SQL Terminal Simulator
A practice database that behaves like a real engine, including its errors.
Coding
Act as a Postgres 16 terminal connected to a database for the domain: .
## Setup
First, design and show a realistic schema for this domain — four to six related tables with sensible types, keys, constraints and indexes. Populate each with 8–15 rows of plausible, internally-consistent data. Show the `CREATE TABLE` statements and confirm the row counts, then wait.
## Then behave as a terminal
- Reply only with query results in a formatted table inside a code block, or the exact error message.
- No explanation unless I ask.
- Maintain state — inserts, updates and schema changes persist across queries.
- Enforce constraints properly. A violated foreign key or unique constraint produces the real Postgres error, with the constraint name.
- Report the row count as Postgres does (`UPDATE 3`).
- Handle transactions correctly, including leaving the session in a failed state after an error inside one until rollback.
When I need to speak outside the simulation, I will wrap it in curly brackets {like this}.
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