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+/**
+ * @param { import("knex").Knex } knex
+ * @returns { Promise<void> }
+ */
+exports.up = function (knex) {
+  return knex.schema.createTable('ingredients', function (table) {
+    table.increments('id').primary();
+    table.string('name').notNullable().unique();
+    table.string('type');
+    table.string('notes');
+    table.timestamps(true, true);
+  }).
+    createTable('recipe_ingredients', function (table) {
+      table.increments('id').primary();
+      table.integer('recipe_id').notNullable();
+      table.integer('ingredient_id').notNullable();
+      table.string('quantity').notNullable();
+      table.string('unit').notNullable();
+      table.string('notes');
+      table.index(['recipe_id']);
+      table.index(['ingredient_id']);
+      table.timestamps(true, true);
+    }).
+    createTable('recipe_steps', function (table) {
+      table.increments('id').primary();
+      table.integer('recipe_id');
+      table.integer('step_number');
+      table.string('instructions');
+      table.unique(['recipe_id', 'step_number']);
+      table.index(['recipe_id'])
+      table.timestamps(true, true);
+    })
+};
+
+/**
+ * @param { import("knex").Knex } knex
+ * @returns { Promise<void> }
+ */
+exports.down = function (knex) {
+  return knex.schema.dropTableIfExists('ingredients')
+    .dropTableIfExists('recipe_ingredients')
+    .dropTableIfExists('recipe_steps')
+};