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Incorrect Go type generated for nullable PostgreSQL enum columns

Open cozyCodr opened this issue 5 months ago • 0 comments

Version

1.29.0

What happened?

When a PostgreSQL enum column is defined as nullable (i.e., without the NOT NULL constraint), sqlc generates interface{} instead of the configured go_type from the overrides section in sqlc.yaml. This occurs even when a go_type override is specified for that enum type.

Expected Behavior:

sqlc should respect the go_type override in sqlc.yaml even when the database column is nullable. In this example, sqlc should generate the EnumCol field with type string.

Current Behavior:

sqlc generates the EnumCol field with type interface{} when the database column is nullable.

Relevant log output


Database schema

CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS "uuid-ossp";
DO $$
BEGIN
    IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_type WHERE typname = 'my_enum') THEN
        CREATE TYPE my_enum AS ENUM ('value1', 'value2');
    END IF;
END
$$;

CREATE TABLE my_table (
    id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT uuid_generate_v4(),
    enum_col my_enum DEFAULT 'value1' -- Note: No NOT NULL constraint
);

SQL queries


Configuration

version: "2"
sql:
  - engine: "postgresql"
    queries: "./db/query/"
    schema: "./db/migration/"
    gen:
      go:
        package: "db"
        out: "./db/sqlc"
        emit_json_tags: true
        overrides:
          - db_type: "my_enum"
            go_type: "string"

Playground URL

Playground URL

What operating system are you using?

Windows

What database engines are you using?

PostgreSQL

What type of code are you generating?

Go

cozyCodr avatar May 16 '25 10:05 cozyCodr