910,73 @@ def test_transform_with_indexes_errors(fresh_db, transform_params):
)
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
("table_name", "index_name"),
(("name", "idx_name"), ("t", "name")),
)
def test_transform_rename_column_with_index(fresh_db, table_name, index_name):
# https://github.com/simonw/sqlite-utils/issues/822
# Use the same name for the table, column and index to ensure only the
# indexed column changes.
table = fresh_db.table(table_name)
table.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
table.create_index(["name"], index_name=index_name)
sqls = table.transform_sql(rename={"name": "full_name"}, tmp_suffix="suffix")
drop_index_sql = f'DROP INDEX IF EXISTS "{index_name}";'
assert drop_index_sql in sqls
assert sqls.index(drop_index_sql) < sqls.index(f'DROP TABLE "{table_name}";')
table.transform(rename={"name": "full_name"})
assert [column.name for column in table.columns] == ["id", "full_name"]
assert [(index.name, index.columns) for index in table.indexes] == [
(index_name, ["full_name"])
]
def test_transform_recreates_renamed_index_from_metadata(fresh_db):
table = fresh_db.table("t")
table.insert({"alpha": "one", "beta": "two"})
# Deliberately use unquoted SQL and index details that need to survive the
# reconstruction. Renaming both columns also guards against cascading
# string substitutions.
fresh_db.execute(
"CREATE UNIQUE INDEX swap_idx ON t(alpha COLLATE NOCASE DESC, beta)"
)
table.transform(rename={"alpha": "beta", "beta": "alpha"})
assert table.columns_dict == {"beta": str, "alpha": str}
assert [(index.name, index.unique, index.columns) for index in table.indexes] == [
("swap_idx", 1, ["beta", "alpha"])
]
key_columns = [column for column in table.xindexes[0].columns if column.key]
assert [(column.name, column.desc, column.coll) for column in key_columns] == [
("beta", 1, "NOCASE"),
("alpha", 0, "BINARY"),
]
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
"index_sql",
(
"CREATE INDEX idx_t_name ON t(lower(name))",
"CREATE INDEX idx_t_name ON t(name) WHERE name IS NOT NULL",
),
)
def test_transform_rename_complex_index_errors(fresh_db, index_sql):
table = fresh_db.table("t")
table.insert({"id": 1, "name": "Cleo"}, pk="id")
fresh_db.execute(index_sql)
with pytest.raises(TransformError, match="partial or expression index"):
table.transform(rename={"name": "full_name"})
assert table.columns_dict == {"id": int, "name": str}
assert [index.name for index in table.indexes] == ["idx_t_name"]
def test_transform_with_unique_constraint_implicit_index(fresh_db):
dogs = fresh_db.table("dogs")
# Create a table with a UNIQUE constraint on 'name', which creates an implicit index