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+"""create_db_roles
+
+Revision ID: 0b470d9e6cf1
+Revises: a9f3b2c1d4e5
+Create Date: 2026-04-10 03:58:10.207919
+
+"""
+import os
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy import text
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = '0b470d9e6cf1'
+down_revision: Union[str, None] = 'a9f3b2c1d4e5'
+branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    # Passwords from env vars. For local dev, defaults are sufficient.
+    # For production (Railway), set DB_APP_ROLE_PASSWORD and
+    # DB_ADMIN_ROLE_PASSWORD as environment variables before running migrations.
+    # Passwords must not contain single quotes.
+    app_pw = os.environ.get("DB_APP_ROLE_PASSWORD", "app_secret_change_me")
+    admin_pw = os.environ.get("DB_ADMIN_ROLE_PASSWORD", "admin_secret_change_me")
+
+    # Fetch the current database name dynamically — avoids hardcoding
+    # (the DB is named 'resolutionflow' in dev, potentially different elsewhere).
+    conn = op.get_bind()
+    db_name = conn.execute(text("SELECT current_database()")).scalar()
+
+    # ── Application role ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    # Subject to RLS. Used by FastAPI at runtime via DATABASE_URL.
+    op.execute(f"""
+        DO $$
+        BEGIN
+            IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname = 'resolutionflow_app') THEN
+                CREATE ROLE resolutionflow_app LOGIN PASSWORD '{app_pw}';
+            ELSE
+                ALTER ROLE resolutionflow_app LOGIN PASSWORD '{app_pw}';
+            END IF;
+        END $$
+    """)
+    op.execute(f"GRANT CONNECT ON DATABASE {db_name} TO resolutionflow_app")
+    op.execute("GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA public TO resolutionflow_app")
+    op.execute(
+        "GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public "
+        "TO resolutionflow_app"
+    )
+    op.execute(
+        "GRANT USAGE, SELECT ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA public TO resolutionflow_app"
+    )
+    # Ensure future tables automatically get the same permissions
+    op.execute(
+        "ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public "
+        "GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON TABLES TO resolutionflow_app"
+    )
+    op.execute(
+        "ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public "
+        "GRANT USAGE, SELECT ON SEQUENCES TO resolutionflow_app"
+    )
+
+    # ── Admin role ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    # BYPASSRLS. Used by Alembic (DATABASE_URL_SYNC) and /admin/* endpoints
+    # (ADMIN_DATABASE_URL) after Task 11.
+    op.execute(f"""
+        DO $$
+        BEGIN
+            IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM pg_roles WHERE rolname = 'resolutionflow_admin') THEN
+                CREATE ROLE resolutionflow_admin LOGIN PASSWORD '{admin_pw}';
+            ELSE
+                ALTER ROLE resolutionflow_admin LOGIN PASSWORD '{admin_pw}';
+            END IF;
+        END $$
+    """)
+    op.execute("GRANT resolutionflow_app TO resolutionflow_admin")
+    op.execute("ALTER ROLE resolutionflow_admin BYPASSRLS")
+    op.execute(f"GRANT CONNECT ON DATABASE {db_name} TO resolutionflow_admin")
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    conn = op.get_bind()
+    db_name = conn.execute(text("SELECT current_database()")).scalar()
+
+    op.execute(
+        "REVOKE ALL ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public FROM resolutionflow_app"
+    )
+    op.execute(
+        "REVOKE ALL ON ALL SEQUENCES IN SCHEMA public FROM resolutionflow_app"
+    )
+    op.execute(
+        f"REVOKE CONNECT ON DATABASE {db_name} FROM resolutionflow_app"
+    )
+    op.execute(
+        f"REVOKE CONNECT ON DATABASE {db_name} FROM resolutionflow_admin"
+    )
+    op.execute("DROP ROLE IF EXISTS resolutionflow_admin")
+    op.execute("DROP ROLE IF EXISTS resolutionflow_app")