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Support ANY column types for strict tables

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Closes #790, #820
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@ -1390,7 +1390,14 @@ Use ``--type column-name type`` to override the type automatically chosen when t
This is useful for values such as ZIP codes, which may look like integers but should be stored as ``TEXT`` to preserve leading zeros.
The column type should be one of ``TEXT``, ``INTEGER``, ``FLOAT``, ``REAL`` or ``BLOB``. Column types are matched case-insensitively.
The column type should be one of ``TEXT``, ``INTEGER``, ``FLOAT``, ``REAL``, ``BLOB`` or ``ANY``. Column types are matched case-insensitively.
``ANY`` is especially useful with ``--strict``. An ``ANY`` column in a strict table preserves values without coercion, so text such as ``000123`` remains text instead of being converted to an integer:
.. code-block:: bash
sqlite-utils insert events.db events events.csv --csv --strict \
--type payload any
As with detected column types, ``--type`` only affects tables created by the command. If the table already exists, its existing column types are left unchanged.
@ -2141,6 +2148,12 @@ You can create a table in `SQLite STRICT mode <https://www.sqlite.org/stricttabl
sqlite-utils create-table mydb.db mytable id integer name text --strict
Use the ``any`` type for a strict column that should accept integers, floating point values, text, binary data or null without coercion:
.. code-block:: bash
sqlite-utils create-table events.db events id integer payload any --strict
.. code-block:: bash
sqlite-utils tables mydb.db --schema -t
@ -2223,7 +2236,7 @@ The ``transform`` command allows you to apply complex transformations to a table
Every option for this table (with the exception of ``--pk-none``) can be specified multiple times. The options are as follows:
``--type column-name new-type``
Change the type of the specified column. Valid types are ``integer``, ``text``, ``float``, ``blob``.
Change the type of the specified column. Valid types are ``integer``, ``text``, ``float``, ``real``, ``blob`` and ``any``.
``--drop column-name``
Drop the specified column.