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@shepherdorg/postgres-backend
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#Postgres backend for state store. Simple key-value store with last update timestamp.
Might want to add a history table to keep track of when things were deployed. Would complement version control, since it could tell when things are deployed due to configuration changes or version change.
Database is not maintained yet using migrations. If more changes are required, consider moving to a separate user/schema and use migration tool to maintain database.
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Postgres backend for shepherd state store
The npm package @shepherdorg/postgres-backend receives a total of 110 weekly downloads. As such, @shepherdorg/postgres-backend popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that @shepherdorg/postgres-backend demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 0 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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