feat(cli): add batch command to convert many inputs in one run

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

README.md

@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@ relspec convert --from pgsql --from-conn "postgres://..." --to sqlite --to-path
 relspec convert --from json --from-list "a.json,b.json" --to yaml --to-path merged.yaml
 ```
 
+### `batch` — Convert many inputs in one run
+
+Converts each input independently (one output per input, unlike `--from-list`
+which merges). `--input` takes paths or globs; outputs go to `--to-dir`.
+Use `--keep-going` to continue past failures (exit is still non-zero) and
+`--dry-run` to validate without writing. For named workflows see `relspec job run`.
+
+```bash
+relspec batch --from dbml --input "schemas/*.dbml" --to json --to-dir out/
+```
+
 PostgreSQL connections opened by relspec set `application_name` by default to
 `relspecgo/<version>` (with component suffixes internally, e.g. readers/writers).
 If you need a custom value, provide `application_name` explicitly in the connection

cmd/relspec/batch.go

@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var (
+	batchSourceType      string
+	batchInputs          []string
+	batchTargetType      string
+	batchTargetDir       string
+	batchPackageName     string
+	batchSchemaFilter    string
+	batchFlattenSchema   bool
+	batchNullableTypes   string
+	batchNullableArrays  string
+	batchContinueOnError bool
+	batchKeepGoing       bool
+	batchDryRun          bool
+)
+
+var batchCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "batch",
+	Short: "Convert many input files to a target format in one run",
+	Long: `Convert each input file independently to the target format.
+
+Unlike 'convert --from-list', which merges all inputs into one output, batch
+mode writes one output per input into --to-dir. The output is named after the
+input file (without its extension). Directory-style targets (gorm, bun,
+drizzle) get a sub-directory per input.
+
+Inputs are given with --input, which accepts file paths and glob patterns and
+may be repeated or comma-separated. Inputs are processed in sorted order and
+duplicates are removed. The command exits non-zero if any input fails.
+
+For named, multi-step workflows use 'relspec job run' instead.
+
+Examples:
+  # Convert every DBML file in a directory to JSON
+  relspec batch --from dbml --input "schemas/*.dbml" --to json --to-dir out/
+
+  # Convert specific files to GORM models, one package directory per input
+  relspec batch --from json --input a.json,b.json \
+                --to gorm --to-dir models/ --package models
+
+  # Validate everything first, writing nothing
+  relspec batch --from yaml --input "specs/*.yaml" --to pgsql --to-dir sql/ --dry-run
+
+  # Report all failures instead of stopping at the first
+  relspec batch --from json --input "*.json" --to yaml --to-dir out/ --keep-going`,
+	RunE: runBatch,
+}
+
+func init() {
+	batchCmd.Flags().StringVar(&batchSourceType, "from", "", "Source format for every input (dbml, dctx, drawdb, graphql, json, yaml, gorm, bun, drizzle, prisma, typeorm, sqlite)")
+	batchCmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&batchInputs, "input", nil, "Input file path or glob pattern (repeatable, comma-separated)")
+	batchCmd.Flags().StringVar(&batchTargetType, "to", "", "Target format")
+	batchCmd.Flags().StringVar(&batchTargetDir, "to-dir", "", "Output directory; one output per input is written here")
+	batchCmd.Flags().StringVar(&batchPackageName, "package", "", "Package name (for code generation formats like gorm/bun)")
+	batchCmd.Flags().StringVar(&batchSchemaFilter, "schema", "", "Filter to a specific schema by name")
+	batchCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&batchFlattenSchema, "flatten-schema", false, "Flatten schema.table names to schema_table")
+	batchCmd.Flags().StringVar(&batchNullableTypes, "types", "", "Nullable type package for code-gen writers (bun/gorm)")
+	batchCmd.Flags().StringVar(&batchNullableArrays, "array-nullable", "", "Nullable array representation for the Bun writer")
+	batchCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&batchContinueOnError, "continue-on-error", false, "Prepend \\set ON_ERROR_STOP off to generated SQL (pgsql output only)")
+	batchCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&batchKeepGoing, "keep-going", false, "Process remaining inputs after a failure; still exits non-zero")
+	batchCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&batchDryRun, "dry-run", false, "Read and validate every input and print the plan without writing any output")
+
+	for _, f := range []string{"from", "input", "to", "to-dir"} {
+		if err := batchCmd.MarkFlagRequired(f); err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error marking %s flag as required: %v\n", f, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// batchDirTargets are writers that emit a directory of files rather than one file.
+var batchDirTargets = map[string]bool{"gorm": true, "bun": true, "drizzle": true}
+
+// batchExtensions maps single-file target formats to their output extension.
+var batchExtensions = map[string]string{
+	"dbml": ".dbml", "dctx": ".dctx", "drawdb": ".ddb", "json": ".json",
+	"yaml": ".yaml", "yml": ".yaml", "pgsql": ".sql", "postgres": ".sql",
+	"postgresql": ".sql", "sql": ".sql", "mssql": ".sql", "sqlserver": ".sql",
+	"mssql2016": ".sql", "mssql2017": ".sql", "mssql2019": ".sql", "mssql2022": ".sql",
+	"sqlite": ".sql", "sqlite3": ".sql", "prisma": ".prisma", "typeorm": ".ts",
+	"graphql": ".graphql", "gql": ".graphql",
+}
+
+// expandBatchInputs resolves paths and glob patterns into a sorted,
+// de-duplicated file list. A pattern that matches nothing is an error.
+func expandBatchInputs(patterns []string) ([]string, error) {
+	seen := map[string]bool{}
+	var files []string
+	for _, p := range patterns {
+		p = strings.TrimSpace(p)
+		if p == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		matches, err := filepath.Glob(p)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid pattern %q: %w", p, err)
+		}
+		if len(matches) == 0 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("no files match %q", p)
+		}
+		for _, m := range matches {
+			if !seen[m] {
+				seen[m] = true
+				files = append(files, m)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if len(files) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no input files given")
+	}
+	sort.Strings(files)
+	return files, nil
+}
+
+// batchOutputPaths returns the output path for each input. It errors when two
+// inputs would collide on the same output name.
+func batchOutputPaths(files []string, targetType, dir string) ([]string, error) {
+	key := strings.ToLower(targetType)
+	ext := ""
+	if !batchDirTargets[key] {
+		var ok bool
+		if ext, ok = batchExtensions[key]; !ok {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported target format: %s", targetType)
+		}
+	}
+	outs := make([]string, len(files))
+	owner := map[string]string{}
+	for i, f := range files {
+		stem := strings.TrimSuffix(filepath.Base(f), filepath.Ext(f))
+		out := filepath.Join(dir, stem+ext)
+		if prev, dup := owner[out]; dup {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("inputs %s and %s would both write %s", prev, f, out)
+		}
+		owner[out] = f
+		outs[i] = out
+	}
+	return outs, nil
+}
+
+func runBatch(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	files, err := expandBatchInputs(batchInputs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	outs, err := batchOutputPaths(files, batchTargetType, batchTargetDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "\n=== RelSpec Batch Converter ===\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Started at: %s\n", getCurrentTimestamp())
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Inputs: %d file(s), %s -> %s\n\n", len(files), batchSourceType, batchTargetType)
+
+	out := outWriter(cmd)
+	if batchDryRun {
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "RelSpec batch plan (dry run - nothing written):\n")
+	}
+
+	var failed []string
+	for i, f := range files {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[%d/%d] %s -> %s\n", i+1, len(files), f, outs[i])
+		if err := processBatchItem(cmd, f, outs[i]); err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "      ✗ %v\n", err)
+			failed = append(failed, fmt.Sprintf("%s: %v", f, err))
+			if !batchKeepGoing {
+				break
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "      ✓ done\n")
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "\n=== Batch Complete: %d ok, %d failed ===\n", len(files)-len(failed), len(failed))
+	if len(failed) > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("batch finished with %d failure(s):\n  %s", len(failed), strings.Join(failed, "\n  "))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func processBatchItem(cmd *cobra.Command, in, outPath string) error {
+	db, err := readDatabaseForConvert(batchSourceType, in, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read source: %w", err)
+	}
+	finalizeCommentedRefs(db, stderrWarn)
+
+	if batchDryRun {
+		if err := validateWriteTarget(db, batchTargetType, batchPackageName, batchSchemaFilter, ""); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("dry run validation failed: %w", err)
+		}
+		w := outWriter(cmd)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "  %s -> %s (database '%s')\n", in, outPath, db.Name)
+		printDryRunPlan(w, db)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(batchTargetDir, 0o755); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create output directory: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := writeDatabase(db, batchTargetType, outPath, batchPackageName, batchSchemaFilter, batchFlattenSchema, batchNullableTypes, batchNullableArrays, batchContinueOnError, ""); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write target: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}

cmd/relspec/batch_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func saveBatchState(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Helper()
+	a, b, c, d, e, f, g := batchSourceType, batchInputs, batchTargetType, batchTargetDir, batchPackageName, batchKeepGoing, batchDryRun
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		batchSourceType, batchInputs, batchTargetType, batchTargetDir, batchPackageName, batchKeepGoing, batchDryRun = a, b, c, d, e, f, g
+	})
+}
+
+func TestRunBatch_ConvertsEachInput(t *testing.T) {
+	saveBatchState(t)
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	writeTestJSON(t, filepath.Join(dir, "a.json"), []string{"users"})
+	writeTestJSON(t, filepath.Join(dir, "b.json"), []string{"posts"})
+	outDir := filepath.Join(dir, "out")
+
+	batchSourceType, batchTargetType, batchTargetDir = "json", "yaml", outDir
+	batchPackageName, batchKeepGoing, batchDryRun = "", false, false
+	batchInputs = []string{filepath.Join(dir, "*.json")}
+
+	cmd, _ := newDryRunCmd()
+	if err := runBatch(cmd, nil); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("batch: %v", err)
+	}
+	for _, name := range []string{"a.yaml", "b.yaml"} {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(outDir, name)); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("expected %s: %v", name, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRunBatch_DryRunWritesNothing(t *testing.T) {
+	saveBatchState(t)
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	writeTestJSON(t, filepath.Join(dir, "a.json"), []string{"users"})
+	outDir := filepath.Join(dir, "out")
+
+	batchSourceType, batchTargetType, batchTargetDir = "json", "yaml", outDir
+	batchPackageName, batchKeepGoing, batchDryRun = "", false, true
+	batchInputs = []string{filepath.Join(dir, "a.json")}
+
+	cmd, buf := newDryRunCmd()
+	if err := runBatch(cmd, nil); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("dry run: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(outDir); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		t.Fatal("dry run must not create the output directory")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(buf.String(), "users") || !strings.Contains(buf.String(), "a.yaml") {
+		t.Errorf("plan incomplete:\n%s", buf.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRunBatch_FailureHandling(t *testing.T) {
+	saveBatchState(t)
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	writeTestJSON(t, filepath.Join(dir, "a.json"), []string{"users"})
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "b.json"), []byte("{not json"), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	writeTestJSON(t, filepath.Join(dir, "c.json"), []string{"posts"})
+	outDir := filepath.Join(dir, "out")
+
+	batchSourceType, batchTargetType, batchTargetDir = "json", "yaml", outDir
+	batchPackageName, batchDryRun = "", false
+	batchInputs = []string{filepath.Join(dir, "*.json")}
+	cmd, _ := newDryRunCmd()
+
+	// Default: stop at first failure.
+	batchKeepGoing = false
+	err := runBatch(cmd, nil)
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "b.json") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected failure naming b.json, got %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, statErr := os.Stat(filepath.Join(outDir, "c.yaml")); !os.IsNotExist(statErr) {
+		t.Error("c.json should not be processed without --keep-going")
+	}
+
+	// --keep-going: remaining inputs are processed, exit still fails.
+	batchKeepGoing = true
+	if err := runBatch(cmd, nil); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected non-zero result with --keep-going")
+	}
+	if _, statErr := os.Stat(filepath.Join(outDir, "c.yaml")); statErr != nil {
+		t.Errorf("c.yaml should be written with --keep-going: %v", statErr)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExpandBatchInputs(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	for _, n := range []string{"b.json", "a.json"} {
+		if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, n), []byte("{}"), 0o644); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+	got, err := expandBatchInputs([]string{filepath.Join(dir, "*.json"), filepath.Join(dir, "a.json")})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(got) != 2 || filepath.Base(got[0]) != "a.json" || filepath.Base(got[1]) != "b.json" {
+		t.Errorf("want sorted deduped [a b], got %v", got)
+	}
+	if _, err := expandBatchInputs([]string{filepath.Join(dir, "*.nope")}); err == nil {
+		t.Error("unmatched pattern should error")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBatchOutputPaths(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		files   []string
+		target  string
+		want    []string
+		wantErr string
+	}{
+		{"file target", []string{"x/a.dbml"}, "json", []string{"out/a.json"}, ""},
+		{"dir target", []string{"x/a.json"}, "gorm", []string{"out/a"}, ""},
+		{"collision", []string{"x/a.json", "y/a.json"}, "yaml", nil, "both write"},
+		{"unsupported", []string{"a.json"}, "nope", nil, "unsupported target"},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := batchOutputPaths(tt.files, tt.target, "out")
+			if tt.wantErr != "" {
+				if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.wantErr) {
+					t.Fatalf("want error %q, got %v", tt.wantErr, err)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if err != nil || len(got) != len(tt.want) || got[0] != filepath.FromSlash(tt.want[0]) {
+				t.Fatalf("got %v, %v; want %v", got, err, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

cmd/relspec/convert.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	stdjson "encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ var (
 	convertNullableArrays  string
 	convertContinueOnError bool
 	convertExtraFields     string
+	convertDryRun          bool
 )
 
 var convertCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -185,6 +187,8 @@ func init() {
 	convertCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&convertContinueOnError, "continue-on-error", false, "Prepend \\set ON_ERROR_STOP off to generated SQL so psql continues past errors (pgsql output only)")
 	convertCmd.Flags().StringVar(&convertExtraFields, "extra-fields", "", "Path to JSON file containing extra Bun model fields to inject (bun output only); fields support target_table, name, type, bun_tag, json_tag, comment")
 
+	convertCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&convertDryRun, "dry-run", false, "Read and validate the input and print the plan without writing any output")
+
 	err := convertCmd.MarkFlagRequired("from")
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error marking from flag as required: %v\n", err)
@@ -240,6 +244,22 @@ func runConvert(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "      Found: %d table(s)\n\n", totalTables)
 
+	if convertDryRun {
+		if err := validateWriteTarget(db, convertTargetType, convertPackageName, convertSchemaFilter, convertExtraFields); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("dry run validation failed: %w", err)
+		}
+		out := outWriter(cmd)
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "RelSpec convert plan (dry run - nothing written):\n")
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "  Input:  %s database '%s'\n", convertSourceType, db.Name)
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "  Output: %s -> %s\n", convertTargetType, convertTargetPath)
+		if convertSchemaFilter != "" {
+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "  Schema filter: %s\n", convertSchemaFilter)
+		}
+		printDryRunPlan(out, db)
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "=== Dry run complete: no output written ===\n\n")
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	// Write to target format
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[2/2] Writing to target format...\n")
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "      Format: %s\n", convertTargetType)
@@ -408,23 +428,12 @@ func writeDatabase(db *models.Database, dbType, outputPath, packageName, schemaF
 
 	writerOpts := newWriterOptions(outputPath, packageName, flattenSchema, nullableTypes, nullableArrays, continueOnError)
 	if extraFields != "" {
-		if !strings.EqualFold(dbType, "bun") {
-			return fmt.Errorf("--extra-fields is only supported for Bun output")
-		}
-		extraFieldsJSON, err := os.ReadFile(extraFields)
+		extraFieldsJSON, err := loadExtraFields(dbType, extraFields)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to read --extra-fields file %q: %w", extraFields, err)
-		}
-
-		var parsed []wbun.ExtraFieldConfig
-		if err := stdjson.Unmarshal(extraFieldsJSON, &parsed); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("invalid --extra-fields JSON in %q: %w", extraFields, err)
-		}
-		if len(parsed) == 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("--extra-fields must contain at least one field")
+			return err
 		}
 		writerOpts.Metadata = map[string]interface{}{
-			"extra_fields": string(extraFieldsJSON),
+			"extra_fields": extraFieldsJSON,
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -529,6 +538,95 @@ func writeDatabase(db *models.Database, dbType, outputPath, packageName, schemaF
 	return nil
 }
 
+// loadExtraFields reads and validates the --extra-fields JSON file, returning
+// its raw content.
+func loadExtraFields(dbType, path string) (string, error) {
+	if !strings.EqualFold(dbType, "bun") {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("--extra-fields is only supported for Bun output")
+	}
+	extraFieldsJSON, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to read --extra-fields file %q: %w", path, err)
+	}
+
+	var parsed []wbun.ExtraFieldConfig
+	if err := stdjson.Unmarshal(extraFieldsJSON, &parsed); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid --extra-fields JSON in %q: %w", path, err)
+	}
+	if len(parsed) == 0 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("--extra-fields must contain at least one field")
+	}
+	return string(extraFieldsJSON), nil
+}
+
+// validateWriteTarget performs the checks writeDatabase makes before writing,
+// without constructing a writer or touching the output path. Used by --dry-run.
+func validateWriteTarget(db *models.Database, dbType, packageName, schemaFilter, extraFields string) error {
+	if extraFields != "" {
+		if _, err := loadExtraFields(dbType, extraFields); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	switch strings.ToLower(dbType) {
+	case "dbml", "dctx", "drawdb", "json", "yaml", "yml", "drizzle",
+		"pgsql", "postgres", "postgresql", "sql",
+		"mssql", "sqlserver", "mssql2016", "mssql2017", "mssql2019", "mssql2022",
+		"sqlite", "sqlite3", "prisma", "typeorm", "graphql", "gql":
+	case "gorm", "bun":
+		if packageName == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("package name is required for %s format (use --package flag)", dbType)
+		}
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported target format: %s", dbType)
+	}
+
+	if schemaFilter != "" {
+		for _, schema := range db.Schemas {
+			if schema.Name == schemaFilter {
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("schema '%s' not found in database. Available schemas: %v",
+			schemaFilter, getSchemaNames(db))
+	}
+
+	if strings.EqualFold(dbType, "dctx") {
+		if len(db.Schemas) == 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("no schemas found in database")
+		}
+		if len(db.Schemas) > 1 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("multiple schemas found, please specify which schema to export using --schema flag. Available schemas: %v",
+				getSchemaNames(db))
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// outWriter returns the command's stdout, falling back to os.Stdout when the
+// command is nil (tests call the run functions directly).
+func outWriter(cmd *cobra.Command) io.Writer {
+	if cmd == nil {
+		return os.Stdout
+	}
+	return cmd.OutOrStdout()
+}
+
+// printDryRunPlan prints the schemas and tables that would be written.
+func printDryRunPlan(out io.Writer, db *models.Database) {
+	for _, schema := range db.Schemas {
+		names := make([]string, 0, len(schema.Tables))
+		for _, t := range schema.Tables {
+			names = append(names, t.Name)
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "    schema %q: %d table(s)", schema.Name, len(schema.Tables))
+		if len(names) > 0 {
+			fmt.Fprintf(out, " [%s]", strings.Join(names, ", "))
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintln(out)
+	}
+}
+
 // getSchemaNames returns a slice of schema names from a database
 func getSchemaNames(db *models.Database) []string {
 	names := make([]string, len(db.Schemas))

cmd/relspec/dry_run_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+func newDryRunCmd() (*cobra.Command, *bytes.Buffer) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{}
+	cmd.SetOut(&buf)
+	return cmd, &buf
+}
+
+func TestRunConvert_DryRunWritesNothing(t *testing.T) {
+	defer func(a, b, c, d string, e bool) {
+		convertSourceType, convertSourcePath, convertTargetType, convertTargetPath, convertDryRun = a, b, c, d, e
+	}(convertSourceType, convertSourcePath, convertTargetType, convertTargetPath, convertDryRun)
+
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	in := filepath.Join(dir, "in.json")
+	out := filepath.Join(dir, "out.json")
+	writeTestJSON(t, in, []string{"users", "posts"})
+
+	convertSourceType, convertSourcePath = "json", in
+	convertTargetType, convertTargetPath = "json", out
+	convertDryRun = true
+
+	cmd, buf := newDryRunCmd()
+	if err := runConvert(cmd, nil); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("dry run: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(out); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		t.Fatal("dry run must not create the output file")
+	}
+	for _, want := range []string{"dry run", "users", "posts", out} {
+		if !strings.Contains(buf.String(), want) {
+			t.Errorf("plan missing %q:\n%s", want, buf.String())
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Normal behavior is unchanged.
+	convertDryRun = false
+	if err := runConvert(cmd, nil); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("real run: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(out); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("real run should write output: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRunConvert_DryRunValidatesTarget(t *testing.T) {
+	defer func(a, b, c, d string, e bool) {
+		convertSourceType, convertSourcePath, convertTargetType, convertTargetPath, convertDryRun = a, b, c, d, e
+	}(convertSourceType, convertSourcePath, convertTargetType, convertTargetPath, convertDryRun)
+
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	in := filepath.Join(dir, "in.json")
+	out := filepath.Join(dir, "models")
+	writeTestJSON(t, in, []string{"users"})
+
+	convertSourceType, convertSourcePath = "json", in
+	convertDryRun = true
+
+	// gorm without --package must fail validation, as a real run would.
+	convertTargetType, convertTargetPath = "gorm", out
+	cmd, _ := newDryRunCmd()
+	err := runConvert(cmd, nil)
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "package name is required") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected package validation error, got %v", err)
+	}
+
+	convertTargetType = "nope"
+	err = runConvert(cmd, nil)
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "unsupported target format") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected unsupported format error, got %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, statErr := os.Stat(out); !os.IsNotExist(statErr) {
+		t.Fatal("dry run must not create the output path")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRunSplit_DryRunWritesNothing(t *testing.T) {
+	defer func(a, b, c, d, e string, f bool) {
+		splitSourceType, splitSourcePath, splitTargetType, splitTargetPath, splitTables, splitDryRun = a, b, c, d, e, f
+	}(splitSourceType, splitSourcePath, splitTargetType, splitTargetPath, splitTables, splitDryRun)
+
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	in := filepath.Join(dir, "in.json")
+	out := filepath.Join(dir, "subset.json")
+	writeTestJSON(t, in, []string{"users", "posts", "comments"})
+
+	splitSourceType, splitSourcePath = "json", in
+	splitTargetType, splitTargetPath = "json", out
+	splitTables = "users,posts"
+	splitDryRun = true
+
+	cmd, buf := newDryRunCmd()
+	if err := runSplit(cmd, nil); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("dry run: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(out); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		t.Fatal("dry run must not create the output file")
+	}
+	got := buf.String()
+	if !strings.Contains(got, "2 table(s)") || strings.Contains(got, "comments") {
+		t.Errorf("plan should show only the 2 selected tables:\n%s", got)
+	}
+
+	// A selection that matches nothing fails validation in dry-run too.
+	splitTables = "does_not_exist"
+	if err := runSplit(cmd, nil); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error for empty selection")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRunMerge_DryRunWritesNothing(t *testing.T) {
+	saved := saveMergeState()
+	defer restoreMergeState(saved)
+	defer func(v bool) { mergeDryRun = v }(mergeDryRun)
+
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	target := filepath.Join(dir, "target.json")
+	source := filepath.Join(dir, "source.json")
+	out := filepath.Join(dir, "merged.json")
+	writeTestJSON(t, target, []string{"users"})
+	writeTestJSON(t, source, []string{"posts"})
+
+	mergeTargetType, mergeTargetPath, mergeTargetConn = "json", target, ""
+	mergeSourceType, mergeSourcePath, mergeSourceConn = "json", source, ""
+	mergeFromList = nil
+	mergeOutputType, mergeOutputPath, mergeOutputConn = "json", out, ""
+	mergeSkipTables, mergeReportPath = "", ""
+	mergeDryRun = true
+
+	cmd, buf := newDryRunCmd()
+	if err := runMerge(cmd, nil); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("dry run: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(out); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		t.Fatal("dry run must not create the output file")
+	}
+	for _, want := range []string{"dry run", "users", "posts", out} {
+		if !strings.Contains(buf.String(), want) {
+			t.Errorf("plan missing %q:\n%s", want, buf.String())
+		}
+	}
+
+	mergeOutputType = "nope"
+	if err := runMerge(cmd, nil); err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "unsupported format") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected unsupported output format error, got %v", err)
+	}
+}

cmd/relspec/merge.go

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ var (
 	mergeReportPath    string // Path to write merge report
 	mergeFullDDL       bool   // Execute full DDL instead of diffing the live pgsql database
 	mergeFlattenSchema bool
+	mergeDryRun        bool
 )
 
 var mergeCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ func init() {
 	mergeCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&mergeVerbose, "verbose", false, "Show verbose output")
 	mergeCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&mergeFullDDL, "full-ddl", false, "pgsql database output: execute the full DDL instead of only the differences from the live database")
 	mergeCmd.Flags().StringVar(&mergeReportPath, "merge-report", "", "Path to write merge report (JSON format)")
+	mergeCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&mergeDryRun, "dry-run", false, "Read and merge in memory, then print the merge plan without writing any output")
 	mergeCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&mergeFlattenSchema, "flatten-schema", false, "Flatten schema.table names to schema_table (useful for databases like SQLite that do not support schemas)")
 }
 
@@ -264,6 +266,29 @@ func runMerge(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			merge.GetColumnTypeConflictSummary(result, 10))
 	}
 
+	if mergeDryRun {
+		if !isMergeOutputFormat(mergeOutputType) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("dry run validation failed: Output: unsupported format '%s'", mergeOutputType)
+		}
+		out := outWriter(cmd)
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "RelSpec merge plan (dry run - nothing written):\n")
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "  Target: %s database '%s'\n", mergeTargetType, targetDB.Name)
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "  Source: %s database '%s'\n", mergeSourceType, sourceDB.Name)
+		switch {
+		case mergeOutputPath != "":
+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "  Output: %s -> %s\n", mergeOutputType, mergeOutputPath)
+		case mergeOutputConn != "":
+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "  Output: %s -> %s\n", mergeOutputType, maskPassword(mergeOutputConn))
+		default:
+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "  Output: %s\n", mergeOutputType)
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "  Result:\n")
+		printDryRunPlan(out, targetDB)
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "\n%s\n", merge.GetMergeSummary(result))
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "\n=== Dry run complete: no output written ===\n")
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	// Step 4: Write output
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "\n[4/4] Writing output...\n")
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "      Format: %s\n", mergeOutputType)
@@ -285,6 +310,16 @@ func runMerge(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// isMergeOutputFormat reports whether writeDatabaseForMerge supports dbType.
+func isMergeOutputFormat(dbType string) bool {
+	switch strings.ToLower(dbType) {
+	case "dbml", "dctx", "drawdb", "graphql", "json", "yaml", "gorm", "bun",
+		"drizzle", "prisma", "typeorm", "sqlite", "sqlite3", "pgsql":
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func readDatabaseForMerge(dbType, filePath, connString, label string) (*models.Database, error) {
 	var reader readers.Reader
 

cmd/relspec/root.go

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ JSON, YAML, SQL, etc.).`,
 
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(convertCmd)
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(batchCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(diffCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(inspectCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(scriptsCmd)

cmd/relspec/split.go

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ var (
 	splitExcludeTables  string
 	splitNullableTypes  string
 	splitNullableArrays string
+	splitDryRun         bool
 )
 
 var splitCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -115,6 +116,8 @@ func init() {
 	splitCmd.Flags().StringVar(&splitNullableTypes, "types", "", "Nullable type package for code-gen writers (bun/gorm): 'baselib' (default, Go pointer types), 'stdlib' (database/sql), or 'sqltypes'")
 	splitCmd.Flags().StringVar(&splitNullableArrays, "array-nullable", "", "Nullable PostgreSQL array representation for the Bun writer in stdlib/baselib --types mode: 'slice' (default, plain slice) or 'pointer_slice' (*[]T, distinguishes NULL from '{}')")
 
+	splitCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&splitDryRun, "dry-run", false, "Read, filter and validate the selection and print the plan without writing any output")
+
 	err := splitCmd.MarkFlagRequired("from")
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error marking from flag as required: %v\n", err)
@@ -174,6 +177,26 @@ func runSplit(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "      ✓ Filtered to: %d schema(s), %d table(s)\n\n", len(filteredDB.Schemas), filteredTables)
 
+	if splitDryRun {
+		if err := validateWriteTarget(filteredDB, splitTargetType, splitPackageName, "", ""); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("dry run validation failed: %w", err)
+		}
+		out := outWriter(cmd)
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "RelSpec split plan (dry run - nothing written):\n")
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "  Input:  %s database '%s'\n", splitSourceType, db.Name)
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "  Output: %s -> %s\n", splitTargetType, splitTargetPath)
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "  Selection: %s\n", splitSelection{
+			Schemas:        parseCommaSeparated(splitSchemas),
+			Tables:         parseCommaSeparated(splitTables),
+			ExcludeSchemas: parseCommaSeparated(splitExcludeSchema),
+			ExcludeTables:  parseCommaSeparated(splitExcludeTables),
+			DatabaseName:   splitDatabaseName,
+		}.summary())
+		printDryRunPlan(out, filteredDB)
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "=== Dry run complete: no output written ===\n\n")
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	// Write to target format
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[3/3] Writing to target format...\n")
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "      Format: %s\n", splitTargetType)

pkg/ui/domain_screens.go

@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ func (se *SchemaEditor) showDomainEditor(index int, domain *models.Domain) {
 		se.showDomainList()
 	})
 
+	form.AddButton("Tables", func() {
+		se.showDomainTables(index)
+	})
+
 	form.AddButton("Delete", func() {
 		se.showDeleteDomainConfirm(index)
 	})

pkg/ui/main_menu.go

@@ -39,6 +39,18 @@ func (se *SchemaEditor) createMainMenu() tview.Primitive {
 		AddItem("Manage Domains", "View, create, edit, and delete domains", 'd', func() {
 			se.showDomainList()
 		}).
+		AddItem("Manage Indexes", "View, create, edit, and delete table indexes", 'x', func() {
+			se.showObjectList(se.indexKind())
+		}).
+		AddItem("Manage Views", "View, create, edit, and delete views", 'v', func() {
+			se.showObjectList(se.viewKind())
+		}).
+		AddItem("Manage Sequences", "View, create, edit, and delete sequences", 'u', func() {
+			se.showObjectList(se.sequenceKind())
+		}).
+		AddItem("Manage Scripts", "View, create, edit, and delete SQL scripts", 'c', func() {
+			se.showObjectList(se.scriptKind())
+		}).
 		AddItem("Import & Merge", "Import and merge schema from another database", 'i', func() {
 			se.showImportScreen()
 		}).

pkg/ui/object_dataops.go

@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
+package ui
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"git.warky.dev/wdevs/relspecgo/pkg/models"
+)
+
+// Data operations for indexes, views, sequences, scripts and domain/table assignment.
+
+func (se *SchemaEditor) schemaAt(schemaIndex int) (*models.Schema, error) {
+	if schemaIndex < 0 || schemaIndex >= len(se.db.Schemas) {
+		return nil, errors.New("schema not found")
+	}
+	return se.db.Schemas[schemaIndex], nil
+}
+
+func (se *SchemaEditor) tableAt(schemaIndex, tableIndex int) (*models.Schema, *models.Table, error) {
+	schema, err := se.schemaAt(schemaIndex)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	if tableIndex < 0 || tableIndex >= len(schema.Tables) {
+		return nil, nil, errors.New("table not found")
+	}
+	return schema, schema.Tables[tableIndex], nil
+}
+
+// splitList splits a comma separated list, trimming blanks and dropping empty entries.
+func splitList(s string) []string {
+	parts := make([]string, 0)
+	for _, p := range strings.Split(s, ",") {
+		if p = strings.TrimSpace(p); p != "" {
+			parts = append(parts, p)
+		}
+	}
+	return parts
+}
+
+// SaveIndex adds an index to a table. When oldName is non-empty the index of that
+// name is replaced (and renamed if needed).
+func (se *SchemaEditor) SaveIndex(schemaIndex, tableIndex int, oldName string, idx *models.Index) error {
+	schema, table, err := se.tableAt(schemaIndex, tableIndex)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	idx.Name = strings.TrimSpace(idx.Name)
+	if idx.Name == "" {
+		return errors.New("index name is required")
+	}
+	if len(idx.Columns) == 0 {
+		return errors.New("index needs at least one column")
+	}
+	for _, c := range idx.Columns {
+		if _, ok := table.Columns[c]; !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("column %q not found in table %s", c, table.Name)
+		}
+	}
+	if _, exists := table.Indexes[idx.Name]; exists && idx.Name != oldName {
+		return fmt.Errorf("index %q already exists", idx.Name)
+	}
+	if table.Indexes == nil {
+		table.Indexes = make(map[string]*models.Index)
+	}
+	if oldName != "" {
+		delete(table.Indexes, oldName)
+	}
+	idx.Table = table.Name
+	idx.Schema = schema.Name
+	table.Indexes[idx.Name] = idx
+	table.UpdateDate()
+	se.db.UpdateDate()
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DeleteIndex removes an index from a table.
+func (se *SchemaEditor) DeleteIndex(schemaIndex, tableIndex int, name string) bool {
+	_, table, err := se.tableAt(schemaIndex, tableIndex)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if _, ok := table.Indexes[name]; !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	delete(table.Indexes, name)
+	table.UpdateDate()
+	se.db.UpdateDate()
+	return true
+}
+
+// SaveView adds a view to a schema, or replaces the one at position at (use -1 to add).
+func (se *SchemaEditor) SaveView(schemaIndex, at int, v *models.View) error {
+	schema, err := se.schemaAt(schemaIndex)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	v.Name = strings.TrimSpace(v.Name)
+	if v.Name == "" {
+		return errors.New("view name is required")
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(v.Definition) == "" {
+		return errors.New("view definition is required")
+	}
+	for i, o := range schema.Views {
+		if i != at && o.Name == v.Name {
+			return fmt.Errorf("view %q already exists", v.Name)
+		}
+	}
+	v.Schema = schema.Name
+	if at >= 0 && at < len(schema.Views) {
+		schema.Views[at] = v
+	} else {
+		schema.Views = append(schema.Views, v)
+	}
+	schema.UpdateDate()
+	se.db.UpdateDate()
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DeleteView removes the view at position at.
+func (se *SchemaEditor) DeleteView(schemaIndex, at int) bool {
+	schema, err := se.schemaAt(schemaIndex)
+	if err != nil || at < 0 || at >= len(schema.Views) {
+		return false
+	}
+	schema.Views = append(schema.Views[:at], schema.Views[at+1:]...)
+	schema.UpdateDate()
+	se.db.UpdateDate()
+	return true
+}
+
+// SaveSequence adds a sequence to a schema, or replaces the one at position at (use -1 to add).
+func (se *SchemaEditor) SaveSequence(schemaIndex, at int, s *models.Sequence) error {
+	schema, err := se.schemaAt(schemaIndex)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	s.Name = strings.TrimSpace(s.Name)
+	if s.Name == "" {
+		return errors.New("sequence name is required")
+	}
+	if s.IncrementBy == 0 {
+		return errors.New("increment must not be zero")
+	}
+	for i, o := range schema.Sequences {
+		if i != at && o.Name == s.Name {
+			return fmt.Errorf("sequence %q already exists", s.Name)
+		}
+	}
+	s.Schema = schema.Name
+	if at >= 0 && at < len(schema.Sequences) {
+		schema.Sequences[at] = s
+	} else {
+		schema.Sequences = append(schema.Sequences, s)
+	}
+	schema.UpdateDate()
+	se.db.UpdateDate()
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DeleteSequence removes the sequence at position at.
+func (se *SchemaEditor) DeleteSequence(schemaIndex, at int) bool {
+	schema, err := se.schemaAt(schemaIndex)
+	if err != nil || at < 0 || at >= len(schema.Sequences) {
+		return false
+	}
+	schema.Sequences = append(schema.Sequences[:at], schema.Sequences[at+1:]...)
+	schema.UpdateDate()
+	se.db.UpdateDate()
+	return true
+}
+
+// SaveScript adds a script to a schema, or replaces the one at position at (use -1 to add).
+func (se *SchemaEditor) SaveScript(schemaIndex, at int, s *models.Script) error {
+	schema, err := se.schemaAt(schemaIndex)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	s.Name = strings.TrimSpace(s.Name)
+	if s.Name == "" {
+		return errors.New("script name is required")
+	}
+	if strings.TrimSpace(s.SQL) == "" {
+		return errors.New("script SQL is required")
+	}
+	for i, o := range schema.Scripts {
+		if i != at && o.Name == s.Name {
+			return fmt.Errorf("script %q already exists", s.Name)
+		}
+	}
+	s.Schema = schema.Name
+	if at >= 0 && at < len(schema.Scripts) {
+		schema.Scripts[at] = s
+	} else {
+		schema.Scripts = append(schema.Scripts, s)
+	}
+	schema.UpdateDate()
+	se.db.UpdateDate()
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DeleteScript removes the script at position at.
+func (se *SchemaEditor) DeleteScript(schemaIndex, at int) bool {
+	schema, err := se.schemaAt(schemaIndex)
+	if err != nil || at < 0 || at >= len(schema.Scripts) {
+		return false
+	}
+	schema.Scripts = append(schema.Scripts[:at], schema.Scripts[at+1:]...)
+	schema.UpdateDate()
+	se.db.UpdateDate()
+	return true
+}
+
+// AssignTableToDomain adds a reference to schemaName.tableName to the domain at domainIndex.
+func (se *SchemaEditor) AssignTableToDomain(domainIndex int, schemaName, tableName string) error {
+	if domainIndex < 0 || domainIndex >= len(se.db.Domains) {
+		return errors.New("domain not found")
+	}
+	domain := se.db.Domains[domainIndex]
+	var table *models.Table
+	for _, s := range se.db.Schemas {
+		if s.Name != schemaName {
+			continue
+		}
+		for _, t := range s.Tables {
+			if t.Name == tableName {
+				table = t
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if table == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("table %s.%s not found", schemaName, tableName)
+	}
+	for _, dt := range domain.Tables {
+		if dt.SchemaName == schemaName && dt.TableName == tableName {
+			return fmt.Errorf("table %s.%s is already in domain %s", schemaName, tableName, domain.Name)
+		}
+	}
+	dt := models.InitDomainTable(tableName, schemaName)
+	dt.RefTable = table
+	dt.Sequence = uint(len(domain.Tables))
+	domain.Tables = append(domain.Tables, dt)
+	se.db.UpdateDate()
+	return nil
+}
+
+// UnassignTableFromDomain removes the reference to schemaName.tableName from the domain.
+func (se *SchemaEditor) UnassignTableFromDomain(domainIndex int, schemaName, tableName string) bool {
+	if domainIndex < 0 || domainIndex >= len(se.db.Domains) {
+		return false
+	}
+	domain := se.db.Domains[domainIndex]
+	for i, dt := range domain.Tables {
+		if dt.SchemaName == schemaName && dt.TableName == tableName {
+			domain.Tables = append(domain.Tables[:i], domain.Tables[i+1:]...)
+			se.db.UpdateDate()
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}

pkg/ui/object_dataops_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+package ui
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"git.warky.dev/wdevs/relspecgo/pkg/models"
+)
+
+func newTestEditor() *SchemaEditor {
+	db := models.InitDatabase("test")
+	schema := models.InitSchema("public")
+	table := models.InitTable("users", "public")
+	table.Columns["id"] = models.InitColumn("id", "users", "public")
+	table.Columns["email"] = models.InitColumn("email", "users", "public")
+	schema.Tables = append(schema.Tables, table)
+	db.Schemas = append(db.Schemas, schema)
+	return &SchemaEditor{db: db}
+}
+
+func TestSaveIndex(t *testing.T) {
+	se := newTestEditor()
+	table := se.db.Schemas[0].Tables[0]
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		old     string
+		idx     *models.Index
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{"valid", "", &models.Index{Name: "idx_email", Columns: []string{"email"}, Unique: true}, false},
+		{"duplicate", "", &models.Index{Name: "idx_email", Columns: []string{"email"}}, true},
+		{"missing name", "", &models.Index{Columns: []string{"email"}}, true},
+		{"no columns", "", &models.Index{Name: "idx_none"}, true},
+		{"unknown column", "", &models.Index{Name: "idx_bad", Columns: []string{"nope"}}, true},
+		{"rename", "idx_email", &models.Index{Name: "idx_email2", Columns: []string{"email", "id"}}, false},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if err := se.SaveIndex(0, 0, tt.old, tt.idx); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Fatalf("err = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+	if _, ok := table.Indexes["idx_email"]; ok {
+		t.Error("renamed index should be gone under old name")
+	}
+	if idx := table.Indexes["idx_email2"]; idx == nil || idx.Table != "users" || idx.Schema != "public" {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected renamed index: %+v", idx)
+	}
+	if !se.DeleteIndex(0, 0, "idx_email2") || se.DeleteIndex(0, 0, "idx_email2") {
+		t.Error("delete should succeed once")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSaveViewSequenceScript(t *testing.T) {
+	se := newTestEditor()
+	schema := se.db.Schemas[0]
+
+	if err := se.SaveView(0, -1, &models.View{Name: "v", Definition: "select 1"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := se.SaveView(0, -1, &models.View{Name: "v", Definition: "select 2"}); err == nil {
+		t.Error("duplicate view accepted")
+	}
+	if err := se.SaveView(0, 0, &models.View{Name: "v", Definition: "select 3"}); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("editing in place should not conflict: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := se.SaveView(0, -1, &models.View{Name: "w"}); err == nil {
+		t.Error("view without definition accepted")
+	}
+	if len(schema.Views) != 1 || schema.Views[0].Definition != "select 3" || schema.Views[0].Schema != "public" {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected views: %+v", schema.Views)
+	}
+	if !se.DeleteView(0, 0) || se.DeleteView(0, 0) {
+		t.Error("view delete mismatch")
+	}
+
+	if err := se.SaveSequence(0, -1, &models.Sequence{Name: "s", IncrementBy: 1, StartValue: 1}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := se.SaveSequence(0, -1, &models.Sequence{Name: "z"}); err == nil {
+		t.Error("zero increment accepted")
+	}
+	if !se.DeleteSequence(0, 0) || len(schema.Sequences) != 0 {
+		t.Error("sequence delete failed")
+	}
+
+	if err := se.SaveScript(0, -1, &models.Script{Name: "init", SQL: "select 1"}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := se.SaveScript(0, -1, &models.Script{Name: "empty"}); err == nil {
+		t.Error("script without SQL accepted")
+	}
+	if err := se.SaveScript(5, -1, &models.Script{Name: "x", SQL: "y"}); err == nil {
+		t.Error("bad schema index accepted")
+	}
+	if !se.DeleteScript(0, 0) || len(schema.Scripts) != 0 {
+		t.Error("script delete failed")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDomainTableAssignment(t *testing.T) {
+	se := newTestEditor()
+	se.createDomainNoUI("core")
+
+	if err := se.AssignTableToDomain(0, "public", "users"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := se.AssignTableToDomain(0, "public", "users"); err == nil {
+		t.Error("duplicate assignment accepted")
+	}
+	if err := se.AssignTableToDomain(0, "public", "missing"); err == nil {
+		t.Error("unknown table accepted")
+	}
+	if err := se.AssignTableToDomain(3, "public", "users"); err == nil {
+		t.Error("bad domain index accepted")
+	}
+	dt := se.db.Domains[0].Tables[0]
+	if dt.RefTable != se.db.Schemas[0].Tables[0] {
+		t.Error("RefTable not linked")
+	}
+	if !se.UnassignTableFromDomain(0, "public", "users") || se.UnassignTableFromDomain(0, "public", "users") {
+		t.Error("unassign mismatch")
+	}
+}
+
+func (se *SchemaEditor) createDomainNoUI(name string) {
+	se.db.Domains = append(se.db.Domains, models.InitDomain(name))
+}
+
+func TestSplitList(t *testing.T) {
+	got := splitList(" a, b,, c ,")
+	if len(got) != 3 || got[0] != "a" || got[2] != "c" {
+		t.Errorf("got %v", got)
+	}
+}

pkg/ui/object_screens.go

@@ -0,0 +1,476 @@
+package ui
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
+	"github.com/rivo/tview"
+
+	"git.warky.dev/wdevs/relspecgo/pkg/models"
+)
+
+// objectLocation identifies where a new object is created: a schema, and for indexes also a table.
+type objectLocation struct {
+	label       string
+	schemaIndex int
+	tableIndex  int
+}
+
+// objectRow is one existing object shown in an object list.
+type objectRow struct {
+	cells       []string
+	schemaIndex int
+	tableIndex  int
+	at          int    // position within the schema slice (views, sequences, scripts)
+	name        string // map key (indexes)
+}
+
+// objectKind describes how a kind of schema object is listed and edited.
+type objectKind struct {
+	page      string
+	title     string
+	singular  string
+	headers   []string
+	rows      func() []objectRow
+	locations func() []objectLocation
+	// buildForm adds the editable fields to the form for row (nil when creating) and
+	// returns a function that validates and saves the values at the given location.
+	buildForm func(form *tview.Form, row *objectRow) func(loc objectLocation) error
+	remove    func(row objectRow) bool
+}
+
+func (se *SchemaEditor) schemaLocations() []objectLocation {
+	locs := make([]objectLocation, 0, len(se.db.Schemas))
+	for si, s := range se.db.Schemas {
+		locs = append(locs, objectLocation{label: s.Name, schemaIndex: si, tableIndex: -1})
+	}
+	return locs
+}
+
+func (se *SchemaEditor) tableLocations() []objectLocation {
+	locs := make([]objectLocation, 0)
+	for si, s := range se.db.Schemas {
+		for ti, t := range s.Tables {
+			locs = append(locs, objectLocation{label: s.Name + "." + t.Name, schemaIndex: si, tableIndex: ti})
+		}
+	}
+	return locs
+}
+
+func (se *SchemaEditor) indexKind() objectKind {
+	return objectKind{
+		page:      "indexes",
+		title:     "Manage Indexes",
+		singular:  "Index",
+		headers:   []string{"Name", "Schema", "Table", "Type", "Unique", "Columns"},
+		locations: se.tableLocations,
+		rows: func() []objectRow {
+			var rows []objectRow
+			for si, s := range se.db.Schemas {
+				for ti, t := range s.Tables {
+					for _, name := range sortedKeys(t.Indexes) {
+						idx := t.Indexes[name]
+						rows = append(rows, objectRow{
+							cells:       []string{idx.Name, s.Name, t.Name, idx.Type, strconv.FormatBool(idx.Unique), strings.Join(idx.Columns, ",")},
+							schemaIndex: si, tableIndex: ti, name: name,
+						})
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			return rows
+		},
+		buildForm: func(form *tview.Form, row *objectRow) func(objectLocation) error {
+			idx := models.InitIndex("", "", "")
+			idx.Type = "btree"
+			if row != nil {
+				idx = se.db.Schemas[row.schemaIndex].Tables[row.tableIndex].Indexes[row.name]
+			}
+			name, columns, typ, where := idx.Name, strings.Join(idx.Columns, ", "), idx.Type, idx.Where
+			unique := idx.Unique
+			form.AddInputField("Name", name, 40, nil, func(v string) { name = v })
+			form.AddInputField("Columns (comma separated)", columns, 50, nil, func(v string) { columns = v })
+			form.AddInputField("Type", typ, 20, nil, func(v string) { typ = v })
+			form.AddCheckbox("Unique", unique, func(v bool) { unique = v })
+			form.AddInputField("Where", where, 50, nil, func(v string) { where = v })
+			return func(loc objectLocation) error {
+				oldName := ""
+				if row != nil {
+					oldName = row.name
+				}
+				next := *idx
+				next.Name, next.Columns, next.Type, next.Unique, next.Where = name, splitList(columns), typ, unique, where
+				return se.SaveIndex(loc.schemaIndex, loc.tableIndex, oldName, &next)
+			}
+		},
+		remove: func(r objectRow) bool { return se.DeleteIndex(r.schemaIndex, r.tableIndex, r.name) },
+	}
+}
+
+func (se *SchemaEditor) viewKind() objectKind {
+	return objectKind{
+		page:      "views",
+		title:     "Manage Views",
+		singular:  "View",
+		headers:   []string{"Name", "Schema", "Description"},
+		locations: se.schemaLocations,
+		rows: func() []objectRow {
+			var rows []objectRow
+			for si, s := range se.db.Schemas {
+				for i, v := range s.Views {
+					rows = append(rows, objectRow{cells: []string{v.Name, s.Name, v.Description}, schemaIndex: si, at: i})
+				}
+			}
+			return rows
+		},
+		buildForm: func(form *tview.Form, row *objectRow) func(objectLocation) error {
+			view := models.InitView("", "")
+			at := -1
+			if row != nil {
+				view, at = se.db.Schemas[row.schemaIndex].Views[row.at], row.at
+			}
+			name, desc, def := view.Name, view.Description, view.Definition
+			form.AddInputField("Name", name, 40, nil, func(v string) { name = v })
+			form.AddInputField("Description", desc, 50, nil, func(v string) { desc = v })
+			form.AddTextArea("Definition (SQL)", def, 60, 8, 0, func(v string) { def = v })
+			return func(loc objectLocation) error {
+				next := *view
+				next.Name, next.Description, next.Definition = name, desc, def
+				return se.SaveView(loc.schemaIndex, at, &next)
+			}
+		},
+		remove: func(r objectRow) bool { return se.DeleteView(r.schemaIndex, r.at) },
+	}
+}
+
+func (se *SchemaEditor) sequenceKind() objectKind {
+	return objectKind{
+		page:      "sequences",
+		title:     "Manage Sequences",
+		singular:  "Sequence",
+		headers:   []string{"Name", "Schema", "Start", "Increment", "Cycle", "Description"},
+		locations: se.schemaLocations,
+		rows: func() []objectRow {
+			var rows []objectRow
+			for si, s := range se.db.Schemas {
+				for i, q := range s.Sequences {
+					rows = append(rows, objectRow{
+						cells: []string{q.Name, s.Name, strconv.FormatInt(q.StartValue, 10), strconv.FormatInt(q.IncrementBy, 10), strconv.FormatBool(q.Cycle), q.Description}, schemaIndex: si, at: i,
+					})
+				}
+			}
+			return rows
+		},
+		buildForm: func(form *tview.Form, row *objectRow) func(objectLocation) error {
+			seq := models.InitSequence("", "")
+			at := -1
+			if row != nil {
+				seq, at = se.db.Schemas[row.schemaIndex].Sequences[row.at], row.at
+			}
+			name, desc := seq.Name, seq.Description
+			start, incr := strconv.FormatInt(seq.StartValue, 10), strconv.FormatInt(seq.IncrementBy, 10)
+			minV, maxV := strconv.FormatInt(seq.MinValue, 10), strconv.FormatInt(seq.MaxValue, 10)
+			cycle := seq.Cycle
+			form.AddInputField("Name", name, 40, nil, func(v string) { name = v })
+			form.AddInputField("Description", desc, 50, nil, func(v string) { desc = v })
+			form.AddInputField("Start", start, 20, nil, func(v string) { start = v })
+			form.AddInputField("Increment", incr, 20, nil, func(v string) { incr = v })
+			form.AddInputField("Min (0 = none)", minV, 20, nil, func(v string) { minV = v })
+			form.AddInputField("Max (0 = none)", maxV, 20, nil, func(v string) { maxV = v })
+			form.AddCheckbox("Cycle", cycle, func(v bool) { cycle = v })
+			return func(loc objectLocation) error {
+				next := *seq
+				next.Name, next.Description, next.Cycle = name, desc, cycle
+				for _, f := range []struct {
+					label string
+					text  string
+					dst   *int64
+				}{{"start", start, &next.StartValue}, {"increment", incr, &next.IncrementBy}, {"min", minV, &next.MinValue}, {"max", maxV, &next.MaxValue}} {
+					n, err := strconv.ParseInt(strings.TrimSpace(f.text), 10, 64)
+					if err != nil {
+						return fmt.Errorf("%s must be an integer", f.label)
+					}
+					*f.dst = n
+				}
+				return se.SaveSequence(loc.schemaIndex, at, &next)
+			}
+		},
+		remove: func(r objectRow) bool { return se.DeleteSequence(r.schemaIndex, r.at) },
+	}
+}
+
+func (se *SchemaEditor) scriptKind() objectKind {
+	return objectKind{
+		page:      "scripts",
+		title:     "Manage Scripts",
+		singular:  "Script",
+		headers:   []string{"Name", "Schema", "Version", "Priority", "Description"},
+		locations: se.schemaLocations,
+		rows: func() []objectRow {
+			var rows []objectRow
+			for si, s := range se.db.Schemas {
+				for i, sc := range s.Scripts {
+					rows = append(rows, objectRow{cells: []string{sc.Name, s.Name, sc.Version, strconv.Itoa(sc.Priority), sc.Description}, schemaIndex: si, at: i})
+				}
+			}
+			return rows
+		},
+		buildForm: func(form *tview.Form, row *objectRow) func(objectLocation) error {
+			script := models.InitScript("")
+			at := -1
+			if row != nil {
+				script, at = se.db.Schemas[row.schemaIndex].Scripts[row.at], row.at
+			}
+			name, desc, version, sql, rollback := script.Name, script.Description, script.Version, script.SQL, script.Rollback
+			priority, runAfter := strconv.Itoa(script.Priority), strings.Join(script.RunAfter, ", ")
+			form.AddInputField("Name", name, 40, nil, func(v string) { name = v })
+			form.AddInputField("Description", desc, 50, nil, func(v string) { desc = v })
+			form.AddInputField("Version", version, 20, nil, func(v string) { version = v })
+			form.AddInputField("Priority", priority, 10, nil, func(v string) { priority = v })
+			form.AddInputField("Run after (comma separated)", runAfter, 50, nil, func(v string) { runAfter = v })
+			form.AddTextArea("SQL", sql, 60, 8, 0, func(v string) { sql = v })
+			form.AddTextArea("Rollback SQL", rollback, 60, 4, 0, func(v string) { rollback = v })
+			return func(loc objectLocation) error {
+				prio, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(priority))
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("priority must be an integer")
+				}
+				next := *script
+				next.Name, next.Description, next.Version, next.Priority = name, desc, version, prio
+				next.RunAfter, next.SQL, next.Rollback = splitList(runAfter), sql, rollback
+				return se.SaveScript(loc.schemaIndex, at, &next)
+			}
+		},
+		remove: func(r objectRow) bool { return se.DeleteScript(r.schemaIndex, r.at) },
+	}
+}
+
+func sortedKeys[V any](m map[string]V) []string {
+	keys := make([]string, 0, len(m))
+	for k := range m {
+		keys = append(keys, k)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(keys)
+	return keys
+}
+
+// showObjectList displays all objects of a kind across schemas.
+func (se *SchemaEditor) showObjectList(k objectKind) {
+	flex := tview.NewFlex().SetDirection(tview.FlexRow)
+	title := tview.NewTextView().SetText("[::b]" + k.title).SetDynamicColors(true).SetTextAlign(tview.AlignCenter)
+
+	table := tview.NewTable().SetBorders(true).SetSelectable(true, false).SetFixed(1, 0)
+	for i, h := range k.headers {
+		table.SetCell(0, i, tview.NewTableCell(h).SetTextColor(tcell.ColorYellow).SetSelectable(false).SetAlign(tview.AlignLeft))
+	}
+	rows := k.rows()
+	for r, row := range rows {
+		for c, text := range row.cells {
+			table.SetCell(r+1, c, tview.NewTableCell(text).SetSelectable(true))
+		}
+	}
+	table.SetTitle(" " + k.title[len("Manage "):] + " ").SetBorder(true).SetTitleAlign(tview.AlignLeft)
+
+	back := func() {
+		se.pages.SwitchToPage("main")
+		se.pages.RemovePage(k.page)
+	}
+	btnNew := tview.NewButton("New " + k.singular + " [n]").SetSelectedFunc(func() { se.showObjectForm(k, nil) })
+	btnBack := tview.NewButton("Back [b]").SetSelectedFunc(back)
+	btnNew.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
+		switch event.Key() {
+		case tcell.KeyBacktab:
+			se.app.SetFocus(table)
+			return nil
+		case tcell.KeyTab:
+			se.app.SetFocus(btnBack)
+			return nil
+		}
+		return event
+	})
+	btnBack.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
+		switch event.Key() {
+		case tcell.KeyBacktab:
+			se.app.SetFocus(btnNew)
+			return nil
+		case tcell.KeyTab:
+			se.app.SetFocus(table)
+			return nil
+		}
+		return event
+	})
+	btnFlex := tview.NewFlex().AddItem(btnNew, 0, 1, true).AddItem(btnBack, 0, 1, false)
+
+	table.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
+		switch {
+		case event.Key() == tcell.KeyEscape, event.Rune() == 'b':
+			back()
+			return nil
+		case event.Key() == tcell.KeyTab:
+			se.app.SetFocus(btnNew)
+			return nil
+		case event.Key() == tcell.KeyEnter:
+			if row, _ := table.GetSelection(); row > 0 && row <= len(rows) {
+				se.showObjectForm(k, &rows[row-1])
+				return nil
+			}
+		case event.Rune() == 'n':
+			se.showObjectForm(k, nil)
+			return nil
+		}
+		return event
+	})
+
+	flex.AddItem(title, 1, 0, false).AddItem(table, 0, 1, true).AddItem(btnFlex, 1, 0, false)
+	se.pages.AddPage(k.page, flex, true, true)
+}
+
+// showObjectForm shows the create (row == nil) or edit form for an object.
+func (se *SchemaEditor) showObjectForm(k objectKind, row *objectRow) {
+	formPage := k.page + "-form"
+	form := tview.NewForm()
+	errView := tview.NewTextView().SetDynamicColors(true)
+
+	locs := k.locations()
+	loc := objectLocation{schemaIndex: -1, tableIndex: -1}
+	switch {
+	case row != nil:
+		loc = objectLocation{schemaIndex: row.schemaIndex, tableIndex: row.tableIndex}
+	case len(locs) > 0:
+		loc = locs[0]
+		labels := make([]string, len(locs))
+		for i, l := range locs {
+			labels[i] = l.label
+		}
+		form.AddDropDown("Location", labels, 0, func(_ string, i int) { loc = locs[i] })
+	}
+
+	save := k.buildForm(form, row)
+
+	closeForm := func() {
+		se.pages.RemovePage(formPage)
+		se.pages.RemovePage(k.page)
+		se.showObjectList(k)
+	}
+	form.AddButton("Save", func() {
+		if err := save(loc); err != nil {
+			errView.SetText("[red]" + tview.Escape(err.Error()))
+			return
+		}
+		closeForm()
+	})
+	if row != nil {
+		form.AddButton("Delete", func() {
+			modal := tview.NewModal().
+				SetText(fmt.Sprintf("Delete %s '%s'? This action cannot be undone.", strings.ToLower(k.singular), row.cells[0])).
+				AddButtons([]string{"Cancel", "Delete"}).
+				SetDoneFunc(func(_ int, label string) {
+					se.pages.RemovePage(formPage + "-delete")
+					if label == "Delete" {
+						k.remove(*row)
+						closeForm()
+					}
+				})
+			se.pages.AddAndSwitchToPage(formPage+"-delete", modal, true)
+		})
+	}
+	form.AddButton("Back", closeForm)
+
+	verb := "New"
+	if row != nil {
+		verb = "Edit"
+	}
+	form.SetBorder(true).SetTitle(" " + verb + " " + k.singular + " ").SetTitleAlign(tview.AlignLeft)
+	form.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyEscape {
+			se.showExitConfirmation(formPage, k.page)
+			return nil
+		}
+		return event
+	})
+
+	if len(locs) == 0 && row == nil {
+		errView.SetText("[red]No schema/table available. Create one first.")
+	}
+	flex := tview.NewFlex().SetDirection(tview.FlexRow).AddItem(form, 0, 1, true).AddItem(errView, 1, 0, false)
+	se.pages.AddPage(formPage, flex, true, true)
+}
+
+// showDomainTables lists the tables assigned to a domain and allows assigning/unassigning.
+func (se *SchemaEditor) showDomainTables(domainIndex int) {
+	if domainIndex < 0 || domainIndex >= len(se.db.Domains) {
+		return
+	}
+	domain := se.db.Domains[domainIndex]
+	page := "domain-tables"
+	list := tview.NewList().ShowSecondaryText(true)
+	refresh := func() {
+		se.pages.RemovePage(page)
+		se.showDomainTables(domainIndex)
+	}
+
+	for _, dt := range domain.Tables {
+		dt := dt
+		list.AddItem(dt.SchemaName+"."+dt.TableName, "Enter to remove from domain", 0, func() {
+			se.UnassignTableFromDomain(domainIndex, dt.SchemaName, dt.TableName)
+			refresh()
+		})
+	}
+	list.AddItem("[Assign Table]", "Add a table to this domain", 'a', func() {
+		se.showAssignDomainTable(domainIndex, refresh)
+	})
+	list.AddItem("[Back]", "Return to domain", 'b', func() {
+		se.pages.RemovePage(page)
+	})
+	list.SetBorder(true).SetTitle(" Domain " + domain.Name + " - Tables ").SetTitleAlign(tview.AlignLeft)
+	list.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyEscape {
+			se.pages.RemovePage(page)
+			return nil
+		}
+		return event
+	})
+	se.pages.AddPage(page, list, true, true)
+}
+
+// showAssignDomainTable shows a form to pick a table not yet in the domain.
+func (se *SchemaEditor) showAssignDomainTable(domainIndex int, done func()) {
+	page := "assign-domain-table"
+	domain := se.db.Domains[domainIndex]
+	var options []string
+	var refs []models.DomainTable
+	for _, s := range se.db.Schemas {
+		for _, t := range s.Tables {
+			taken := false
+			for _, dt := range domain.Tables {
+				taken = taken || (dt.SchemaName == s.Name && dt.TableName == t.Name)
+			}
+			if !taken {
+				options = append(options, s.Name+"."+t.Name)
+				refs = append(refs, models.DomainTable{SchemaName: s.Name, TableName: t.Name})
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	form := tview.NewForm()
+	selected := 0
+	form.AddDropDown("Table", options, 0, func(_ string, i int) { selected = i })
+	form.AddButton("Assign", func() {
+		if len(refs) > 0 {
+			_ = se.AssignTableToDomain(domainIndex, refs[selected].SchemaName, refs[selected].TableName)
+		}
+		se.pages.RemovePage(page)
+		done()
+	})
+	form.AddButton("Back", func() { se.pages.RemovePage(page) })
+	form.SetBorder(true).SetTitle(" Assign Table ").SetTitleAlign(tview.AlignLeft)
+	form.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyEscape {
+			se.pages.RemovePage(page)
+			return nil
+		}
+		return event
+	})
+	se.pages.AddPage(page, form, true, true)
+}

tests/_plans/README.md

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+# Test Coverage Plans
+
+Baseline: 51.0% total statements (2026-10-03, after PRs #41-#43).
+Scope: pgsql, sqlexec, template, plus non-reader/writer packages. Other readers/writers deferred.
+
+## Order
+
+| # | Plan | Package(s) | Now |
+|---|------|-----------|-----|
+| 1 | [pgsql.md](pgsql.md) | readers/pgsql, writers/pgsql, pkg/pgsql | 16.0 / 74.0 / 87.8 |
+| 2 | [sqlexec.md](sqlexec.md) | writers/sqlexec | 19.4 |
+| 3 | [template.md](template.md) | writers/template | 8.5 |
+| 4 | [models.md](models.md) | pkg/models | 20.4 |
+| 5 | [cmd.md](cmd.md) | cmd/relspec, pkg/jobs | 49.3 / 72.0 |
+| 6 | [ui.md](ui.md) | pkg/ui | 3.8 |
+| 7 | [diff-merge.md](diff-merge.md) | pkg/diff, pkg/merge | 65.5 / 75.1 |
+| 8 | [sqltypes.md](sqltypes.md) | pkg/sqltypes | 67.0 |
+
+## Conventions
+
+- Same package as code under test; table-driven; must pass `-race`.
+- Existing data first: `tests/assets/*`, `examples/*.dbml`, `tests/postgres/init.sql`, `tests/postgres/issue21`. Generate new data only where listed under "Data needed".
+- New fixtures go in `tests/assets/<format>/` or package `testdata/`.
+- Live-DB tests: skip unless the env var is set (pattern in `pkg/readers/pgsql/reader_test.go`). Use `tests/dbtest/dbtest.sh` (podman/docker; see `tests/dbtest/README.md`):
+  - `dbtest.sh up|down <postgres|mssql|mysql|all>`
+  - `eval "$(dbtest.sh env postgres)"` sets `RELSPEC_TEST_PG_CONN` (mssql: `RELSPEC_TEST_MSSQL_CONN`, mysql: `RELSPEC_TEST_MYSQL_CONN`)
+  - `dbtest.sh test <db> [pkgs]` runs up, `go test`, down
+- Fixtures for live DBs: postgres `tests/postgres/init.sql`, mssql `test_data/mssql/test_schema.sql`, mysql `tests/dbtest/init/mysql.sql`.
+- Prerequisite: working container networking (currently blocked until reboot into matching kernel; `tun` module).
+- Prefer pure-function tests over DB tests wherever the logic can be isolated.
+- Output assertions must not depend on map order (see memory: map iteration determinism).
+
+## Targets
+
+| Package | Target |
+|---------|--------|
+| pgsql (all three) | >= 85 |
+| sqlexec | >= 80 |
+| template | >= 85 |
+| models | >= 80 |
+| cmd/relspec | >= 65 |
+| jobs | >= 85 |
+| ui | >= 40 (data ops/pure helpers; screens via smoke tests) |
+| diff, merge | >= 85 |
+| sqltypes | >= 85 |
+
+## Verify
+
+- `go test -race -coverprofile=c.out ./pkg/<pkg>/` then `go tool cover -func=c.out`
+- `make test` before commit

tests/_plans/cmd.md

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+# Plan: cmd/relspec (49.3%) and pkg/jobs (72.0%)
+
+## Existing
+- cmd tests: convert_from_list, diff_sqldir, dry_run (#41), job, merge_from_list, templ_from_list
+- jobs: `jobs_test.go`
+
+## cmd/relspec
+
+| Area | Gap | Approach |
+|------|-----|----------|
+| convert | `readDatabaseForConvert` 22%, `writeDatabase` 36%, `validateWriteTarget` 44%, `loadExtraFields`, `getSchemaNames`, `stderrWarn` | Table-driven per format using `tests/assets`; unsupported format, missing package, bad extra-fields JSON/empty/non-bun, schema filter not found, dctx multi-schema |
+| merge | `readDatabaseForMerge` 18%, `writeDatabaseForMerge` 14%, `expandPath`, `parseSkipTables`, `isMergeOutputFormat` | Table-driven formats; globs; skip-list parsing |
+| diff | `runDiff`, `readDatabase`, `maskPasswordInDiff` | File-based inputs; password masking cases |
+| inspect | `runInspect`, `readDatabaseForInspect`, `filterDatabaseBySchema` | File-based input; schema filter |
+| scripts | `runScriptsList` | Use `pkg/readers/sqldir` fixtures; execute path live via dbtest postgres |
+| assets | `runAssetsList`, `runAssetsExecute` | List against temp dir; execute live via dbtest postgres |
+| edit | `runEdit`, `readDatabaseForEdit`, `writeDatabaseForEdit` | Test read/write helpers only; skip TUI loop |
+| report | state dir, load/save state, token, machine id, `submitReport` | Temp HOME; submit against `httptest` server; never hit real endpoint |
+| root/main | `printVersionHeader`, `hasSilentFlag` | Pure |
+| dry-run | merge/split paths | Add merge dry-run and split dry-run tests (convert covered) |
+
+## pkg/jobs
+- `ResolvedLogPolicy`, `Dir`, `validateTemplInput` (0%), `validateOutput` (44%): table-driven valid/invalid job definitions.
+- Existing job files: `examples/jobs`.
+
+## Live DB cases (dbtest)
+- `runScriptsExecute`, `runAssetsExecute`, job script-exec, `readDatabaseForConvert/Merge/Inspect` for pgsql, and pgsql merge/convert output: `tests/dbtest/dbtest.sh test postgres ./cmd/relspec/`.
+- mssql source reads (convert/inspect): `dbtest.sh up mssql`, env `RELSPEC_TEST_MSSQL_CONN`; fixture `test_data/mssql/test_schema.sql`.
+- Skip when env var unset.

tests/_plans/diff-merge.md

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+# Plan: pkg/diff (65.5%) and pkg/merge (75.1%)
+
+## Existing
+- diff: `diff_test.go`, `formatters_test.go`
+- merge: `merge_test.go`
+
+## pkg/diff
+
+| Func | Now | Cases |
+|------|-----|-------|
+| `compareSchemaDetails` | 0% | Description/owner/options changed |
+| `compareConstraintDetails`, `normalizeConstraintAction` | 0% | Columns, referenced table, on-update/on-delete variants and case/default normalisation |
+| `compareRelationshipDetails` | 0% | Changed endpoints/type |
+| `compareViews`, `compareViewDetails` | 0% | Added/removed/changed definition |
+| `compareSequences`, `compareSequenceDetails` | 0% | Added/removed/changed increment/min/max/start |
+
+Data: pair `examples/test_schema.dbml` and `test_schema_modified.dbml`; add view/sequence changes in code-built fixtures.
+
+## pkg/merge
+
+| Func | Now | Cases |
+|------|-----|-------|
+| `mergeSequences`, `cloneSequence` | 33% / 0% | New, existing, conflicting; clone is deep |
+| `cloneSchema` | 48% | Views, sequences, scripts, indexes cloned independently |
+| `extractTypeParts` | 48% | Precision/scale, arrays, schema-qualified, no modifiers |
+| `GetColumnTypeConflictSummary`, `min` | 0% | Limit truncation, zero conflicts |
+
+## Live DB cases (dbtest)
+- pgsql live diff/merge against a real DB: `dbtest.sh test postgres`; reuse `tests/postgres/init.sql` as the live side and `examples/test_schema*.dbml` as the desired side.

tests/_plans/models.md

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+# Plan: pkg/models (20.4%)
+
+## Existing
+- `directives_test.go`
+
+## Gaps
+
+| File | Funcs | Cases |
+|------|-------|-------|
+| `models.go` | All `SQLName` methods, `UpdateDate`, `GetPrimaryKey`, `columnLess`, `GetForeignKeys` | Case handling, empty/nil maps, composite PK ordering, FK filtering |
+| `models.go` | `Init*` constructors (Database, Schema, Table, Column, Index, Relation, Relationship, Constraint, Script, View, Sequence, Domain, DomainTable, Enum) | Maps/slices non-nil, name set, defaults |
+| `sorting.go` | 20 Sort* funcs | By name and by sequence; ties; map variants return sorted slice; input not mutated where documented |
+| `flatview.go` | ToFlatColumns, ToFlatTables, ToFlatConstraints, ToFlatRelationships | Multi-schema, empty db, deterministic order |
+| `summaryview.go` | ToSummary | Counts across object types |
+| `directives.go` | `directiveFromAny` (22%) | Each input type branch, invalid type |
+
+## Data needed
+- One shared in-test builder for a multi-schema Database (reuse `tests/assets/dbml/complex.dbml` via reader only if no import cycle; otherwise build in code).

tests/_plans/pgsql.md

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+# Plan: PostgreSQL
+
+## Tooling
+- Live tests: `tests/dbtest/dbtest.sh test postgres` (defaults to readers/pgsql, writers/pgsql, writers/sqlexec) or `up postgres` + `eval "$(tests/dbtest/dbtest.sh env postgres)"`.
+- Isolation: each live test creates and drops its own schema; shared fixture DB comes from `init.sql`.
+
+## Existing
+- Reader tests: `pkg/readers/pgsql/reader_test.go` (live tests skipped without `RELSPEC_TEST_PG_CONN`; pure tests: MapDataType, ParseIndexDefinition, DeriveRelationship, composite FK)
+- Writer tests: diff_statements, directives, extensions, generated_column, migration_writer, serial_sequence
+- Data: `tests/postgres/init.sql`, `tests/postgres/issue21`, `tests/assets/dbml/*`, `examples/test_schema*.dbml`
+
+## readers/pgsql (16.0%)
+
+| Item | Gap | Approach |
+|------|-----|----------|
+| `normalizePostgresDefault` (queries.go) | 0% | Pure; table-driven: casts, nextval, functions, quoted literals, NULL |
+| `countColumns/Constraints/Indexes` | 0% | Pure; build Database fixtures |
+| `ReadDatabase/ReadSchema/ReadTable` | ~0% | Live; run against `init.sql` DB; assert counts, PK/FK/unique/check/index, views, sequences, extensions |
+| `query*` (11 funcs) | 0% | Covered via live ReadDatabase; add one live case per object type |
+| `close` | 0% | Live; connection released after read and on error |
+
+Data needed: extend `tests/postgres/init.sql` (loaded by dbtest on `up`; apply changes with `dbtest.sh restart postgres`) with a view, sequence, check constraint, partial index, extension, composite FK (verify what already exists first).
+
+## writers/pgsql (74.0%)
+
+| Item | Gap | Approach |
+|------|-----|----------|
+| `extractTableNameFromCreate`, `extractStatementContext`, `extractSQLStringValue`, `parseQualifiedIdent`, `firstBareIdent`, `firstIdentAfterKeyword`, `stripQuotes`, `buildStmtContext`, `detectStatementType`, `truncateStatement` | 0% | Pure; table-driven; quoted/qualified/unquoted idents, each statement type, long statements |
+| `getCurrentTimestamp`, `finishReport`, `writeReport` | 0% | Report written to temp file; JSON shape, counts, failed statements |
+| `executeStatements`, `executeDatabaseSQL` | 0% | Live; success, failure with continue-on-error, failure stop, report output |
+| `generateLiveDiffStatements` | 28.6% | Live; empty DB, drifted DB, identical DB |
+| `currentColumnHasDescription`, `ExecuteCommentColumn` | 0% | Migration writer fixtures with comments added/removed/changed |
+| `template_functions.go` `filter`, `mapFunc` | 0% | Pure |
+
+Reuse `tests/integration/failed_statements_example.txt` for failed-statement report cases. Ad-hoc SQL setup: `dbtest.sh exec postgres <file>`.
+
+## pkg/pgsql (87.8%)
+- Spot-check uncovered funcs after the above; add keyword/datatype edge cases only.

tests/_plans/sqlexec.md

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+# Plan: writers/sqlexec (19.4%)
+
+## Existing
+- `writer_test.go`: constructor, nil DB, missing conn string, empty scripts, script sorting, embed directives
+
+## Gaps
+
+| Item | Now | Approach |
+|------|-----|----------|
+| `Options` | 0% | Trivial getter |
+| `WriteDatabase` | 31.2% | Multi-schema; error from one schema aborts; context/connect failure |
+| `executeScripts` | 0% | Live via dbtest postgres (`RELSPEC_TEST_PG_CONN`); ordering by priority/sequence, failing script reports script name, empty SQL skipped, transaction/partial-apply behaviour as implemented |
+| `WriteSchema` | partial | Connection error path, success path live |
+
+## Data needed
+- Small script set (3-4 scripts, mixed priority, one failing) as fixtures; check `tests/assets` and `pkg/readers/sqldir` testdata first.
+- Cleanup: each live test uses a throwaway schema and drops it.
+
+## Decision
+- Live-only via `tests/dbtest/dbtest.sh test postgres ./pkg/writers/sqlexec/`; no connection interface or mock.

tests/_plans/sqltypes.md

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+# Plan: pkg/sqltypes (67.0%)
+
+## Existing
+- array types, fromstring, sql types, yaml/xml, struct json, uuid integration tests
+
+## Gaps
+
+| Area | Funcs | Approach |
+|------|-------|----------|
+| Array types | MarshalYAML/UnmarshalYAML/MarshalXML/UnmarshalXML across each array type; some `UnmarshalJSON/MarshalJSON` | One round-trip test per array type (reuse helper from `sql_types_yaml_xml_test.go`) |
+| Scalar types | `Value` (3 types), `MarshalJSON/UnmarshalJSON` for date, `Int64` (31%), `Float64` (40%) | Valid, null, invalid string, overflow |
+| Constructors | `SqlTimeStampNow`, `SqlDateNow`, `SqlTimeNow`, `NewSql`, `NewSqlFloat32`, `ToJSONDT` | Assert non-zero/valid and approximately now |
+
+No data needed.

tests/_plans/template.md

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+# Plan: writers/template (8.5%)
+
+## Existing
+- `writer_test.go`: deterministic table index values only
+
+## Approach
+Pure helper functions; one test file per source file, table-driven. Then render tests through the writer.
+
+| File | Funcs | Cases |
+|------|-------|-------|
+| `filters.go` | FilterTables, FilterTablesByPattern, FilterColumns, FilterColumnsByType, FilterPrimaryKeys, FilterForeignKeys, FilterUniqueConstraints, FilterCheckConstraints, FilterNullable, FilterNotNull, matchPattern | Empty input, no match, glob patterns, nil maps |
+| `formatters.go` | ToJSON, ToJSONPretty, ToYAML, Indent, IndentWith, Escape, EscapeQuotes, Comment, QuoteString, UnquoteString | Empty string, multiline, special chars, marshal failure |
+| `loop_helpers.go` | Enumerate, Batch, Chunk, Reverse, First, Last, Skip, Take, Concat, Unique, SortBy, GroupBy, CountIf, getFieldValue, compareValues | Empty, n > len, n <= 0, non-slice input, missing field |
+| `safe_access.go` | Get, GetOr, GetPath, GetPathOr, SafeIndex, SafeIndexOr, Has, HasPath, Keys, Merge, Pick, Omit, SliceContains, IndexOf, Pluck | nil, missing key, nested path, out-of-range |
+| `string_helpers.go` | ToUpper, ToLower, ToCamelCase, and rest | Empty, snake/kebab/space input, unicode |
+| `errors.go` | Error, Unwrap, NewTemplate{Load,Parse,Execute}Error | errors.Is/As, message contents |
+| `funcmap.go` | BuildFuncMap | Every registered name resolves and is callable |
+| `type_mappers.go`, `template_data.go` | check after above | |
+| `writer.go` | WriteDatabase/Schema/Table, modes | Template load/parse/execute error paths; per-table, per-schema, whole-db modes; output to file vs stdout |
+
+## Data needed
+- 2-3 small template fixtures in `pkg/writers/template/testdata/` (valid, parse error, execute error).
+- Schema input: reuse `tests/assets/dbml/simple.dbml` / `complex.dbml`.

tests/_plans/ui.md

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+# Plan: pkg/ui (3.8%)
+
+## Existing
+- `object_dataops_test.go` (indexes, views, sequences, scripts, domain assignment)
+- Rules: `pkg/ui/ui_rules.md`
+
+## Layers
+
+| Layer | Files | Testable? | Approach |
+|-------|-------|-----------|----------|
+| Data ops | column_, relation_, domain_, schema_, table_, database_dataops.go | Yes, pure | CRUD tests per file: create, duplicate, update/rename, delete, not-found, bounds, UpdateDate side effects |
+| Pure helpers | `sortedKeys`, `schemaLocations`, `tableLocations`, `getColumnNames`, `parseSkipTablesUI`, help-text getters | Yes | Table-driven |
+| Kind definitions | `indexKind/viewKind/sequenceKind/scriptKind` | Yes | Assert row builders and form-to-model mapping without rendering |
+| Load/save | `loadDatabase`, `saveDatabase`, `createNewDatabase`, `importAndMergeDatabase`, `performMerge` | Partly | Temp files from `tests/assets`; verify format dispatch and error paths; avoid UI dialogs |
+| Screens | *_screens.go, dialogs.go, main_menu.go | Yes, via simulation | tview app on tcell SimulationScreen; inject key events; assert navigation, form submit mutates model, cancel leaves it unchanged, delete confirm paths |
+
+## Order
+1. Data ops (largest gain, no tview)
+2. Pure helpers and kinds
+3. Load/save logic
+4. Screen tests on simulation screen (menu, lists, forms, confirm dialogs, load/save)
+
+## Decision
+- Screen smoke tests via tview simulation screen are in scope (tcell `SimulationScreen`); drive keys/events, assert no panic and expected state.
+
+## Live DB cases (dbtest)
+- Load/save and import-merge from a live pgsql source: `dbtest.sh up postgres`; skip when `RELSPEC_TEST_PG_CONN` unset.

tests/dbtest/README.md

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+# dbtest: container test databases
+
+Podman (preferred) or Docker. One tool for postgres, mssql, mysql.
+
+## Commands
+
+| Command | Action |
+|---|---|
+| `./tests/dbtest/dbtest.sh up <db\|all>` | Start, wait for ready, run init |
+| `down <db\|all>` | Stop and remove |
+| `restart <db>` | Fresh container |
+| `status <db\|all>` | State and connection string |
+| `env <db\|all>` | Print `export` line for the test env var |
+| `test <db> [pkgs]` | up, `go test`, down |
+| `shell <db>` | Interactive client |
+| `exec <db> <file>` | Run SQL file |
+| `logs <db>` | Container logs |
+
+## Databases
+
+| db | Port | Env var | Init | Default test pkgs |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| postgres | 5439 | `RELSPEC_TEST_PG_CONN` | `tests/postgres/init.sql` | readers/pgsql, writers/pgsql, writers/sqlexec |
+| mssql | 1439 | `RELSPEC_TEST_MSSQL_CONN` | `test_data/mssql/test_schema.sql` (creates `RelSpecTest`) | readers/mssql, writers/mssql |
+| mysql | 3309 | `RELSPEC_TEST_MYSQL_CONN` | `tests/dbtest/init/mysql.sql` | none (no Go driver/reader yet) |
+
+## Env
+
+| Var | Effect |
+|---|---|
+| `DBTEST_RUNTIME` | Force `podman` or `docker` |
+| `DBTEST_TIMEOUT` | Ready wait, seconds (default 120) |
+| `DBTEST_KEEP=1` | Keep container after `test` |
+| `DBTEST_GOFLAGS` | Extra `go test` flags |
+
+## Add a database
+
+1. Add `dbs/<name>.sh` defining: `DB_NAME DB_IMAGE DB_CONTAINER DB_PORT DB_INTERNAL_PORT DB_ENV DB_INIT_MOUNT DB_CONN_VAR DB_CONN DB_DEFAULT_PKGS` and functions `db_ready db_post_init db_shell db_exec_file`.
+2. Add the name to `ALL_DBS` in `dbtest.sh`.
+
+## Notes
+
+- Containers are named `relspec-test-<db>`; existing `tests/postgres/*.sh` and `make docker-*` use the same postgres name/port 5439 and remain independent.
+- mssql needs ~2GB RAM and takes longer to become ready.
+- Tests skip when the env var is unset.

tests/dbtest/dbs/mssql.sh

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+# SQL Server container definition (sourced by dbtest.sh)
+DB_NAME=mssql
+DB_IMAGE=mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2022-latest
+DB_CONTAINER=relspec-test-mssql
+DB_PORT=1439
+DB_INTERNAL_PORT=1433
+DB_ENV=(-e ACCEPT_EULA=Y -e "MSSQL_SA_PASSWORD=StrongPassword123!" -e MSSQL_PID=Express)
+DB_INIT_MOUNT="$ROOT/test_data/mssql/test_schema.sql:/init/test_schema.sql"
+DB_CONN_VAR=RELSPEC_TEST_MSSQL_CONN
+DB_CONN="sqlserver://sa:StrongPassword123!@localhost:1439?database=RelSpecTest"
+DB_DEFAULT_PKGS="./pkg/readers/mssql/ ./pkg/writers/mssql/"
+
+_sqlcmd() { rt exec -i "$DB_CONTAINER" /opt/mssql-tools18/bin/sqlcmd -C -S localhost -U sa -P 'StrongPassword123!' "$@"; }
+db_ready()  { _sqlcmd -Q "SELECT 1" >/dev/null 2>&1; }
+db_post_init() { _sqlcmd -b -i /init/test_schema.sql >/dev/null; }
+db_shell()  { rt exec -it "$DB_CONTAINER" /opt/mssql-tools18/bin/sqlcmd -C -S localhost -U sa -P 'StrongPassword123!' -d RelSpecTest "$@"; }
+db_exec_file() { _sqlcmd -b -d RelSpecTest < "$1"; }

tests/dbtest/dbs/mysql.sh

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+# MySQL container definition (sourced by dbtest.sh)
+DB_NAME=mysql
+DB_IMAGE=docker.io/library/mysql:8.4
+DB_CONTAINER=relspec-test-mysql
+DB_PORT=3309
+DB_INTERNAL_PORT=3306
+DB_ENV=(-e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=relspec_root_password -e MYSQL_DATABASE=relspec_test -e MYSQL_USER=relspec -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=relspec_test_password)
+DB_INIT_MOUNT="$ROOT/tests/dbtest/init/mysql.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init.sql"
+DB_CONN_VAR=RELSPEC_TEST_MYSQL_CONN
+DB_CONN="relspec:relspec_test_password@tcp(localhost:3309)/relspec_test"
+DB_DEFAULT_PKGS=""
+
+db_ready()  { rt exec "$DB_CONTAINER" mysqladmin ping -h 127.0.0.1 -urelspec -prelspec_test_password --silent >/dev/null 2>&1; }
+db_post_init() { :; }
+db_shell()  { rt exec -it "$DB_CONTAINER" mysql -urelspec -prelspec_test_password relspec_test "$@"; }
+db_exec_file() { rt exec -i "$DB_CONTAINER" mysql -urelspec -prelspec_test_password relspec_test < "$1"; }

tests/dbtest/dbs/postgres.sh

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+# Postgres container definition (sourced by dbtest.sh)
+DB_NAME=postgres
+DB_IMAGE=docker.io/library/postgres:16-alpine
+DB_CONTAINER=relspec-test-postgres
+DB_PORT=5439
+DB_INTERNAL_PORT=5432
+DB_ENV=(-e POSTGRES_USER=relspec -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=relspec_test_password -e POSTGRES_DB=relspec_test)
+DB_INIT_MOUNT="$ROOT/tests/postgres/init.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init.sql"
+DB_CONN_VAR=RELSPEC_TEST_PG_CONN
+DB_CONN="postgres://relspec:relspec_test_password@localhost:5439/relspec_test"
+DB_DEFAULT_PKGS="./pkg/readers/pgsql/ ./pkg/writers/pgsql/ ./pkg/writers/sqlexec/"
+
+db_ready()  { rt exec "$DB_CONTAINER" pg_isready -U relspec -d relspec_test >/dev/null 2>&1; }
+db_post_init() { :; }
+db_shell()  { rt exec -it "$DB_CONTAINER" psql -U relspec -d relspec_test "$@"; }
+db_exec_file() { rt exec -i "$DB_CONTAINER" psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -U relspec -d relspec_test < "$1"; }

tests/dbtest/dbtest.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Reusable podman/docker test database tool for postgres, mssql and mysql.
+# Usage: dbtest.sh <command> <db> [args]
+set -euo pipefail
+
+HERE="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ROOT="$(cd "$HERE/../.." && pwd)"
+TIMEOUT="${DBTEST_TIMEOUT:-120}"
+ALL_DBS=(postgres mssql mysql)
+
+usage() {
+	cat <<USAGE
+dbtest.sh <command> <db|all> [args]
+
+commands:
+  up <db>            start container, wait until ready, run init
+  down <db>          stop and remove container
+  restart <db>       down + up
+  status <db>        running state and connection string
+  env <db>           print 'export VAR=conn' (use: eval "\$(dbtest.sh env postgres)")
+  logs <db>          container logs
+  shell <db>         interactive client
+  exec <db> <file>   run a SQL file against the database
+  test <db> [pkgs]   up, run go tests with conn env set, down (keep with DBTEST_KEEP=1)
+  list               supported databases
+
+dbs: ${ALL_DBS[*]}
+env: DBTEST_RUNTIME=podman|docker  DBTEST_TIMEOUT=secs  DBTEST_KEEP=1  DBTEST_GOFLAGS=...
+USAGE
+}
+
+die() { echo "error: $*" >&2; exit 1; }
+log() { echo "[dbtest] $*" >&2; }
+
+detect_runtime() {
+	if [ -n "${DBTEST_RUNTIME:-}" ]; then echo "$DBTEST_RUNTIME"; return; fi
+	if command -v podman >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo podman
+	elif command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1; then echo docker
+	else die "neither podman nor docker is installed"; fi
+}
+RUNTIME="$(detect_runtime)"
+rt() { "$RUNTIME" "$@"; }
+
+load_db() {
+	local f="$HERE/dbs/${1:-}.sh"
+	[ -f "$f" ] || die "unknown db '${1:-}' (supported: ${ALL_DBS[*]})"
+	# shellcheck disable=SC1090
+	source "$f"
+}
+
+is_running() { [ "$(rt inspect -f '{{.State.Running}}' "$DB_CONTAINER" 2>/dev/null || true)" = "true" ]; }
+
+cmd_up() {
+	if is_running; then
+		log "$DB_NAME already running"
+	else
+		rt rm -f "$DB_CONTAINER" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+		log "starting $DB_NAME ($DB_IMAGE) on port $DB_PORT using $RUNTIME"
+		rt run -d --name "$DB_CONTAINER" "${DB_ENV[@]}" \
+			-p "$DB_PORT:$DB_INTERNAL_PORT" \
+			-v "$DB_INIT_MOUNT:ro,Z" "$DB_IMAGE" >/dev/null
+	fi
+	log "waiting for $DB_NAME (max ${TIMEOUT}s)"
+	local i=0
+	until db_ready; do
+		i=$((i + 1))
+		if [ "$i" -ge "$TIMEOUT" ]; then
+			rt logs --tail 50 "$DB_CONTAINER" >&2 || true
+			die "$DB_NAME did not become ready"
+		fi
+		sleep 1
+	done
+	db_post_init
+	log "$DB_NAME ready: $DB_CONN_VAR=$DB_CONN"
+}
+
+cmd_down() {
+	rt rm -f "$DB_CONTAINER" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+	log "$DB_NAME removed"
+}
+
+cmd_status() {
+	if is_running; then echo "$DB_NAME: running ($DB_CONTAINER, port $DB_PORT)"; else echo "$DB_NAME: stopped"; fi
+	echo "$DB_CONN_VAR=$DB_CONN"
+}
+
+cmd_test() {
+	local pkgs="${*:-$DB_DEFAULT_PKGS}"
+	[ -n "$pkgs" ] || die "no test packages for $DB_NAME; pass packages as arguments"
+	cmd_up
+	[ -n "${DBTEST_KEEP:-}" ] || trap cmd_down EXIT
+	export "$DB_CONN_VAR=$DB_CONN"
+	cd "$ROOT"
+	# shellcheck disable=SC2086
+	go test -count=1 ${DBTEST_GOFLAGS:-} $pkgs
+}
+
+cmd="${1:-}"
+case "$cmd" in
+	""|-h|--help|help) usage; exit 0 ;;
+	list) printf '%s\n' "${ALL_DBS[@]}"; exit 0 ;;
+esac
+shift
+target="${1:-}"
+[ -n "$target" ] || die "missing <db>"
+shift || true
+
+run_one() {
+	load_db "$1"
+	shift
+	case "$cmd" in
+		up) cmd_up ;;
+		down) cmd_down ;;
+		restart) cmd_down; cmd_up ;;
+		status) cmd_status ;;
+		env) echo "export $DB_CONN_VAR='$DB_CONN'" ;;
+		logs) rt logs "$DB_CONTAINER" ;;
+		shell) db_shell "$@" ;;
+		exec) [ -f "${1:-}" ] || die "usage: exec <db> <file>"; db_exec_file "$1" ;;
+		test) cmd_test "$@" ;;
+		*) usage; die "unknown command '$cmd'" ;;
+	esac
+}
+
+if [ "$target" = "all" ]; then
+	case "$cmd" in up|down|restart|status|env) ;; *) die "'all' is only valid for up/down/restart/status/env" ;; esac
+	for d in "${ALL_DBS[@]}"; do (run_one "$d"); done
+else
+	run_one "$target" "$@"
+fi

tests/dbtest/init/mysql.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+-- Minimal MySQL fixture for relspec container tests.
+-- Extend when a MySQL reader/writer is added.
+CREATE TABLE users (
+    id BIGINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+    email VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+    created_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    UNIQUE KEY uq_users_email (email)
+) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+
+CREATE TABLE posts (
+    id BIGINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+    user_id BIGINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
+    title VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+    body TEXT NULL,
+    KEY idx_posts_user (user_id),
+    CONSTRAINT fk_posts_user FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES users (id) ON DELETE CASCADE
+) ENGINE=InnoDB;
+
+CREATE VIEW v_user_posts AS
+    SELECT u.id AS user_id, u.email, p.id AS post_id, p.title
+    FROM users u JOIN posts p ON p.user_id = u.id;