Add timestamps to an existing table

Question

I need to add timestamps (created_at & updated_at) to an existing table. I tried the following code but it didn\'t work.

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Answer 1

Using Time.current is a good style https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rails-style-guide#timenow

def change
  change_table :users do |t|
    t.timestamps default: Time.current
    t.change_default :created_at, from: Time.current, to: nil
    t.change_default :updated_at, from: Time.current, to: nil
  end
end

or

def change
  add_timestamps :users, default: Time.current
  change_column_default :users, :created_at, from: Time.current, to: nil
  change_column_default :users, :updated_at, from: Time.current, to: nil
end