I have an existing project and would like to dupli...
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Jerry Jäppinen
08/08/2018, 2:22 PMI have an existing project and would like to duplicate my demo data to a new service in order to test some schema changes without having to deploy them to my only service.
Is there a simple way to duplicate an existing Prisma dev service, or do I need to manyally
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nilan
08/08/2018, 2:24 PMThe pieces are there, with `prisma export`/`prisma import` and service stages. Currently, there is no simple command that combines those pieces into a unified "clone service" feature.
Could you actually raise this as a feature request here: https://github.com/prismagraphql/prisma? I would love to collect further feedback here to discuss current approaches and think about how this can be improved.
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Jerry Jäppinen
08/08/2018, 2:34 PMAlright, thanks for the answer. I’ll open an issue when I have the time, thanks!
Jerry Jäppinen
08/08/2018, 2:35 PMIs there anything else I should know about the intended development flow when it comes to schema changes during maintenance or feature development?
Jerry Jäppinen
08/08/2018, 2:36 PMI guess people generally just spin up as many services as they feel they need
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nilan
08/08/2018, 2:46 PMYup that is already a useful tool here. Generally, we are looking to improve such workflows. There is an ongoing effort to do so in #migrations.
There is an open issue to improve documentation around multi stage workflows here: https://github.com/prismagraphql/prisma/issues/2732
here's an example for a generally useful pattern in this context - deploy Prisma to CI: https://github.com/prismagraphql/prisma/tree/master/examples/travis
nilan
08/08/2018, 2:46 PMLastly, you can think about how seeding can help you for multi stage workflows: https://github.com/prismagraphql/prisma/issues/2618
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Jerry Jäppinen
08/08/2018, 2:47 PMGreat info, very interesting
Jerry Jäppinen
08/08/2018, 2:47 PMCheers!
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nilan
08/08/2018, 2:57 PMSure! 🙂 Thanks for starting this discussion. Curious to hear your thoughts on the resources I shared. Also would love to hear other's input here!