The newsletter_id column in the newsletter_subscriber table was previously set as NOT NULL, which imposed a constraint that every subscriber must be associated with a specific newsletter. However, we've identified scenarios where subscribers may not need to be tied to a specific newsletter upon initial subscription, allowing for greater flexibility in subscription management.
Changes Made:
Updated the newsletter_id column in the newsletter_subscriber table to allow NULL values by modifying the column's constraint from NOT NULL to NULL.
This change enables the creation of newsletter_subscriber records without requiring an immediate association with a specific newsletter.
Testing Details:
Verified that the database migration executes successfully, updating the column constraint as expected.
Added new test cases to ensure that newsletter_subscriber records can be created with a NULL value for newsletter_id.
Ran existing test cases to confirm that other functionalities related to the newsletter_subscriber table remain unaffected by this change.
Types of changes
[X] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
[ ] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
[ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change)
Checklist:
[X] My code follows the code style of this project.
[X] My change requires a change to the documentation.
Motivation:
The
newsletter_id
column in thenewsletter_subscriber
table was previously set as NOT NULL, which imposed a constraint that every subscriber must be associated with a specific newsletter. However, we've identified scenarios where subscribers may not need to be tied to a specific newsletter upon initial subscription, allowing for greater flexibility in subscription management.Changes Made:
newsletter_id
column in thenewsletter_subscriber
table to allow NULL values by modifying the column's constraint from NOT NULL to NULL.newsletter_subscriber
records without requiring an immediate association with a specific newsletter.Testing Details:
newsletter_subscriber
records can be created with a NULL value fornewsletter_id
.newsletter_subscriber
table remain unaffected by this change.Types of changes
Checklist: