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azure-pipelines.yml

@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ variables:
 buildPlatform: 'Any CPU'
 buildConfiguration: 'Release'
 projectName: 'Shogi'
+# Database variables - Set these as pipeline variables in Azure DevOps
+# DatabaseServer: 'your-sql-server-address'
+# DatabaseName: 'ShogiDb'
+# DatabaseUser: 'your-db-user'
+# DatabasePassword: 'your-db-password' # Mark as secret in Azure DevOps
 
 steps:
 
@@ -43,6 +48,37 @@ steps:
     arguments: '-c Release -o $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)'
     zipAfterPublish: false
 
+- task: PowerShell@2
+  displayName: "Generate EF Core migration script"
+  inputs:
+    targetType: 'inline'
+    script: |
+      dotnet tool restore --tool-manifest $(projectName)/.config/dotnet-tools.json
+      dotnet ef migrations script --idempotent --project $(projectName)/$(projectName).csproj --output $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/migrations.sql
+    workingDirectory: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)'
+
+- task: CopyFilesOverSSH@0
+  displayName: "Copy database migration script"
+  inputs:
+    sshEndpoint: 'LucaServer'
+    sourceFolder: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)'
+    contents: 'migrations.sql'
+    targetFolder: '/var/www/apps/$(projectName)/migrations'
+    readyTimeout: '20000'
+
+- task: SSH@0
+  displayName: "Apply database migrations"
+  inputs:
+    sshEndpoint: 'LucaServer'
+    runOptions: 'commands'
+    commands: |
+      # Install sqlcmd if not already installed (one-time setup)
+      # which sqlcmd || curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/microsoft.asc && curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/22.04/prod.list | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mssql-release.list && sudo apt-get update && sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y apt-get install -y mssql-tools18 unixodbc-dev
+      
+      # Apply migrations (adjust connection string as needed)
+      /opt/mssql-tools18/bin/sqlcmd -S $(DatabaseServer) -d $(DatabaseName) -U $(DatabaseUser) -P $(DatabasePassword) -i /var/www/apps/$(projectName)/migrations/migrations.sql -C
+    readyTimeout: '20000'
+
 - task: CopyFilesOverSSH@0
   displayName: "Copy application files"
   inputs: