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4.7Key Takeaways
- Database constraints are the last line of defense for data integrity
- Test every constraint type: PK, FK, UNIQUE, NOT NULL, CHECK, DEFAULT
- Test both the positive case (valid data accepted) and negative case (invalid data rejected)
- Foreign key behavior (CASCADE, RESTRICT, SET NULL) must be tested explicitly
- Constraints can be accidentally removed during migrations — tests catch this