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+"""create zero_publication for zero-cache replication
+
+Restricts zero-cache replication to only the tables the frontend
+queries via Zero, instead of replicating all tables in public schema.
+
+See: https://zero.rocicorp.dev/docs/zero-cache-config#app-publications
+
+Revision ID: 116
+Revises: 115
+"""
+
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+from alembic import op
+
+revision: str = "116"
+down_revision: str | None = "115"
+branch_labels: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+depends_on: str | Sequence[str] | None = None
+
+PUBLICATION_NAME = "zero_publication"
+
+TABLES = [
+    "notifications",
+    "documents",
+    "folders",
+    "search_source_connectors",
+    "new_chat_messages",
+    "chat_comments",
+    "chat_session_state",
+]
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    conn = op.get_bind()
+    exists = conn.execute(
+        sa.text("SELECT 1 FROM pg_publication WHERE pubname = :name"),
+        {"name": PUBLICATION_NAME},
+    ).fetchone()
+    if not exists:
+        table_list = ", ".join(TABLES)
+        conn.execute(
+            sa.text(
+                f"CREATE PUBLICATION {PUBLICATION_NAME} FOR TABLE {table_list}"
+            )
+        )
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    op.execute(f"DROP PUBLICATION IF EXISTS {PUBLICATION_NAME}")