Explain the basic workflow of Flyway migrations.

Beginner

Answer

Flyway follows a simple workflow:

  1. Create migration scripts with proper naming convention
  2. Place scripts in the configured migration directory
  3. Run Flyway migrate command to apply pending migrations
  4. Flyway tracks applied migrations in a schema history table
  5. Validates migration integrity on subsequent runs
    The tool automatically detects new migrations and applies them in order based on version numbers.