diff --git a/migrations/.gitkeep b/migrations/.gitkeep
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diff --git a/migrations/00000000000000_diesel_initial_setup/down.sql b/migrations/00000000000000_diesel_initial_setup/down.sql
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+-- This file was automatically created by Diesel to setup helper functions
+-- and other internal bookkeeping. This file is safe to edit, any future
+-- changes will be added to existing projects as new migrations.
+
+DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS diesel_manage_updated_at(_tbl regclass);
+DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS diesel_set_updated_at();
diff --git a/migrations/00000000000000_diesel_initial_setup/up.sql b/migrations/00000000000000_diesel_initial_setup/up.sql
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+-- This file was automatically created by Diesel to setup helper functions
+-- and other internal bookkeeping. This file is safe to edit, any future
+-- changes will be added to existing projects as new migrations.
+
+
+
+
+-- Sets up a trigger for the given table to automatically set a column called
+-- `updated_at` whenever the row is modified (unless `updated_at` was included
+-- in the modified columns)
+--
+-- # Example
+--
+-- ```sql
+-- CREATE TABLE users (id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY, updated_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW());
+--
+-- SELECT diesel_manage_updated_at('users');
+-- ```
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION diesel_manage_updated_at(_tbl regclass) RETURNS VOID AS $$
+BEGIN
+    EXECUTE format('CREATE TRIGGER set_updated_at BEFORE UPDATE ON %s
+                    FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE PROCEDURE diesel_set_updated_at()', _tbl);
+END;
+$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
+
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION diesel_set_updated_at() RETURNS trigger AS $$
+BEGIN
+    IF (
+        NEW IS DISTINCT FROM OLD AND
+        NEW.updated_at IS NOT DISTINCT FROM OLD.updated_at
+    ) THEN
+        NEW.updated_at := current_timestamp;
+    END IF;
+    RETURN NEW;
+END;
+$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
diff --git a/migrations/2018-04-08-133240_create_posts/down.sql b/migrations/2018-04-08-133240_create_posts/down.sql
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+DROP TABLE posts;
+DROP TABLE threads;
diff --git a/migrations/2018-04-08-133240_create_posts/up.sql b/migrations/2018-04-08-133240_create_posts/up.sql
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+CREATE TABLE threads (
+  id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+  title VARCHAR NOT NULL,
+  body TEXT NOT NULL,
+  posted TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE posts (
+  id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+  thread SERIAL REFERENCES threads (id),
+  body TEXT NOT NULL,
+  posted TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL
+);