Skip default validations and blank string escape hatch #746
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… and allow blank strings to be saved. Could be used for legacy DBs. Fixes #410
jwoertink
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Oct 15, 2021
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If you don't explicitly specify this, then your value will still get converted to nil when blank, and then Postgres will complain to you and null constraint violations.
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Fixes #410
This PR adds in a new escape hatch that allows you to store a blank string. This should only be used in cases where you may have a legacy DB with empty strings stored or some case like that.