chore(release): update package version to 1.0.58

* Implement SQLiteToCanonicalTypes for type mapping
* Add ConvertSQLiteToCanonical and ConvertCanonicalToSQLite functions
* Update mapDataType to utilize new conversion logic

linux/arch/PKGBUILD

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Maintainer: Hein (Warky Devs) <hein@warky.dev>
 pkgname=relspec
-pkgver=1.0.57
+pkgver=1.0.58
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="RelSpec is a comprehensive database relations management tool that reads, transforms, and writes database table specifications across multiple formats and ORMs."
 arch=('x86_64' 'aarch64')

linux/centos/relspec.spec

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           relspec
-Version:        1.0.57
+Version:        1.0.58
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        RelSpec is a comprehensive database relations management tool that reads, transforms, and writes database table specifications across multiple formats and ORMs.
 

pkg/mariadb/datatypes.go

@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+package mariadb
+
+import "strings"
+
+// MariaDBToCanonicalTypes maps MariaDB/MySQL type names to canonical types.
+var MariaDBToCanonicalTypes = map[string]string{
+	// Integer types
+	"tinyint":   "int8",
+	"smallint":  "int16",
+	"mediumint": "int",
+	"int":       "int",
+	"integer":   "int",
+	"int2":      "int16",
+	"int4":      "int",
+	"int8":      "int64",
+	"bigint":    "int64",
+	// Boolean (TINYINT(1) alias)
+	"boolean": "bool",
+	"bool":    "bool",
+	"bit":     "bool",
+	// Float types
+	"float":            "float32",
+	"double":           "float64",
+	"real":             "float64",
+	"double precision": "float64",
+	// Decimal types
+	"decimal": "decimal",
+	"numeric": "decimal",
+	"dec":     "decimal",
+	"fixed":   "decimal",
+	// String types
+	"char":       "string",
+	"character":  "string",
+	"varchar":    "string",
+	"nchar":      "string",
+	"nvarchar":   "string",
+	"tinytext":   "text",
+	"text":       "text",
+	"mediumtext": "text",
+	"longtext":   "text",
+	// Binary/blob types
+	"binary":     "bytea",
+	"varbinary":  "bytea",
+	"tinyblob":   "bytea",
+	"blob":       "bytea",
+	"mediumblob": "bytea",
+	"longblob":   "bytea",
+	// Date/time types
+	"date":      "date",
+	"time":      "time",
+	"datetime":  "timestamp",
+	"timestamp": "timestamp",
+	"year":      "int",
+	// Other types
+	"json": "json",
+	"enum": "string",
+	"set":  "string",
+	"uuid": "uuid",
+}
+
+// CanonicalToMariaDBTypes maps canonical types to MariaDB/MySQL types.
+var CanonicalToMariaDBTypes = map[string]string{
+	"bool":        "TINYINT(1)",
+	"int8":        "TINYINT",
+	"int16":       "SMALLINT",
+	"int":         "INT",
+	"int32":       "INT",
+	"int64":       "BIGINT",
+	"uint":        "INT UNSIGNED",
+	"uint8":       "TINYINT UNSIGNED",
+	"uint16":      "SMALLINT UNSIGNED",
+	"uint32":      "INT UNSIGNED",
+	"uint64":      "BIGINT UNSIGNED",
+	"float32":     "FLOAT",
+	"float64":     "DOUBLE",
+	"decimal":     "DECIMAL",
+	"string":      "VARCHAR(255)",
+	"text":        "TEXT",
+	"date":        "DATE",
+	"time":        "TIME",
+	"timestamp":   "DATETIME",
+	"timestamptz": "DATETIME",
+	"uuid":        "CHAR(36)",
+	"json":        "JSON",
+	"jsonb":       "JSON",
+	"bytea":       "BLOB",
+}
+
+// MariaDBTypeSynonyms maps MariaDB/MySQL type aliases to their canonical MariaDB name.
+var MariaDBTypeSynonyms = map[string]string{
+	"integer":          "int",
+	"int2":             "smallint",
+	"int4":             "int",
+	"int8":             "bigint",
+	"double precision": "double",
+	"character":        "char",
+	"dec":              "decimal",
+	"fixed":            "decimal",
+	"numeric":          "decimal",
+	"boolean":          "tinyint",
+	"bool":             "tinyint",
+}
+
+// NormalizeMariaDBType maps a MariaDB/MySQL base type (no dimension parameters)
+// to its canonical MariaDB form. Unknown types are returned as-is (lowercased).
+func NormalizeMariaDBType(baseType string) string {
+	lower := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(baseType))
+	if canonical, ok := MariaDBTypeSynonyms[lower]; ok {
+		return canonical
+	}
+	return lower
+}
+
+// ConvertMariaDBToCanonical converts a MariaDB/MySQL type name to the canonical type.
+// Strips dimension parameters and normalizes aliases. Defaults to "string".
+func ConvertMariaDBToCanonical(mariadbType string) string {
+	base := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(mariadbType))
+	if idx := strings.Index(base, "("); idx >= 0 {
+		base = strings.TrimSpace(base[:idx])
+	}
+
+	if canonical, ok := MariaDBToCanonicalTypes[base]; ok {
+		return canonical
+	}
+
+	// Prefix match for composite types (e.g., "unsigned bigint")
+	for key, canonical := range MariaDBToCanonicalTypes {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(base, key) {
+			return canonical
+		}
+	}
+
+	return "string"
+}
+
+// ConvertCanonicalToMariaDB converts a canonical type to a MariaDB/MySQL type.
+// Defaults to VARCHAR(255) for unrecognised types.
+func ConvertCanonicalToMariaDB(canonicalType string) string {
+	lower := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(canonicalType))
+	if idx := strings.Index(lower, "("); idx >= 0 {
+		lower = strings.TrimSpace(lower[:idx])
+	}
+
+	if mariadbType, ok := CanonicalToMariaDBTypes[lower]; ok {
+		return mariadbType
+	}
+
+	// Prefix fallback
+	for canonical, mariadb := range CanonicalToMariaDBTypes {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(lower, canonical) {
+			return mariadb
+		}
+	}
+
+	return "VARCHAR(255)"
+}

pkg/merge/merge.go

@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ package merge
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"git.warky.dev/wdevs/relspecgo/pkg/models"
+	"git.warky.dev/wdevs/relspecgo/pkg/pgsql"
 )
 
 // MergeResult represents the result of a merge operation
@@ -449,14 +451,40 @@ func columnTypeConflict(target, source *models.Column) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	return normalizeType(target.Type) != normalizeType(source.Type) ||
+	tType, tLen, tPrec, tScale := extractTypeParts(target)
-		target.Length != source.Length ||
+	sType, sLen, sPrec, sScale := extractTypeParts(source)
-		target.Precision != source.Precision ||
+
-		target.Scale != source.Scale
+	return tType != sType || tLen != sLen || tPrec != sPrec || tScale != sScale
 }
 
-func normalizeType(value string) string {
+// extractTypeParts returns the canonical base type and dimensions for a column,
-	return strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(value))
+// handling the case where dimensions are embedded in the type string (e.g. "char(2)")
+// rather than stored in the separate Length/Precision/Scale fields.
+func extractTypeParts(col *models.Column) (baseType string, length, precision, scale int) {
+	typeName := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(col.Type))
+	length, precision, scale = col.Length, col.Precision, col.Scale
+
+	if idx := strings.Index(typeName, "("); idx >= 0 {
+		inner := strings.TrimRight(strings.TrimSpace(typeName[idx+1:]), ")")
+		typeName = strings.TrimSpace(typeName[:idx])
+		parts := strings.Split(inner, ",")
+		if len(parts) == 2 {
+			if p, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(parts[0])); err == nil && p > 0 && precision == 0 {
+				precision = p
+			}
+			if s, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])); err == nil && s > 0 && scale == 0 {
+				scale = s
+			}
+		} else if len(parts) == 1 {
+			if l, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(parts[0])); err == nil && l > 0 && length == 0 && precision == 0 {
+				length = l
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	typeName = pgsql.NormalizePGType(typeName)
+
+	return typeName, length, precision, scale
 }
 
 func describeColumnType(col *models.Column) string {

pkg/mssql/datatypes.go

@@ -2,32 +2,73 @@ package mssql
 
 import "strings"
 
-// CanonicalToMSSQLTypes maps canonical types to MSSQL types
+// CanonicalToMSSQLTypes maps canonical types to MSSQL types.
+// Accepts both Go canonical names ("int", "string") and SQL canonical names
+// ("integer", "varchar") so the writer handles input from any reader.
 var CanonicalToMSSQLTypes = map[string]string{
+	// Boolean — Go and SQL canonical
 	"bool":    "BIT",
+	"boolean": "BIT",
+	// Integer — Go canonical
 	"int8":   "TINYINT",
 	"int16":  "SMALLINT",
 	"int":    "INT",
 	"int32":  "INT",
 	"int64":  "BIGINT",
 	"uint":   "BIGINT",
-	"uint8":       "SMALLINT",
+	"uint8":  "TINYINT",
-	"uint16":      "INT",
+	"uint16": "SMALLINT",
 	"uint32": "BIGINT",
 	"uint64": "BIGINT",
+	// Integer — SQL canonical (serial types map to base integer; IDENTITY is set via AutoIncrement)
+	"integer":     "INT",
+	"smallint":    "SMALLINT",
+	"bigint":      "BIGINT",
+	"tinyint":     "TINYINT",
+	"serial":      "INT",
+	"smallserial": "SMALLINT",
+	"bigserial":   "BIGINT",
+	// Float — Go canonical
 	"float32": "REAL",
 	"float64": "FLOAT",
+	// Float — SQL canonical
+	"real":             "REAL",
+	"double precision": "FLOAT",
+	"double":           "FLOAT",
+	// Decimal/numeric
 	"decimal": "NUMERIC",
+	"numeric": "NUMERIC",
+	"money":   "MONEY",
+	// String — Go canonical
 	"string": "NVARCHAR(255)",
 	"text":   "NVARCHAR(MAX)",
+	// String — SQL canonical
+	"varchar":  "NVARCHAR(255)",
+	"char":     "NCHAR",
+	"nvarchar": "NVARCHAR(255)",
+	"nchar":    "NCHAR",
+	"citext":   "NVARCHAR(MAX)",
+	// Date/time
 	"date":        "DATE",
 	"time":        "TIME",
+	"timetz":      "DATETIMEOFFSET",
 	"timestamp":   "DATETIME2",
 	"timestamptz": "DATETIMEOFFSET",
+	"datetime":    "DATETIME2",
+	"interval":    "NVARCHAR(50)",
+	// UUID
 	"uuid": "UNIQUEIDENTIFIER",
+	// JSON — MSSQL has no native JSON type; stored as NVARCHAR(MAX)
 	"json":  "NVARCHAR(MAX)",
 	"jsonb": "NVARCHAR(MAX)",
+	// Binary
 	"bytea": "VARBINARY(MAX)",
+	"blob":  "VARBINARY(MAX)",
+	// Network/geo types — no MSSQL native equivalent
+	"xml":     "XML",
+	"inet":    "NVARCHAR(45)",
+	"cidr":    "NVARCHAR(43)",
+	"macaddr": "NVARCHAR(17)",
 }
 
 // MSSQLToCanonicalTypes maps MSSQL types to canonical types
@@ -68,47 +109,50 @@ var MSSQLToCanonicalTypes = map[string]string{
 	"geometry":         "string",
 }
 
-// ConvertCanonicalToMSSQL converts a canonical type to MSSQL type
+// MSSQLTypeSynonyms maps MSSQL type aliases to their canonical MSSQL name.
+var MSSQLTypeSynonyms = map[string]string{
+	"integer":  "int",
+	"dec":      "decimal",
+	"float(n)": "float",
+}
+
+// NormalizeMSSQLType maps an MSSQL base type (no dimension parameters) to its
+// canonical MSSQL form. Unknown types are returned as-is (lowercased).
+func NormalizeMSSQLType(baseType string) string {
+	lower := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(baseType))
+	if canonical, ok := MSSQLTypeSynonyms[lower]; ok {
+		return canonical
+	}
+	return lower
+}
+
+// ConvertCanonicalToMSSQL converts a canonical type (Go or SQL) to an MSSQL type.
+// Strips dimension parameters before lookup. Defaults to NVARCHAR(255) for unknown types.
 func ConvertCanonicalToMSSQL(canonicalType string) string {
-	// Check direct mapping
+	base := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(canonicalType))
-	if mssqlType, exists := CanonicalToMSSQLTypes[strings.ToLower(canonicalType)]; exists {
+	if idx := strings.Index(base, "("); idx >= 0 {
+		base = strings.TrimSpace(base[:idx])
+	}
+	base = strings.TrimSuffix(base, "[]")
+
+	if mssqlType, exists := CanonicalToMSSQLTypes[base]; exists {
 		return mssqlType
 	}
 
-	// Try to find by prefix
-	lowerType := strings.ToLower(canonicalType)
-	for canonical, mssql := range CanonicalToMSSQLTypes {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(lowerType, canonical) {
-			return mssql
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Default to NVARCHAR
 	return "NVARCHAR(255)"
 }
 
-// ConvertMSSQLToCanonical converts an MSSQL type to canonical type
+// ConvertMSSQLToCanonical converts an MSSQL type to the canonical type.
+// Strips dimension parameters before lookup. Defaults to "string" for unknown types.
 func ConvertMSSQLToCanonical(mssqlType string) string {
-	// Extract base type (remove parentheses and parameters)
+	base := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(mssqlType))
-	baseType := mssqlType
+	if idx := strings.Index(base, "("); idx >= 0 {
-	if idx := strings.Index(baseType, "("); idx != -1 {
+		base = strings.TrimSpace(base[:idx])
-		baseType = baseType[:idx]
 	}
-	baseType = strings.TrimSpace(baseType)
 
-	// Check direct mapping
+	if canonicalType, exists := MSSQLToCanonicalTypes[base]; exists {
-	if canonicalType, exists := MSSQLToCanonicalTypes[strings.ToLower(baseType)]; exists {
 		return canonicalType
 	}
 
-	// Try to find by prefix
-	lowerType := strings.ToLower(baseType)
-	for mssql, canonical := range MSSQLToCanonicalTypes {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(lowerType, mssql) {
-			return canonical
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Default to string
 	return "string"
 }

pkg/pgsql/datatypes.go

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ var GoToStdTypes = map[string]string{
 	"sqldate":         "date",
 	"sqltime":         "time",
 	"sqltimestamp":    "timestamp",
+	"time.Time":       "timestamp",
 }
 
 var GoToPGSQLTypes = map[string]string{
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ var GoToPGSQLTypes = map[string]string{
 	"sqldate":         "date",
 	"sqltime":         "time",
 	"sqltimestamp":    "timestamp",
+	"time.Time":       "timestamp",
 	"citext":          "citext",
 }
 
@@ -135,6 +137,62 @@ func ConvertSQLType(anytype string) string {
 	return anytype
 }
 
+// PGTypeCanonical maps PostgreSQL type aliases and synonyms to their canonical base name.
+// Input should be a base type (no dimension parameters, lowercase).
+var PGTypeCanonical = map[string]string{
+	// integer aliases
+	"int":  "integer",
+	"int4": "integer",
+	"int2": "smallint",
+	"int8": "bigint",
+	// float aliases
+	"float4": "real",
+	"float8": "double precision",
+	// bool alias
+	"bool": "boolean",
+	// char aliases
+	"character":         "char",
+	"character varying": "varchar",
+	"bpchar":            "char",
+	// timestamp aliases
+	"timestamp without time zone": "timestamp",
+	"timestamp with time zone":    "timestamptz",
+	// time aliases
+	"time without time zone": "time",
+	"time with time zone":    "timetz",
+	// decimal alias
+	"decimal": "numeric",
+}
+
+// knownPGBaseTypes is the set of canonical PostgreSQL base types (no aliases).
+var knownPGBaseTypes = map[string]struct{}{
+	"integer": {}, "bigint": {}, "smallint": {},
+	"serial": {}, "bigserial": {}, "smallserial": {},
+	"numeric": {}, "real": {}, "double precision": {}, "money": {},
+	"varchar": {}, "char": {}, "text": {}, "citext": {},
+	"boolean": {},
+	"date":    {}, "time": {}, "timetz": {}, "timestamp": {}, "timestamptz": {}, "interval": {},
+	"uuid": {}, "json": {}, "jsonb": {}, "bytea": {},
+	"inet": {}, "cidr": {}, "macaddr": {}, "xml": {},
+}
+
+// NormalizePGType maps a PostgreSQL base type (no dimension parameters) to its
+// canonical form. Unknown types are returned as-is (lowercased).
+func NormalizePGType(baseType string) string {
+	lower := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(baseType))
+	if canonical, ok := PGTypeCanonical[lower]; ok {
+		return canonical
+	}
+	return lower
+}
+
+// IsKnownPGBaseType reports whether the given name (after NormalizePGType) is a
+// recognized built-in PostgreSQL type. Custom types (e.g. vector, postgis) return false.
+func IsKnownPGBaseType(baseType string) bool {
+	_, ok := knownPGBaseTypes[strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(baseType))]
+	return ok
+}
+
 func IsGoType(pTypeName string) bool {
 	for k := range GoToStdTypes {
 		if strings.EqualFold(pTypeName, k) {

pkg/readers/pgsql/queries.go

@@ -270,8 +270,16 @@ func (r *Reader) queryColumns(schemaName string) (map[string]map[string]*models.
 		}
 
 		if numPrecision != nil {
+			// For integer and serial types, numeric_precision is a bit-width (32, 64, 16)
+			// not a user-visible column parameter. Only store precision for types where
+			// it represents actual decimal/scale precision (numeric, decimal, float).
+			switch column.Type {
+			case "integer", "bigint", "smallint", "serial", "bigserial", "smallserial":
+				// skip — bit-width, not a column parameter
+			default:
 				column.Precision = *numPrecision
 			}
+		}
 
 		if numScale != nil {
 			column.Scale = *numScale

pkg/readers/pgsql/reader.go

@@ -259,12 +259,14 @@ func (r *Reader) close() {
 	}
 }
 
-// mapDataType maps PostgreSQL data types while preserving exact type text when available.
+// mapDataType maps a PostgreSQL data type to its canonical RelSpec name.
+// For known built-in types, dimensions are stripped from the type string (they are
+// stored separately in column.Length/Precision/Scale). For custom types (e.g.
+// vector(1536), postgis geometries), the full formatted type is preserved.
 func (r *Reader) mapDataType(pgType, udtName, formattedType string, hasNextval bool) string {
 	normalizedPGType := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(pgType))
 
-	// If the column has a nextval default, it's likely a serial type
+	// Detect serial types from nextval defaults before anything else.
-	// Map to the appropriate serial type instead of the base integer type
 	if hasNextval {
 		switch normalizedPGType {
 		case "integer", "int", "int4":
@@ -276,73 +278,38 @@ func (r *Reader) mapDataType(pgType, udtName, formattedType string, hasNextval b
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Prefer the database-provided formatted type; this preserves arrays/custom
-	// types/modifiers like text[], vector(1536), numeric(10,2), etc.
-	if strings.TrimSpace(formattedType) != "" {
-		return formattedType
-	}
-
 	// information_schema reports arrays generically as "ARRAY" with udt_name like "_text".
 	if strings.EqualFold(pgType, "ARRAY") && strings.HasPrefix(udtName, "_") && len(udtName) > 1 {
 		return udtName[1:] + "[]"
 	}
 
-	// Map common PostgreSQL types
+	// Use the database-formatted type when available. For known built-in types, strip
-	typeMap := map[string]string{
+	// embedded dimensions (they are stored in column.Length/Precision/Scale separately).
-		"integer":                     "integer",
+	// For unknown/custom types, keep the full formatted string (e.g. vector(1536)).
-		"bigint":                      "bigint",
+	if strings.TrimSpace(formattedType) != "" {
-		"smallint":                    "smallint",
+		lower := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(formattedType))
-		"int":                         "integer",
+		isArray := strings.HasSuffix(lower, "[]")
-		"int2":                        "smallint",
+		base := strings.TrimSuffix(lower, "[]")
-		"int4":                        "integer",
+		if idx := strings.Index(base, "("); idx >= 0 {
-		"int8":                        "bigint",
+			base = strings.TrimSpace(base[:idx])
-		"serial":                      "serial",
+		}
-		"bigserial":                   "bigserial",
+		canonical := pgsql.NormalizePGType(base)
-		"smallserial":                 "smallserial",
+		if pgsql.IsKnownPGBaseType(canonical) {
-		"numeric":                     "numeric",
+			if isArray {
-		"decimal":                     "decimal",
+				return canonical + "[]"
-		"real":                        "real",
+			}
-		"double precision":            "double precision",
+			return canonical
-		"float4":                      "real",
+		}
-		"float8":                      "double precision",
+		return formattedType
-		"money":                       "money",
-		"character varying":           "varchar",
-		"varchar":                     "varchar",
-		"character":                   "char",
-		"char":                        "char",
-		"text":                        "text",
-		"boolean":                     "boolean",
-		"bool":                        "boolean",
-		"date":                        "date",
-		"time":                        "time",
-		"time without time zone":      "time",
-		"time with time zone":         "timetz",
-		"timestamp":                   "timestamp",
-		"timestamp without time zone": "timestamp",
-		"timestamp with time zone":    "timestamptz",
-		"timestamptz":                 "timestamptz",
-		"interval":                    "interval",
-		"uuid":                        "uuid",
-		"json":                        "json",
-		"jsonb":                       "jsonb",
-		"bytea":                       "bytea",
-		"inet":                        "inet",
-		"cidr":                        "cidr",
-		"macaddr":                     "macaddr",
-		"xml":                         "xml",
 	}
 
-	// Try mapped type first
+	// Fall back to normalizing the information_schema type name directly.
-	if mapped, exists := typeMap[normalizedPGType]; exists {
+	canonical := pgsql.NormalizePGType(normalizedPGType)
-		return mapped
+	if pgsql.IsKnownPGBaseType(canonical) {
+		return canonical
 	}
 
-	// Use pgsql utilities if available
+	// Return UDT name for custom types.
-	if pgsql.ValidSQLType(pgType) {
-		return pgsql.GetSQLType(pgType)
-	}
-
-	// Return UDT name for custom types (including array fallback when needed)
 	if udtName != "" {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(udtName, "_") && len(udtName) > 1 {
 			return udtName[1:] + "[]"
@@ -350,7 +317,6 @@ func (r *Reader) mapDataType(pgType, udtName, formattedType string, hasNextval b
 		return udtName
 	}
 
-	// Default to the original type
 	return pgType
 }
 

pkg/readers/pgsql/reader_test.go

@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func TestMapDataType(t *testing.T) {
 		{"unknown_type", "custom", "", "custom"}, // Should return UDT name
 		{"ARRAY", "_text", "", "text[]"},
 		{"USER-DEFINED", "vector", "vector(1536)", "vector(1536)"},
-		{"character varying", "varchar", "character varying(255)", "character varying(255)"},
+		{"character varying", "varchar", "character varying(255)", "varchar"},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {

pkg/readers/sqlite/reader.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	"git.warky.dev/wdevs/relspecgo/pkg/models"
 	"git.warky.dev/wdevs/relspecgo/pkg/readers"
+	sqlitepkg "git.warky.dev/wdevs/relspecgo/pkg/sqlite"
 )
 
 // Reader implements the readers.Reader interface for SQLite databases
@@ -183,59 +184,9 @@ func (r *Reader) close() {
 	}
 }
 
-// mapDataType maps SQLite data types to canonical types
+// mapDataType maps SQLite data types to canonical types.
 func (r *Reader) mapDataType(sqliteType string) string {
-	// SQLite has a flexible type system, but we map common types
+	return sqlitepkg.ConvertSQLiteToCanonical(sqliteType)
-	typeMap := map[string]string{
-		"INTEGER":           "int",
-		"INT":               "int",
-		"TINYINT":           "int8",
-		"SMALLINT":          "int16",
-		"MEDIUMINT":         "int",
-		"BIGINT":            "int64",
-		"UNSIGNED BIG INT":  "uint64",
-		"INT2":              "int16",
-		"INT8":              "int64",
-		"REAL":              "float64",
-		"DOUBLE":            "float64",
-		"DOUBLE PRECISION":  "float64",
-		"FLOAT":             "float32",
-		"NUMERIC":           "decimal",
-		"DECIMAL":           "decimal",
-		"BOOLEAN":           "bool",
-		"BOOL":              "bool",
-		"DATE":              "date",
-		"DATETIME":          "timestamp",
-		"TIMESTAMP":         "timestamp",
-		"TEXT":              "string",
-		"VARCHAR":           "string",
-		"CHAR":              "string",
-		"CHARACTER":         "string",
-		"VARYING CHARACTER": "string",
-		"NCHAR":             "string",
-		"NVARCHAR":          "string",
-		"CLOB":              "text",
-		"BLOB":              "bytea",
-	}
-
-	// Try exact match first
-	if mapped, exists := typeMap[sqliteType]; exists {
-		return mapped
-	}
-
-	// Try case-insensitive match for common types
-	sqliteTypeUpper := sqliteType
-	if len(sqliteType) > 0 {
-		// Extract base type (e.g., "VARCHAR(255)" -> "VARCHAR")
-		for baseType := range typeMap {
-			if len(sqliteTypeUpper) >= len(baseType) && sqliteTypeUpper[:len(baseType)] == baseType {
-				return typeMap[baseType]
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Default to string for unknown types
-	return "string"
 }
 
 // deriveRelationship creates a relationship from a foreign key constraint

pkg/sqlite/datatypes.go

@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+package sqlite
+
+import "strings"
+
+// SQLiteToCanonicalTypes maps SQLite type names to canonical types.
+// SQLite has type affinity rules; this maps common type names including
+// MySQL/PostgreSQL types that users write in SQLite schemas.
+var SQLiteToCanonicalTypes = map[string]string{
+	// Integer affinity
+	"integer":          "int",
+	"int":              "int",
+	"tinyint":          "int8",
+	"smallint":         "int16",
+	"mediumint":        "int",
+	"bigint":           "int64",
+	"unsigned big int": "uint64",
+	"int2":             "int16",
+	"int8":             "int64",
+	// Real affinity
+	"real":             "float64",
+	"double":           "float64",
+	"double precision": "float64",
+	"float":            "float32",
+	// Numeric affinity
+	"numeric": "decimal",
+	"decimal": "decimal",
+	// Boolean (stored as integer in SQLite)
+	"boolean": "bool",
+	"bool":    "bool",
+	// Date/time (stored as text in SQLite)
+	"date":      "date",
+	"datetime":  "timestamp",
+	"timestamp": "timestamp",
+	// Text affinity
+	"text":              "string",
+	"varchar":           "string",
+	"char":              "string",
+	"character":         "string",
+	"varying character": "string",
+	"nchar":             "string",
+	"nvarchar":          "string",
+	"clob":              "text",
+	// Blob affinity
+	"blob": "bytea",
+}
+
+// CanonicalToSQLiteAffinity maps type names to SQLite type affinity names.
+// Accepts both Go canonical names ("int", "string") and SQL canonical names
+// ("integer", "varchar") so the writer handles input from any reader.
+// The five SQLite type affinities are TEXT, INTEGER, REAL, NUMERIC, BLOB.
+var CanonicalToSQLiteAffinity = map[string]string{
+	// INTEGER affinity — Go canonical
+	"int":    "INTEGER",
+	"int8":   "INTEGER",
+	"int16":  "INTEGER",
+	"int32":  "INTEGER",
+	"int64":  "INTEGER",
+	"uint":   "INTEGER",
+	"uint8":  "INTEGER",
+	"uint16": "INTEGER",
+	"uint32": "INTEGER",
+	"uint64": "INTEGER",
+	"bool":   "INTEGER",
+	// INTEGER affinity — SQL canonical
+	"integer":     "INTEGER",
+	"smallint":    "INTEGER",
+	"bigint":      "INTEGER",
+	"serial":      "INTEGER",
+	"smallserial": "INTEGER",
+	"bigserial":   "INTEGER",
+	"boolean":     "INTEGER",
+	"tinyint":     "INTEGER",
+	"mediumint":   "INTEGER",
+	// REAL affinity — Go canonical
+	"float32": "REAL",
+	"float64": "REAL",
+	// REAL affinity — SQL canonical
+	"real":             "REAL",
+	"float":            "REAL",
+	"double":           "REAL",
+	"double precision": "REAL",
+	// NUMERIC affinity
+	"decimal":    "NUMERIC",
+	"numeric":    "NUMERIC",
+	"money":      "NUMERIC",
+	"smallmoney": "NUMERIC",
+	// BLOB affinity
+	"bytea": "BLOB",
+	"blob":  "BLOB",
+	// TEXT affinity — Go canonical
+	"string": "TEXT",
+	"text":   "TEXT",
+	// TEXT affinity — SQL canonical
+	"varchar":     "TEXT",
+	"char":        "TEXT",
+	"nvarchar":    "TEXT",
+	"nchar":       "TEXT",
+	"citext":      "TEXT",
+	"date":        "TEXT",
+	"time":        "TEXT",
+	"timetz":      "TEXT",
+	"timestamp":   "TEXT",
+	"timestamptz": "TEXT",
+	"datetime":    "TEXT",
+	"uuid":        "TEXT",
+	"json":        "TEXT",
+	"jsonb":       "TEXT",
+	"xml":         "TEXT",
+	"inet":        "TEXT",
+	"cidr":        "TEXT",
+	"macaddr":     "TEXT",
+}
+
+// ConvertSQLiteToCanonical converts a SQLite type name to the canonical type.
+// Strips dimension parameters (e.g. VARCHAR(255) → string) and handles
+// SQLite's flexible affinity rules. Defaults to "string" for unknown types.
+func ConvertSQLiteToCanonical(sqliteType string) string {
+	base := strings.ToUpper(strings.TrimSpace(sqliteType))
+	if idx := strings.Index(base, "("); idx >= 0 {
+		base = strings.TrimSpace(base[:idx])
+	}
+	lower := strings.ToLower(base)
+
+	if canonical, ok := SQLiteToCanonicalTypes[lower]; ok {
+		return canonical
+	}
+
+	// Prefix match for types like "VARYING CHARACTER(255)"
+	for key, canonical := range SQLiteToCanonicalTypes {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(lower, key) {
+			return canonical
+		}
+	}
+
+	return "string"
+}
+
+// ConvertCanonicalToSQLite converts a canonical type (or any SQL type) to its
+// SQLite type affinity. Defaults to TEXT for unrecognised types.
+func ConvertCanonicalToSQLite(canonicalType string) string {
+	normalized := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(canonicalType))
+	if idx := strings.Index(normalized, "("); idx >= 0 {
+		normalized = strings.TrimSpace(normalized[:idx])
+	}
+	normalized = strings.TrimSuffix(normalized, "[]")
+
+	if affinity, ok := CanonicalToSQLiteAffinity[normalized]; ok {
+		return affinity
+	}
+
+	return "TEXT"
+}

pkg/writers/pgsql/template_functions.go

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"unicode"
+
+	"git.warky.dev/wdevs/relspecgo/pkg/pgsql"
 )
 
 // TemplateFunctions returns a map of custom template functions
@@ -162,24 +164,12 @@ func quoteIdent(s string) string {
 
 // Type conversion functions
 
-// goTypeToSQL converts Go type to PostgreSQL type
+// goTypeToSQL converts Go type to PostgreSQL type using the shared pgsql type map.
 func goTypeToSQL(goType string) string {
-	typeMap := map[string]string{
+	if sqlType, ok := pgsql.GoToPGSQLTypes[goType]; ok {
-		"string":    "text",
-		"int":       "integer",
-		"int32":     "integer",
-		"int64":     "bigint",
-		"float32":   "real",
-		"float64":   "double precision",
-		"bool":      "boolean",
-		"time.Time": "timestamp",
-		"[]byte":    "bytea",
-	}
-
-	if sqlType, ok := typeMap[goType]; ok {
 		return sqlType
 	}
-	return "text" // Default
+	return "text"
 }
 
 // sqlTypeToGo converts PostgreSQL type to Go type

pkg/writers/sqlite/datatypes.go

@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ package sqlite
 
 import (
 	"strings"
+
+	sqlitepkg "git.warky.dev/wdevs/relspecgo/pkg/sqlite"
 )
 
-// SQLite type affinities
+// SQLite type affinity constants
 const (
 	TypeText    = "TEXT"
 	TypeInteger = "INTEGER"
@@ -13,72 +15,27 @@ const (
 	TypeBlob    = "BLOB"
 )
 
-// MapPostgreSQLType maps PostgreSQL data types to SQLite type affinities
+// MapTypeToSQLite maps any SQL or Go canonical type to a SQLite type affinity.
+// Handles input from any reader (PostgreSQL, MSSQL, SQLite, Go canonical).
+func MapTypeToSQLite(colType string) string {
+	return sqlitepkg.ConvertCanonicalToSQLite(colType)
+}
+
+// MapPostgreSQLType is an alias for MapTypeToSQLite kept for compatibility.
+//
+// Deprecated: use MapTypeToSQLite.
 func MapPostgreSQLType(pgType string) string {
-	// Normalize the type
+	return MapTypeToSQLite(pgType)
-	normalized := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(pgType))
-
-	// Remove array notation if present
-	normalized = strings.TrimSuffix(normalized, "[]")
-
-	// Remove precision/scale if present
-	if idx := strings.Index(normalized, "("); idx != -1 {
-		normalized = normalized[:idx]
-	}
-
-	// Map to SQLite type affinity
-	switch normalized {
-	// TEXT affinity
-	case "varchar", "character varying", "text", "char", "character",
-		"citext", "uuid", "timestamp", "timestamptz", "timestamp with time zone",
-		"timestamp without time zone", "date", "time", "timetz", "time with time zone",
-		"time without time zone", "json", "jsonb", "xml", "inet", "cidr", "macaddr":
-		return TypeText
-
-	// INTEGER affinity
-	case "int", "int2", "int4", "int8", "integer", "smallint", "bigint",
-		"serial", "smallserial", "bigserial", "boolean", "bool":
-		return TypeInteger
-
-	// REAL affinity
-	case "real", "float", "float4", "float8", "double precision":
-		return TypeReal
-
-	// NUMERIC affinity
-	case "numeric", "decimal", "money":
-		return TypeNumeric
-
-	// BLOB affinity
-	case "bytea", "blob":
-		return TypeBlob
-
-	default:
-		// Default to TEXT for unknown types
-		return TypeText
-	}
 }
 
-// IsIntegerType checks if a column type should be treated as integer
+// IsIntegerType reports whether a column type maps to SQLite INTEGER affinity.
 func IsIntegerType(colType string) bool {
-	normalized := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(colType))
+	return MapTypeToSQLite(colType) == TypeInteger
-	normalized = strings.TrimSuffix(normalized, "[]")
-	if idx := strings.Index(normalized, "("); idx != -1 {
-		normalized = normalized[:idx]
-	}
-
-	switch normalized {
-	case "int", "int2", "int4", "int8", "integer", "smallint", "bigint",
-		"serial", "smallserial", "bigserial":
-		return true
-	default:
-		return false
-	}
 }
 
-// MapBooleanValue converts PostgreSQL boolean literals to SQLite (0/1)
+// MapBooleanValue converts common boolean literals to SQLite integers (1/0).
 func MapBooleanValue(value string) string {
-	normalized := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(value))
+	switch strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(value)) {
-	switch normalized {
 	case "true", "t", "yes", "y", "1":
 		return "1"
 	case "false", "f", "no", "n", "0":