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Problem

Adding a database or a migration while encore run is running isn't applied: databases are only created and migrated when the SQL cluster starts. But the reload still printed Reloaded successfully., and requests to the new database then hung and returned 500 until you restarted. Nothing told you a restart was needed.

What this changes

Applying stays explicit (restart encore run), but you're now told when that's needed and what's pending. A typical flow is several reloads in a row (declare the db, add the folder, add a migration, edit it), so the output is state-based rather than per reload: the full list is printed when it changes, and a one-line reminder otherwise.

Pending changes, then a reload with nothing new, then a second database added:
Screenshot 2026-10-09 at 17 43 23

The app's first database is applied on reload (adding it starts the cluster, which creates and migrates it). That used to happen silently; it's now reported:

Changes detected, recompiling...
Created database "orders" and applied 1 migration.
Reloaded successfully.

Declaring a database before its migrations directory exists now says what to do next, in both parsers:

error: migrations directory does not exist; create it and add a migration file, e.g. 1_init.up.sql

Watcher race fix

While testing, mkdir -p hello/migrations && echo ... > hello/migrations/1_init.up.sql didn't trigger a reload at all. When a directory is created, the watcher starts watching it, but files written into it before the watch is added produce no events. This affects all apps (Go and TS) and any file, not just migrations: scripts, AI agents and git checkouts create directories and files this way all the time. The watcher now records a CREATED event for each file found in a newly created directory.

Implementation

  • sqldb.PendingMigrations: which migrations aren't applied, for sequential (latest version only) and non-sequential migrations; dirty versions count as not applied.
  • ResourceManager.DBChanges: compares the app metadata with the running cluster; databases not in the cluster are new.
  • Run.reloadedMessage: formats the result, remembers the last printed list, and tracks which databases this run has set up so it can report ones created during a reload.
  • watcher.recordExistingFiles: the race fix above.

Testing

  • Unit tests for PendingMigrations and for the watcher race (fails without the fix).
  • go test ./cli/daemon/sqldb/... ./cli/daemon/run/... ./v2/parser/... ./pkg/watcher/ and cargo test -p encore-tsparser pass.
  • Tested manually with a locally built CLI against a TS and a Go hello-world app: first database created on reload, pending migration, repeated reload, second database, and restart clearing the pending state.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Reload notifications now report newly set-up databases and pending migration counts, and explain when restarting encore run is required.
    • File changes in newly created directories are detected, including files already present when the directory is added.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Missing migration-directory errors now explain how to create the directory and include an example migration filename.
    • Reload notifications avoid claiming success when database checks fail.

When a directory is created, the watcher starts watching it, but files
written into it before the watch is added (e.g. `mkdir -p dir && echo > dir/file`)
produced no events. Scripts, AI agents and git checkouts do this all the
time, so those changes were silently missed until something else triggered
a reload. Record a CREATED event for each file found in the new directory.
Both the Go and TS parsers now tell the user to create the directory and
add a migration file, which is the usual next step when declaring a new
database.
Databases are only created and migrated when the SQL cluster starts, so
adding a database or migration while `encore run` is running isn't applied.
Reloads still printed "Reloaded successfully." and requests then failed.

After a reload, compare the app's databases and migrations with the cluster
and list what needs a restart. The list is only printed in full when it
changes, so several reloads while setting up a database don't repeat it.
Databases that a reload does set up (the app's first database, which starts
the cluster) are now reported too, instead of happening silently.
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Walkthrough

The changes add database migration status reporting to reload messages, record existing files when the watcher encounters a new directory, and expand missing migration-directory errors in both SQL parsers.

Changes

Database reload status

Layer / File(s) Summary
Calculate pending database migrations
cli/daemon/sqldb/db.go, cli/daemon/sqldb/db_test.go, cli/daemon/run/infra/infra.go
PendingMigrations identifies unapplied migrations. ResourceManager.DBChanges compares SQL database metadata with applied migrations and returns pending or up-to-date databases. Tests cover sequential and non-sequential migrations.
Report database status after reload
cli/daemon/run/run.go, cli/daemon/run/watch.go
Run tracks known databases and pending-change messages. Successful reloads report database setup, pending migrations, and restart guidance.

Files in newly created directories

Layer / File(s) Summary
Scan new directories and record files
pkg/watcher/watcher.go, pkg/watcher/watcher_test.go
When the watcher encounters a new directory, it scans for existing files and records CREATED events for entries whose metadata it can read. The test checks for an event for a nested file.

Missing migration-directory guidance

Layer / File(s) Summary
Expand missing-directory errors
tsparser/src/parser/resources/infra/sqldb.rs, v2/parser/infra/sqldb/errors.go
Both parsers now tell users to create the migrations directory and add a migration file, with 1_init.up.sql as an example.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ReloadWatcher
  participant Run
  participant ResourceManager
  participant SQLCluster
  ReloadWatcher->>Run: call reloadedMessage after successful reload
  Run->>ResourceManager: call DBChanges with process metadata
  ResourceManager->>SQLCluster: read applied migrations
  SQLCluster-->>ResourceManager: return applied migration versions
  ResourceManager-->>Run: return pending changes and up-to-date databases
  Run-->>ReloadWatcher: return formatted reload message
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Merge Risk

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to f2f63

The new missing-migrations error can suggest a filename that Drizzle and Prisma users cannot use. This is a minor wording problem that is easy to fix before merge. Nothing else in the reload reporting, watcher or migration-check changes was shown to fail.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to f2f63

The inspected changes add reload diagnostics and file discovery without automatically applying migrations to an existing cluster. No security regression was established in these paths, but broader exposure has not been fully verified.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — The traced status path reaches databases already associated with the run's managed cluster. File-triggered reloads retain the existing application-root watch and optional development-runtime watch. No additional tenant, service, or environment reachability was established by these changes.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — Synthetic file events enter the existing mutex-protected, per-path event batch. The scan applies the existing ignored-directory predicate, and reload consumers retain generated-file and extension filtering. Discovery does not introduce a separate execution mechanism.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

  • observed — A failed initial database setup during a live reload returns before process replacement, preserving the old process, but can leave the shared cluster registered and prevent an in-run startup retry. Comparison with the supplied base establishes that this recovery limitation predates the PR; it is not retained as an introduced concern.



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tsparser/src/parser/resources/infra/sqldb.rs (1)

441-441: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Use a source-specific migration example.

The missing-directory check runs before the parser selects a migration source. This message therefore also applies to Drizzle, DrizzleV1, and Prisma, which use different file layouts. Following the 1_init.up.sql example can cause a parse error or leave the parser with no discovered migrations. Select the example by source, or use format-neutral guidance.

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Review comment at @tsparser/src/parser/resources/infra/sqldb.rs at line 441:
Update the missing migrations directory message so its example matches the
selected migration source for SQL, Drizzle, DrizzleV1, and Prisma, or replace
the example with format-neutral guidance because this check runs before source
selection.
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pkg/watcher/watcher_test.go (1)

82-86: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Make the test exercise the directory scan.

The current fixture can pass through a native file-create event without calling recordExistingFiles. Move a populated directory into the watched root and assert both the path and EventType.

🐛 Suggested fix
-	file := filepath.Join(root, "a", "migrations", "1_init.up.sql")
+	stagedRoot := t.TempDir()
+	file := filepath.Join(stagedRoot, "a", "migrations", "1_init.up.sql")
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(file), 0o755); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	if err := os.WriteFile(file, []byte("CREATE TABLE t (id INT);"), 0o644); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
+	finalFile := filepath.Join(root, "a", "migrations", "1_init.up.sql")
+	if err := os.Rename(filepath.Join(stagedRoot, "a"), filepath.Join(root, "a")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 
 	found := make(chan struct{})
@@
-				if ev.Path == file {
+				if ev.Path == finalFile && ev.EventType == CREATED {
 					close(found)
 					return
 				}
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Review comment at @pkg/watcher/watcher_test.go around lines 82 - 86:
Update the watcher test fixture so it exercises directory scanning rather than
relying on a native file-create event: create the populated directory outside
the watched root, then move it into the root. In the test’s event assertion,
verify both the final file path and the CREATED EventType.

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Other comments:
Review comments at @tsparser/src/parser/resources/infra/sqldb.rs:
- Line 441: Update the missing migrations directory message so its example
matches the selected migration source for SQL, Drizzle, DrizzleV1, and Prisma,
or replace the example with format-neutral guidance because this check runs
before source selection.

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Review comments at @pkg/watcher/watcher_test.go:
- Around line 82-86: Update the watcher test fixture so it exercises directory
scanning rather than relying on a native file-create event: create the populated
directory outside the watched root, then move it into the root. In the test’s
event assertion, verify both the final file path and the CREATED EventType.

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With no applied versions, a sequential migration numbered 0 (Drizzle's
first migration) was treated as applied. And when a database's applied
migrations couldn't be listed, the reload reported success and forgot the
previously reported changes; it now says the database couldn't be checked.
Populate the directory elsewhere and move it into the watched root, so the
file can only be reported by the directory scan, not by its own event.

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🟡 Minor · Use a source-neutral migration example. · sqldb.rs:438-444

tsparser/src/parser/resources/infra/sqldb.rs:438-444
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Use a source-neutral migration example.

1_init.up.sql is valid only for the default parser. A configured source: "drizzle" rejects it, while Prisma and Drizzle v1 expect a migration.sql file inside a numbered directory. Remove the format-specific example from this shared error.

Suggested fix
-            "migrations directory does not exist; create it and add a migration file, e.g. 1_init.up.sql",
+            "migrations directory does not exist; create it and add a migration using the selected migration source format",
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Review comment at @tsparser/src/parser/resources/infra/sqldb.rs around lines 438
- 444:
Update the missing-directory error in the migration parsing function to remove
the default-format-specific filename example and use source-neutral guidance
that directs users to add a migration in the selected source format.

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Review comments at @tsparser/src/parser/resources/infra/sqldb.rs:
- Around line 438-444: Update the missing-directory error in the migration
parsing function to remove the default-format-specific filename example and use
source-neutral guidance that directs users to add a migration in the selected
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