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- migration 0002: unique index on works (parent_id, position)
- matchWork retries the whole transaction on a unique violation (3 attempts)
- addMissingExternalIds uses ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING
- ID matches only return shared works or the user's own; private works cannot carry external ids
- adminMergeWorks requires shared works and repoints non-colliding children
- draft is computed for the aliased work id

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]>
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# Decisions
Append-only. Never edit or delete an entry. Supersede it with a new one that links back.
One entry per decision a future maintainer would otherwise have to reverse-engineer.
No index: `grep -n '^## ' docs/DECISIONS.md` lists every entry (date, title, line number).
## 2026-10-30: A single Kysely dialect over Bun.SQL for SQLite and Postgres
**Status:** accepted
**Context:** Kysely ships no driver for Bun. `Bun.SQL` speaks both `sqlite://` and `postgres://` behind one API.
**Decision:**
- `packages/db/src/dialect.ts` is one Kysely `Dialect` whose driver wraps `new SQL(url)`, choosing Kysely's
SQLite or Postgres adapter, compiler and introspector by URL scheme.
- Postgres connections come from `sql.reserve()`. Bun's SQLite adapter does not support `reserve()`, so SQLite
uses the single `SQL` instance as its only connection, serialised by a mutex so transactions never interleave.
- Transactions are plain `begin`/`commit`/`rollback` on the held connection.
**Alternatives:**
- Separate dialects over `bun:sqlite` and `Bun.sql`: two drivers to maintain for the same job.
- Community Bun dialect packages: an extra dependency, and none covers both databases.
**Consequences:** SQLite is effectively single-connection (fine for a self-hosted app). Savepoints and real
streaming are not implemented; `streamQuery` returns the whole result as one chunk.
## 2026-10-30: JSON columns are stored as text on both dialects
**Status:** accepted
**Context:** Spec §11 calls for `jsonb`. SQLite has no JSON type, so `jsonb` on Postgres would need
per-dialect read/write code in every service that touches a JSON column.
**Decision:** JSON columns are `text` everywhere, written with `toJson()` and read with `fromJson()` from
`@sttracker/db/json`. `fromJson` returns a caller-supplied fallback for null or invalid text.
**Alternatives:** `jsonb` on Postgres with per-dialect read/write code.
**Consequences:** No JSON operators or indexes in SQL; filtering on JSON content happens in app code. Can be
superseded later by a migration to `jsonb` if a query needs it.
## 2026-10-30: UUIDv7 instead of ULID for IDs
**Status:** accepted
**Context:** Spec and `AGENTS.md` say IDs are ULIDs generated in app code. Bun has `Bun.randomUUIDv7()` built in.
**Decision:** `newId()` in `@sttracker/db/ids` returns `Bun.randomUUIDv7()`. IDs are stored as `text`.
**Alternatives:** ULID, which needs a dependency or hand-written encoder.
**Consequences:** IDs are equally time-sortable as strings with no extra dependency. They are 36 characters
instead of 26. Where `AGENTS.md` or the spec say "ULID", read "UUIDv7".
## 2026-10-30: Product design decisions recorded in spec 001
**Status:** accepted
**Context:** Brainstorming with the owner produced the v1 design.
**Decision:** See `docs/specs/001-sttracker-v1-design.md` §13 for the designer's calls. Owner decisions:
- Phase 1 is read-only.
- Write-back is opt-in per connection.
- Conflicts between sources go to the Changes inbox.
- Backloggd waits for its official export.
- The app UI is Hardcover-style; the public page is scrapbook + river.
**Alternatives:** Recorded in the spec.
**Consequences:** Phase 1 has no `push` implementations.
## 2026-10-30: Bun workspaces monorepo with Kysely for both databases
**Status:** accepted
**Context:** The owner requires Bun with SQLite and Postgres options.
**Decision:**
- Bun workspaces (`apps/*`, `packages/*`, `plugins/*`).
- Kysely is the single query layer, with portable migrations.
- SQLite runs through `bun:sqlite` and Postgres through `Bun.sql`.
**Alternatives:**
- Drizzle needs a separate schema per dialect.
- Prisma does not fit Bun-native drivers.
- Raw SQL would duplicate every query per dialect.
**Consequences:** We may need a small custom Kysely dialect for `Bun.sql` or `bun:sqlite`. Every DB test runs on both databases.
## 2026-10-30: Adopt AGENTS.md as single source of truth
**Status:** accepted
**Context:** Agents had no durable project context and no consistent workflow between sessions.
**Decision:**
- `AGENTS.md` is canonical; `CLAUDE.md` and `GEMINI.md` are pointers.
- Specs are permanent in `docs/specs/`.
- Plans live in `docs/plans/` only while work is in progress and are removed before the merge request.
- Both locations override the superpowers default paths.
**Alternatives:**
- Per-tool rule files: they drift and create synchronisation debt.
- No rules file: agents re-explore the repo every session, which is measurably slower and costs more tokens.
**Consequences:** Rule changes happen in one file, and the pointer files must stay thin. Plans are working
artefacts: kept after merge, they go stale and contradict the code, so the spec is the record.
## 2026-10-30: Catalogue matching is race-safe through unique keys plus whole-transaction retry
**Status:** accepted
**Context:** Two syncs matching the same new work at once both miss the lookup and both insert. On
Postgres the loser hit the `external_ids (namespace, value)` unique key and crashed the sync; seasons and
episodes had no key at all and were duplicated.
**Decision:**
- Migration `0002_works_position_unique` adds a unique index on `works (parent_id, position)`. NULLs are
distinct on both dialects, so top-level works and position-less children are unaffected.
- `matchWork` re-runs the whole resolve in a fresh transaction on a unique violation (SQLite
"UNIQUE constraint failed", Postgres SQLSTATE 23505), up to 3 attempts. Postgres aborts the transaction
on the error, so a statement-level retry is not possible.
- Adding missing external IDs to an existing work uses `ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING`.
- An ID match only counts if the work is shared or owned by the matching user, and private works can
never carry external IDs (`createWork` refuses; global merges accept only shared works).
- A global merge repoints children of `from` to `to` unless `to` already has a child at that position.
**Alternatives:**
- Advisory or table locks: dialect-specific, and SQLite already serialises writes.
- Upserts throughout `createWork`: would hide genuine conflicts and need per-dialect `RETURNING` handling.
**Consequences:** Parents resolved without IDs or position (title/year reuse) still have no unique key
and can be duplicated under concurrency; tracked in `docs/TODO.md`.