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+{-# LANGUAGE QuasiQuotes #-}
+
+module Simplex.Chat.Migrations.M20240110_indexes where
+
+import Database.SQLite.Simple (Query)
+import Database.SQLite.Simple.QQ (sql)
+
+m20240110_indexes :: Query
+m20240110_indexes =
+  [sql|
+CREATE INDEX idx_chat_items_direct_item_status ON chat_items(user_id, contact_id, item_status);
+CREATE INDEX idx_chat_items_group_item_status ON chat_items(user_id, group_id, item_status);
+|]
+
+down_m20240110_indexes :: Query
+down_m20240110_indexes =
+  [sql|
+DROP INDEX idx_chat_items_group_item_status;
+DROP INDEX idx_chat_items_direct_item_status;
+|]