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Use a SQL-standard identity column instead of serial.

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Section: Schemas, Tables, and Core DDL

Create identity column

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sql
CREATE TABLE events (
  event_id bigint GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
  payload jsonb NOT NULL
);
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