App Database Access

Lombok apps can declare database support as part of the app platform.

Manifest support

The app manifest expresses this as:

{
  "database": {
    "enabled": true
  }
}

In practice, this is not just a loose boolean preference. The source-aligned review flagged that the database-enabled form should be treated as a specific enabled contract rather than vague optional wording.

What this means

Database support is part of the declared platform surface for apps.

This allows app functionality to go beyond simple event callbacks and into richer application behavior.

Real implementation direction

The reviewed codebase and Senior Dev review point to concrete implementation pieces such as:

app-level PostgreSQL support
Drizzle-oriented integration
app-related database provisioning helpers such as createLombokAppPgDatabase
migration assets such as /migrations/*.sql within packaged app structure

This means app database access should be understood as a real platform capability, not just a conceptual placeholder.

Relationship to the SDKs

Database-aware app execution belongs most naturally alongside:

the app manifest
worker/backend app logic
the App Worker SDK

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