& so it begins

packages/db/schema/general.schema.ts

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+import {
+    boolean,
+    json,
+    pgTable,
+    serial,
+    text,
+    timestamp,
+    varchar,
+} from "drizzle-orm/pg-core";
+import { user } from "./better.auth.schema";
+import { relations } from "drizzle-orm";
+
+export const notifications = pgTable("notifications", {
+    id: serial("id").primaryKey(),
+
+    title: text("title").notNull(),
+    body: text("body").notNull(),
+    priority: varchar("priority", { length: 12 }).default("normal").notNull(), // "low", "normal", "high", "urgent"
+
+    type: varchar("type", { length: 12 }).notNull(),
+    category: varchar("category", { length: 64 }),
+
+    isRead: boolean("is_read").default(false).notNull(),
+    isArchived: boolean("is_archived").default(false).notNull(),
+
+    actionUrl: text("action_url"), // URL to navigate to when clicked
+    actionType: varchar("action_type", { length: 16 }), // Type of action ("link", "function", etc.)
+    actionData: json("action_data"), // Any additional data for the action
+
+    icon: varchar("icon", { length: 64 }), // Optional icon identifier
+
+    userId: text("user_id")
+        .notNull()
+        .references(() => user.id, { onDelete: "cascade" }),
+
+    // Lifecycle management
+    sentAt: timestamp("sent_at").notNull(),
+    readAt: timestamp("read_at"),
+    expiresAt: timestamp("expires_at"),
+    createdAt: timestamp("created_at").notNull(),
+    updatedAt: timestamp("updated_at").notNull(),
+});
+
+export const notificationsRelations = relations(notifications, ({ one }) => ({
+    userAccount: one(user, {
+        fields: [notifications.userId],
+        references: [user.id],
+    }),
+}));