# Phase 14: PostgreSQL Migration - Research

**Researched:** 2026-04-04
**Domain:** Database migration (SQLite to PostgreSQL), Drizzle ORM, PGlite testing
**Confidence:** HIGH

## Summary

This phase replaces the SQLite database with PostgreSQL across the entire stack: schema definitions, database driver, all service/route code (sync to async), test infrastructure (PGlite), data migration script, and Docker Compose for local development.

The core migration is well-supported by Drizzle ORM, which has first-class drivers for both PostgreSQL (via `postgres` package) and PGlite (for testing). The schema rewrite from `drizzle-orm/sqlite-core` to `drizzle-orm/pg-core` is straightforward -- column type mapping is direct. The bulk of the work is mechanical: adding `await` to ~82 sync `.all()/.get()/.run()` calls across 9 service files, updating 4 transaction usages to async, and updating all 18 test files to use async PGlite-backed databases.

**Primary recommendation:** Use `postgres` (postgres.js) as the production driver for best Bun compatibility and connection pooling. Use `@electric-sql/pglite` with `drizzle-orm/pglite` for tests. Apply schema in tests via `migrate()` from generated migrations (not `pushSchema`) to match production behavior.

<user_constraints>
## User Constraints (from CONTEXT.md)

### Locked Decisions
- **D-01:** Clean rewrite of `src/db/schema.ts` using `drizzle-orm/pg-core` (pgTable, serial, text, numeric, timestamp, etc.) -- not a conversion of the SQLite schema
- **D-02:** Start fresh Postgres migration history in a new directory (e.g., `drizzle-pg/`) -- keep existing `drizzle/` SQLite migrations archived for reference
- **D-03:** `src/db/index.ts` switches from `bun:sqlite` + `drizzle-orm/bun-sqlite` to `drizzle-orm/node-postgres` (or `drizzle-orm/postgres-js`) with async connection
- **D-04:** Standalone TypeScript script (e.g., `scripts/migrate-sqlite-to-postgres.ts`) that reads from SQLite file and writes to Postgres -- not a Drizzle migration
- **D-05:** Script handles type conversions: integer timestamps to proper Postgres `timestamp` columns, `real` weight to `numeric` or `double precision`, text to text
- **D-06:** Script preserves all IDs and foreign key relationships -- no ID remapping
- **D-07:** `createTestDb()` returns an async PGlite-backed Drizzle instance -- same API shape as current, but async
- **D-08:** Per-test fresh PGlite instance with migrations applied (matches current in-memory SQLite pattern, avoids test pollution)
- **D-09:** All service and route tests updated from sync to async database operations
- **D-10:** Separate `docker-compose.dev.yml` for development with Postgres service -- keep existing `docker-compose.yml` for production (updated to include Postgres)
- **D-11:** PostgreSQL 16 (latest stable)
- **D-12:** Environment variable `DATABASE_URL` for Postgres connection string (replaces `DATABASE_PATH` for SQLite)

### Claude's Discretion
- Drizzle Postgres driver choice (`node-postgres` vs `postgres-js`) -- pick based on Bun compatibility and async performance
- PGlite configuration details (version, extensions)
- Column type mapping specifics beyond the ones called out (e.g., whether to use `serial` vs `integer().primaryKey()`)
- Migration script error handling and progress reporting
- Whether to use `drizzle-orm/pglite` driver or generic pg driver for tests

### Deferred Ideas (OUT OF SCOPE)
None -- discussion stayed within phase scope
</user_constraints>

<phase_requirements>
## Phase Requirements

| ID | Description | Research Support |
|----|-------------|------------------|
| DB-01 | Application runs on PostgreSQL instead of SQLite | Schema rewrite (pg-core), driver swap (postgres.js), async service layer |
| DB-02 | All service functions use async database operations | 82 sync calls across 9 services need `await`; 4 transactions need async conversion |
| DB-03 | Test infrastructure uses PGlite instead of bun:sqlite in-memory databases | `@electric-sql/pglite` + `drizzle-orm/pglite` with per-test instances |
| DB-04 | Existing SQLite data can be migrated to Postgres via a one-time script | Standalone script reads SQLite via `bun:sqlite`, writes to Postgres with type conversion |
| DB-05 | Docker Compose provides Postgres for local development | `docker-compose.dev.yml` with PostgreSQL 16, `docker-compose.yml` updated for production |
</phase_requirements>

## Standard Stack

### Core
| Library | Version | Purpose | Why Standard |
|---------|---------|---------|--------------|
| drizzle-orm | 0.45.2 | ORM (already installed, update minor) | Already in use; pg-core module provides PostgreSQL schema/query support |
| drizzle-kit | 0.31.10 | Migration generation (already installed, update minor) | Already in use; supports `postgresql` dialect for migration generation |
| postgres | 3.4.8 | PostgreSQL driver (postgres.js) | Best Bun compatibility, built-in connection pooling, no native bindings needed |
| @electric-sql/pglite | 0.4.3 | In-process WASM Postgres for testing | Real Postgres SQL execution without Docker; per-test isolation in milliseconds |

### Supporting
| Library | Version | Purpose | When to Use |
|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
| bun:sqlite (built-in) | N/A | Read-only in migration script | Only used by data migration script to read existing SQLite data |

### Alternatives Considered
| Instead of | Could Use | Tradeoff |
|------------|-----------|----------|
| postgres (postgres.js) | pg (node-postgres) | pg requires `@types/pg`, has native binding option but no benefit on Bun; postgres.js has cleaner API |
| postgres (postgres.js) | bun:sql (Bun SQL) | Bun SQL has known drizzle-kit compatibility issues (push/migrate don't work); not yet mature enough |
| @electric-sql/pglite | Docker Postgres for tests | Docker adds latency, setup complexity; PGlite is zero-config, sub-millisecond startup |

**Driver recommendation: `postgres` (postgres.js)**
- No native bindings (works on Bun without build tools)
- Built-in connection pooling
- Prepared statements by default
- Drizzle ORM has first-class `drizzle-orm/postgres-js` driver
- Bun SQL driver was considered but drizzle-kit does not fully support it for push/migrate commands yet

**Installation:**
```bash
bun add postgres @electric-sql/pglite
bun remove better-sqlite3 @types/better-sqlite3
```

Note: `bun:sqlite` is built-in and does not need to be uninstalled -- it remains available for the migration script. `better-sqlite3` and its types are dev dependencies that can be removed since they are no longer needed.

## Architecture Patterns

### Recommended Project Structure
```
src/db/
  schema.ts          # Rewritten with drizzle-orm/pg-core (pgTable, serial, text, timestamp, etc.)
  index.ts           # postgres.js connection + drizzle initialization
  migrate.ts         # Async migration runner for production startup
  seed.ts            # Async seed function
drizzle-pg/          # New PostgreSQL migration directory (D-02)
drizzle/             # Archived SQLite migrations (kept for reference)
drizzle.config.ts    # Updated: dialect "postgresql", out "./drizzle-pg"
scripts/
  migrate-sqlite-to-postgres.ts  # One-time data migration script (D-04)
tests/helpers/
  db.ts              # Rewritten: async createTestDb() with PGlite
docker-compose.dev.yml  # New: Postgres for local dev
docker-compose.yml      # Updated: Postgres for production
```

### Pattern 1: PostgreSQL Schema Definition
**What:** Rewrite all tables using `drizzle-orm/pg-core` types
**When to use:** The one-time schema rewrite

```typescript
// src/db/schema.ts
import { doublePrecision, integer, pgTable, serial, text, timestamp } from "drizzle-orm/pg-core";

export const categories = pgTable("categories", {
  id: serial("id").primaryKey(),
  name: text("name").notNull().unique(),
  icon: text("icon").notNull().default("package"),
  createdAt: timestamp("created_at").notNull().defaultNow(),
});

export const items = pgTable("items", {
  id: serial("id").primaryKey(),
  name: text("name").notNull(),
  weightGrams: doublePrecision("weight_grams"),
  priceCents: integer("price_cents"),
  categoryId: integer("category_id").notNull().references(() => categories.id),
  notes: text("notes"),
  productUrl: text("product_url"),
  imageFilename: text("image_filename"),
  imageSourceUrl: text("image_source_url"),
  quantity: integer("quantity").notNull().default(1),
  createdAt: timestamp("created_at").notNull().defaultNow(),
  updatedAt: timestamp("updated_at").notNull().defaultNow(),
});
```

### Pattern 2: Async Database Connection
**What:** Production database initialization with postgres.js
**When to use:** `src/db/index.ts`

```typescript
// src/db/index.ts
import { drizzle } from "drizzle-orm/postgres-js";
import postgres from "postgres";
import * as schema from "./schema.ts";

const queryClient = postgres(process.env.DATABASE_URL!);
export const db = drizzle(queryClient, { schema });
```

### Pattern 3: Async Service Functions
**What:** Convert sync Drizzle calls to async with await
**When to use:** All 9 service files

```typescript
// BEFORE (SQLite sync):
export function getAllItems(db: Db = prodDb) {
  return db.select().from(items).innerJoin(categories, eq(items.categoryId, categories.id)).all();
}

// AFTER (PostgreSQL async):
export async function getAllItems(db: Db = prodDb) {
  return await db.select().from(items).innerJoin(categories, eq(items.categoryId, categories.id));
}
```

Key differences:
- `.all()` is removed -- Postgres driver returns arrays directly from `await`
- `.get()` is replaced with indexing: `const [result] = await db.select()...` or using `.limit(1)` then `[0]`
- `.run()` is removed -- `await db.delete()...` / `await db.insert()...` is sufficient
- `.returning().get()` becomes `const [result] = await db.insert()...returning()`
- `db.transaction(() => { ... })` becomes `await db.transaction(async (tx) => { ... })` with await inside

### Pattern 4: PGlite Test Database
**What:** Per-test Postgres instance using PGlite
**When to use:** `tests/helpers/db.ts`

```typescript
// tests/helpers/db.ts
import { drizzle } from "drizzle-orm/pglite";
import { migrate } from "drizzle-orm/pglite/migrator";
import * as schema from "../../src/db/schema.ts";

export async function createTestDb() {
  const db = drizzle({ schema });

  // Apply migrations from the new PostgreSQL migration directory
  await migrate(db, { migrationsFolder: "./drizzle-pg" });

  // Seed default category
  await db.insert(schema.categories).values({ name: "Uncategorized", icon: "package" });

  return db;
}
```

### Pattern 5: Async Transaction
**What:** Convert sync transactions to async
**When to use:** 4 transaction sites (category delete, setup update, thread resolve/unresolve)

```typescript
// BEFORE (SQLite sync):
db.transaction(() => {
  db.update(items).set({ categoryId: 1 }).where(eq(items.categoryId, id)).run();
  db.delete(categories).where(eq(categories.id, id)).run();
});

// AFTER (PostgreSQL async):
await db.transaction(async (tx) => {
  await tx.update(items).set({ categoryId: 1 }).where(eq(items.categoryId, id));
  await tx.delete(categories).where(eq(categories.id, id));
});
```

### Pattern 6: Drizzle Config for PostgreSQL
**What:** Updated drizzle.config.ts
**When to use:** One-time config update

```typescript
// drizzle.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from "drizzle-kit";

export default defineConfig({
  out: "./drizzle-pg",
  schema: "./src/db/schema.ts",
  dialect: "postgresql",
  dbCredentials: {
    url: process.env.DATABASE_URL || "postgresql://gearbox:gearbox@localhost:5432/gearbox",
  },
});
```

### Anti-Patterns to Avoid
- **Mixing sync and async:** Do not leave any `.all()`, `.get()`, `.run()` calls -- they are SQLite-only methods
- **Forgetting await:** Every database call must be awaited; missing awaits will return Promise objects instead of data
- **Using `pushSchema` for tests:** While faster, `pushSchema` from `drizzle-kit/api` does not match production migration behavior -- use `migrate()` to catch migration issues early
- **Integer timestamps in Postgres:** Do not carry over `integer("col", { mode: "timestamp" })` -- use native `timestamp()` type
- **Keeping `bun:sqlite` imports in production code:** Only the migration script should import `bun:sqlite`

## Don't Hand-Roll

| Problem | Don't Build | Use Instead | Why |
|---------|-------------|-------------|-----|
| Connection pooling | Custom pool manager | `postgres` built-in pooling | Handles connection limits, idle timeout, reconnection |
| In-memory test DB | Docker Postgres containers | PGlite | Zero setup, sub-ms startup, real Postgres SQL |
| Schema migrations | Manual SQL files | `drizzle-kit generate` | Generates correct DDL from schema diff |
| Data type conversion | Manual column-by-column casting | Drizzle schema + postgres driver auto-coercion | Driver handles JS Date <-> Postgres timestamp, number <-> integer |

**Key insight:** Drizzle ORM abstracts the SQLite/PostgreSQL differences at the query builder level. The schema definition and driver are the only things that change -- service query logic (select, where, join, insert, etc.) stays identical except for removing sync-only methods.

## Common Pitfalls

### Pitfall 1: Missing Await on Database Calls
**What goes wrong:** Route handlers return `Promise<Item>` instead of `Item`, leading to empty/broken JSON responses
**Why it happens:** Mechanical conversion misses an `await` in a handler that was previously sync
**How to avoid:** Make route handlers `async` if not already; TypeScript will flag return type mismatches if return types are annotated
**Warning signs:** Tests pass but return `{}` or undefined fields; API returns `{}`

### Pitfall 2: `.get()` Does Not Exist on PostgreSQL Drizzle
**What goes wrong:** Runtime error: `.get is not a function`
**Why it happens:** `.get()` is a SQLite-only convenience method that returns a single row
**How to avoid:** Replace `.get()` with array destructuring: `const [row] = await db.select()...`; replace `.returning().get()` with `const [row] = await db.insert()...returning()`
**Warning signs:** TypeScript type errors if using strict mode

### Pitfall 3: `serial` Auto-Increment Behavior in Postgres
**What goes wrong:** Data migration script inserts rows with explicit IDs but the `serial` sequence is not advanced, causing conflicts on next insert
**Why it happens:** PostgreSQL `serial` is backed by a sequence that is only auto-incremented on default inserts -- explicit ID inserts do not update the sequence
**How to avoid:** After data migration, reset sequences: `SELECT setval('table_id_seq', (SELECT MAX(id) FROM table))`
**Warning signs:** Duplicate key errors after migration when creating new records

### Pitfall 4: Boolean Columns (OAuth `used` Field)
**What goes wrong:** SQLite uses `integer` for boolean (`0`/`1`); Postgres has native `boolean` type
**Why it happens:** Direct schema port without type adjustment
**How to avoid:** Use `boolean("used").notNull().default(false)` in pg-core schema; migration script must convert `0/1` to `false/true`
**Warning signs:** Type errors in OAuth code that checks `=== 0` or `=== 1`

### Pitfall 5: Transaction Callback Must Be Async
**What goes wrong:** Transaction body runs sync but database calls inside return unresolved promises
**Why it happens:** Forgetting to make the transaction callback `async` and `await` internal operations
**How to avoid:** `await db.transaction(async (tx) => { await tx.update()... })`
**Warning signs:** Empty/partial data writes, no errors thrown

### Pitfall 6: `createdAt` Default Function Mismatch
**What goes wrong:** `$defaultFn(() => new Date())` in SQLite schema is a JS-side default; Postgres `defaultNow()` is SQL-side
**Why it happens:** Different default mechanisms
**How to avoid:** Use `.defaultNow()` for all timestamp columns in pg-core schema (server-side default is more reliable)
**Warning signs:** Null timestamps when inserting without explicit values

### Pitfall 7: Test `createTestDb()` Becomes Async
**What goes wrong:** All `beforeEach` blocks that call `createTestDb()` break
**Why it happens:** `createTestDb()` returns a Promise instead of a Drizzle instance
**How to avoid:** `beforeEach(async () => { db = await createTestDb(); })` in all 18 test files
**Warning signs:** `db.select is not a function` errors in every test

### Pitfall 8: `Db` Type Changes
**What goes wrong:** `type Db = typeof prodDb` in services no longer matches PGlite-created instances in tests
**Why it happens:** `drizzle-orm/postgres-js` and `drizzle-orm/pglite` return different Drizzle instance types
**How to avoid:** Use a shared type or use the generic `PostgresJsDatabase<typeof schema>` type that both drivers satisfy. Alternatively, use `ReturnType<typeof drizzle>` from pglite driver which is compatible.
**Warning signs:** TypeScript errors when passing test DB to service functions

## Code Examples

### Data Migration Script Structure
```typescript
// scripts/migrate-sqlite-to-postgres.ts
import { Database } from "bun:sqlite";
import { drizzle } from "drizzle-orm/postgres-js";
import postgres from "postgres";
import * as schema from "../src/db/schema.ts";

const sqlite = new Database(process.env.SQLITE_PATH || "gearbox.db");
const pg = postgres(process.env.DATABASE_URL!);
const db = drizzle(pg, { schema });

async function migrateTable<T>(
  tableName: string,
  pgTable: any,
  transform: (row: any) => T
) {
  const rows = sqlite.query(`SELECT * FROM ${tableName}`).all();
  console.log(`Migrating ${rows.length} ${tableName}...`);
  
  if (rows.length === 0) return;
  
  for (const row of rows) {
    await db.insert(pgTable).values(transform(row as any));
  }
}

async function resetSequences() {
  const tables = ["categories", "items", "threads", "thread_candidates", 
                   "setups", "setup_items", "users", "api_keys", 
                   "oauth_clients", "oauth_codes", "oauth_tokens"];
  for (const table of tables) {
    await pg`SELECT setval('${pg(table)}_id_seq', COALESCE((SELECT MAX(id) FROM ${pg(table)}), 0))`;
  }
}

async function main() {
  // Migrate tables in dependency order (parents before children)
  // 1. categories, users, settings
  // 2. items, threads, sessions, api_keys, oauth_clients
  // 3. thread_candidates, setups
  // 4. setup_items
  // Convert: unix timestamps -> Date objects, integer booleans -> booleans
  
  await resetSequences();
  await pg.end();
  sqlite.close();
  console.log("Migration complete!");
}

main().catch(console.error);
```

### Docker Compose Development
```yaml
# docker-compose.dev.yml
services:
  postgres:
    image: postgres:16-alpine
    environment:
      POSTGRES_USER: gearbox
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: gearbox
      POSTGRES_DB: gearbox
    ports:
      - "5432:5432"
    volumes:
      - pgdata-dev:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U gearbox"]
      interval: 5s
      timeout: 3s
      retries: 5

volumes:
  pgdata-dev:
```

### Docker Compose Production (updated)
```yaml
# docker-compose.yml
services:
  postgres:
    image: postgres:16-alpine
    environment:
      POSTGRES_USER: gearbox
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
      POSTGRES_DB: gearbox
    volumes:
      - pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U gearbox"]
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 5

  app:
    image: gearbox:latest
    environment:
      DATABASE_URL: postgresql://gearbox:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@postgres:5432/gearbox
      GEARBOX_URL: ${GEARBOX_URL}
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
    depends_on:
      postgres:
        condition: service_healthy
    volumes:
      - uploads:/app/uploads

volumes:
  pgdata:
  uploads:
```

### Updated Migration Runner
```typescript
// src/db/migrate.ts
import { drizzle } from "drizzle-orm/postgres-js";
import { migrate } from "drizzle-orm/postgres-js/migrator";
import postgres from "postgres";

const migrationClient = postgres(process.env.DATABASE_URL!, { max: 1 });
const db = drizzle(migrationClient);

await migrate(db, { migrationsFolder: "./drizzle-pg" });
await migrationClient.end();

console.log("Migrations applied successfully");
```

## Column Type Mapping

| SQLite Column | pg-core Column | Notes |
|---------------|----------------|-------|
| `integer("id").primaryKey({ autoIncrement: true })` | `serial("id").primaryKey()` | `serial` = auto-incrementing 4-byte int |
| `text("name")` | `text("name")` | Identical |
| `real("weight_grams")` | `doublePrecision("weight_grams")` | 8-byte float, matches SQLite `real` precision |
| `integer("price_cents")` | `integer("price_cents")` | Identical |
| `integer("col", { mode: "timestamp" })` | `timestamp("col")` | Native Postgres timestamp; Drizzle returns JS Date |
| `integer("used").default(0)` | `boolean("used").default(false)` | Proper boolean type |
| `real("sort_order")` | `doublePrecision("sort_order")` | Or `real()` (4-byte) -- either works |
| `text("id").primaryKey()` (sessions) | `text("id").primaryKey()` | Identical |
| `text("key").primaryKey()` (settings) | `text("key").primaryKey()` | Identical |

## State of the Art

| Old Approach | Current Approach | When Changed | Impact |
|--------------|------------------|--------------|--------|
| `bun:sqlite` sync driver | `postgres` (postgres.js) async driver | This migration | All DB calls become async |
| `drizzle-orm/bun-sqlite` | `drizzle-orm/postgres-js` | This migration | Driver swap in one file |
| In-memory SQLite for tests | PGlite WASM Postgres for tests | This migration | Tests run real Postgres SQL |
| `drizzle-orm/bun-sql` (Bun native) | `postgres` (postgres.js) | N/A | Bun SQL has drizzle-kit incompatibilities; postgres.js is mature |

## Scope of Change

Summary of files that need modification:

| Category | Files | Change Type |
|----------|-------|-------------|
| Schema | `src/db/schema.ts` | Full rewrite (sqlite-core to pg-core) |
| DB config | `src/db/index.ts` | Full rewrite (bun:sqlite to postgres.js) |
| Migrations | `src/db/migrate.ts` | Full rewrite (async, postgres migrator) |
| Seed | `src/db/seed.ts` | Async conversion |
| Drizzle config | `drizzle.config.ts` | Dialect + output path change |
| Services | 9 files in `src/server/services/` | Add async/await to all DB calls (~82 call sites) |
| Routes | 9 files in `src/server/routes/` | Add await to service calls, make handlers async |
| Server entry | `src/server/index.ts` | Async seed call |
| Test helper | `tests/helpers/db.ts` | Full rewrite (PGlite) |
| Service tests | 9 files in `tests/services/` | Async beforeEach + await all assertions |
| Route tests | 8 files in `tests/routes/` | Async createTestApp + await |
| MCP tests | `tests/mcp/tools.test.ts` | Async test DB |
| Docker | `docker-compose.dev.yml` (new), `docker-compose.yml` (new) | Postgres service definitions |
| Dockerfile | `Dockerfile` | Update: copy `drizzle-pg/`, remove SQLite-specific steps |
| Migration script | `scripts/migrate-sqlite-to-postgres.ts` (new) | Data migration |
| Package.json | `package.json` | Add `postgres`, `@electric-sql/pglite`; remove `better-sqlite3` |

**Total: ~40 files touched, ~2 new files created**

## Validation Architecture

### Test Framework
| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Framework | Bun test runner (built-in) |
| Config file | None (uses bun defaults) |
| Quick run command | `bun test tests/services/item.service.test.ts` |
| Full suite command | `bun test tests/` |

### Phase Requirements to Test Map
| Req ID | Behavior | Test Type | Automated Command | File Exists? |
|--------|----------|-----------|-------------------|-------------|
| DB-01 | App runs on PostgreSQL | integration | `bun test tests/` (all tests use PGlite) | Existing (updated) |
| DB-02 | Async database operations | unit | `bun test tests/services/` | Existing (updated) |
| DB-03 | PGlite test infrastructure | unit | `bun test tests/services/item.service.test.ts -x` | Existing (updated) |
| DB-04 | SQLite data migration script | integration | `bun run scripts/migrate-sqlite-to-postgres.ts` | New (Wave 0) |
| DB-05 | Docker Compose Postgres | smoke | `docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d && bun test tests/` | Manual verification |

### Sampling Rate
- **Per task commit:** `bun test tests/services/item.service.test.ts -x` (fast single-file check)
- **Per wave merge:** `bun test tests/` (full suite)
- **Phase gate:** Full suite green + manual Docker Compose smoke test

### Wave 0 Gaps
- [ ] `tests/helpers/db.ts` -- must be rewritten to PGlite before any other tests can run
- [ ] Migration files in `drizzle-pg/` -- must be generated before test helper can apply them
- [ ] `scripts/migrate-sqlite-to-postgres.ts` -- new file, needs at least a basic test or manual verification plan

## Open Questions

1. **PGlite + Bun test runner performance**
   - What we know: PGlite works well with Vitest; Bun test runner is compatible
   - What's unclear: Whether Bun's test runner parallel mode causes issues with PGlite WASM initialization
   - Recommendation: Start with sequential tests; if slow, investigate parallelization

2. **`Db` type compatibility between postgres.js and PGlite drivers**
   - What we know: Both return Drizzle instances but with different generic type parameters
   - What's unclear: Whether the types are structurally compatible without explicit casting
   - Recommendation: Define a shared `AppDb` type alias; if types diverge, use a minimal interface or `any` for the DI parameter with runtime compatibility

3. **Sequence reset in migration script**
   - What we know: Explicit ID inserts do not advance Postgres sequences
   - What's unclear: Exact syntax for `setval` with dynamic table names via postgres.js
   - Recommendation: Use raw SQL via `postgres.unsafe()` or `db.execute(sql\`...\`)` for sequence resets

## Environment Availability

| Dependency | Required By | Available | Version | Fallback |
|------------|------------|-----------|---------|----------|
| Docker | Docker Compose dev/prod | Yes | 29.0.0 | -- |
| Docker Compose | Local Postgres service | Yes | 2.40.3 | -- |
| Bun | Runtime | Yes | 1.3.10 | -- |
| PostgreSQL (via Docker) | DB-01, DB-05 | Via Docker | 16-alpine (to pull) | -- |
| psql CLI | Debug/manual verification | No | -- | Use Docker exec or skip |

**Missing dependencies with no fallback:** None

**Missing dependencies with fallback:**
- psql CLI not installed locally -- use `docker exec` into Postgres container for manual queries

## Sources

### Primary (HIGH confidence)
- [Drizzle ORM PGlite docs](https://orm.drizzle.team/docs/connect-pglite) - Connection setup, migration API
- [Drizzle ORM PostgreSQL docs](https://orm.drizzle.team/docs/get-started-postgresql) - postgres.js and node-postgres driver setup
- [Drizzle ORM pg-core column types](https://orm.drizzle.team/docs/column-types/pg) - Column type definitions
- [Drizzle ORM migrations](https://orm.drizzle.team/docs/migrations) - Programmatic migration execution
- [Drizzle ORM Bun SQL](https://orm.drizzle.team/docs/connect-bun-sql) - Bun SQL driver (evaluated, not recommended)
- Project codebase: `src/db/schema.ts`, `src/db/index.ts`, `tests/helpers/db.ts`, all service files

### Secondary (MEDIUM confidence)
- [Bun + PostgreSQL compatibility](https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/issues/6555) - Historical postgres.js issues (resolved)
- [drizzle-kit Bun SQL issue #4122](https://github.com/drizzle-team/drizzle-orm/issues/4122) - drizzle-kit push incompatibility with Bun SQL
- [npm registry](https://www.npmjs.com) - Current package versions verified 2026-04-04

### Tertiary (LOW confidence)
- [PGlite + Drizzle testing patterns](https://dev.to/benjamindaniel/how-to-test-your-nodejs-postgres-app-using-drizzle-pglite-4fb3) - Community patterns (Vitest-focused, may need adaptation for Bun test runner)

## Metadata

**Confidence breakdown:**
- Standard stack: HIGH - Drizzle ORM pg-core and postgres.js are mature, well-documented, verified against official docs
- Architecture: HIGH - Schema mapping is direct; async conversion is mechanical; DI pattern makes driver swap clean
- Pitfalls: HIGH - Based on known SQLite-to-Postgres differences and verified Drizzle API differences
- Testing (PGlite + Bun): MEDIUM - PGlite is well-documented with Vitest; Bun test runner compatibility is inferred but not directly verified

**Research date:** 2026-04-04
**Valid until:** 2026-05-04 (stable domain, Drizzle ORM and PGlite are mature)
