InsForge Schema Patterns

Expert patterns for designing PostgreSQL schemas optimized for InsForge's PostgREST backend.

Pattern 1: Social Graph (Follows)

Use when: Building social features like Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn connections

Schema:

CREATE TABLE follows (
  id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
  follower_id UUID REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
  following_id UUID REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
  created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW(),
  UNIQUE(follower_id, following_id)
);