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feat(db): add comments table schema with threading support
Add PostgreSQL schema for comment indexing from Jetstream firehose.
Supports threaded discussions with root/parent references, soft deletes,
and denormalized counts (reply_count on comments, comment_count on posts).
Key features:
- Composite indexes for efficient thread queries
- Soft delete preserving thread structure
- Out-of-order event handling via denormalized counts
- GIN index on content for future full-text search
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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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internal/db/migrations/016_create_comments_table.sql
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internal/db/migrations/016_create_comments_table.sql
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-- +goose Up
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-- Create comments table for AppView indexing
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-- Comments are indexed from the firehose after being written to user repositories
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CREATE TABLE comments (
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id BIGSERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
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uri TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL, -- AT-URI (at://commenter_did/social.coves.feed.comment/rkey)
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cid TEXT NOT NULL, -- Content ID
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rkey TEXT NOT NULL, -- Record key (TID)
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commenter_did TEXT NOT NULL, -- User who commented (from AT-URI repo field)
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-- Threading structure (reply references)
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root_uri TEXT NOT NULL, -- Strong reference to original post (at://...)
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root_cid TEXT NOT NULL, -- CID of root post (version pinning)
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parent_uri TEXT NOT NULL, -- Strong reference to immediate parent (post or comment)
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parent_cid TEXT NOT NULL, -- CID of parent (version pinning)
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-- Content (content is required per lexicon, others optional)
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content TEXT NOT NULL, -- Comment text (max 3000 graphemes, 30000 bytes)
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content_facets JSONB, -- Rich text facets (social.coves.richtext.facet)
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embed JSONB, -- Embedded content (images, quoted posts)
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content_labels JSONB, -- Self-applied labels (com.atproto.label.defs#selfLabels)
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langs TEXT[], -- Languages (ISO 639-1, max 3)
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-- Timestamps
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created_at TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL, -- Commenter's timestamp from record
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indexed_at TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(), -- When indexed by AppView
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deleted_at TIMESTAMPTZ, -- Soft delete (for firehose delete events)
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-- Stats (denormalized for performance)
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upvote_count INT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0, -- Comments can be voted on (per vote lexicon)
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downvote_count INT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
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score INT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0, -- upvote_count - downvote_count (for sorting)
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reply_count INT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0 -- Number of direct replies to this comment
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-- NO foreign key constraint on commenter_did to allow out-of-order indexing from Jetstream
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-- Comment events may arrive before user events, which is acceptable since:
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-- 1. Comments are authenticated by the user's PDS (security maintained)
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-- 2. Orphaned comments from never-indexed users are harmless
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-- 3. This prevents race conditions in the firehose consumer
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);
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-- Indexes for threading queries (most important for comment UX)
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CREATE INDEX idx_comments_root ON comments(root_uri, created_at DESC) WHERE deleted_at IS NULL;
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CREATE INDEX idx_comments_parent ON comments(parent_uri, created_at DESC) WHERE deleted_at IS NULL;
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CREATE INDEX idx_comments_parent_score ON comments(parent_uri, score DESC, created_at DESC) WHERE deleted_at IS NULL;
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-- Indexes for user queries
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CREATE INDEX idx_comments_commenter ON comments(commenter_did, created_at DESC);
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CREATE INDEX idx_comments_uri ON comments(uri);
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-- Index for vote targeting (when votes target comments)
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CREATE INDEX idx_comments_uri_active ON comments(uri) WHERE deleted_at IS NULL;
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-- Comment on table
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COMMENT ON TABLE comments IS 'Comments indexed from user repositories via Jetstream firehose consumer';
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COMMENT ON COLUMN comments.uri IS 'AT-URI in format: at://commenter_did/social.coves.feed.comment/rkey';
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COMMENT ON COLUMN comments.root_uri IS 'Strong reference to the original post that started the thread';
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COMMENT ON COLUMN comments.parent_uri IS 'Strong reference to immediate parent (post or comment)';
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COMMENT ON COLUMN comments.score IS 'Computed as upvote_count - downvote_count for ranking replies';
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COMMENT ON COLUMN comments.content_labels IS 'Self-applied labels per com.atproto.label.defs#selfLabels (JSONB: {"values":[{"val":"nsfw","neg":false}]})';
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DROP TABLE IF EXISTS comments CASCADE;